--- loncom/lonmaxima	2007/11/09 18:54:46	1.36
+++ loncom/lonmaxima	2009/04/17 00:12:14	1.40
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Connect to MAXIMA CAS
 #
-# $Id: lonmaxima,v 1.36 2007/11/09 18:54:46 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonmaxima,v 1.40 2009/04/17 00:12:14 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -270,12 +270,12 @@ sub make_new_child {
 
 	$command->log_stdout(0);
 	#$command->log_file("$execdir/logs/lonmaxima.session.log");
-        &sync($command);
 
         for (my $i=0; $i < $MAX_CLIENTS_PER_CHILD; $i++) {
             &status('Accepting connections');
             my $client = $server->accept()     or last;
-            print $command ("display2d:false;kill(all);\n");
+            &sync($command);
+            print $command ("display2d:false;simp:true;kill(all);\n");
 	    &getmaximaoutput($command,2);
             &sync($command);
             my $syntaxerr = 0;
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ sub getmaximaoutput {
     if ($error) {
 	return 'Error: '.$error;
     }
-    $output =~ s/\r+//g; # Remove Windows-style linebreaks
+    $output =~ s/\r+//gs; # Remove Windows-style linebreaks
     my $foundoutput=0;
     my $found_label=0;
     my $realoutput='';