--- loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2003/04/18 15:14:18	1.130
+++ loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2003/05/07 16:59:01	1.131
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Tags Default Definition Module 
 #
-# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.130 2003/04/18 15:14:18 sakharuk Exp $
+# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.131 2003/05/07 16:59:01 sakharuk Exp $
 # 
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ sub end_dd {
 sub start_table {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $textwidth;
-    if ($#Apache::londefdef::table==0) {
+    if (not defined @Apache::londefdef::table) {
 	$textwidth=&recalc($ENV{'form.textwidth'});
 	$textwidth=~/(\d+)/;
 	$textwidth=$1;
@@ -1742,7 +1742,7 @@ sub start_table {
 	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vvinc'} = '';
 	}
 	$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'} = ' \noindent \begin{tabular} ';
-	$currentstring = '\keephidden{NEW TABLE ENTRY}';
+	$currentstring = '\keephidden{NEW TABLE ENTRY '.$textwidth.'}';
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }