--- loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2003/08/27 15:00:43	1.158.4.3
+++ loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2005/12/01 18:46:17	1.299
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Tags Default Definition Module 
 #
-# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.158.4.3 2003/08/27 15:00:43 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.299 2005/12/01 18:46:17 albertel Exp $
 # 
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
@@ -36,20 +36,19 @@
 # The C source of the Code may not be distributed by the Licensee
 # to any other parties under any circumstances.
 #
-#
-# last modified 06/26/00 by Alexander Sakharuk
-# 11/6,11/30,02/01/01,5/4 Gerd Kortemeyer
-# 01/18 Alex Sakharuk
 
 package Apache::londefdef; 
 
-use Apache::lonnet();
+use Apache::lonnet;
 use strict;
 use Apache::lonxml;
 use Apache::File();
 use Image::Magick;
 use Apache::lonmenu();
 use Apache::lonmeta();
+use Apache::Constants qw(:common);
+use File::Basename;
+#use Data::Dumper;
 
 BEGIN {
 
@@ -57,6 +56,33 @@ BEGIN {
 
 }
 
+#
+#   Dumps all elements of the table structure.
+#   Need this 'cause evidently when given an array, Data::Dumper only seems
+#   to dump element 0.
+#
+#sub debug_dump_table {
+#    my $lastrow = $#Apache::londefdef::table;
+#    &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Dumping table:  Last row index: $lastrow");
+#    my $row;
+#    for ($row =0; $row <= $lastrow; $row++ ) {
+#	my $text = Dumper($Apache::londefdef::table[$row]);
+#	&Apache::lonnet::logthis("table [ $row ]".$text);
+#
+#    }
+#}
+
+sub initialize_londefdef {
+    $Apache::londefdef::TD_redirection=0;
+    @Apache::londefdef::table = ();
+    $Apache::londefdef::select=0;
+    undef(@Apache::londefdef::description);
+    @Apache::londefdef::DD=(0);
+    @Apache::londefdef::DT=(0);
+    @Apache::londefdef::seenDT=(0);
+    $Apache::londefdef::list_index=0;
+}
+
 #======================= TAG SUBROUTINES =====================
 #-- <output>
 sub start_output {
@@ -71,30 +97,40 @@ sub end_output {
 }
 #-- <m> tag
 sub start_m {
-    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
-    if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$Apache::lonxml::prevent_entity_encode++;
-	my $inside = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text_unbalanced("/m",$parser);
-	$inside ='\\documentstyle{article}'.$inside;
+    my $inside = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text_unbalanced("/m",$parser);
+    if ($target eq 'web' || $target eq 'analyze') {
 	&Apache::lonxml::debug("M is starting with:$inside:");
 	my $eval=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('eval',$parstack,$safeeval);
 	if ($eval eq 'on') {
 	    $inside=&Apache::run::evaluate($inside,$safeeval,$$parstack[-1]);
 	    #&Apache::lonxml::debug("M is evaulated to:$inside:");
 	}
-	$currentstring = &Apache::lontexconvert::converted(\$inside);
+	my $display=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('display',$parstack,$safeeval);
+	$currentstring = &Apache::lontexconvert::converted(\$inside,$display);
 	if ($Apache::lontexconvert::errorstring) {
 	    &Apache::lonxml::warning("tth error: ".
 				     $Apache::lontexconvert::errorstring);
 	    $Apache::lontexconvert::errorstring='';
 	}
 	#&Apache::lonxml::debug("M is ends with:$currentstring:");
+	$Apache::lonxml::post_evaluate=0;
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text_unbalanced("/m",$parser);
+	$currentstring = $inside;
+	my $eval=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('eval',$parstack,$safeeval);
+	if ($eval eq 'on') {
+	    $currentstring=&Apache::run::evaluate($currentstring,$safeeval,$$parstack[-1]);
+	}
 	if ($currentstring=~/^(\s*\\\\\s*)*$/) {$currentstring = ' \vskip 0 mm ';}
-    } else {
-	my $inside = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text_unbalanced("/m",$parser);
+	# detect simple math mode entry exits, and convert them
+        # to use \ensuremath
+	if ($currentstring=~/^\s*\$[^\$].*[^\$]\$\s*$/) {
+	    $currentstring=~s/^(\s*)\$/$1/;
+	    $currentstring=~s/\$(\s*)$/$1/;
+	    $currentstring='\ensuremath{'.$currentstring.'}';
+	}
+	$Apache::lonxml::post_evaluate=0;
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -102,22 +138,20 @@ sub start_m {
 sub end_m {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
-    if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$Apache::lonxml::prevent_entity_encode--;
-    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+    if ($target eq 'tex') {
 	$currentstring = "";
-    } elsif ($target eq 'meta') {
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
 sub start_tthoption {
-    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style) = @_;
     my $result;
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	my $inside = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/tthoption",$parser);
+	my $inside = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/tthoption",$parser,
+						   $style);
 	$inside=~s/^\s*//;
-	if ($ENV{'browser.mathml'}) {
+	if ($env{'browser.mathml'}) {
 	    &tth::ttmoptions($inside);
 	} else {
 	    &tth::tthoptions($inside);
@@ -132,58 +166,54 @@ sub end_tthoption {
     return $result;
 }
 
-#-- <html> tag    
+#-- <html> tag (end tag optional)
 sub start_html {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
-    if ($ENV{'browser.mathml'}) {
-	&tth::ttminit();
-	if ($ENV{'browser.unicode'}) {
-	    &tth::ttmoptions('-L -u1');
-	} else {
-	    &tth::ttmoptions('-L -u0');
-	}
-    } else {
-	&tth::tthinit();
-	if ($ENV{'browser.unicode'}) {
-	    &tth::tthoptions('-L -u1');
-	} else {
-	    &tth::tthoptions('-L -u0');
-	}
-    }
-    if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring = &Apache::lonxml::xmlbegin().
-	    &Apache::lonxml::fontsettings();     
+    my $options=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.tthoptions'};
+    &Apache::lontexconvert::init_tth();
+    if ($target eq 'web' || $target eq 'edit' || $target eq 'webgrade' ) {
+	$currentstring = &Apache::lonxml::xmlbegin();
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	@Apache::londefdef::table = ();
 	$currentstring .= '\documentclass[letterpaper]{article}';
-	if ($ENV{'form.latex_type'}=~'batchmode') {$currentstring .='\batchmode';} 
-	$currentstring .= '\newcommand{\keephidden}[1]{}
-                           \renewcommand{\deg}{$^{\circ}$}
-                           \usepackage{longtable}
-                           \usepackage{textcomp}
-                           \usepackage[dvips]{graphicx}
-                           \usepackage{epsfig}\usepackage{calc}
-\newenvironment{choicelist}{\begin{list}{}{\setlength{\rightmargin}{0in}\setlength{\leftmargin}{0.13in}\setlength{\topsep}{0.05in}\setlength{\itemsep}{0.022in}\setlength{\parsep}{0in}\setlength{\belowdisplayskip}{0.04in}\setlength{\abovedisplayskip}{0.05in}\setlength{\abovedisplayshortskip}{-0.04in}\setlength{\belowdisplayshortskip}{0.04in}}}{\end{list}}';
+	if (($env{'form.latex_type'}=~'batchmode') ||
+            (!$env{'request.role.adv'})) {$currentstring .='\batchmode';} 
+	$currentstring .= '\newcommand{\keephidden}[1]{}'.
+                          '\renewcommand{\deg}{$^{\circ}$}'.
+                          '\usepackage{longtable}'.
+                          '\usepackage{textcomp}'.
+                          '\usepackage{makeidx}'.
+                          '\usepackage[dvips]{graphicx}'.
+			  '\usepackage{wrapfig}'.
+			  '\usepackage{picins}'.
+                          '\usepackage{epsfig}'.
+                          '\usepackage{calc}'.
+                          '\usepackage{amsmath}'.
+                          '\usepackage{amssymb}'.
+                          '\usepackage{amsfonts}'.
+                          '\usepackage{amsthm}'.
+                          '\usepackage{amscd}'.
+                          '\newenvironment{choicelist}{\begin{list}{}{\setlength{\rightmargin}{0in}\setlength{\leftmargin}{0.13in}\setlength{\topsep}{0.05in}\setlength{\itemsep}{0.022in}\setlength{\parsep}{0in}\setlength{\belowdisplayskip}{0.04in}\setlength{\abovedisplayskip}{0.05in}\setlength{\abovedisplayshortskip}{-0.04in}\setlength{\belowdisplayshortskip}{0.04in}}}{\end{list}}'.
+                          '\renewenvironment{theindex}{\begin{list}{}{{\vskip 1mm \noindent \large\textbf{Index}} \newline \setlength{\rightmargin}{0in}\setlength{\leftmargin}{0.13in}\setlength{\topsep}{0.01in}\setlength{\itemsep}{0.1in}\setlength{\parsep}{-0.02in}\setlength{\belowdisplayskip}{0.01in}\setlength{\abovedisplayskip}{0.01in}\setlength{\abovedisplayshortskip}{-0.04in}\setlength{\belowdisplayshortskip}{0.01in}}}{\end{list}}';
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
 sub end_html {
-    my ($target,$token) = @_;
+    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring = &Apache::lonxml::xmlend();
+	$currentstring = '</html>';
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <head> tag
+#-- <head> tag (end tag optional)
 sub start_head {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
+	$currentstring = $token->[4].&Apache::lonxml::fontsettings();
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -191,14 +221,14 @@ sub start_head {
 sub end_head {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
-    if ($target eq 'web') {
+    if ($target eq 'web' && $env{'request.state'} eq 'published') {
 	$currentstring = &Apache::lonmenu::registerurl(undef,$target).
 	    $token->[2];    
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <map> tag
+#-- <map> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_map {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -217,13 +247,15 @@ sub end_map {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <select> tag
+#-- <select> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_select {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
-    } 
+    }  elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+	$Apache::londefdef::select=0;
+    }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
@@ -236,13 +268,20 @@ sub end_select {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <option> tag
+#-- <option> tag (end tag optional)
 sub start_option {
-    my ($target,$token) = @_;
+    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
-    } 
+    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+	$Apache::londefdef::select++;
+	if ($Apache::londefdef::select == 1) {
+	    $currentstring='\noindent\fbox{'.&Apache::lonxml::get_param('value',$parstack,$safeeval).'}\keephidden{';
+	} else {
+	    $currentstring='\keephidden{';
+	}
+    }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
@@ -251,11 +290,13 @@ sub end_option {
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];    
-    } 
+    }  elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+	$currentstring='}';
+    }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <input> tag
+#-- <input> tag (end tag forbidden)
 sub start_input {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -274,7 +315,7 @@ sub end_input {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <textarea> tag
+#-- <textarea> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_textarea {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -293,7 +334,7 @@ sub end_textarea {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <form> tag
+#-- <form> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_form {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -312,18 +353,18 @@ sub end_form {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <title> tag
+#-- <title> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_title {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring .= '\keephidden{' 
+	$currentstring .= '\keephidden{Title of the document:  ' 
     }
     if ($target eq 'meta') {
 	$currentstring='<title>';
-	&start_output();
+	&start_output($target);
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -337,21 +378,21 @@ sub end_title {
 	$currentstring .= '}';
     }  
     if ($target eq 'meta') {
-	&end_output();
+	&end_output($target);
 	$currentstring='</title>';
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <meta> tag
+#-- <meta> tag (end tag forbidden)
 sub start_meta {
-    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	my $args='';
 	if ( $#$parstack > -1 ) { $args=$$parstack[$#$parstack]; }
 	if ($args eq '') {
-	    &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/meta",$parser);
+	    &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/meta",$parser,$style);
 	} else {
 	    $currentstring = $token->[4];
 	}
@@ -378,7 +419,7 @@ sub start_meta {
             my $display=&Apache::lonxml::get_param
 		('display',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
             if ($display) {
-		$display=&HTML::Entities::encode($display);
+		$display=&HTML::Entities::encode($display,'<>&"');
 		$currentstring.='<'.$name.'.display>'.$display.
                                '</'.$name.'.display>';
             }
@@ -414,7 +455,7 @@ sub end_meta {
 
 # accessrule
 sub start_accessrule {
-    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     my $eff=&Apache::lonxml::get_param
 	('effect',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
@@ -433,7 +474,7 @@ sub start_accessrule {
 	my $args='';
 	if ( $#$parstack > -1 ) { $args=$$parstack[$#$parstack]; }
 	if ($args eq '') {
-	    &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/accessrule",$parser);
+	    &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/accessrule",$parser,$style);
 	} else {
 	    $currentstring = $token->[4];
 	}
@@ -457,20 +498,26 @@ sub end_accessrule {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <body> tag
+#-- <body> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_body {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
+
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	if (!$Apache::lonxml::registered) {
+	if ($Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_problem) {
+	    &Apache::lonxml::warning("<body> tag found inside of <problem> tag this can cause problems.");
+	    return '';
+	}
+	if (!$Apache::lonxml::registered && 
+	    $env{'request.state'} eq 'published') {
 	    $currentstring.='<head>'.
 		&Apache::lonmenu::registerurl(undef,$target).'</head>';
 	}
 # Accessibility
-	if ($ENV{'browser.imagesuppress'} eq 'on') {
+	if ($env{'browser.imagesuppress'} eq 'on') {
 	    delete($token->[2]->{'background'});
 	}
-	if ($ENV{'browser.fontenhance'} eq 'on') {
+	if ($env{'browser.fontenhance'} eq 'on') {
 	    my $style='';
 	    foreach my $key (keys(%{$token->[2]})) {
 		if ($key =~ /^style$/i) {
@@ -480,7 +527,7 @@ sub start_body {
 	    }
 	    $token->[2]->{'style'}=$style.'; font-size: x-large;';
 	}
-	if ($ENV{'browser.blackwhite'} eq 'on') {
+	if ($env{'browser.blackwhite'} eq 'on') {
 	    delete($token->[2]->{'font'});
 	    delete($token->[2]->{'link'});
 	    delete($token->[2]->{'alink'});
@@ -512,15 +559,25 @@ sub start_body {
 	    $currentstring.=' '.$_.'="'.$token->[2]->{$_}.'"';
 	}
 	$currentstring.='>';
-	if ($ENV{'request.state'} ne 'published') {
+	&Apache::lontexconvert::jsMath_reset();
+	if ($env{'environment.texengine'} eq 'jsMath') {
+	    $currentstring.=&Apache::lontexconvert::jsMath_header();
+	}
+	if ($env{'request.state'} ne 'published') {
+	    if ($env{'environment.remote'} eq 'off') {
+		$currentstring.= 
+		    &Apache::lonmenu::constspaceform().
+		    &Apache::lonmenu::menubuttons(1,'web',1);
+	    }
 	    $currentstring.=(<<EDITBUTTON);
-		<form method="post">
-		<input type="submit" name="editmode" value="Edit" />
-		</form>
+<form method="post">
+<input type="submit" name="editmode" accesskey="e" value="Edit" />
+</form>
 EDITBUTTON
 	} else {
 	    $currentstring.=&Apache::lonmenu::menubuttons(undef,$target,1);
 	}
+	$currentstring.=&Apache::lonxml::message_location();
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	$currentstring = '\begin{document}';  
     } 
@@ -528,24 +585,24 @@ EDITBUTTON
 }
 
 sub end_body {
-    my ($target,$token) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# Close off unclosed <p>
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring = $token->[2];     
+	$currentstring .= &Apache::lonxml::xmlend($target,$parser);
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring = '\end{document}';  
+	$currentstring .= '\strut\newline\noindent\makebox[\textwidth/$number_of_columns][b]{\hrulefill}\newline\noindent \end{document}';  
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <center> tag
+#-- <center> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_center {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# Close off any prior para.
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
+	$currentstring .= $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring = '\begin{center}';  
+	$currentstring .= '\begin{center}';  
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -561,14 +618,16 @@ sub end_center {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <b> tag
+#-- <b> tag (end tag required)
+#      NOTE: In TeX mode disables internal <p>
 sub start_b {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring = '\textbf{';  
+	&disable_para();
+	$currentstring .= '\textbf{';  
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -579,18 +638,21 @@ sub end_b {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring = '}';  
+	&enable_para();
+	$currentstring = '}';
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <strong> tag
+#-- <strong> tag (end tag required)
+#    NOTE: in TeX mode disables internal <p>
 sub start_strong {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+	&disable_para();
 	$currentstring = '\textbf{';  
     } 
     return $currentstring;
@@ -599,25 +661,25 @@ sub start_strong {
 sub end_strong {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
-    if ($target eq 'web') {
-	
+    if ($target eq 'web') {	
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+	&enable_para();
 	$currentstring = '}';  
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <h1> tag
+#-- <h1> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_h1 {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# Close off any prior para.
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[4];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	my $pre;
-	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	my $align=lc(&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1));
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $pre='\begin{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $pre='\rlap{';
@@ -626,10 +688,10 @@ sub start_h1 {
 	}
 	my $TeXsize=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXsize',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
 	if (not defined $TeXsize) {$TeXsize="large";}
-	$currentstring .= $pre.'{\\'.$TeXsize.' \textbf{'; 
+	$currentstring .= '\strut\newline '.$pre.'{\\'.$TeXsize.' \textbf{'; 
     } elsif ($target eq 'meta') {
-	$currentstring='<subject>';
-	&start_output();
+	$currentstring.='<subject>';
+	&start_output($target);
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -640,9 +702,9 @@ sub end_h1 {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my $post;
+	my $post='\vskip 0 mm ';
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $post='\end{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $post='} \hfill'.'\vskip 0 mm ';
@@ -651,7 +713,7 @@ sub end_h1 {
 	}
 	$currentstring .= '}}'.$post;
     } elsif ($target eq 'meta') {
-	&end_output();
+	&end_output($target);
 	$currentstring='</subject>';
     } 
     return $currentstring;
@@ -660,13 +722,13 @@ sub end_h1 {
 #-- <h2> tag
 sub start_h2 {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# Close off any prior para.
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[4];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	my $pre;
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $pre='\begin{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $pre='\rlap{';
@@ -675,7 +737,7 @@ sub start_h2 {
 	}
 	my $TeXsize=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXsize',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
 	if (not defined $TeXsize) {$TeXsize="large";}
-	$currentstring .= $pre.'{\\'.$TeXsize.' \textbf{'; 
+	$currentstring .= '\strut\newline '.$pre.'{\\'.$TeXsize.' \textbf{'; 
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -686,9 +748,9 @@ sub end_h2 {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my $post;
+	my $post='\vskip 0 mm ';
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $post='\end{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $post='} \hfill'.'\vskip 0 mm ';
@@ -703,13 +765,13 @@ sub end_h2 {
 #-- <h3> tag
 sub start_h3 {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# Close off any prior para.
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[4];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	my $pre;
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $pre='\begin{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $pre='\rlap{';
@@ -718,7 +780,7 @@ sub start_h3 {
 	}
 	my $TeXsize=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXsize',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
 	if (not defined $TeXsize) {$TeXsize="large";}
-	$currentstring .= $pre.'{\\'.$TeXsize.' \textbf{'; 
+	$currentstring .= '\strut\newline '.$pre.'{\\'.$TeXsize.' \textbf{'; 
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -729,9 +791,9 @@ sub end_h3 {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my $post;
+	my $post='\vskip 0 mm ';
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $post='\end{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $post='} \hfill'.'\vskip 0 mm ';
@@ -746,13 +808,13 @@ sub end_h3 {
 #-- <h4> tag
 sub start_h4 {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# Close off any prior para.
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[4];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	my $pre;
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $pre='\begin{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $pre='\rlap{';
@@ -761,7 +823,7 @@ sub start_h4 {
 	}
 	my $TeXsize=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXsize',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
 	if (not defined $TeXsize) {$TeXsize="large";}
-	$currentstring .= $pre.'{\\'.$TeXsize.' \textbf{'; 
+	$currentstring .= '\strut\newline '.$pre.'{\\'.$TeXsize.' \textbf{'; 
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -772,9 +834,9 @@ sub end_h4 {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my $post;
+	my $post='\vskip 0 mm ';
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $post='\end{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $post='} \hfill'.'\vskip 0 mm ';
@@ -789,13 +851,13 @@ sub end_h4 {
 #-- <h5> tag
 sub start_h5 {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# Close off any prior paras.
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[4];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	my $pre;
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $pre='\begin{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $pre='\rlap{';
@@ -804,7 +866,7 @@ sub start_h5 {
 	}
 	my $TeXsize=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXsize',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
 	if (not defined $TeXsize) {$TeXsize="large";}
-	$currentstring .= $pre.'{\\'.$TeXsize.' \textbf{'; 
+	$currentstring .= '\strut\newline '.$pre.'{\\'.$TeXsize.' \textbf{'; 
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -815,9 +877,9 @@ sub end_h5 {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my $post;
+	my $post='\vskip 0 mm ';
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $post='\end{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $post='} \hfill'.'\vskip 0 mm ';
@@ -832,13 +894,13 @@ sub end_h5 {
 #-- <h6> tag
 sub start_h6 {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# Close off any prior paras.
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[4];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	my $pre;
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $pre='\begin{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $pre='\rlap{';
@@ -847,7 +909,7 @@ sub start_h6 {
 	}
 	my $TeXsize=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXsize',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
 	if (not defined $TeXsize) {$TeXsize="large";}
-	$currentstring .= $pre.'{\\'.$TeXsize.' \textbf{'; 
+	$currentstring .= '\strut\newline '.$pre.'{\\'.$TeXsize.' \textbf{'; 
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -858,9 +920,9 @@ sub end_h6 {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my $post;
+	my $post='\vskip 0 mm ';
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $post='\end{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $post='} \hfill'.'\vskip 0 mm ';
@@ -872,14 +934,14 @@ sub end_h6 {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#--- <cite> tag
+#--- <cite> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_cite {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[4];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring .= "\\textit{";
+	$currentstring .= '\textit{';
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -890,12 +952,12 @@ sub end_cite {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring .= "}";
+	$currentstring .= '}';
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <i> tag
+#-- <i> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_i {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -918,14 +980,14 @@ sub end_i {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <address> tag
+#-- <address> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_address {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[4];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring .= "\\textit{";
+	$currentstring .= '\textit{';
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -936,19 +998,19 @@ sub end_address {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring .= "}";
+	$currentstring .= '}';
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <dfn> tag
+#-- <dfn> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_dfn {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[4];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring .= "\\textit{";
+	$currentstring .= '\textit{';
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -959,12 +1021,12 @@ sub end_dfn {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring .= "}";
+	$currentstring .= '}';
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <tt> tag
+#-- <tt> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_tt {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -987,14 +1049,14 @@ sub end_tt {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <kbd> tag
+#-- <kbd> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_kbd {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[4];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring .= "\\texttt";
+	$currentstring .= '\texttt{';
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -1005,12 +1067,12 @@ sub end_kbd {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring .= "}";
+	$currentstring .= '}';
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <code> tag
+#-- <code> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_code {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -1033,7 +1095,7 @@ sub end_code {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <em> tag
+#-- <em> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_em {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -1056,14 +1118,14 @@ sub end_em {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <q> tag
+#-- <q> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_q {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[4];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring .= "\\emph{";
+	$currentstring .= '\emph{';
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -1074,43 +1136,109 @@ sub end_q {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring .= "}";
+	$currentstring .= '}';
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <p> tag
+#  <p> is a bit strange since it does not require a closing </p>
+#  However in latex, we must often output closing stuff to end
+#  environments and {}'s etc.  Therefore we do all the work
+#  of figuring out the ending strings in the start tag processing,
+#  and provide a mechanism to output the stop text external
+#  to tag processing.
+#
+{
+
+    my $closing_string = '';		# String required to close <p>
+
+#   Some tags are <p> fragile meaning that <p> inside of them
+#   does not work within TeX mode.  This is managed via the 
+#   counter below:
+#
+
+    my $para_disabled = 0;
+
+sub disable_para {
+    $para_disabled++;
+}
+sub enable_para {
+    $para_disabled--;
+}
+
+
+#-- <p> tag (end tag optional)
+#optional attribute - align="center|left|right"
 sub start_p {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
+	$currentstring .= &end_p();	# close off prior para if in progress.
 	$currentstring .= $token->[4];
-    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my $signal=1;
-	foreach my $tag (@$tagstack) {if (lc($tag) eq 'b') {$signal=0;}}
-	if ($signal) {$currentstring .= '\par ';}
+	if (! ($currentstring =~ /\//)) {
+	    $closing_string = '</p>'; # Deal correctly with <p /> e.g.
+	}
+    } elsif ($target eq 'tex' && !$para_disabled) {
+	$currentstring .= &end_p();	# close off prior para if in progress.
+	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
+	    $currentstring .='\begin{center}\par';
+	    $closing_string = '\end{center}';
+	} elsif ($align eq 'right') {
+	    $currentstring.='\makebox['.$env{'form.textwidth'}.']{\hfill\llap{';
+	    $closing_string= '}}';
+	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
+	    $currentstring.='\noindent\makebox['.$env{'form.textwidth'}.']{\rlap{';
+	    $closing_string = '}\hfill}';
+	} else {
+            $currentstring.='\par ';
+	    $closing_string = '\strut\\\\\strut ';
+        }
+
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
-
+#
+#  End paragraph processing just requires that we output the
+#  closing string that was saved and blank it.
 sub end_p {
-    my ($target,$token) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
-    if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
+    #  Note only 'tex' mode uses disable_para and enable_para
+    #  so we don't need to know the target in the check below:
+
+    if (!$para_disabled) {
+	my $current_string = $closing_string;
+	$closing_string = '';	# Not in a para anymore.
+	return $current_string;
+    } else {
+	return '';
     }
-    return $currentstring;
-}
 
-#-- <br> tag
+}
+}
+#-- <br> tag (end tag forbidden)
 sub start_br {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval)=@_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[4];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	if ($$tagstack[-2] ne 'sub' && $$tagstack[-2] ne 'sup') {
-	    $currentstring .= '\vskip 0.2 mm ';
+	my @tempo=@$tagstack;
+	my $signal=0;
+	#  Not going to factor this to is_inside_of since that would require
+        #  multiple stack traversals.
+	#
+	for (my $i=$#tempo;$i>=0;$i--) {
+	    if (($tempo[$i] eq 'b') || ($tempo[$i] eq 'strong') ||
+                ($tempo[$i] eq 'ol') || ($tempo[$i] eq 'ul') ||
+                ($tempo[$i] eq 'td') || ($tempo[$i] eq 'th'))  {
+		$signal=1;
+		last;
+	    }
+	}
+	if ($signal) {
+	    $currentstring .= ' \vskip 0 mm ';
+	} elsif ($$tagstack[-2] ne 'sub' && $$tagstack[-2] ne 'sup') {
+	    $currentstring .= '\strut \\\\ \strut ';
 	}
     }
     return $currentstring;
@@ -1125,7 +1253,7 @@ sub end_br {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <big> tag
+#-- <big> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_big {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -1148,7 +1276,7 @@ sub end_big {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <small> tag
+#-- <small> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_small {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -1171,7 +1299,7 @@ sub end_small {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <basefont> tag
+#-- <basefont> tag (end tag forbidden)
 sub start_basefont {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval)=@_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -1200,17 +1328,15 @@ sub end_basefont {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <font> tag
+#-- <font> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_font {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval)=@_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	my $face=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('face',$parstack,$safeeval);
-	if ($face=~/symbol/i) {
-	    $Apache::lonxml::prevent_entity_encode++;
-	} else {
-	    if (($ENV{'browser.fontenhance'} eq 'on') || 
-		($ENV{'browser.blackwhite'} eq 'on')) { return ''; }
+	if ($face!~/symbol/i) {
+	    if (($env{'browser.fontenhance'} eq 'on') || 
+		($env{'browser.blackwhite'} eq 'on')) { return ''; }
 	}
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
     }  elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
@@ -1226,8 +1352,6 @@ sub end_font {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval)=@_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	my $face=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('face',$parstack,$safeeval);
-	if ($face=~/symbol/i) {$Apache::lonxml::prevent_entity_encode--;}
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];    
     }  elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	my $fontsize=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXsize',$parstack,$safeeval);
@@ -1238,7 +1362,7 @@ sub end_font {
     return $currentstring;
 }
  
-#-- <strike> tag
+#-- <strike> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_strike {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -1264,7 +1388,7 @@ sub end_strike {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <s> tag
+#-- <s> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_s {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -1290,14 +1414,14 @@ sub end_s {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <sub> tag
+#-- <sub> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_sub {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[4];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring .= "\$_{ ";
+	$currentstring .= '\ensuremath{_{';
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -1308,19 +1432,19 @@ sub end_sub {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring .= " }\$";
+	$currentstring .= '}}';
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <sup> tag
+#-- <sup> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_sup {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[4];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring .= "\$^{ ";
+	$currentstring .= '\ensuremath{^{';
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -1331,15 +1455,15 @@ sub end_sup {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring .= " }\$";
+	$currentstring .= '}}';
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <hr> tag
+#-- <hr> tag (end tag forbidden)
 sub start_hr {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# End enclosing para.
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[4];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
@@ -1376,13 +1500,45 @@ sub end_hr {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <div> tag
+#-- <div> tag (end tag required)
+{
+
+#  Since div can be nested, the stack below is used
+#  in 'tex' mode to store the ending strings
+#  for the div stack.
+
+    my @div_end_stack;
+
 sub start_div {
-    my ($target,$token) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my ($target,$token, $tagstack, $parstack, $parser, $safeeval) = @_;
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# Close enclosing para.
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[4];
     } 
+    if ($target eq 'tex') {
+	# 4 possible alignments: left, right, center, and -missing-.
+
+	my $endstring = '';
+
+	my $align = lc(&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align', $parstack,
+						  $safeeval, undef, 1));
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
+	    $currentstring .= '\begin{center}';
+	    $endstring      = '\end{center}';
+	}
+	elsif ($align eq 'right') {
+	    $currentstring .= '\begin{flushright}';
+	    $endstring     .= '\end{flushright}';
+	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
+	    $currentstring .= '\begin{flushleft}';
+	    $endstring     = '\end{flushleft}';
+	} else {
+	
+	}
+	$currentstring .= "\n";   # For human readability.
+	$endstring       = "\n$endstring\n"; # For human readability
+	push(@div_end_stack, $endstring);
+    }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
@@ -1391,20 +1547,34 @@ sub end_div {
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
-    } 
+    }
+    if ($target eq 'tex') {
+	my $endstring = pop @div_end_stack;
+	$currentstring .= $endstring;
+    }
     return $currentstring;
 }
+}
 
-#-- <a> tag
+#-- <a> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_a {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring .= $token->[4];
+	my $href=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('href',$parstack,$safeeval,
+					    undef,1);
+	$currentstring=&Apache::lonenc::encrypt_ref($token,{'href'=>$href});
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	my $a=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('href',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	$a=~s/([^\\])%/$1\\\%/g;
-	$currentstring .= '\ref{'.$a.'}';
+	my $b=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('name',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
+	if ($a=~/\S/) {
+	    $a=~s/([^\\])%/$1\\\%/g;
+	    $currentstring .= '\ref{URI: '.$a.'}';
+	} elsif ($b=~/\S/) {
+	    $currentstring .= '\ref{Anchor: '.$b.'}';
+	} else {
+	    $currentstring.='';
+	}
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -1418,37 +1588,48 @@ sub end_a {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <li> tag
+#-- <li> tag (end tag optional)
 sub start_li {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my  $type=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('type',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if ($type=~/circle/) {
-	    $currentstring .= ' \item[o] ';
+	my $type=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('type',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
+	my $value=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('value',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
+	#FIXME need to support types i and I 
+	if ($type=~/disc/) {
+	    $currentstring .= ' \item[$\bullet$] ';
+	} elsif ($type=~/circle/) {
+	    $currentstring .= ' \item[$\circ$] ';
 	} elsif ($type=~/square/) {
-	    $currentstring .= ' \item[$\Box$] ';
-	} elsif ($type ne '') { 
-	    $currentstring .= ' \item['.$type.'] ';
+	    $currentstring .= ' \item[$\diamond$] ';
+	} elsif ($type eq '1') {
+	    $currentstring .= ' \item['.($Apache::londefdef::list_index+1).'.]';
+	} elsif ($type eq 'A') {
+	    $currentstring .= ' \item['.('A'..'Z')[$Apache::londefdef::list_index].'.]';
+	} elsif ($type eq 'a') {
+	    $currentstring .= ' \item['.('a'..'z')[$Apache::londefdef::list_index].'.]';
+	} elsif ($value ne '') {
+	    $currentstring .= ' \item['.$value.'] ';
 	} else {
 	    $currentstring .= ' \item ';
 	}  
-    } 
+	$Apache::londefdef::list_index++;
+    }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
 sub end_li {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# In case there's a <p> in the <li>
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring = $token->[2];     
+	$currentstring .= $token->[2];     
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <u> tag
+#-- <u> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_u {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -1474,31 +1655,32 @@ sub end_u {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <ul> tag
+#-- <ul> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_ul {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# Close off enclosing list.
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
+	$currentstring .= $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	my $TeXtype=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('type',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
+	$Apache::londefdef::list_index=0;
 	if ($TeXtype eq 'disc') {
-	    $currentstring .= ' \renewcommand{\labelitemi}{$\bullet$}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemii}{$\bullet$} 
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemiii}{$\bullet$}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemiv}{$\bullet$}';
+	    $currentstring .= '\renewcommand{\labelitemi}{$\bullet$}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelitemii}{$\bullet$}'. 
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelitemiii}{$\bullet$}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelitemiv}{$\bullet$}';
 	} elsif ($TeXtype eq 'circle') {
-	    $currentstring .= ' \renewcommand{\labelitemi}{$\circ$}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemii}{$\circ$} 
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemiii}{$\circ$}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemiv}{$\circ$}';
+	    $currentstring .= '\renewcommand{\labelitemi}{$\circ$}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelitemii}{$\circ$}'. 
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelitemiii}{$\circ$}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelitemiv}{$\circ$}';
 	} elsif ($TeXtype eq 'square') {
-	    $currentstring .= ' \renewcommand{\labelitemi}{$\diamond$}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemii}{$\diamond$} 
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemiii}{$\diamond$}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemiv}{$\diamond$}';
+	    $currentstring .= '\renewcommand{\labelitemi}{$\diamond$}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelitemii}{$\diamond$}'. 
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelitemiii}{$\diamond$}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelitemiv}{$\diamond$}';
 	}
-	$currentstring .= '\begin{itemize}';  
+	$currentstring .= '\strut \begin{itemize}';  
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -1509,15 +1691,15 @@ sub end_ul {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring = '\end{itemize} \renewcommand{\labelitemi}{$\bullet$}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemii}{$\bullet$} 
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemiii}{$\bullet$}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemiv}{$\bullet$}';  
+	$currentstring = '\end{itemize} \renewcommand{\labelitemi}{$\bullet$}'.
+                               '\renewcommand{\labelitemii}{$\bullet$}'. 
+                               '\renewcommand{\labelitemiii}{$\bullet$}'.
+                               '\renewcommand{\labelitemiv}{$\bullet$}\strut ';  
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <menu> tag
+#-- <menu> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_menu {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -1540,14 +1722,14 @@ sub end_menu {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <dir> tag
+#-- <dir> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_dir {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# In case there's a <p> prior to the list.
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
+	$currentstring .= $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring = " \\begin{itemize} ";  
+	$currentstring .= " \\begin{itemize} ";  
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -1563,41 +1745,42 @@ sub end_dir {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <ol> tag
+#-- <ol> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_ol {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# In case there's a <p> prior to the list.
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
+	$currentstring .= $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+	$Apache::londefdef::list_index=0;
 	my $type=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('type',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
 	if ($type eq '1') {
-	    $currentstring .= ' \renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\arabic{enumi}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\arabic{enumii}.} 
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\arabic{enumiii}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\arabic{enumiv}.}';
+	    $currentstring .= '\renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\arabic{enumi}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\arabic{enumii}.}'. 
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\arabic{enumiii}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\arabic{enumiv}.}';
 	} elsif ($type eq 'A') {
-	    $currentstring .= ' \renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\Alph{enumi}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\Alph{enumii}.} 
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\Alph{enumiii}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\Alph{enumiv}.}';
+	    $currentstring .= '\renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\Alph{enumi}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\Alph{enumii}.}'. 
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\Alph{enumiii}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\Alph{enumiv}.}';
 	} elsif ($type eq 'a') {
-	    $currentstring .= ' \renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\alph{enumi}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\alph{enumii}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\alph{enumiii}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\alph{enumiv}.} ';
+	    $currentstring .= '\renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\alph{enumi}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\alph{enumii}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\alph{enumiii}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\alph{enumiv}.}';
 	} elsif ($type eq 'i') {
-	    $currentstring .= ' \renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\roman{enumi}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\roman{enumii}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\roman{enumiii}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\roman{enumiv}.} ';
+	    $currentstring .= '\renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\roman{enumi}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\roman{enumii}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\roman{enumiii}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\roman{enumiv}.}';
 	} elsif ($type eq 'I') {
-	    $currentstring .= ' \renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\Roman{enumi}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\Roman{enumii}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\Roman{enumiii}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\Roman{enumiv}.} ';
+	    $currentstring .= '\renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\Roman{enumi}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\Roman{enumii}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\Roman{enumiii}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\Roman{enumiv}.}';
 	}
-	$currentstring .= '\begin{enumerate}';  
+	$currentstring .= '\strut \begin{enumerate}';  
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -1608,123 +1791,179 @@ sub end_ol {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring = '\end{enumerate} \renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\arabic{enumi}.}
-                                          \renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\arabic{enumii}.}
-                                          \renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\arabic{enumiii}.}
-                                          \renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\arabic{enumiv}.}';  
+	$currentstring = '\end{enumerate}\renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\arabic{enumi}.}'.
+                                        '\renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\arabic{enumii}.}'.
+                                        '\renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\arabic{enumiii}.}'.
+                                        '\renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\arabic{enumiv}.}\strut ';  
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <dl> tag
+#-- <dl> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_dl {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# In case there's a <p> unclosed prior to the list.
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
+	$currentstring .= $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring = '\begin{description}';  
+	$currentstring .= '\begin{description}';
+	$Apache::londefdef::DL++;
+	push(@Apache::londefdef::description,[]);
+	$Apache::londefdef::DD[$Apache::londefdef::DL]=0;
+	$Apache::londefdef::DT[$Apache::londefdef::DL]=0;
+	$Apache::londefdef::seenDT[$Apache::londefdef::DL]=0;
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
 sub end_dl {
-    my ($target,$token) = @_;
+    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring = '\end{description}';  
+	if ($Apache::londefdef::DT[-1]) { &end_dt(@_); }
+	if ($Apache::londefdef::DD[-1]) { &end_dd(@_); }
+	foreach my $element (@{$Apache::londefdef::description[-1]}) {
+	    $currentstring.=' '.$element.' ';
+	}
+	pop(@Apache::londefdef::description);
+	$currentstring.='\end{description}';  
+	delete($Apache::londefdef::DD[$Apache::londefdef::DL]);
+	delete($Apache::londefdef::DT[$Apache::londefdef::DL]);
+	delete($Apache::londefdef::seenDT[$Apache::londefdef::DL]);
+	$Apache::londefdef::DL--;
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <dt> tag
+#-- <dt> tag (end tag optional)
 sub start_dt {
-    my ($target,$token) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+    my $currentstring='';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring = '\item[';  
+	if ($Apache::londefdef::DT[-1]) { &end_dt(@_); }
+	if ($Apache::londefdef::DD[-1]) { &end_dd(@_); }
+	&Apache::lonxml::startredirection();
+	$Apache::londefdef::DT[-1]++;
+	$Apache::londefdef::seenDT[-1]=1;
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
 sub end_dt {
-    my ($target,$token) = @_;
+    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];    
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring = ']';  
+	if ($Apache::londefdef::DT[-1]) {
+	    my $data=&item_cleanup();
+	    push(@{$Apache::londefdef::description[-1]},'\item['.$data.'] \strut \vskip 0mm');
+	    $Apache::londefdef::DT[-1]--;
+	}
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <dd> tag
+sub item_cleanup {
+    my $item=&Apache::lonxml::endredirection();
+    $item=~s/\\begin{center}//g;
+    $item=~s/\\end{center}//g;
+    return $item;
+}
+
+#-- <dd> tag (end tag optional)
 sub start_dd {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	if ($$tagstack[-2] eq 'dl') {
-	    $currentstring = ' \item [] ';  
-	} elsif ($$tagstack[-2] eq 'dt') {
-	    $currentstring = ']'; 
-	}
+	if ($Apache::londefdef::DT[-1]) { &end_dt(@_); }
+	if ($Apache::londefdef::DD[-1]) { &end_dd(@_);}
+	if (!$Apache::londefdef::seenDT[-1]) {
+	    push(@{$Apache::londefdef::description[-1]},'\item[\strut] \strut \vskip 0mm ');
+	}
+	push(@{$Apache::londefdef::description[-1]},'');
+	$Apache::londefdef::description[-1]->[-1].=' \strut ';
+	$Apache::londefdef::DD[-1]++;
+	&Apache::lonxml::startredirection();
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
 sub end_dd {
-    my ($target,$token) = @_;
+    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];    
-    } 
+    }  elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+	$Apache::londefdef::description[-1]->[-1].=
+	    &Apache::lonxml::endredirection().' \vskip 0mm ';
+	$Apache::londefdef::DD[-1]--;
+    }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <table> tag
+#-- <table> tag (end tag required)
+#       <table> also ends any prior <p> that is not closed.
+#               but, unless I allow <p>'s to nest, that's the
+#               only way I could think of to allow <p> in 
+#               <tr> <th> bodies
+#
+#list of supported attributes: border,width,TeXwidth
 sub start_table {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
-    my $textwidth='';
-    if (not defined @Apache::londefdef::table) {
-	$textwidth=&recalc($ENV{'form.textwidth'});
-	$textwidth=~/(\d+\.?\d*)/;
-	$textwidth=0.95*$1;
-    } else {
-	$textwidth=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXwidth',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
-    }
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my $textwidth = '';
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
+	$currentstring .= $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	my $aa = {};
 	push @Apache::londefdef::table, $aa; 
 	$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'} = -1;
-        #table's width
-	my $TeXwidth = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXwidth',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
-	if (not defined $TeXwidth) {
-	    my $htmlwidth = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('width',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	    if ($htmlwidth=~/%/) {
-		$htmlwidth=~/(\d+)/;
-		my $value=$1*$textwidth/100;
-		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'width'}=$value;
+        #maximum table's width (default coincides with text line length)
+	if ($#Apache::londefdef::table==0) {
+	    $textwidth=&recalc($env{'form.textwidth'}); #result is always in mm
+	    $textwidth=~/(\d+\.?\d*)/;
+	    $textwidth=0.95*$1; #accounts "internal" LaTeX space for table frame
+	} else {
+	    if ($Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'TeXlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'row_number'}][$Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'counter_columns'}]=~/\d/) {
+		#the maximum width of nested table is determined by LATeX width of parent cell
+		$textwidth=$Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'TeXlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'row_number'}][$Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'counter_columns'}]; 
 	    } else {
-		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'width'}=$textwidth;
+              #try to use all space not used before (minus 5% for LaTeX table internal) - rather silly
+		$textwidth=$Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'width'};
+		for (my $i=0;$i<$Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'counter_columns'};$i++) {
+		    $textwidth=$textwidth-$Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'TeXlen'}[0][$i];
+		}
 	    }
-	} elsif ($TeXwidth=~/%/) {
+	}
+
+	# width either comes forced from the TeXwidth or the width parameters.
+	# in either case it can be a percentage or absolute width.
+
+	my $TeXwidth = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXwidth',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
+	if (not defined $TeXwidth) {
+	    $TeXwidth = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('width',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
+
+	} else {
+	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'forcedtablewidth'} = 1;
+	}
+	if ($TeXwidth=~/%/) {
+	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'percent'}=1;
 	    $TeXwidth=~/(\d+)/;
-	    my $value=$1*$textwidth/100;
-            $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'width'}=$value;
+            $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'width'}=$1*$textwidth/100;
 	} else {
-	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'width'}=$textwidth;
+	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'width'}=$TeXwidth;
 	}        
+
         #table's border
-	my $border = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('border',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1); 
+	my $border = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('border',$parstack,$safeeval); 
+        my $permission=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXDropEmptyColumns',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
 	unless (defined $border) { $border = 0; }
 	if ($border) { 
 	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'hinc'} = '\hline '; 
@@ -1735,8 +1974,22 @@ sub start_table {
 	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vinc'} = '&'; 
 	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vvinc'} = '';
 	}
-	$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'} = ' \noindent \begin{tabular} ';
-	$currentstring = '\keephidden{NEW TABLE ENTRY}';
+	if ($#Apache::londefdef::table==0) {
+	    #    Note that \newline seems to destroy the alignment envs.
+	    # $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'}='\strut\newline\strut\setlength{\tabcolsep}{1 mm}';
+	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'}='\strut'.'\\\\'."\n".'\strut\setlength{\tabcolsep}{1 mm}';
+	}
+	$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'}.=' \noindent \begin{tabular} ';
+        $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}=[];
+        $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectlen'}=[];
+        $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectsignal'}=[];
+        $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'maxlen'}=[];
+        $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'minlen'}=[];
+        $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'content'}=[];
+        $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'align'}=[];
+        $currentstring.='\keephidden{NEW TABLE ENTRY}';
+
+
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -1749,66 +2002,240 @@ sub end_table {
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	my $inmemory = '';
 	my $output = '';
-	#construct header of the table
-	my $header_of_table = '{'.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vvinc'};
-	for (my $in=0;$in<=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'counter_columns'};$in++) {
-	    $header_of_table .= $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'columns'}[$in].$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vvinc'};
+	my $WARNING='';
+        #width of columns from TeXwidth attributes
+
+	for (my $in=0;$in<=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'};$in++) {
+	    for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'counter_columns'};$jn++) {
+		if ($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[0][$jn]<$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[$in][$jn]) {
+		    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[0][$jn]=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[$in][$jn];
+		}	
+	    }
 	}
-	$header_of_table .= '}';
-	#define the length of the table cells
-	#always starts with TeXwidth (if defined everything else is ignored)
-	my @length_row_final = split(/,/,$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlengthrow'}[0]);
-	for (my $in=1;$in<=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'};$in++) {
-	    my @length_row = split(/,/,$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlengthrow'}[$in]);
-	    for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#length_row;$jn++) {
-		if ($length_row_final[$jn]<$length_row[$jn]) {$length_row_final[$jn]=$length_row[$jn];}
-	    }
-	}
-	#continues trying estimate the width of raw data
-	my @length_raw_row = split(/,/,$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'lengthrow'}[0]);
-	for (my $in=1;$in<=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'};$in++) {
-	    my @length_row = split(/,/,$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'lengthrow'}[$in]);
-	    for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#length_row;$jn++) {
-		if ($length_raw_row[$jn]<$length_row[$jn]) {$length_raw_row[$jn]=$length_row[$jn];}
-	    }
-	}
-        #comparing of TeXwidth and raw data width
-	my $available_length=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'width'};
-	my $needed=0;
-	for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#length_row_final;$jn++) {
-	    if ($length_row_final[$jn]!=0) {
-		$available_length=$available_length-$length_row_final[$jn];
-		$needed++;
-	    }
-	}
-	$needed=$#length_row_final-$needed+1;
-	for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#length_row_final;$jn++) {
-	    if ($length_row_final[$jn]==0) {
-		if ($length_raw_row[$jn]<$available_length/3) {
-		    $length_row_final[$jn]=$length_raw_row[$jn];
-		    $available_length=$available_length-$length_raw_row[$jn];
-		    $needed--;
+        #free space and number of empty columns
+	my ($available_space,$empty_columns)=($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'width'},0);
+	if ($#Apache::londefdef::table ne 0) {$available_space=0.9*$available_space;} 
+	for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'counter_columns'};$jn++) {
+	    if ($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[0][$jn]==0) {
+		$empty_columns++;
+	    } else {
+		$available_space=$available_space-$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[0][$jn];
+	    }
+	}
+        #boundaries for contents columns
+	my @min_len=();#columns can not be narrower 
+	my @max_len=();#maximum length of column
+	for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'counter_columns'};$jn++) {
+		my ($localmin,$localmax)=(0,0);
+		for (my $in=0;$in<=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'};$in++) {
+		    if ($localmin<$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'minlen'}[$in][$jn]) {
+			$localmin=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'minlen'}[$in][$jn];
+		    }
+		    if ($localmax<$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'maxlen'}[$in][$jn]) {
+			$localmax=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'maxlen'}[$in][$jn];
+		    }
+		}
+		push @min_len, $localmin;
+		push @max_len, $localmax;
+	}
+	for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'counter_columns'};$jn++) {
+	    my $localmin=0,;
+	    for (my $in=0;$in<=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'};$in++) {
+		if ($localmin<$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectlen'}[$in][$jn]) {
+		    $localmin=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectlen'}[$in][$jn];
 		}
 	    }
+	    if ($max_len[$jn]<$localmin) {
+		$max_len[$jn]=$localmin;
+	    	$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectsignal'}[$jn]=1;
+	    }#object size is bigger
+	    if ($min_len[$jn]<$localmin) {
+		$min_len[$jn]=$localmin;
+		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectsignal'}[$jn]=1;
+	    }#object size is bigger
+	    if ($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[0][$jn]!=0) {
+		$min_len[$jn]=0;
+		$max_len[$jn]=0;
+	    }
 	}
-	for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#length_row_final;$jn++) {
-	    if ($length_row_final[$jn]==0) {
-		$length_row_final[$jn]=0.9*$available_length/$needed;
+       #final adjustment of column width
+	my @fwidth=@{$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[0]};#final width array
+	my @adjust=();
+        #step 1. adjustment by maximum value
+	my $space_neeeded=0;
+	for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#max_len;$jn++) {
+	    $space_neeeded=$space_neeeded+$max_len[$jn];
+	}
+	if ($space_neeeded<=$available_space) {
+	    for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#max_len;$jn++) {
+		if ($fwidth[$jn]==0) {
+		    $fwidth[$jn]=$max_len[$jn];
+		}
+	    }
+	} else {
+        #step 2. adjustment by minimum value (estimation)
+	    $space_neeeded=0;
+	    for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#min_len;$jn++) {
+		$space_neeeded+=$min_len[$jn];
+	    }
+	    if ($space_neeeded>$available_space) {
+		$WARNING=' \textbf{NOT ENOUGH SPACE FOR TABLE} ';
+		for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#max_len;$jn++) {
+		    if ($fwidth[$jn]==0) {
+			$fwidth[$jn]=$min_len[$jn];
+		    }
+		}
+		#check if we have objects which can be scaled
+		my $how_many_to_scale=0;
+		my @to_scale=();
+		for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#max_len;$jn++) {
+		    if ($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectsignal'}[$jn] eq '1') {
+			$how_many_to_scale++;
+			push @to_scale, $jn;
+		    }
+		}
+		if ($how_many_to_scale>0) {
+		    my $space_to_adjust=($space_neeeded-$available_space)/$how_many_to_scale;
+		    foreach my $jn (@to_scale) {
+			for (my $in=0;$in<=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'};$in++) {
+			    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'content'}[$in][$jn]=~m/width\s*=\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)/;
+			    if ($1 ne '') {
+				my $current_length=&recalc($1);
+				$current_length=~/(\d+\.?\d*)/;
+				$current_length=$current_length-$space_to_adjust;
+				$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'content'}[$in][$jn]=~s/width\s*=\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)/width=$current_length mm/;
+			    }
+			    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'content'}[$in][$jn]=~m/\[(\d+\.?\d*)\s*mm\]/;
+			    if ($1 ne '') {
+				my $current_length=$1;
+				$current_length=$current_length-$space_to_adjust;
+				$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'content'}[$in][$jn]=~s/\[(\d+\.?\d*)\s*mm\]/\[$current_length mm\]/;
+			    }				
+			}
+			$fwidth[$jn]=$fwidth[$jn]-$space_to_adjust;
+		    }
+		}
+	    } else {
+	      #step 3. adjustment over minimal + corrections
+		my $enlarge_coef=$available_space/$space_neeeded;
+		my $acsessive=0;
+		for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#min_len;$jn++) {
+		    $adjust[$jn]=$min_len[$jn]*$enlarge_coef;
+		    if ($adjust[$jn]>$max_len[$jn]) {
+			$fwidth[$jn]=$max_len[$jn];
+			$acsessive=$acsessive+$adjust[$jn]-$max_len[$jn];
+			$adjust[$jn]=0;
+		    }
+		}
+		if ($acsessive>0) {
+		#we have an excess of space and can redistribute it
+		    my $notempty_columns=0;
+		    for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#min_len;$jn++) {
+			if ($adjust[$jn]!=0) {
+			    $notempty_columns++;
+			}
+		    }
+		    my $per_column=$acsessive/$notempty_columns;
+		    for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#min_len;$jn++) {
+			if ($adjust[$jn]!=0) {
+			    $adjust[$jn]+=$per_column;
+			    $fwidth[$jn]=$adjust[$jn];
+			}
+		    }
+		} else {
+		    for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#min_len;$jn++) {
+			$fwidth[$jn]=$adjust[$jn];
+		    }
+		}
 	    }
 	}
+        #use all available width if it is defined in % or as TeXwidth
+        if (($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'percent'}==1) || ($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'forcetablewidth'}==1)) {
+	    my $current=0; 
+	    for (my $i=0;$i<=$#fwidth;$i++) {  
+		$current+=$fwidth[$i];
+	    }
+	    my $coef=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'width'}/$current;
+	    for (my $i=0;$i<=$#fwidth;$i++) {  
+		$fwidth[$i]*=$coef;
+	    }
+	}
+        #removing of empty columns if allowed
+        my $permission=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXDropEmptyColumns',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
+	if ($permission eq 'yes') {
+	    my @cleaned_table=();
+            my @cleaned_header=();
+	    my $colind=0;
+	    for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'counter_columns'};$jn++) {
+		if ($fwidth[$jn]!=0) {
+		    #we need to copy column
+		    for (my $in=0;$in<=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'};$in++) {
+			$cleaned_table[$in][$colind]=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'content'}[$in][$jn];
+			$cleaned_header[$colind]=$fwidth[$jn];
+		    }
+		    $colind++;
+		}
+	    }
+	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'content'}=\@cleaned_table;
+	    @fwidth=@cleaned_header;
+	}
+	#construct header of the table
+	my $header_of_table = '{'.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vvinc'};
+	for (my $in=0;$in<=$#fwidth;$in++) {
+	    $header_of_table.='p{'.$fwidth[$in].' mm}'.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vvinc'};
+	}
+	$header_of_table .= '}';
 	#fill the table
 	for (my $in=0;$in<=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'};$in++) {
-	    for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#length_row_final;$jn++) {
-		my $substituted=$length_row_final[$jn];
-		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rowdata'}[$in]=~s/TOBECHANGEDONNUMBER/$substituted mm/;
-	    }
-	    $output .=  $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rowdata'}[$in];
-	    chop $output;
-	    $output .= ' \\\\ ';
+	    for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#fwidth;$jn++) {
+		if ($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'align'}[$in][$jn] eq 'c') {
+		    # $output.='\vspace*{-6 mm}\begin{center}';
+		    $output.='\begin{center}';
+		} elsif ($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'align'}[$in][$jn] eq 'r') {
+		    $output.=' \hfill \llap{'
+		}
+		$output.=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'content'}[$in][$jn];
+		if ($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'align'}[$in][$jn] eq 'c') {
+		    # $output.='\end{center}\vspace*{-6 mm}';
+		    $output.='\end{center}';
+		} elsif ($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'align'}[$in][$jn] eq 'r') {
+		    $output.='} ';
+		}
+                if ($jn!=$#fwidth) {$output.=' '.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vinc'};}
+	    }
+	    $output.=' \\\\ '.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'hinc'}.' ';
 	}
-	$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'} .= $header_of_table.$output.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'hinc'}.'\end{tabular}\vskip 0 mm ';
+	# Note that \newline destroys alignment env's produced  by e.g. <div>
+	# $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'} .= $header_of_table.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'hinc'}.$output.'\end{tabular}\strut\newline\strut ';
+	$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'} .= $header_of_table.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'hinc'}.$output.'\end{tabular}\strut'.'\\\\'."\n".'\strut ';
 	if ($#Apache::londefdef::table > 0) {	    
 	    my $inmemory = $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'};
+	    # Figure out max/and min width  by summing us and then
+	    # apply that to the current column of the table we nest in
+	    # if it's larger than the current width or the current width
+	    # is undefined.
+	    #
+	    my $min_nested_width = 0;
+	    my $max_nested_width = 0;
+	    for (my $col = 0; $col <= $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'counter_columns'}; $col++) {
+		
+		$min_nested_width +=  $min_len[$col];
+		$max_nested_width +=  $max_len[$col];
+	    }
+	    # Fudge in an extra 5 mm for borders etc:
+	    
+	    $min_nested_width += 5;
+	    $max_nested_width += 5;
+
+	    my $outer_column = $Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'counter_columns'};
+	    my $outer_row    = $Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'row_number'};
+	    if ($min_nested_width > $Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'minlen'}[$outer_row][$outer_column]) {
+		$Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'minlen'}[$outer_row][$outer_column] = $min_nested_width;
+	    }
+	    if ($max_nested_width > $Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'maxlen'}[$outer_row][$outer_column]) {
+		$Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'maxlen'}[$outer_row][$outer_column] = $max_nested_width;
+	    }
+
 	    pop @Apache::londefdef::table;
 	    push @{$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'include'}}, $inmemory;
 	} else {
@@ -1820,7 +2247,7 @@ sub end_table {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <tr> tag
+#-- <tr> tag (end tag optional)
 sub start_tr {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -1828,155 +2255,348 @@ sub start_tr {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}++;
-	my $alignchar = substr(&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1),0,1);
+	my $alignchar=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
 	if ($alignchar ne '') {
-	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rows'} }, $alignchar;
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rows'} },substr($alignchar,0,1);
 	} else {
 	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rows'} }, 'l';
 	}
 	push ( @{ $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rowdata'} }, $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'hinc'});
 	$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'counter_columns'} = -1;
-	$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlength'} = '';
- 	$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'length'} = '';
+	push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}}, [];
+	push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectlen'}}, [];
+	push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'minlen'}}, [];
+	push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'maxlen'}}, [];
+	push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'content'}}, [];
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
         
 sub end_tr {
-    my ($target,$token) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# Close any pending <p> in the row.
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring = $token->[2];     
+	$currentstring .= $token->[2];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	push @{ $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlengthrow'} },$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlength'};
-	push @{ $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'lengthrow'} },$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'length'};
+	if ($Apache::londefdef::TD_redirection) {
+	    &end_td_tex($parstack,$parser,$safeeval);    
+	}
+
+
+	
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <td> tag
+#-- <td> tag (end tag optional)
 sub start_td {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my $what_to_push = substr(&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1),0,1);
-	if ($what_to_push eq '') {
-	    $what_to_push = substr($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rows'}[0],0,1);;
-	}
-	push @{ $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'columns'} }, $what_to_push;
-	$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'counter_columns'}++;
-	&Apache::lonxml::startredirection();
+	$Apache::londefdef::TD_redirection = 1;
+	&tag_check('tr','td',$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval);
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }   
-     
+    
+sub tag_check {
+    my ($good_tag,$bad_tag,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+    my @ar=@$parstack; 
+    for (my $i=$#ar-1;$i>=0;$i--) {
+	if (lc($$tagstack[$i]) eq $good_tag) {
+	    &start_td_tex($parstack,$parser,$safeeval);
+	    last;
+	} elsif (lc($$tagstack[$i]) eq $bad_tag) {
+	    splice @ar, $i+1;
+	    &end_td_tex(\@ar,$parser,$safeeval);
+	    &start_td_tex($parstack,$parser,$safeeval);
+	    last;
+	}
+    }
+    return '';
+}
+ 
+sub start_td_tex {
+    my ($parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+    my $alignchar = substr(&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1),0,1);
+    if ($alignchar eq '') {
+	$alignchar = $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rows'}[-1];
+    }
+    push @{ $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'align'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] }, $alignchar;
+    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'counter_columns'}++;
+    my $TeXwidth=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXwidth',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
+    if (defined $TeXwidth) {		
+	my $current_length=&recalc($TeXwidth);
+	$current_length=~/(\d+\.?\d*)/;
+	push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },$1;
+    }
+    &Apache::lonxml::startredirection();
+    return '';
+}
+
+sub end_td_tex {
+    my ($parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+    my $current_row = $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'};
+    my $data=&Apache::lonxml::endredirection();
+    my $TeXwidth=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXwidth',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
+    if (defined $TeXwidth) {		
+	push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'minlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'maxlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+    } else {
+	if (($data=~m/width\s*=\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)/) or ($data=~m/\[(\d+\.?\d*)\s*mm\]/)) {
+	    my $garbage_data=$data;
+	    my $fwidth=0;
+            while ($garbage_data=~m/width\s*=\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)/) {
+		my $current_length=&recalc($1);
+		$current_length=~/(\d+\.?\d*)/;
+		if ($fwidth<$1) {$fwidth=$1;}
+		$garbage_data=~s/width\s*=\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)//;
+	    }
+            while ($garbage_data=~m/\[(\d+\.?\d*)\s*mm\]/) {
+		my $current_length=$1;
+		if ($fwidth<$current_length) {$fwidth=$current_length;}
+		$garbage_data=~s/\[(\d+\.?\d*)\s*mm\]//;
+	    }
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },$fwidth;
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'minlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'maxlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	} elsif ($data=~/\\parbox\{\s*\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*\s*\}/ or $data=~/\\epsfxsize\s*=\s*\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*/) {
+	    my $garbage_data=$data;
+	    my $fwidth=0;
+            while ($garbage_data=~/\\parbox\{\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)\s*\}/) {
+		my $current_length=&recalc($1);
+		$current_length=~/(\d+\.?\d*)/;
+		if ($fwidth<$1) {$fwidth=$1;}
+		$garbage_data=~s/\\parbox\{\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)//;
+	    }
+            while ($garbage_data=~/\\epsfxsize\s*=\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)/) {
+		my $current_length=&recalc($1);
+		$current_length=~/(\d+\.?\d*)/;
+		if ($fwidth<$1) {$fwidth=$1;}
+		$garbage_data=~s/\\epsfxsize\s*=\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)//;
+	    }
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },$fwidth;
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'minlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'maxlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	    $data=~s/\\\\\s*$//; 
+	} else {  
+	    $data=~s/^\s+(\S.*)/$1/; 
+	    $data=~s/(.*\S)\s+$/$1/;
+	    $data=~s/(\s)+/$1/;
+	    my ($current_length,$min_length)=(0,0);
+	    if ($data=~/\\vskip/) {
+                my $newdata=$data;
+		$newdata=~s/\\vskip \d*\.?\d*\s*mm/THISISJUSTTEMPORARYSEPARATOR/g;
+		my @newdata=split(/THISISJUSTTEMPORARYSEPARATOR/,$newdata);
+		foreach my $elementdata (@newdata) {
+		    my $lengthnewdata=2.5*&LATEX_length($elementdata);
+		    if ($lengthnewdata>$current_length) {$current_length=$lengthnewdata;}
+                    my @words=split(/ /,$elementdata);
+		    foreach my $word (@words) {
+			my $lengthword=2.5*&LATEX_length($word);
+			if ($min_length<$lengthword) {$min_length=$lengthword;}
+		    }
+		}
+	    } else {
+		$current_length=2.5*&LATEX_length($data);
+                    my @words=split(/ /,$data);
+		    foreach my $word (@words) {
+			my $lengthword=2*&LATEX_length($word);
+			if ($min_length<$lengthword) {$min_length=$lengthword;}
+		    }
+	    }
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'maxlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },$current_length;
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'minlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },$min_length;
+	}        
+    }
+	for (my $in=0; $in<=$#{$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'include'}};$in++) {    
+	    my $nested = $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'include'}[$in];
+	    &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Nested: $nested");
+	    $nested =~ s/\\end\{tabular\}\\strut\\\\/\\end\{tabular\}/;
+	    &Apache::lonnet::logthis("After sub: $nested");
+	   # $data=~s/\\keephidden\{NEW TABLE ENTRY\}/$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'include'}[$in]/;
+	    $data =~ s/\\keephidden\{NEW TABLE ENTRY\}/$nested/;
+	}
+    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'content'}[-1] },$data;
+    return'';
+}
+
 sub end_td {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my $current_row = $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'};
-	my $data=&Apache::lonxml::endredirection();
-	my $TeXwidth=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXwidth',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
-	if (defined $TeXwidth) {		
-	    my $current_length=&recalc($TeXwidth);
-	    $current_length=~/(\d+)/;
-	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlength'} .= $1.',';
-	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'length'} .= '0,';
-	} else {
-	    if ($data=~m/width\s*=\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)/) {
-		my $current_length=&recalc($1);
-		$current_length=~/(\d+\.?\d*)/;
-		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlength'} .= $1.',';
-		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'length'} .= '0,';
-	    } else {  
-		$data=~s/^\s+(\S.*)/$1/;
-		$data=~s/(.*\S)\s+$/$1/;
-		my $current_length=2*length($data);
-		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'length'} .= $current_length.',';
-		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlength'} .= '0,';
-	    }        
-	}
-	for (my $in=0; $in<=$#{$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'include'}};$in++) {         
-	    $data=~s/\\keephidden\{NEW TABLE ENTRY\}/$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'include'}[$in]/;
-	}
-	@{ $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rowdata'} }[$current_row] .= '\parbox{TOBECHANGEDONNUMBER}{'.$data.'} '.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vinc'};
+        $Apache::londefdef::TD_redirection =0;
+	&end_td_tex($parstack,$parser,$safeeval);
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <th> tag
+#-- <th> tag (end tag optional)
 sub start_th {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my $what_to_push = substr(&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1),0,1);
-	if ($what_to_push eq '') {
-	    $what_to_push = substr($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rows'}[0],0,1);;
-	}
-	push @{ $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'columns'} }, $what_to_push;
-	$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'counter_columns'}++;
-	&Apache::lonxml::startredirection();
+	$Apache::londefdef::TD_redirection = 1;
+	&tagg_check('tr','th',$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval);
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }   
-     
+    
+sub tagg_check {
+    my ($good_tag,$bad_tag,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+    my @ar=@$parstack; 
+    for (my $i=$#ar-1;$i>=0;$i--) {
+	if (lc($$tagstack[$i]) eq $good_tag) {
+	    &start_th_tex($parstack,$parser,$safeeval);
+	    last;
+	} elsif (lc($$tagstack[$i]) eq $bad_tag) {
+	    splice @ar, $i+1;
+	    &end_th_tex(\@ar,$parser,$safeeval);
+	    &start_th_tex($parstack,$parser,$safeeval);
+	    last;
+	}
+    }
+    return '';
+}
+ 
+sub start_th_tex {
+    my ($parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+    my $alignchar = substr(&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1),0,1);
+    if ($alignchar eq '') {
+	$alignchar = $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rows'}[-1];
+    }
+    push @{ $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'align'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] }, $alignchar;
+    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'counter_columns'}++;
+    my $TeXwidth=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXwidth',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
+    if (defined $TeXwidth) {		
+	my $current_length=&recalc($TeXwidth);
+	$current_length=~/(\d+\.?\d*)/;
+	push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },$1;
+    }
+    &Apache::lonxml::startredirection();
+    return '';
+}
+
+sub end_th_tex {
+    my ($parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+    my $current_row = $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'};
+    my $data=&Apache::lonxml::endredirection();
+    my $TeXwidth=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXwidth',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
+    if (defined $TeXwidth) {		
+	push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'minlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'maxlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+    } else {
+	if (($data=~m/width\s*=\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)/) or ($data=~m/\[(\d+\.?\d*)\s*mm\]/)) {
+	    my $garbage_data=$data;
+	    my $fwidth=0;
+            while ($garbage_data=~m/width\s*=\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)/) {
+		my $current_length=&recalc($1);
+		$current_length=~/(\d+\.?\d*)/;
+		if ($fwidth<$1) {$fwidth=$1;}
+		$garbage_data=~s/width\s*=\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)//;
+	    }
+            while ($garbage_data=~m/\[(\d+\.?\d*)\s*mm\]/) {
+		my $current_length=$1;
+		if ($fwidth<$current_length) {$fwidth=$current_length;}
+		$garbage_data=~s/\[(\d+\.?\d*)\s*mm\]//;
+	    }
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },$fwidth;
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'minlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'maxlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	} else {  
+	    $data=~s/^\s+(\S.*)/$1/; 
+	    $data=~s/(.*\S)\s+$/$1/;
+	    $data=~s/(\s)+/$1/;
+	    my ($current_length,$min_length)=(0,0);
+	    if ($data=~/\\vskip/) {
+                my $newdata=$data;
+		$newdata=~s/\\vskip \d*\.?\d*\s*mm/THISISJUSTTEMPORARYSEPARATOR/g;
+		my @newdata=split(/THISISJUSTTEMPORARYSEPARATOR/,$newdata);
+		foreach my $elementdata (@newdata) {
+		    my $lengthnewdata=2.5*&LATEX_length($elementdata);
+		    if ($lengthnewdata>$current_length) {$current_length=$lengthnewdata;}
+                    my @words=split(/ /,$elementdata);
+		    foreach my $word (@words) {
+			my $lengthword=2.5*&LATEX_length($word);
+			if ($min_length<$lengthword) {$min_length=$lengthword;}
+		    }
+		}
+	    } else {
+		$current_length=2.5*&LATEX_length($data);
+                    my @words=split(/ /,$data);
+		    foreach my $word (@words) {
+			my $lengthword=2*&LATEX_length($word);
+			if ($min_length<$lengthword) {$min_length=$lengthword;}
+		    }
+	    }
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'maxlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },$current_length;
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'minlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },$min_length;
+	}        
+    }
+	for (my $in=0; $in<=$#{$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'include'}};$in++) {         
+	    $data=~s/\\keephidden\{NEW TABLE ENTRY\}/$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'include'}[$in]/;
+	}
+    #make data bold
+    $data='\textbf{'.$data.'}';
+    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'content'}[-1] },$data;
+    return'';
+}
+
 sub end_th {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# Close any open <p> in the row.
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring = $token->[2];     
+	$currentstring .= $token->[2];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my $current_row = $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'};
-	my $data=&Apache::lonxml::endredirection();
-	my $TeXwidth=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXwidth',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
-	if (defined $TeXwidth) {		
-	    my $current_length=&recalc($TeXwidth);
-	    $current_length=~/(\d+)/;
-	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlength'} .= $1.',';
-	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'length'} .= '0,';
-	} else {
-	    if ($data=~m/width\s*=\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)/) {
-		my $current_length=&recalc($1);
-		$current_length=~/(\d+)/;
-		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlength'} .= $1.',';
-		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'length'} .= '0,';
-	    } else {     
-		$data=~/^\s*(\S.*)/;
-		$data=$1;
-		$data=~/(.*\S)\s*$/;
-		$data=$1;
-		my $current_length=2*length($data);
-		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'length'} .= $current_length.',';
-		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlength'} .= '0,';
-	    }        
-	}
-	for (my $in=0; $in<=$#{$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'include'}};$in++) {                                
-	    $data=~s/\\keephidden\{NEW TABLE ENTRY\}/$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'include'}[$in]/;
-	}
-	$data='\textbf{'.$data.'}';
-	@{ $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rowdata'} }[$current_row] .= '\parbox{TOBECHANGEDONNUMBER}{'.$data.'} '.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vinc'};
+        $Apache::londefdef::TD_redirection =0;
+	&end_th_tex($parstack,$parser,$safeeval);
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
-#-- <img> tag
+     
+#-- <img> tag (end tag forbidden)
+#
+#  Render the <IMG> tag.
+#     <IMG> has the following attributes (in addition to the 
+#     standard HTML ones:
+#      TeXwrap   - Governs how the tex target will try to wrap text around
+#                  horizontally aligned images.
+#      TeXwidth  - The width of the image when rendered for print (mm).
+#      TeXheight - The height of the image when rendered for print (mm)
+#         (Note there seems to also be support for this as a % of page size)
+#      
 sub start_img {
-    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style) = @_;
     my $src = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('src',$parstack,$safeeval,
 					 undef,1);
-    $Apache::lonxml::extlinks[$#Apache::lonxml::extlinks+1]=$src;
+    if (not $src and ($target eq 'web' or $target eq 'tex')) { 
+	my $inside = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/img",$parser,$style);
+	return '';
+    }
+    &Apache::lonxml::extlink($src);
     my $currentstring = '';
-    my $width_param = '';
-    my $height_param = '';
     my $scaling = .3;
+
+   # Render unto browsers that which are the browser's...
+
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	if ($ENV{'browser.imagesuppress'} ne 'on') {
-	    $currentstring.= $token->[4];
+	if ($env{'browser.imagesuppress'} ne 'on') {
+	    $currentstring.=&Apache::lonenc::encrypt_ref($token,{'src'=>$src});
 	} else {
 	    my $alttag= &Apache::lonxml::get_param
 		('alt',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
@@ -1986,68 +2606,100 @@ sub start_img {
 	    }
 	    $currentstring.='[IMAGE: '.$alttag.']';
 	}
+
+	# and render unto TeX that which is LaTeX
+
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$src=&Apache::lonnet::filelocation($Apache::lonxml::pwd[-1],$src);
-	&image_replication($src);
+	#
+	#  The alignment will require some superstructure to be put around
+	#  the \includegraphics stuff.  At present we can only partially
+	#  simulate the alignments offered by html.
+	#
+	#
+	my $align = lc(&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align', 
+						  $parstack,
+						  $safeeval,
+						  undef,1));
+	if(!$align) {
+	    if (&is_inside_of($tagstack, "table")) {
+		$align = "right";      # Force wraptext use. 
+	    } else {
+		$align = "bottom";	# This is html's default so it's ours too.
+	    }
+	}
+	#
+	&Apache::lonxml::debug("Alignemnt = $align");
+	#  LaTeX's image/text wrapping is really bad since it wants to
+	#  make figures float.  
+        #   The user has the optional parameter (applicable only to l/r
+	# alignment to use the picins/parpic directive to get wrapped text
+	# this is also imperfect.. that's why we give them a choice...
+	# so they can't yell at us for our choice.
+	#
+	my $latex_rendering = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXwrap',
+							    $parstack,
+							    $safeeval,
+							    undef,0);
+	&Apache::lonxml::debug("LaTeX rendering = $latex_rendering");
+	if(!$latex_rendering) {
+	    $latex_rendering = "texwrap";
+	}
+	&Apache::lonxml::debug("LaTeX rendering = $latex_rendering image file: $src");
+
 	#if original gif/jpg/png file exist do following:
-	if (-e $src) {          
-	    #defines the default size of image
-	    my $image = Image::Magick->new;
-	    my $current_figure = $image->Read($src);
-	    $width_param = $image->Get('width') * $scaling;;
-	    $height_param = $image->Get('height') * $scaling;;
-	    undef $image;
-	    #do we have any specified size of the picture?
-	    my $TeXwidth = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXwidth',$parstack,$safeeval);
-	    my $TeXheight = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXheight',$parstack,$safeeval);
-	    my $width = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('width',$parstack,$safeeval,
-						   undef,1);
-	    if ($TeXwidth ne '') {  
-		if ($TeXwidth=~/(\d+)\s*\%/) {
-		    $width_param = $1*$ENV{'form.textwidth'}/100;
-		} else { 
-		    $width_param = $TeXwidth;
-		}
-	    } elsif ($TeXheight ne '') {
-		$width_param = $TeXheight/$height_param*$width_param;
-	    } elsif ($width ne '') {
-		$width_param = $width*$scaling;      
-	    }
-	    if ($width_param > $ENV{'form.textwidth'}) {$width_param =0.95*$ENV{'form.textwidth'}}
-	    my $file;
-	    my $path;	
-	    if ($src =~ m!(.*)/([^/]*)$!) {
-		$file = $2; 
-		$path = $1.'/'; 
-	    } 
-	    my $newsrc = $src;
-	    $newsrc =~ s/\.(gif|jpg|png)$/.eps/i;
-	    $file=~s/\.(gif|jpg|png)$/.eps/i;
-	    #where can we find the picture?
-	    if (-e $newsrc) {
-		#eps counterpart for image exist 
-		if ($path) {
-		    $currentstring .= '\vskip 1 mm \noindent\graphicspath{{'.$path.'}}\includegraphics[width='.$width_param.' mm]{'.$file.'} ';
+	my $origsrc=$src;
+	my ($path,$file) = &get_eps_image($src);
+	$src=&Apache::lonnet::filelocation($Apache::lonxml::pwd[-1],$src);
+	&Apache::lonxml::debug("path = $path file = $file src = $src");
+	if (-e $src) {
+	    &Apache::lonxml::debug("$src exists");
+	    my ($height_param,$width_param)=
+		&image_size($origsrc,0.3,$parstack,$safeeval);
+	    my $destpath = $path;
+	    $destpath    =~ s/ /\_/g; # Spaces in path cause LaTex to vomit.
+	    my $destfile = $file;
+	    $destfile    =~ s/ /\_/g;
+	    my $size;
+	    if ($width_param)  { $size.='width='.$width_param.' mm,'; }
+	    if ($height_param) { $size.='height='.$height_param.' mm]'; }
+	    $size='['.$size;
+	    $size=~s/,$/]/; 
+	    $currentstring .= '\graphicspath{{'.$destpath.'}}'
+		.'\includegraphics'.$size.'{'.$destfile.'} ';
+
+	    #    If there's an alignment specification we need to honor it here.
+	    #    For the horizontal alignments, we will also honor the
+	    #    value of the latex specfication.  The default is parbox,
+	    #    and that's used for illegal values too.  
+	    #    
+	    #    Even though we set a default alignment value, the user
+	    #    could have given us an illegal value.  In that case we
+	    #    just use the default alignment of bottom..
+	    if      ($align eq "top")    {
+		$currentstring = '\raisebox{-'.$height_param.'mm}{'.$currentstring.'}';
+	    } elsif (($align eq "center") || ($align eq "middle")) { # Being kind
+		my $offset = $height_param/2;
+		$currentstring = '\raisebox{-'.$offset.'mm}{'.$currentstring.'}';
+	    } elsif ($align eq "left")   { 
+		if ($latex_rendering eq "parpic") { 
+		    $currentstring = '\parpic[l]{'.$currentstring.'}';
+		} else {    	                                 # wrapfig render
+		    $currentstring = '\begin{wrapfigure}{l}{'.$width_param.'mm}'
+			.'\scalebox{1.0}{'.$currentstring.'}\end{wrapfigure}';
 		}
-	    } else {
-		#there is no eps counterpart for image - check for ps one
-		$newsrc =~ s/\.eps$/\.ps/;
-		if (-e $newsrc) {
-		    #ps counterpart for image exist 
-		    $file =~ s/\.eps$/\.ps/;
-		    if ($path) {
-			$currentstring .= '\vskip 1 mm \noindent\graphicspath{{'.$path.'}}\includegraphics[width='.$width_param.' mm]{'.$file.'} ';
-		    }
-		} else {
-		    #there aren't eps or ps - so create eps 
-		    my $temp_file;
-		    my $filename = "/home/httpd/prtspool/$ENV{'user.name'}_$ENV{'user.domain'}_printout.dat";
-		    $temp_file = Apache::File->new('>>'.$filename); 
-		    print $temp_file "$src\n";
-		    $currentstring .= '\vskip 1 mm \graphicspath{{/home/httpd/prtspool/}}\includegraphics[width='.$width_param.' mm]{'.$file.'} ';
+	    } elsif ($align eq "right")  {   
+		if ($latex_rendering eq "parpic") {
+		    $currentstring = '\parpic[r]{'.$currentstring.'}';
+		} else {	                                 # wrapfig rendering
+		    $currentstring = '\begin{wrapfigure}{r}{'.$width_param.'mm}'
+			.'\scalebox{1.0}{'.$currentstring.'}\end{wrapfigure}';
+
 		}
+	    } else {		# Bottom is also default.
+		# $currentstring = '\raisebox{'.$height_param.'mm}{'.$currentstring.'}';
 	    }
 	} else {
+	    &Apache::lonxml::debug("$src does not exist");
 	    #original image file doesn't exist so check the alt attribute
 	    my $alt = 
 		&Apache::lonxml::get_param('alt',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
@@ -2055,13 +2707,78 @@ sub start_img {
 		$alt=&Apache::lonmeta::alttag($Apache::lonxml::pwd[-1],$src);
 	    }
 
-	    if ($alt) {
-		$currentstring .= ' '.$alt.' ';
-	    } else {
-		#<allow> tag will care about replication 
+	    if ($alt) { $currentstring .= ' '.$alt.' '; }
+	}
+
+	# And here's where the semi-quote breaks down: allow the user
+        # to edit the beast as well by rendering the problem for edit:
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$currentstring .=&Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token);
+	$currentstring .=&Apache::edit::text_arg('Image Url:','src',$token,70).
+	    &Apache::edit::browse('src',undef,'alt').' '.
+	    &Apache::edit::search('src',undef,'alt').'<br />';
+	$currentstring .=&Apache::edit::text_arg('Description:','alt',$token,70).'<br />';
+	$currentstring .=&Apache::edit::text_arg('width (pixel):','width',$token,5);
+	$currentstring .=&Apache::edit::text_arg('height (pixel):','height',$token,5).'<br />';
+	$currentstring .=&Apache::edit::text_arg('TeXwidth (mm):','TeXwidth',$token,5);
+	$currentstring .=&Apache::edit::text_arg('TeXheight (mm):','TeXheight',$token,5);
+	$currentstring .=&Apache::edit::select_arg('Alignment:','align',
+						   ['','bottom','middle','top','left','right'],$token,5);
+	$currentstring .=&Apache::edit::select_arg('TeXwrap:', 'TeXwrap',
+						   ['', 'parbox', 'parpic'], $token, 2);
+	$currentstring .=&Apache::edit::end_row().&Apache::edit::start_spanning_row();
+	my $src=    &Apache::lonxml::get_param('src',$parstack,$safeeval);
+	my $alt=    &Apache::lonxml::get_param('alt',$parstack,$safeeval);
+	my $width=  &Apache::lonxml::get_param('width',$parstack,$safeeval);
+	my $height= &Apache::lonxml::get_param('height',$parstack,$safeeval);
+
+
+	$currentstring .= '<img src="'.$src.'" alt="'.$alt.'" ';
+	if ($width) { $currentstring.=' width="'.$width.'" '; }
+	if ($height) { $currentstring.=' height="'.$height.'" '; }
+	$currentstring .= ' />';
+    } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
+	my ($osrc,$owidth,$oheight)=
+	    ($token->[2]{'src'},$token->[2]{'width'},$token->[2]{'height'});
+	my $ctag=&Apache::edit::get_new_args($token,$parstack,
+					     $safeeval,'src','alt','align',
+					     'TeXwidth','TeXheight', 'TeXwrap',
+					     'width','height');
+	my ($nsrc,$nwidth,$nheight)=
+	    ($token->[2]{'src'},$token->[2]{'width'},$token->[2]{'height'});
+	my $loc=&Apache::lonnet::filelocation($Apache::lonxml::pwd[-1],$nsrc);
+	&image_replication($loc);
+	my ($iwidth,$iheight);
+	if (-e $loc) {
+	    my $image = Image::Magick->new;
+	    $image->Read($loc);
+	    ($iwidth, $iheight) = ($image->Get('width'),
+				   $image->Get('height'));
+	}
+	if ($osrc ne $nsrc || (!$nwidth && !$nheight)) {
+	    # changed image or no size specified,
+            # if they didn't explicitly change the 
+            # width or height use the ones from the image
+	    if ($iwidth && $iheight) {
+		if ($owidth == $nwidth || (!$nwidth && !$nheight)) {
+		    $token->[2]{'width'} = $iwidth;$ctag=1;
+		}
+		if ($oheight == $nheight || (!$nwidth && !$nheight)) {
+		    $token->[2]{'height'}=$iheight;$ctag=1;
+		}
 	    }
 	}
+	my ($cwidth,$cheight)=($token->[2]{'width'},$token->[2]{'height'});
+	# if we don't have a width or height
+	if ($iwidth && $cwidth && !$cheight) {
+	    $token->[2]{'height'}=int(($cwidth/$iwidth)*$iheight);$ctag=1;
+	}
+	if ($iheight && $cheight && !$cwidth) {
+	    $token->[2]{'width'}=int(($cheight/$iheight)*$iwidth);$ctag=1;
+	}
+	if ($ctag) {$currentstring=&Apache::edit::rebuild_tag($token);}
     }
+
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
@@ -2076,21 +2793,22 @@ sub end_img {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <applet> tag
+#-- <applet> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_applet {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     
     my $code=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('code',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-    $Apache::lonxml::extlinks[$#Apache::lonxml::extlinks+1]=$code;
-    
+    &Apache::lonxml::extlink($code);
     my $archive=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('archive',$parstack,$safeeval,
 					   undef,1);
-    $Apache::lonxml::extlinks[$#Apache::lonxml::extlinks+1]=$archive;
-    
+    &Apache::lonxml::extlink($archive);
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	if ($ENV{'browser.appletsuppress'} ne 'on') {
-	    $currentstring = $token->[4];
+	if ($env{'browser.appletsuppress'} ne 'on') {
+	    $currentstring = &Apache::lonenc::encrypt_ref($token,
+							  {'code'=>$code,
+							   'archive'=>$archive}
+							  );
 	} else {
 	    my $alttag= &Apache::lonxml::get_param('alt',$parstack,
 						   $safeeval,undef,1);
@@ -2101,7 +2819,16 @@ sub start_applet {
 	    $currentstring='[APPLET: '.$alttag.']';
 	}
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring = " \\begin{figure} ";
+	my $alttag= &Apache::lonxml::get_param('alt',$parstack,
+					       $safeeval,undef,1);
+	unless ($alttag) {
+	    my $code=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('code',$parstack,$safeeval,
+						undef,1);
+	    $alttag=&Apache::lonmeta::alttag($Apache::lonxml::pwd[-1],
+					     $code);
+	}
+	$currentstring.='\begin{center} \fbox{Java Applet: '.$alttag.
+	    '.}\end{center}';
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -2112,20 +2839,19 @@ sub end_applet {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring = " \\end{figure}";
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <embed> tag
+#-- <embed> tag (end tag optional/required)
 sub start_embed {    
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $src=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('src',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-    $Apache::lonxml::extlinks[$#Apache::lonxml::extlinks+1]=$src;
+    &Apache::lonxml::extlink($src);
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	if ($ENV{'browser.embedsuppress'} ne 'on') {
-	    $currentstring = $token->[4];
+	if ($env{'browser.embedsuppress'} ne 'on') {
+	    $currentstring=&Apache::lonenc::encrypt_ref($token,{'src'=>$src});
 	} else {
 	    my $alttag=&Apache::lonxml::get_param
 		('alt',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
@@ -2135,7 +2861,6 @@ sub start_embed {
 	    $currentstring='[EMBED: '.$alttag.']';
 	}
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring = " \\begin{figure} ";  
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -2145,27 +2870,36 @@ sub end_embed {
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];     
-    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring = " \\end{figure}";  
+    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {  
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <param> tag
+#-- <param> tag (end tag forbidden)
 sub start_param {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
-    if (&Apache::lonxml::get_param
-	('name',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1)=~/^cabbase$/i) {
-	$Apache::lonxml::extlinks[$#Apache::lonxml::extlinks+1]=
-	    &Apache::lonxml::get_param('value',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-    }   
-    $Apache::lonxml::extlinks[$#Apache::lonxml::extlinks+1]=   
-	&Apache::lonxml::get_param('src',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
+    if (&Apache::lonxml::get_param('name',$parstack,
+				   $safeeval,undef,1)=~/^cabbase$/i) {
+	my $value=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('value',$parstack,
+					     $safeeval,undef,1);
+	&Apache::lonxml::extlink($value);
+    } 
+  
+    my $src = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('src',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
+    &Apache::lonxml::extlink($src);
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
+	my %toconvert;
+	my $src=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('src',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
+	if ($src) { $toconvert{'src'}= $src; }
+	my $name=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('name',$parstack,$safeeval,
+					    undef,1);
+	if ($name=~/^cabbase$/i) {
+	    $toconvert{'value'}=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('value',$parstack,
+							   $safeeval,undef,1);
+	}
+	$currentstring = &Apache::lonenc::encrypt_ref($token,\%toconvert);
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring = " \\begin{figure} ";  
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -2176,7 +2910,6 @@ sub end_param {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring = " \\end{figure}";  
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -2185,10 +2918,9 @@ sub end_param {
 sub start_allow {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $src = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('src',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-    $src=&Apache::lonnet::filelocation($Apache::lonxml::pwd[-1],$src);
-    $Apache::lonxml::extlinks[$#Apache::lonxml::extlinks+1]=
-	&Apache::lonnet::clutter($src);
-    &image_replication($src);
+    &Apache::lonxml::extlink($src);
+
+    if ($target eq 'tex') { &image_replication($src); }
     my $result;
     if ($target eq 'edit') {
 	$result .=&Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token);
@@ -2208,12 +2940,14 @@ sub end_allow {
     return '';
 }
 
-#-- Frames
+#-- Frames (end tag required)
+#-- <frameset>
 sub start_frameset {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my $currentstring = '';	# Close any pending para.
     if ($target eq 'web') { 
-	if (!$Apache::lonxml::registered) {
+	if (!$Apache::lonxml::registered &&
+	    $env{'request.state'} eq 'published') {
 	    $currentstring.='<head>'.
 		&Apache::lonmenu::registerurl(undef,$target).'</head>';
 	}
@@ -2253,8 +2987,8 @@ sub end_frameset {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <pre>
-sub start_pre {
+#-- <xmp> (end tag required)
+sub start_xmp {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
@@ -2265,6 +2999,29 @@ sub start_pre {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
+sub end_xmp {
+    my ($target,$token) = @_;
+    my $currentstring = '';
+    if ($target eq 'web') {
+	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
+    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+	$currentstring .= '\end{verbatim}';
+    }
+    return $currentstring;
+}
+
+#-- <pre> (end tag required)
+sub start_pre {
+    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# close off pending <p>
+    if ($target eq 'web') {
+	$currentstring .= $token->[4];
+    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+	$currentstring .= '\begin{verbatim}';
+    } 
+    return $currentstring;
+}
+
 sub end_pre {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2319,7 +3076,7 @@ sub end_externallink {
 #-- <blankspace heigth="">
 sub start_blankspace {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# closes off any unclosed <p>
     if ($target eq 'tex') {
 	my $howmuch = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('heigth',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
 	$currentstring .= '\vskip '.$howmuch.' ';
@@ -2336,7 +3093,7 @@ sub end_blankspace {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <abbr> tag
+#-- <abbr> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_abbr {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2355,7 +3112,7 @@ sub end_abbr {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <acronym> tag
+#-- <acronym> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_acronym {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2374,7 +3131,7 @@ sub end_acronym {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <area> tag
+#-- <area> tag (end tag forbidden)
 sub start_area {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2393,13 +3150,13 @@ sub end_area {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <base> tag
+#-- <base> tag (end tag forbidden)
 sub start_base {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
-    } 
+    }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
@@ -2412,7 +3169,7 @@ sub end_base {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <bdo> tag
+#-- <bdo> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_bdo {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2431,7 +3188,7 @@ sub end_bdo {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <bgsound> tag
+#-- <bgsound> tag (end tag optional)
 sub start_bgsound {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2450,7 +3207,7 @@ sub end_bgsound {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <blink> tag
+#-- <blink> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_blink {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2469,12 +3226,12 @@ sub end_blink {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <blockquote> tag
+#-- <blockquote> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_blockquote {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# Close any unclosed <p>
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
+	$currentstring .= $token->[4];     
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -2488,7 +3245,7 @@ sub end_blockquote {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <button> tag
+#-- <button> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_button {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2507,7 +3264,7 @@ sub end_button {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <caption> tag
+#-- <caption> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_caption {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2526,7 +3283,7 @@ sub end_caption {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <col> tag
+#-- <col> tag (end tag forbdden)
 sub start_col {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2545,7 +3302,7 @@ sub end_col {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <colgroup> tag
+#-- <colgroup> tag (end tag optional)
 sub start_colgroup {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2564,7 +3321,7 @@ sub end_colgroup {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <del> tag
+#-- <del> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_del {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2583,7 +3340,7 @@ sub end_del {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <fieldset> tag
+#-- <fieldset> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_fieldset {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2602,7 +3359,7 @@ sub end_fieldset {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <frame> tag
+#-- <frame> tag (end tag forbidden)
 sub start_frame {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2621,7 +3378,7 @@ sub end_frame {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <iframe> tag
+#-- <iframe> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_iframe {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2640,7 +3397,7 @@ sub end_iframe {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <ins> tag
+#-- <ins> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_ins {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2659,7 +3416,7 @@ sub end_ins {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <isindex> tag
+#-- <isindex> tag (end tag forbidden)
 sub start_isindex {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2678,7 +3435,7 @@ sub end_isindex {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <keygen> tag
+#-- <keygen> tag (end tag forbidden)
 sub start_keygen {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2716,7 +3473,7 @@ sub end_label {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <layer> tag
+#-- <layer> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_layer {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2735,7 +3492,7 @@ sub end_layer {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <legend> tag
+#-- <legend> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_legend {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2754,11 +3511,14 @@ sub end_legend {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <link> tag
+#-- <link> tag (end tag forbidden)
 sub start_link {
-    my ($target,$token) = @_;
+    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
+	my $href=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('href',$parstack,$safeeval,
+					    undef,1);
+	&Apache::lonxml::extlink($href);
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
     } 
     return $currentstring;
@@ -2773,7 +3533,7 @@ sub end_link {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <marquee> tag
+#-- <marquee> tag (end tag optional)
 sub start_marquee {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2792,17 +3552,17 @@ sub end_marquee {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <malticol> tag
-sub start_malticol {
+#-- <multicol> tag (end tag required)
+sub start_multicol {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# Close any pending <p>
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
+	$currentstring .= $token->[4];     
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-sub end_malticol {
+sub end_multicol {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
@@ -2811,13 +3571,15 @@ sub end_malticol {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <nobr> tag
+#-- <nobr> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_nobr {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
-    } 
+    }  elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+	$currentstring='\mbox{';
+    }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
@@ -2826,11 +3588,13 @@ sub end_nobr {
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];    
-    } 
+    }   elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+	$currentstring='}';
+    }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <noembed> tag
+#-- <noembed> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_noembed {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2849,7 +3613,7 @@ sub end_noembed {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <noframes> tag
+#-- <noframes> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_noframes {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2868,7 +3632,7 @@ sub end_noframes {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <nolayer> tag
+#-- <nolayer> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_nolayer {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2887,7 +3651,7 @@ sub end_nolayer {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <noscript> tag
+#-- <noscript> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_noscript {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2906,7 +3670,7 @@ sub end_noscript {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <object> tag
+#-- <object> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_object {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2925,7 +3689,7 @@ sub end_object {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <optgroup> tag
+#-- <optgroup> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_optgroup {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -2944,13 +3708,15 @@ sub end_optgroup {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <samp> tag
+#-- <samp> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_samp {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
-    } 
+    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+	$currentstring='\texttt{';
+    }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
@@ -2959,7 +3725,9 @@ sub end_samp {
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];    
-    } 
+    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+	$currentstring='}';
+    }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
@@ -2982,12 +3750,12 @@ sub end_server {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <spacer> tag
+#-- <spacer> tag (end tag forbidden)
 sub start_spacer {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
-    my $currentstring = '';
+    my $currentstring = &end_p();	# Close off any open <p> tag.
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
+	$currentstring .= $token->[4];     
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -3001,7 +3769,7 @@ sub end_spacer {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <span> tag
+#-- <span> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_span {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -3020,7 +3788,7 @@ sub end_span {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <tbody> tag
+#-- <tbody> tag (end tag optional)
 sub start_tbody {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -3039,7 +3807,7 @@ sub end_tbody {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <tfoot> tag
+#-- <tfoot> tag (end tag optional)
 sub start_tfoot {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -3058,7 +3826,7 @@ sub end_tfoot {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <thead> tag
+#-- <thead> tag (end tag optional)
 sub start_thead {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -3083,7 +3851,9 @@ sub start_var {
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
-    } 
+    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+	$currentstring = '\textit{'; 
+    }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
@@ -3091,12 +3861,14 @@ sub end_var {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring = $token->[2];    
+	$currentstring = $token->[2];
+    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+	$currentstring = '}'; 
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-#-- <wbr> tag
+#-- <wbr> tag (end tag forbidden)
 sub start_wbr {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
@@ -3115,7 +3887,6 @@ sub end_wbr {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
-
 #-- <hideweboutput> tag
 sub start_hideweboutput {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
@@ -3137,22 +3908,216 @@ sub end_hideweboutput {
 
 sub image_replication {
     my $src = shift;
-    if (not -e $src) {
-	#replicates image itself
-	&Apache::lonnet::repcopy($src);
-	#replicates eps or ps 
-	my $newsrc = $src;
-	$newsrc =~ s/\.(gif|jpg|jpeg|png)$/.eps/i;
-	if (not -e $newsrc) {
-	    if (&Apache::lonnet::repcopy($newsrc) ne 'OK') {
-		$newsrc =~ s/\.eps$/\.ps/;
-		&Apache::lonnet::repcopy($newsrc);
+    if (not -e $src) { &Apache::lonnet::repcopy($src); }
+    #replicates eps or ps 
+    my $epssrc = my $pssrc = $src;
+    $epssrc =~ s/\.(gif|jpg|jpeg|png)$/.eps/i;
+    $pssrc  =~ s/\.(gif|jpg|jpeg|png)$/.ps/i;
+    if (not -e $epssrc && not -e $pssrc) {
+	my $result=&Apache::lonnet::repcopy($epssrc);
+	if ($result ne 'ok') { &Apache::lonnet::repcopy($pssrc); }
+    }
+    return '';
+}
+#
+#   Get correct sizing parameter for an image given
+#   it's initial ht. and wid.  This allows sizing of
+#   images that are generated on-the-fly (e.g. gnuplot)
+#   as well as serving as a utility for image_size.
+# 
+#  Parameter:
+#        height_param
+#        width_param    - Initial picture dimensions.
+#        scaling        - A scale factor.
+#        parstack,      - the current stack of tag attributes 
+#                         from the xml parser
+#        safeeval,      - pointer to the safespace
+#        depth,         - from what level in the stack to look for attributes
+#                         (assumes -1 if unspecified)
+#        cis            - look for attrubutes case insensitively
+#                         (assumes false)
+#
+# Returns:
+#   height, width   - new dimensions.
+#
+sub resize_image {
+    my ($height_param, $width_param, $scaling,
+	$parstack, $safeeval, $depth, $cis) = @_;
+
+    # First apply the scaling...
+
+    $height_param = $height_param * $scaling;
+    $width_param  = $width_param  * $scaling;
+
+    #do we have any specified LaTeX size of the picture?
+    my $toget='TeXwidth'; 
+    if ($cis) { 
+	$toget=lc($toget); 
+    }
+    my $TeXwidth = &Apache::lonxml::get_param($toget,$parstack,
+					      $safeeval,$depth,$cis);
+    $toget='TeXheight'; if ($cis) { $toget=lc($toget); }
+    my $TeXheight = &Apache::lonxml::get_param($toget,$parstack,
+					       $safeeval,$depth,$cis);
+    #do we have any specified web size of the picture?
+    my $width = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('width',$parstack,$safeeval,
+					   $depth,1);
+    if ($TeXwidth) { 
+	my $old_width_param=$width_param;
+	if ($TeXwidth=~/(\d+)\s*\%/) {
+	    $width_param = $1*$env{'form.textwidth'}/100;
+	} else { 
+	    $width_param = $TeXwidth;
+	}
+	if ($TeXheight) {
+	    $height_param = $TeXheight;
+	} elsif ($old_width_param) {
+	    $height_param=$TeXwidth/$old_width_param*$height_param;
+	}
+    } elsif ($TeXheight) {
+	$height_param = $TeXheight;
+	if ($height_param) {
+	    $width_param  = $TeXheight/$height_param*$width_param;
+	}
+    } elsif ($width) {
+	my $old_width_param=$width_param;
+	$width_param = $width*$scaling;
+	if ($old_width_param) {
+	    $height_param=$width_param/$old_width_param*$height_param;
+	}
+    }
+    if ($width_param > $env{'form.textwidth'}) {
+        my $old_width_param=$width_param;
+	$width_param =0.95*$env{'form.textwidth'};
+	if ($old_width_param) {
+	    $height_param=$width_param/$old_width_param*$height_param;
+	}
+    }
+
+    return ($height_param, $width_param);
+}
+
+sub image_size {
+    my ($src,$scaling,$parstack,$safeeval,$depth,$cis)=@_;
+
+    #size of image from gif/jpg/jpeg/png 
+    my $ressrc=&Apache::lonnet::filelocation($Apache::lonxml::pwd[-1],$src);
+    if (-e $ressrc) {
+	$src = $ressrc;
+    }
+    my $image = Image::Magick->new;
+    my $current_figure = $image->Read($src);
+    my $width_param = $image->Get('width');
+    my $height_param = $image->Get('height');
+    &Apache::lonxml::debug("Image magick says: $src :  Height = $height_param width = $width_param");
+    undef($image);
+
+    ($height_param, $width_param) = &resize_image($height_param, $width_param,
+						  $scaling, $parstack, $safeeval, 
+						  $depth, $cis);
+
+    return ($height_param, $width_param);
+}
+
+sub image_width {
+    my ($height, $width) = &image_size(@_);
+    return $width;
+}
+#  Not yet 100% sure this is correct in all circumstances..
+#  due to my uncertainty about mods to image_size.
+#
+sub image_height {
+    my ($height, $width) = &image_size(@_);
+    return $height;
+}
+
+sub get_eps_image {
+    my ($src)=@_;
+    my $orig_src=&Apache::lonnet::filelocation($Apache::lonxml::pwd[-1], $src);
+
+    # In order to prevent the substitution of the alt text, we need to
+    # be sure the orig_src file is on system now so:
+
+    if (! -e $orig_src) {
+	&Apache::lonnet::repcopy($orig_src); # Failure is not completely fatal.
+    }
+    &Apache::lonxml::debug("get_eps_image: Original image: $orig_src");
+    my ($spath, $sname, $sext) = fileparse($src, qr/\.(gif|png|jpg|jpeg)/i);
+    $src=~s/\.(gif|png|jpg|jpeg)$/\.eps/i;
+    $src=&Apache::lonnet::filelocation($Apache::lonxml::pwd[-1],$src);
+    &Apache::lonxml::debug("Filelocation gives: $src");
+    if (! -e $src) {
+	&Apache::lonxml::debug("$src does not exist");
+	if (&Apache::lonnet::repcopy($src) ne 'ok' ) {
+	    &Apache::lonxml::debug("Repcopy of $src failed (1)");
+	    #if replication failed try to find ps file
+	    $src=~s/\.eps$/\.ps/;
+	    &Apache::lonxml::debug("Now looking for $src");
+	    #if no ps file try to replicate it.
+	    my $didrepcopy = &Apache::lonnet::repcopy($src);
+	    &Apache::lonxml::debug("repcopy of $src ... $didrepcopy");
+	    if ( (not -e $src) ||
+		($didrepcopy ne 'ok')) {
+		&Apache::lonxml::debug("Failed to find or replicate $src");
+
+		#if replication failed try to produce eps file dynamically
+		$src=~s/\.ps$/\.eps/;
+		my $temp_file;
+		open(FILE,">>/home/httpd/prtspool/$env{'user.name'}_$env{'user.domain'}_printout.dat");
+		my $newsrc=$orig_src;
+		$newsrc =~ s|(.*)/res/|/home/httpd/html/res/|;
+		&Apache::lonxml::debug("queueing $newsrc for dynamic eps production.");
+		print FILE "$newsrc\n";
+		close FILE;
+		$src=~s|/home/httpd/html/res|/home/httpd/prtspool|;
+		$src=~s|/home/([^/]*)/public_html/|/home/httpd/prtspool/$1/|;
+		if ($sext ne "") {	 # Put the ext. back in to uniquify.
+		    $src =~ s/\.eps$/$sext.eps/;
+		}
 	    }
 	}
     }
-    return '';
+    my ($path,$file)=($src=~m|(.*)/([^/]*)$|);
+    &Apache::lonxml::debug("get_eps_image returning: $path / $file<BR />");
+    return ($path.'/',$file);
+}
+
+sub eps_generation {
+    my ($src,$file,$width_param) = @_;	     
+    my $filename = "/home/httpd/prtspool/$env{'user.name'}_$env{'user.domain'}_printout.dat";
+    my $temp_file = Apache::File->new('>>'.$filename); 
+    print $temp_file "$src\n";
+    my $newsrc = $src;
+    $newsrc =~ s/(\.gif|\.jpg|\.jpeg)$/\.eps/i;
+    $newsrc=~s/\/home\/httpd\/html\/res//;
+    $newsrc=~s/\/home\/([^\/]*)\/public_html\//\/$1\//;
+    $newsrc=~s/\/\.\//\//;
+    $newsrc=~s/\/([^\/]+)\.(ps|eps)/\//;
+    if ($newsrc=~/\/home\/httpd\/lonUsers\//) {
+	$newsrc=~s/\/home\/httpd\/lonUsers//;
+	$newsrc=~s/\/([^\/]+)\/(\w)\/(\w)\/(\w)\//\/$1\//;
+    }
+    if ($newsrc=~/\/userfiles\//) {
+	return ' \graphicspath{{'.$newsrc.'}}\includegraphics[width='.$width_param.' mm]{'.$file.'} ';
+    } else {
+	return ' \graphicspath{{/home/httpd/prtspool'.$newsrc.'}}\includegraphics[width='.$width_param.' mm]{'.$file.'} ';
+    }
 }
 
+sub file_path {     
+    my $src=shift;
+    my ($file,$path); 
+    if ($src =~ m!(.*)/([^/]*)$!) {
+	$file = $2; 
+	$path = $1.'/'; 
+    } 
+    return $file,$path;
+}
+#  Converts a measurement in to mm from any of 
+#  the other valid LaTeX units of measure.
+#  If the units of measure are missing from the 
+#  parameter, it is assumed to be in and returned
+#  with mm units of measure
 sub recalc {
     my $argument = shift;
     if (not $argument=~/(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)/) {return $argument.' mm';}
@@ -3171,5 +4136,53 @@ sub recalc {
     return $value.' mm';
 }
 
+sub LATEX_length {
+    my $garbage=shift;
+    $garbage=~s/^\s+$//;
+    $garbage=~s/^\s+(\S.*)/$1/;#space before 
+    $garbage=~s/(.*\S)\s+$/$1/;#space after 
+    $garbage=~s/(\s)+/$1/;#only one space
+    $garbage=~s/(\\begin{([^\}]+)}|\\end{([^\}]+)})//g;#remove LaTeX \begin{...} and \end{...}
+    $garbage=~s/(\$\_\{|\$\_|\$\^{|\$\^|\}\$)//g;#remove $_{,$_,$^{,$^,}$
+    $garbage=~s/([^\\])\$/$1/g;#$
+    $garbage=~s/(\\ensuremath\{\_\{|\\ensuremath\{\_|\\ensuremath\{\^{|\\ensuremath\{\^|\})//g;#remove \ensuremath{...}
+   $garbage=~s/(\\alpha|\\beta|\\gamma|\\delta|\\epsilon|\\verepsilon|\\zeta|\\eta|\\theta|\\vartheta|\\iota|\\kappa|\\lambda|\\mu|\\nu|\\xi|\\pi|\\varpi|\\rho|\\varrho|\\sigma|\\varsigma|\\tau|\\upsilon|\\phi|\\varphi|\\chi|\\psi|\\omega|\\Gamma|\\Delta|\\Theta|\\Lambda|\\Xi|\\Pi|\\Sigma|\\Upsilon|\\Phi|\\Psi|\\Omega)/1/g;
+    $garbage=~s/(\\pm|\\mp|\\times|\\div|\\cdot|\\ast|\\star|\\dagger|\\ddagger|\\amalg|\\cap|\\cup|\\uplus|\\sqcap|\\sqcup|\\vee|\\wedge|\\oplus|\\ominus|\\otimes|\\circ|\\bullet|\\diamond|\\lhd|\\rhd|\\unlhd|\\unrhd|\\oslash|\\odot|\\bigcirc|\\Box|\\Diamond|\\bigtriangleup|\\bigtriangledown|\\triangleleft|\\triangleright|\\setminus|\\wr)/1/g;
+    $garbage=~s/(\\le|\\ll|\\leq|\\ge|\\geq|\\gg|\\neq|\\doreq|\\sim|\\simeq|\\subset|\\subseteq|\\sqsubset|\\sqsubseteq|\\in|\\vdash|\\models|\\supset|\\supseteq|\\sqsupset|\\sqsupseteq|\\ni|\\dash|\\perp|\\approx|\\cong|\\equiv|\\propto|\\prec|\\preceq|\\parallel|\\asymp|\\smile|\\frown|\\bowtie|\\succ|\\succeq|\\mid)/1/g;
+    $garbage=~s/(\\not<|\\\\not\\le|\\not\\prec|\\not\\preceq|\\not\\subset|\\not\\subseteq|\\not\\sqsubseteq|\\not\\in|\\not>|\\not\\ge|\\not\\succ|\\notsucceq|\\not\\supset|\\notsupseteq|\\not\\sqsupseteq|\\notin|\\not=|\\not\\equiv|\\not\\sim|\\not\\simeq|\\not\\approx|\\not\\cong|\\not\\asymp)/1/g;
+    $garbage=~s/(\\leftarrow|\\gets|\\Leftarrow|\\rightarrow|\\to|\\Rightarrow|\\leftrightarrow|\\Leftrightarrow|\\mapsto|\\hookleftarrow|\\leftharpoonup|\\leftkarpoondown|\\rightleftharpoons|\\longleftarrow|\\Longleftarrow|\\longrightarrow|\\Longrightarrow|\\longleftrightarrow|\\Longleftrightarrow|\\longmapsto|\\hookrightarrow|\\rightharpoonup|\\rightharpoondown|\\uparrow|\\Uparrow|\\downarrow|\\Downarrow|\\updownarrow|\\Updownarrow|\\nearrow|\\searrow|\\swarrow|\\nwarrow)/11/g;
+    $garbage=~s/(\\aleph|\\hbar|\\imath|\\jmath|\\ell|\\wp|\\Re|\\Im|\\mho|\\prime|\\emptyset|\\nabla|\\surd|\\partial|\\top|\\bot|\\vdash|\\dashv|\\forall|\\exists|\\neg|\\flat|\\natural|\\sharp|\\\||\\angle|\\backslash|\\Box|\\Diamond|\\triangle|\\clubsuit|\\diamondsuit|\\heartsuit|\\spadesuit|\\Join|\\infty)/11/g;
+    $garbage=~s/(\\hat{([^}]+)}|\\check{([^}]+)}|\\dot{([^}]+)}|\\breve{([^}]+)}|\\acute{([^}]+)}|\\ddot{([^}]+)}|\\grave{([^}]+)}|\\tilde{([^}]+)}|\\mathring{([^}]+)}|\\bar{([^}]+)}|\\vec{([^}]+)})/$1/g;
+    #remove some other LaTeX command
+    $garbage=~s|\\(\w+)\\|\\|g;	 
+    $garbage=~s|\\(\w+)(\s*)|$2|g;	 	 
+    $garbage=~s|\+|11|g;
+    my  $value=length($garbage);
+    return $value;
+}
+
+
+# is_inside_of $tagstack $tag
+#    This sub returns true if the current state of Xml processing
+#    is inside of the tag.   
+# Parameters:
+#     tagstack   - The tagstack from the parser.
+#     tag        - The tag (without the <>'s.).
+# Sample usage:
+#     if (is_inside_of($tagstack "table")) {
+#          # I'm in a table....
+#      }
+sub is_inside_of {
+    my ($tagstack, $tag) = @_;
+    my @stack = @$tagstack;
+    for (my $i = ($#stack - 1); $i >= 0; $i--) {
+	if ($stack[$i] eq $tag) {
+	    return 1;
+	}
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 1;
 __END__