--- loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2003/09/05 19:35:40	1.171
+++ loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2003/09/25 16:09:14	1.173
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Tags Default Definition Module 
 #
-# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.171 2003/09/05 19:35:40 sakharuk Exp $
+# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.173 2003/09/25 16:09:14 sakharuk Exp $
 # 
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
@@ -1654,29 +1654,37 @@ sub end_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[';  
+	&Apache::lonxml::startredirection();; 
     } 
     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 = ']';  
+	my $data=&item_cleanup;
+	$currentstring.='\item['.$data.']';
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
+sub item_cleanup {
+    my $item=&Apache::lonxml::endredirection();;
+    $item=~s/\\begin{center}//g;
+    $item=~s/\\end{center}//g;
+    return $item;
+}
+
 #-- <dd> tag
 sub start_dd {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
@@ -1684,10 +1692,9 @@ sub start_dd {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	if ($$tagstack[-2] eq 'dl') {
-	    $currentstring = ' \item [] ';  
-	} elsif ($$tagstack[-2] eq 'dt') {
-	    $currentstring = ']'; 
+	if ($$tagstack[-2] eq 'dt') {
+	    my $data=&item_cleanup;
+	    $currentstring.='\item['.$data.']';
 	}
     } 
     return $currentstring;