--- loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2005/02/09 15:56:45	1.254
+++ loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2005/02/09 19:51:43	1.255
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Tags Default Definition Module 
 #
-# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.254 2005/02/09 15:56:45 www Exp $
+# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.255 2005/02/09 19:51:43 albertel Exp $
 # 
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
@@ -2542,7 +2542,8 @@ sub start_img {
 		if ($latex_rendering eq "parpic") { 
 		    $currentstring = '\parpic[l]{'.$currentstring.'}';
 		} else {    	                                 # parbox rendering
-		    $currentstring = "\n".'\parbox{'.$width_param.'mm}{'.$currentstring.'}';
+		    $currentstring = "\\strut\\newline\n".
+			'\parbox{'.$width_param.'mm}{'.$currentstring.'}';
 		}
 	    } elsif ($align eq "right")  {   
 		if ($latex_rendering eq "parpic") {