--- loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2005/07/11 10:27:58	1.280
+++ loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2005/07/12 21:05:49	1.281
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Tags Default Definition Module 
 #
-# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.280 2005/07/11 10:27:58 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.281 2005/07/12 21:05:49 foxr Exp $
 # 
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
@@ -1948,7 +1948,9 @@ sub start_table {
 	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vvinc'} = '';
 	}
 	if ($#Apache::londefdef::table==0) {
-	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'}='\strut\newline\strut\setlength{\tabcolsep}{1 mm}';
+	    #    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'}=[];
@@ -2171,7 +2173,9 @@ sub end_table {
 	    }
 	    $output.=' \\\\ '.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'hinc'}.' ';
 	}
-	$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'} .= $header_of_table.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'hinc'}.$output.'\end{tabular}\strut\newline\strut ';
+	# 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'};
 	    pop @Apache::londefdef::table;