--- loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2005/12/06 22:55:31	1.302
+++ loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2005/12/19 23:27:33	1.303
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Tags Default Definition Module 
 #
-# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.302 2005/12/06 22:55:31 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.303 2005/12/19 23:27:33 foxr Exp $
 # 
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
@@ -2347,7 +2347,15 @@ sub start_td_tex {
 sub end_td_tex {
     my ($parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $current_row = $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'};
-    my $data=&Apache::lonxml::endredirection();
+    my $data = &Apache::lonxml::endredirection();
+
+    # Get the column and row spans.
+    # Colspan can be done via \multicolumn if I can figure out the data structs.
+    # Rowspan, can be done using the multirow package which adds similar stuff to rowspanning.
+
+    my $colspan = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('colspan', $parstack, $safeeval, undef, 0);
+    my $rowspan = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('rowspan', $parstack, $safeeval, undef, 0);
+    
     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';