--- loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2006/01/04 22:30:50	1.308
+++ loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2006/01/04 23:02:40	1.309
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Tags Default Definition Module 
 #
-# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.308 2006/01/04 22:30:50 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.309 2006/01/04 23:02:40 albertel Exp $
 # 
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
@@ -594,25 +594,34 @@ sub end_body {
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
+# \begin{center} causes a new paragprah spacing that looks odd inside 
+# of a table cell
+sub center_correction { return '\vspace*{-6 mm}'; }
 #-- <center> tag (end tag required)
 sub start_center {
-    my ($target,$token) = @_;
+    my ($target,$token,$tagstack) = @_;
     my $currentstring = &end_p();	# Close off any prior para.
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+	if (&is_inside_of($tagstack, "table")) {
+	    $currentstring .= &center_correction();
+	}
 	$currentstring .= '\begin{center}';  
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
 sub end_center {
-    my ($target,$token) = @_;
+    my ($target,$token,$tagstack) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	$currentstring = '\end{center}';  
+	if (&is_inside_of($tagstack, "table")) {
+	    $currentstring .= &center_correction();
+	}
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -1183,6 +1192,10 @@ sub start_p {
 	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $currentstring .='\begin{center}\par';
 	    $closing_string = '\end{center}';
+	    if (&is_inside_of($tagstack, "table")) {
+		$currentstring = &center_correction().$currentstring;
+		$closing_string .= &center_correction();
+	    }
 	} elsif ($align eq 'right') {
 	    $currentstring.='\makebox['.$env{'form.textwidth'}.']{\hfill\llap{';
 	    $closing_string= '}}';
@@ -1524,6 +1537,10 @@ sub start_div {
 	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $currentstring .= '\begin{center}';
 	    $endstring      = '\end{center}';
+	    if (&is_inside_of($tagstack, "table")) {
+		$currentstring = &center_correction().$currentstring;
+		$endstring .= &center_correction();
+	    }
 	}
 	elsif ($align eq 'right') {
 	    $currentstring .= '\begin{flushright}';
@@ -2211,15 +2228,13 @@ sub end_table {
 		}
 
 		if ($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'align'}[$in][$jn] eq 'c') {
-		    # $output.='\vspace*{-6 mm}\begin{center}';
-		    $output.='\begin{center}';
+		    $output.=&center_correction().'\begin{center}';
 		} elsif ($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}';
+		    $output.='\end{center}'.&center_correction();
 		} elsif ($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'align'}[$in][$jn] eq 'r') {
 		    $output.='} ';
 		}