--- loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2007/03/09 17:10:33	1.357
+++ loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2007/03/13 13:35:39	1.358
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Tags Default Definition Module 
 #
-# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.357 2007/03/09 17:10:33 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.358 2007/03/13 13:35:39 foxr Exp $
 # 
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@ sub start_table {
 	if ($#Apache::londefdef::table==0) {
 	    $textwidth=&recalc($env{'form.textwidth'}); #result is always in mm
 	    $textwidth=~/(\d+\.?\d*)/;
-	    $textwidth=0.95*$1; #accounts "internal" LaTeX space for table frame
+	    $textwidth=0.85*$1; #accounts "internal" LaTeX space for table frame
 	} else {
 	    if ($Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'TeXlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'row_number'}][$Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'counter_columns'}]=~/\d/) {
 		#the maximum width of nested table is determined by LATeX width of parent cell
@@ -2028,6 +2028,7 @@ sub end_table {
 		$available_space=$available_space-$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[0][$jn];
 	    }
 	}
+
         #boundaries for contents columns
 	my @min_len=();#columns can not be narrower 
 	my @max_len=();#maximum length of column
@@ -2219,6 +2220,16 @@ sub end_table {
 	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'content'}=\@cleaned_table;
 	    @fwidth=@cleaned_header;
 	}
+	#  At this time we must be sure the table does not overhang the total width
+	#  this can happen due to our 'average width' adjustment.
+        #  Total the column widths and see if they are larger than the avail width;
+	#  If so scale them down in proportion to their percentage of total width.
+
+	my $current_total_width = 0;
+	for (my $col = 0; $col < $#fwidth; $col++) {
+	    $current_total_width = $current_total_width + $fwidth[$col];
+	}
+
 	#construct header of the table
 	my $header_of_table = '{'.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vvinc'};
 	for (my $in=0;$in<=$#fwidth;$in++) {