--- loncom/xml/lontexconvert.pm	2005/02/28 19:08:11	1.62
+++ loncom/xml/lontexconvert.pm	2005/02/28 22:17:09	1.63
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # TeX Conversion Module
 #
-# $Id: lontexconvert.pm,v 1.62 2005/02/28 19:08:11 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lontexconvert.pm,v 1.63 2005/02/28 22:17:09 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ sub convert_real {
 	$Apache::lontexconvert::messedup=1;
 	die &mt("TeX unconverted due to errors");
     };
-    alarm($Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonScriptTimeout'});
+    &Apache::lonxml::start_alarm();
     if ($ENV{'browser.mathml'}) {
 	$xmlstring=&tth::ttm($$texstring);
 	$xmlstring=~s/\<math\>/\<math xmlns=\"\&mathns\;\"\>/g;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ sub convert_real {
     $xmlstring=~s/^\s*\<br clear\=\"all\"/\<br/s;
     $xmlstring=~s/^\s*//;
     $xmlstring=~s/\s*$//;
-    alarm(0);
+    &Apache::lonxml::end_alarm();
     return ($xmlstring,$errorstring);
 }