--- loncom/xml/lontexconvert.pm	2008/09/10 19:45:23	1.89
+++ loncom/xml/lontexconvert.pm	2008/11/18 10:02:56	1.90
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # TeX Conversion Module
 #
-# $Id: lontexconvert.pm,v 1.89 2008/09/10 19:45:23 droeschl Exp $
+# $Id: lontexconvert.pm,v 1.90 2008/11/18 10:02:56 hauer Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ sub mimetex_converted {
     if ($displaystyle) {
 	$$texstring='\\displaystyle \\Large '.$$texstring;
     }
-    my $result='<img src="/cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?'.&escape($$texstring).'" />';
+    my $result='<img src="/cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?'.&escape($$texstring).'" alt="$'.$$texstring.'$" />';
     if ($displaystyle) {
 	$result='<center>'.$result.'</center>';
     }