--- loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2002/09/13 20:46:09	1.196
+++ loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2002/10/03 13:34:10	1.197
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # XML Parser Module 
 #
-# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.196 2002/09/13 20:46:09 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.197 2002/10/03 13:34:10 sakharuk Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ sub registerurl {
     my $forcereg=shift;
     my $target = shift;
     my $result = '';
+    
     if ($target eq 'edit') {
         $result .="<script>\n".
             "if (typeof menu != 'undefined') {menu.currentURL=null;}\n".
@@ -575,8 +576,12 @@ sub latex_special_symbols {
     $current_token=~s/\\/\\char92 /g;
     $current_token=~s/\^/\\char94 /g;
     $current_token=~s/\~/\\char126 /g;
-    $current_token=~s/(&[^a-z#])/\\$1/g;
-    $current_token=~s/([^&]\#)/\\$1/g;
+    $current_token=~s/(&[^a-z\#])/\\$1/g;
+    if ($current_token=~/ \#\w/) {
+	$current_token=~s/ \#(\w)/ \\#$1/;
+    } else {
+	$current_token=~s/([^&]\#)/\\$1/g;
+    }
     $current_token=~s/(\$|_|{|})/\\$1/g;
     $current_token=~s/\\char92 /\\texttt{\\char92}/g;
     $current_token=~s/>/\$>\$/g; #more