--- loncom/xml/scripttag.pm	2011/12/23 18:34:11	1.163
+++ loncom/xml/scripttag.pm	2011/12/23 19:38:01	1.164
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # <script> definiton
 #
-# $Id: scripttag.pm,v 1.163 2011/12/23 18:34:11 www Exp $
+# $Id: scripttag.pm,v 1.164 2011/12/23 19:38:01 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -287,12 +287,19 @@ sub start_window {
     if ($target eq 'web' || $target eq 'webgrade') {
 	&Apache::lonxml::startredirection;
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$result = '\unskip\footnote{';
+        my $printtext=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('printtext',$parstack,$safeeval);
+        if ($printtext=~/\w/) {
+# If printtext is given, do not output any intervening information
+           &Apache::lonxml::startredirection;
+        } else {
+           $result = '\unskip\footnote{';
+        }
     } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
 	$result.=&Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token);
 	$result.=&Apache::edit::text_arg('Text of Link:','linktext',$token,70);
 	$result.=&Apache::edit::text_arg('Height:','height',$token,5);
 	$result.=&Apache::edit::text_arg('Width:','width',$token,5);
+        $result.=&Apache::edit::text_arg('Printed text (optional):','printtext',$token,20);
 	$result .=&Apache::edit::end_row().&Apache::edit::start_spanning_row();
     } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
 	my $constructtag=&Apache::edit::get_new_args($token,$parstack,
@@ -317,7 +324,15 @@ sub end_window {
     $result=&Apache::loncommon::modal_adhoc_window
            ("LONCAPA_newwindow_$Apache::lonxml::curdepth",$width,$height,$output,$linktext);
   } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-      $result = '}';
+      my $printtext=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('printtext',$parstack,$safeeval);
+      if ($printtext=~/\w/) {
+# If a "printtext" is given, proceed to retrieve all intervening information and trash it
+         my $output=&Apache::lonxml::endredirection;
+# Use printtext instead
+         $result=$printtext;
+      } else {
+         $result='}';
+      }
   } else {
       $result = '';
   }