--- loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2003/06/11 01:22:32	1.138
+++ loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2003/06/19 15:30:58	1.140
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Tags Default Definition Module 
 #
-# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.138 2003/06/11 01:22:32 www Exp $
+# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.140 2003/06/19 15:30:58 sakharuk Exp $
 # 
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ sub start_html {
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	@Apache::londefdef::table = ();
 	$currentstring .= '\documentclass[letterpaper]{article}
+                           \batchmode
                            \newcommand{\keephidden}[1]{}
                            \renewcommand{\deg}{$^{\circ}$}
                            \usepackage{textcomp}
@@ -1703,8 +1704,8 @@ sub start_table {
     my $textwidth;
     if (not defined @Apache::londefdef::table) {
 	$textwidth=&recalc($ENV{'form.textwidth'});
-	$textwidth=~/(\d+)/;
-	$textwidth=$1;
+	$textwidth=~/(\d+\.?\d*)/;
+	$textwidth=0.95*$1;
     } else {
 	$textwidth=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXwidth',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
     }