--- loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2005/12/26 19:01:25	1.306
+++ loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2006/01/04 22:30:50	1.308
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Tags Default Definition Module 
 #
-# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.306 2005/12/26 19:01:25 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.308 2006/01/04 22:30:50 albertel Exp $
 # 
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ sub start_html {
     if ($target eq 'web' || $target eq 'edit' || $target eq 'webgrade' ) {
 	$currentstring = &Apache::lonxml::xmlbegin();
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring .= '\documentclass[letterpaper]{article}';
+	$currentstring .= '\documentclass[letterpaper,twoside]{article}';
 	if (($env{'form.latex_type'}=~'batchmode') ||
             (!$env{'request.role.adv'})) {$currentstring .='\batchmode';} 
 	$currentstring .= '\newcommand{\keephidden}[1]{}'.
@@ -1946,9 +1946,9 @@ sub start_table {
 	# in either case it can be a percentage or absolute width.
 
 	my $TeXwidth = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXwidth',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
-	if (not defined $TeXwidth) {
+	if (!defined($TeXwidth)) {
 	    $TeXwidth = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('width',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-
+	    if (!defined($TeXwidth)) { $TeXwidth = $textwidth; }
 	} else {
 	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'forcedtablewidth'} = 1;
 	}