--- loncom/xml/lontexconvert.pm	2003/02/14 19:35:55	1.16
+++ loncom/xml/lontexconvert.pm	2003/02/26 20:22:11	1.18
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # TeX Conversion Module
 #
-# $Id: lontexconvert.pm,v 1.16 2003/02/14 19:35:55 www Exp $
+# $Id: lontexconvert.pm,v 1.18 2003/02/26 20:22:11 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -117,12 +117,14 @@ sub footer {
 sub to_convert {
     my ($string) = @_;
     $string=~s/\<br\s*\/?\>/ /g;
+    $string=&HTML::Entities::decode($string);
     return &converted(\$string);
 }
 
 sub msgtexconverted {
     my $message=shift;
 
+    $errorstring='';
     if ($ENV{'browser.mathml'}) {
 	&tth::ttminit();
 	if ($ENV{'browser.unicode'}) {