--- loncom/xml/lontexconvert.pm	2003/03/31 16:34:08	1.21
+++ loncom/xml/lontexconvert.pm	2003/06/09 21:37:54	1.23
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # TeX Conversion Module
 #
-# $Id: lontexconvert.pm,v 1.21 2003/03/31 16:34:08 www Exp $
+# $Id: lontexconvert.pm,v 1.23 2003/06/09 21:37:54 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ sub converted {
       $xmlstring=&tth::tth($$texstring);
       $errorstring.=&tth::ttherror();
     }
+    $xmlstring=~s/^\s*//;
+    $xmlstring=~s/\s*$//;
   }
 ENDCONV
   if ($Apache::lontexconvert::messedup || &tth::tthmessedup()) {
@@ -127,7 +129,8 @@ sub footer {
 
 sub to_convert {
     my ($string) = @_;
-    $string=~s/\<br\s*\/?\>/ /g;
+    $string=~s/\<br\s*\/?\>/ /gs;
+    $string=~s/\s/ /gs;
     $string=&HTML::Entities::decode($string);
     return &converted(\$string);
 }
@@ -174,10 +177,10 @@ sub msgtexconverted {
 	    &tth::tthoptions('-L -u0');
 	}
     }
-    $message=~s/(\$\$.+?\$\$)/&to_convert($1)/ge;
-    $message=~s/(\$.+?\$)/&to_convert($1)/ge;
-    $message=~s/(\\\(.+?\\\))/&to_convert($1)/ge;
-    $message=~s/(\\\[.+?\\\])/&to_convert($1)/ge;
+    $message=~s/(\$\$.+?\$\$)/&to_convert($1)/gse;
+    $message=~s/(\$.+?\$)/&to_convert($1)/gse;
+    $message=~s/(\\\(.+?\\\))/&to_convert($1)/gse;
+    $message=~s/(\\\[.+?\\\])/&to_convert($1)/gse;
     return &smiley($message).$errorstring;
 }