--- loncom/xml/lontexconvert.pm	2003/10/07 17:52:29	1.26
+++ loncom/xml/lontexconvert.pm	2003/11/06 15:27:07	1.28
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # TeX Conversion Module
 #
-# $Id: lontexconvert.pm,v 1.26 2003/10/07 17:52:29 www Exp $
+# $Id: lontexconvert.pm,v 1.28 2003/11/06 15:27:07 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ sub converted {
     } else {
       $xmlstring=&tth::tth($$texstring);
       $errorstring.=&tth::ttherror();
+      $xmlstring=~s-</font(\s*)>-</font>-g;
     }
     $xmlstring=~s/^\s*//;
     $xmlstring=~s/\s*$//;
@@ -138,19 +139,20 @@ sub to_convert {
 sub smiley {
    my $expression=shift;
    if ($ENV{'browser.imagesuppress'} eq 'on') { return $expression; }
-   my %smileys=('\:\-*\)' => 'smiley',
-                '8\-*\)'  => 'coolsmile',
-                '8\-*I'   => 'coolindiff',
-                ':\-*\('  => 'frowny',
-                '\:\-*(o|O|\(\))' => 'shocked',
-                '\;\-*\)' => 'wink',
-                '\:\-*P'  => 'baeh',
+   my %smileys=('\:\-\)' => 'smiley',
+                '8\-\)'  => 'coolsmile',
+                '8\-(I|\|)'   => 'coolindiff',
+                ':\-(I|\|)'   => 'neutral',
+                '\:\-(o|O|\(\))' => 'shocked',
+                ':\-\('  => 'frowny',
+                '\;\-\)' => 'wink',
+                '\:\-P'  => 'baeh',
                 '\:\-(\\\|\\/)' => 'hrrm',
-                '\:\-*D'  => 'bigsmile',
-                '\:\-*C'  => 'angry',
-                '\:(\'|\`)\-*\(' => 'cry',
-                '\:\-*(X|\#)' => 'lipsrsealed',
-                '\:\-*S' => 'huh');
+                '\:\-D'  => 'bigsmile',
+                '\:\-C'  => 'angry',
+                '\:(\'|\`)\-\(' => 'cry',
+                '\:\-(X|\#)' => 'lipsrsealed',
+                '\:\-S' => 'huh');
    my $iconpath=$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonIconsURL'};
    foreach (keys %smileys) {
       $expression=~s/$_/\<img src="$iconpath\/$smileys{$_}.gif" \/\>/gs;