--- loncom/xml/lontexconvert.pm	2005/02/28 19:08:11	1.62
+++ loncom/xml/lontexconvert.pm	2005/03/01 03:21:05	1.64
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # TeX Conversion Module
 #
-# $Id: lontexconvert.pm,v 1.62 2005/02/28 19:08:11 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lontexconvert.pm,v 1.64 2005/03/01 03:21:05 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ sub convert_real {
 	$Apache::lontexconvert::messedup=1;
 	die &mt("TeX unconverted due to errors");
     };
-    alarm($Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonScriptTimeout'});
+    &Apache::lonxml::start_alarm();
     if ($ENV{'browser.mathml'}) {
 	$xmlstring=&tth::ttm($$texstring);
 	$xmlstring=~s/\<math\>/\<math xmlns=\"\&mathns\;\"\>/g;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ sub convert_real {
     $xmlstring=~s/^\s*\<br clear\=\"all\"/\<br/s;
     $xmlstring=~s/^\s*//;
     $xmlstring=~s/\s*$//;
-    alarm(0);
+    &Apache::lonxml::end_alarm();
     return ($xmlstring,$errorstring);
 }
 
@@ -259,6 +259,18 @@ sub msgtexconverted {
             $outmessage.=&smiley($_); $tex=1;
 	}
     }
+    $message=$outmessage; $outmessage=''; $tex=0;
+    foreach (split(/(?:\&lt\;|\<)\/*algebra\s*(?:\&gt\;|\>)/i,$message)) {
+	if ($tex) {
+	    if ($email) {
+		$outmessage.='</pre><tt>'.&algebra($_,'web').'</tt><pre>'; $tex=0;
+	    } else {
+		$outmessage.=&algebra($_,'web'); $tex=0;
+	    }
+	} else {
+            $outmessage.=$_; $tex=1;
+	}
+    }
     if (wantarray) {
 	return ($outmessage,$errorstring);
     } else {