--- loncom/xml/lontexconvert.pm	2005/07/05 18:59:03	1.67
+++ loncom/xml/lontexconvert.pm	2006/01/27 23:55:15	1.69
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # TeX Conversion Module
 #
-# $Id: lontexconvert.pm,v 1.67 2005/07/05 18:59:03 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lontexconvert.pm,v 1.69 2006/01/27 23:55:15 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ ENDCONV
 	$errorstring) {
 	&Apache::lonnet::logthis("Trying to kill myself");
 	$Apache::lontexconvert::messedup=1;
-	my $request=Apache->request();
-	$request->child_terminate();
+	$Apache::lonxml::request->child_terminate();
     }
     return $xmlstring;
 }
@@ -208,11 +207,11 @@ sub mimetex_converted {
 sub converted {
     my ($string,$mode)=@_;
     if ($mode eq '') { $mode=$env{'environment.texengine'}; }
-    if ($mode eq 'tth') {
+    if ($mode =~ /tth/i) {
 	return &tth_converted($string);
-    } elsif ($mode eq 'jsMath') {
+    } elsif ($mode =~ /jsmath/i) {
 	return &jsMath_converted($string);
-    } elsif ($mode eq 'mimetex') {
+    } elsif ($mode =~ /mimetex/i) {
 	return &mimetex_converted($string);
     }
     return &tth_converted($string);