--- loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2003/04/03 22:25:49	1.245
+++ loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2003/04/11 16:03:26	1.248
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # XML Parser Module 
 #
-# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.245 2003/04/03 22:25:49 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.248 2003/04/11 16:03:26 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -380,8 +380,11 @@ sub printtokenheader {
 sub fontsettings() {
     my $headerstring='';
     if (($ENV{'browser.os'} eq 'mac') && (!$ENV{'browser.mathml'})) { 
-         $headerstring.=
-             '<meta Content-Type="text/html; charset=x-mac-roman">';
+	$headerstring.=
+	    '<meta Content-Type="text/html; charset=x-mac-roman">';
+    } elsif (!$ENV{'browser.mathml'}) {
+	$headerstring.=
+	    '<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />';
     }
     return $headerstring;
 }
@@ -475,7 +478,7 @@ sub latex_special_symbols {
 	$current_token=~s/\\ /\\char92 /g;
 	$current_token=~s/\^/\\char94 /g;
 	$current_token=~s/\~/\\char126 /g;
-	$current_token=~s/(&[^a-z\#])/\\$1/g;
+	$current_token=~s/(&[^A-Za-z\#])/\\$1/g;
 	$current_token=~s/([^&])\#/$1\\#/g;
 	$current_token=~s/(\$|_|{|})/\\$1/g;
 	$current_token=~s/\\char92 /\\texttt{\\char92}/g;
@@ -898,18 +901,23 @@ sub get_all_text_unbalanced {
 }
 
 sub increment_counter {
-    $Apache::lonxml::counter++;
+    my ($increment) = @_;
+    if (defined($increment) && $increment gt 0) {
+	$Apache::lonxml::counter+=$increment;
+    } else {
+	$Apache::lonxml::counter++;
+    }
     $Apache::lonxml::counter_changed=1;
 }
 
 sub init_counter {
     if (defined($ENV{'form.counter'})) {
 	$Apache::lonxml::counter=$ENV{'form.counter'};
+	$Apache::lonxml::counter_changed=0;
     } else {
 	$Apache::lonxml::counter=1;
-	&store_counter();
+	$Apache::lonxml::counter_changed=1;
     }
-    $Apache::lonxml::counter_changed=0;
 }
 
 sub store_counter {