diff --git a/macros/PGbasicmacros.pl b/macros/PGbasicmacros.pl
index 2e61b41360..cf4b40e11b 100644
--- a/macros/PGbasicmacros.pl
+++ b/macros/PGbasicmacros.pl
@@ -1081,8 +1081,8 @@ sub solution {
 
 
 sub SOLUTION {
-	if ($envir->{use_knowls_for_solutions}) {	   
-    	TEXT( knowlLink("$PAR SOLUTION: ", value =>  escapeSolutionHTML($BR . solution(@_) . $PAR ),
+	if ($displayMode =~/HTML/ and $envir->{use_knowls_for_solutions}) {	   
+    	TEXT( $PAR, knowlLink("SOLUTION: ", value =>  escapeSolutionHTML($BR . solution(@_) . $PAR ),
     	              base64 =>1 ) ) if solution(@_);
     } else {
 		TEXT( "$PAR SOLUTION: ".$BR.solution(@_).$PAR) if solution(@_) ;
@@ -1123,8 +1123,8 @@ sub hint {
 
 
 sub HINT {
-	if ($envir->{use_knowls_for_hints}) {
-		TEXT( knowlLink("$PAR HINT: ", value=>escapeSolutionHTML($BR . hint(@_) . $PAR ),
+	if ($displayMode =~/HTML/ and $envir->{use_knowls_for_hints}) {
+		TEXT($PAR, knowlLink("HINT: ", value=>escapeSolutionHTML($BR . hint(@_) . $PAR ),
 		                  base64 => 1) ) if hint(@_);
 
 	} else {
diff --git a/macros/PGessaymacros.pl b/macros/PGessaymacros.pl
index 2abf3bc2d7..e0f5b4dd67 100644
--- a/macros/PGessaymacros.pl
+++ b/macros/PGessaymacros.pl
@@ -40,18 +40,6 @@ sub _PGessaymacros_init {
 }
 
 
-HEADER_TEXT(<<EOT);
-
-<script type="text/javascript" src="$webworkHtmlURL/js/tinymce/tiny_mce.js"></script> 
-<script type="text/javascript">
-    tinyMCE.init({ mode : "textareas",
-		   theme : "simple",
-		   content_css : "$webworkHtmlURL/css/tinymce.css",
-	}); 
-</script>
-EOT
-
-
 sub essay_cmp {
 
     my $self = shift;
@@ -74,7 +62,11 @@ sub essay_cmp {
 	$student->{original_student_ans} = $scrubber->scrub($student->{original_student_ans});
 
 	# always returns false but stuff should check for the essay flag and avoid the red highlighting
+	loadMacros("contextTypeset.pl");
+	my $oldContext = Context();
+	Context("Typeset");
 	my $answer_value = EV3P({processCommands=>0,processVariables=>0},$student->{original_student_ans});
+	Context($oldContext);
 	my $ans_hash = new AnswerHash(
 	    'score'=>"0",
 	    'correct_ans'=>"Undefined",
@@ -98,19 +90,20 @@ sub essay_cmp {
 
 sub  NAMED_ESSAY_BOX {
 	my($name,$row,$col) = @_;
-	$row = 10 unless defined($row);
-	$col = 80 unless defined($col);
+	$row = 8 unless defined($row);
+	$col = 75 unless defined($col);
 
 	my $height = .07*$row;
 	my $answer_value = '';
 	$answer_value = $inputs_ref->{$name} if defined( $inputs_ref->{$name} );
 	$name = RECORD_ANS_NAME($name, $answer_value);
-	$answer_value =~ tr/$@`//d;   #`## make sure student answers can not be interpolated by e.g. EV3
+	$answer_value =~ tr/$@//d;   #`## make sure student answers can not be interpolated by e.g. EV3
 
-	#### Answer Value needs to be sanitized, it could contain badness!
+	#### Answer Value needs to have special characters replaced by the html codes
 	$answer_value =~ s/\\/\&\#92;/g;
 	$answer_value =~ s/</\&lt;/g; 
 	$answer_value =~ s/>/\&gt;/g;
+	$answer_value =~ s/`/&#96;/g;
 		
 	# Get rid of tabs since they mess up the past answer db
 	$answer_value =~ s/\t/\&nbsp;\&nbsp;\&nbsp;\&nbsp;\&nbsp;/;
@@ -121,7 +114,7 @@ sub essay_cmp {
 	     Latex2HTML => qq!\\begin{rawhtml}<TEXTAREA NAME="$name" id="$name" ROWS="$row" COLS="$col" >$answer_value</TEXTAREA>\\end{rawhtml}!,
 	    HTML => qq!
          <TEXTAREA NAME="$name" id="$name" ROWS="$row" COLS="$col"
-               WRAP="VIRTUAL">$answer_value</TEXTAREA>
+               WRAP="VIRTUAL" title="Enclose math expressions with backticks ` or use LaTeX.">$answer_value</TEXTAREA>
            <INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN  NAME="previous_$name" VALUE = "$answer_value">
            !
          );
@@ -129,11 +122,30 @@ sub essay_cmp {
 	$out;
 }
 
+sub  essay_help {
+
+	my $out = MODES(
+	     TeX => '',
+	     Latex2HTML => '',
+	    HTML => qq!
+            <P>  This is an essay answer text box.  You can type your answer in here and, after you hit submit, 
+                 it will be saved so that your instructor can grade it at a later date.  If your instructor makes 
+                 any comments on your answer those comments will appear on this page after the question has been 
+                 graded.  You can use LaTeX to make your math equations look pretty.   
+                 LaTeX expressions should be enclosed using the parenthesis notation and not dollar signs. 
+            </P> 
+           !
+         );
+
+	$out;
+}
+
+
 sub essay_box {
 	my $row = shift;
 	my $col =shift;
-	$row = 12 unless $row;
-	$col = 120 unless $col;
+	$row = 8 unless $row;
+	$col = 75 unless $col;
 	my $name = NEW_ANS_NAME();
 	NAMED_ESSAY_BOX($name ,$row,$col);
 
diff --git a/macros/contextFraction.pl b/macros/contextFraction.pl
index bc5d71f731..2e2528a0c4 100644
--- a/macros/contextFraction.pl
+++ b/macros/contextFraction.pl
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ sub Init {
   $context->{value}{Real} = "context::Fraction::Real";
   $context->{parser}{Value} = "context::Fraction::Value";
   $context->{parser}{Number} = "Parser::Legacy::LimitedNumeric::Number";
+  $context->{precedence}{Fraction} = $context->{precedence}{Infinity} + .5;  # Fractions are above Infinity
 
   $context = $main::context{'Fraction-NoDecimals'} = $context->copy;
   $context->{name} = "Fraction-NoDecimals";
@@ -643,6 +644,7 @@ sub promote {
     return (bless {data => [$x->value,1], context => $context}, $class) if Value::isReal($x);
     return (bless {data => [$x,1], context => $context}, $class) if Value::matchNumber($x);
   }
+  return $x if Value::isValue($x) && $x->classMatch("Infinity");
   return $self->new($context,$x,@_);
 }