diff --git a/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2any.cpp b/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2any.cpp
index cefb10037e..ac2f23c81f 100644
--- a/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2any.cpp
+++ b/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2any.cpp
@@ -363,6 +363,10 @@ bool FindEndEnvironment(char *buffer, int *pos, char *env)
 bool readingVerbatim = FALSE;
 bool readInVerbatim = FALSE;  // Within a verbatim, but not nec. verbatiminput
 
+  ULONG leftCurly = 0;
+  ULONG rightCurly = 0;
+  wxString currentFileName = "";
+
 bool read_a_line(char *buf)
 {
   if (CurrentInputIndex < 0)
@@ -374,6 +378,7 @@ bool read_a_line(char *buf)
   int ch = -2;
   int i = 0;
   buf[0] = 0;
+
   while (ch != EOF && ch != 10)
   {
     if (((i == 14) && (strncmp(buf, "\\end{verbatim}", 14) == 0)) ||
@@ -381,6 +386,23 @@ bool read_a_line(char *buf)
       readInVerbatim = FALSE;
 
     ch = getc(Inputs[CurrentInputIndex]);
+    if (ch == '{' && !readInVerbatim)
+       leftCurly++;
+    if (ch == '}' && !readInVerbatim)
+    {
+       rightCurly++;
+       if (rightCurly > leftCurly)
+       {
+           wxString errBuf;
+           errBuf.Printf("An extra right Curly brace ('}') was detected at line %lu inside file %s",LineNumbers[CurrentInputIndex], (const char*) currentFileName.c_str());
+           OnError((char *)errBuf.c_str());
+
+           // Reduce the count of right curly braces, so the mismatched count
+           // isn't reported on every line that has a '}' after the first mismatch
+           rightCurly--;
+       }
+    }
+
     if (ch != EOF)
     {
       // Check for 2 consecutive newlines and replace with \par
@@ -450,8 +472,18 @@ bool read_a_line(char *buf)
       buf[i] = 0;
       fclose(Inputs[CurrentInputIndex]);
       Inputs[CurrentInputIndex] = NULL;
-      if (CurrentInputIndex > 0) ch = ' '; // No real end of file
+      if (CurrentInputIndex > 0) 
+         ch = ' '; // No real end of file
       CurrentInputIndex --;
+      if (leftCurly != rightCurly)
+      {
+        wxString errBuf;
+        errBuf.Printf("Curly braces do not match inside file %s\n%lu opens, %lu closes", (const char*) currentFileName.c_str(),leftCurly,rightCurly);
+        OnError((char *)errBuf.c_str());
+      }
+      leftCurly = 0;
+      rightCurly = 0;
+
       if (readingVerbatim)
       {
         readingVerbatim = FALSE;
@@ -491,6 +523,7 @@ bool read_a_line(char *buf)
     if (buf[j-1] == '}') buf[j-1] = 0; // Ignore final brace
 
     wxString actualFile = TexPathList.FindValidPath(fileName);
+    currentFileName = actualFile;
     if (actualFile == "")
     {
       char errBuf[300];
@@ -500,6 +533,9 @@ bool read_a_line(char *buf)
     }
     else
     {
+      wxString informStr;
+      informStr.Printf("Processing: %s",actualFile.c_str());
+      OnInform((char *)informStr.c_str());
       CurrentInputIndex ++;
       Inputs[CurrentInputIndex] = fopen(actualFile, "r");
       LineNumbers[CurrentInputIndex] = 1;
@@ -552,6 +588,7 @@ bool read_a_line(char *buf)
 
     // Ignore some types of input files (e.g. macro definition files)
     char *fileOnly = FileNameFromPath(fileName);
+    currentFileName = fileOnly;
     if (IgnorableInputFiles.Member(fileOnly))
       return read_a_line(buf);
 
@@ -562,6 +599,8 @@ bool read_a_line(char *buf)
       sprintf(buf2, "%s.tex", fileName);
       actualFile = TexPathList.FindValidPath(buf2);
     }
+    currentFileName = actualFile;
+
     if (actualFile == "")
     {
       char errBuf[300];
@@ -575,6 +614,9 @@ bool read_a_line(char *buf)
       // then we look in the same directory as this one.
       TexPathList.EnsureFileAccessible(actualFile);
 
+      wxString informStr;
+      informStr.Printf("Processing: %s",actualFile.c_str());
+      OnInform((char *)informStr.c_str());
       CurrentInputIndex ++;
       Inputs[CurrentInputIndex] = fopen(actualFile, "r");
       LineNumbers[CurrentInputIndex] = 1;
@@ -600,6 +642,13 @@ bool read_a_line(char *buf)
            strncmp(buf, "\\end{toocomplex}", 16) == 0)
     readInVerbatim = FALSE;
 
+  if (ch == EOF && leftCurly != rightCurly)
+  {
+    wxString errBuf;
+    errBuf.Printf("Curly braces do not match inside file %s\n%lu opens, %lu closes", (const char*) currentFileName.c_str(),leftCurly,rightCurly);
+    OnError((char *)errBuf.c_str());
+  }
+
   return (ch == EOF);
 }
 
@@ -2024,7 +2073,7 @@ void DefineDefaultMacros(void)
   AddMacroDef(ltNABLA,            "nabla", 0);
   AddMacroDef(ltNEG,              "neg", 0);
   AddMacroDef(ltNEQ,              "neq", 0);
-  AddMacroDef(ltNEWCOUNTER,       "newcounter", 1, FALSE, FORBID_ABSOLUTELY);
+  AddMacroDef(ltNEWCOUNTER,       "newcounter", 1, FALSE, (bool)FORBID_ABSOLUTELY);
   AddMacroDef(ltNEWLINE,          "newline", 0);
   AddMacroDef(ltNEWPAGE,          "newpage", 0);
   AddMacroDef(ltNI,               "ni", 0);
@@ -2077,8 +2126,8 @@ void DefineDefaultMacros(void)
   AddMacroDef(ltPRECEQ,           "preceq", 0);
   AddMacroDef(ltPRINTINDEX,       "printindex", 0);
   AddMacroDef(ltPROPTO,           "propto", 0);
-  AddMacroDef(ltPSBOXTO,          "psboxto", 1, FALSE, FORBID_ABSOLUTELY);
-  AddMacroDef(ltPSBOX,            "psbox", 1, FALSE, FORBID_ABSOLUTELY);
+  AddMacroDef(ltPSBOXTO,          "psboxto", 1, FALSE, (bool)FORBID_ABSOLUTELY);
+  AddMacroDef(ltPSBOX,            "psbox", 1, FALSE, (bool)FORBID_ABSOLUTELY);
   AddMacroDef(ltPSI,              "psi", 0);
   AddMacroDef(ltCAP_PSI,          "Psi", 0);
 
diff --git a/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2rtf.cpp b/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2rtf.cpp
index fd069479dc..ffed38806b 100644
--- a/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2rtf.cpp
+++ b/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2rtf.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ bool MyApp::OnInit()
   if (!InputFile || !OutputFile)
     isInteractive = TRUE;
 
-  for (int i = n; i < argc;)
+  int i;
+  for (i = n; i < argc;)
   {
     if (strcmp(argv[i], "-winhelp") == 0)
     {
@@ -497,6 +498,7 @@ void MyFrame::OnExit(wxCommandEvent& event)
 
 void MyFrame::OnGo(wxCommandEvent& event)
 {
+      passNumber = 1;
       menuBar->EnableTop(0, FALSE);
       menuBar->EnableTop(1, FALSE);
       menuBar->EnableTop(2, FALSE);
@@ -826,7 +828,7 @@ bool Go(void)
     char buf[100];
 #ifndef NO_GUI
     long tim = wxGetElapsedTime();
-    sprintf(buf, "Finished in %ld seconds.", (long)(tim/1000.0));
+    sprintf(buf, "Finished PASS #%d in %ld seconds.\n", passNumber, (long)(tim/1000.0));
     OnInform(buf);
     if (isInteractive)
     {