diff --git a/functions/fdf.xml b/functions/fdf.xml
index 43b82f8f7b..89e5e28ac6 100644
--- a/functions/fdf.xml
+++ b/functions/fdf.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ if(fdf_get_value($fdf, "show_preparer") == "On") {
 } else
   echo "Preparer shall not be shown.<BR>";
 fdf_close($fdf);
-?>
+?>
      </programlisting>
     </example>
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ fclose($fdffp);
 $fdf = fdf_open("test.fdf");
 ...
 fdf_close($fdf);
-?>
+?&gt;
      </programlisting>
     </example></para>
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Header("Content-type: application/vnd.fdf");
 $fp = fopen("outtest.fdf", "r");
 fpassthru($fp);
 unlink("outtest.fdf");
-?>
+?&gt;
      </programlisting>
     </example></para>
 
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ unlink("outtest.fdf");
      </funcprototype>
     </funcsynopsis>
     <para>
-     The <function>fdf_set_javascript_action</function> sets a javascript
+     <function>fdf_set_javascript_action</function> sets a javascript
      action for the given field <parameter>fieldname</parameter>.
     </para>
     <para>
@@ -558,10 +558,11 @@ unlink("outtest.fdf");
      </funcprototype>
     </funcsynopsis>
     <para>
-     The <function>fdf_set_encoding</function> sets the character
-     encoding in FDF document. <parameter>encoding</parameter> 
-     should be the valid encoding name such as "Shift-JIS" or
-     "Unicode".
+     <function>fdf_set_encoding</function> sets the character
+     encoding in FDF document <parameter>fdf_document</parameter>. 
+     <parameter>encoding</parameter> should be the valid encoding 
+     name such as "<literal>Shift-JIS</literal>" or 
+     "<literal>Unicode</literal>".
     </para>
     <para>
      The <function>fdf_set_encoding</function> is available in