diff --git a/functions/recode.xml b/functions/recode.xml
index 3f414b0006..120c802cf0 100644
--- a/functions/recode.xml
+++ b/functions/recode.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <refentry id="function.recode-string">
    <refnamediv>
     <refname>recode_string</refname>
-    <refpurpose>Recode a string according to a recode request.</refpurpose>
+    <refpurpose>Recode a string according to a recode request</refpurpose>
    </refnamediv>
    <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
     <para>
      Recode the string <parameter>string</parameter> according to
      the recode request <parameter>request</parameter>. Returns
-     FALSE, if unable to comply, TRUE otherwise.</para>
+     FALSE, if unable to comply, TRUE otherwise.
+    </para>
     <para>
      A simple recode request may be &quot;lat1..iso646-de&quot;.
      See also the GNU Recode documentation of your installation
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@
   <refentry id="function.recode">
    <refnamediv>
     <refname>recode</refname>
-    <refpurpose>Recode a string according to a recode request.</refpurpose>
+    <refpurpose>Recode a string according to a recode request</refpurpose>
    </refnamediv>
    <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
@@ -56,17 +57,21 @@
      <paramdef>string <parameter>request</parameter></paramdef>
      <paramdef>string <parameter>string</parameter></paramdef>
     </funcsynopsis>
-    <simpara>
-     This is an alias for <function>recode_string</function>. It
-     has been added in PHP4.
-    </simpara>
+    <note>
+     <simpara>
+      This is an alias for <function>recode_string</function>. It has
+      been added in PHP4.
+     </simpara>
+    </note>
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>
 
   <refentry id="function.recode-file">
    <refnamediv>
     <refname>recode_file</refname>
-    <refpurpose>Recode from file to file according to recode request.</refpurpose>
+    <refpurpose>
+     Recode from file to file according to recode request
+    </refpurpose>
    </refnamediv>
    <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
@@ -76,16 +81,19 @@
      <paramdef>int <parameter>output</parameter></paramdef>
     </funcsynopsis>
     <para>
-     Recode the file referenced by file handle <parameter>input</parameter> 
-     into the file referenced by file handle <parameter>output</parameter>
-     according to the recode request <parameter>request</parameter>. 
-     Returns FALSE, if unable to comply, TRUE otherwise.</para>
+     Recode the file referenced by file handle
+     <parameter>input</parameter> into the file referenced by file
+     handle <parameter>output</parameter> according to the recode
+     request.  Returns FALSE, if unable to comply, TRUE
+     otherwise.
+    </para>
     <para>
      This function does not currently process filehandles referencing
      remote files (URLs). Both filehandles must refer to local files.
     </para>
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>
+
  </reference>
 
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@@ -98,7 +106,7 @@ sgml-always-quote-attributes:t
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-sgml-default-dtd-file:"../manual.ced"
+sgml-default-dtd-file:"../../manual.ced"
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