diff --git a/functions/var.xml b/functions/var.xml
index 0e13d55ddc..55456889c4 100644
--- a/functions/var.xml
+++ b/functions/var.xml
@@ -51,17 +51,17 @@ print $double_value_of_var; // prints 122.34343
     <para>
      Returns false if <parameter>var</parameter> is set and has a
      non-empty or non-zero value; true otherwise.
-    <informalexample>
-       <programlisting role="php">
+     <informalexample>
+      <programlisting role="php">
 $var = 0;
-if ( empty($var) ) { #evaluates true 
+if (empty($var)) { #evaluates true 
     print '$var is either 0 or not at all set';
 }
-if ( !isset($var) ) { // evaluates false
+if (!isset($var)) { // evaluates false
     print 'The $var is not set at all';
 }
-       </programlisting>
-    </informalexample>
+      </programlisting>
+     </informalexample>
     </para>
     <simpara>
      Note that this is meaningless when used on anything which isn't a
@@ -94,12 +94,24 @@ if ( !isset($var) ) { // evaluates false
     <para>
      Possibles values for the returned string are:
      <itemizedlist>
-      <listitem><simpara>"integer"</simpara></listitem>
-      <listitem><simpara>"double"</simpara></listitem>
-      <listitem><simpara>"string"</simpara></listitem>
-      <listitem><simpara>"array"</simpara></listitem>
-      <listitem><simpara>"object"</simpara></listitem>
-      <listitem><simpara>"unknown type"</simpara></listitem>
+      <listitem>
+       <simpara>"integer"</simpara>
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+       <simpara>"double"</simpara>
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+       <simpara>"string"</simpara>
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+       <simpara>"array"</simpara>
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+       <simpara>"object"</simpara>
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+       <simpara>"unknown type"</simpara>
+      </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
     </para>
     <para>