diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairo/statustostring.xml b/reference/cairo/cairo/statustostring.xml
index d350b9f32a..6ad82692be 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairo/statustostring.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairo/statustostring.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
      <term><parameter>status</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       A valid status code given by <function>cairo_status</function> or <methodname>CairoContext::status</methodname>()
+       A valid status code given by <function>cairo_status</function> or <methodname>CairoContext::status</methodname>
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairocontext.xml b/reference/cairo/cairocontext.xml
index c80cd720ac..788e7386cb 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairocontext.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairocontext.xml
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
     Context is the main object used when drawing with cairo. To draw with cairo, you create a
     <classname>CairoContext</classname>, set the target <classname>CairoSurface</classname>,
     and drawing options for the <classname>CairoContext</classname>, create shapes with functions .
-    like <methodname>CairoContext::moveTo</methodname>() and
-    <methodname>CairoContext::lineTo</methodname>(), and then draw shapes with
-    <methodname>CairoContext::stroke</methodname>() or <methodname>CairoContext::fill</methodname>().
+    like <methodname>CairoContext::moveTo</methodname> and
+    <methodname>CairoContext::lineTo</methodname>, and then draw shapes with
+    <methodname>CairoContext::stroke</methodname> or <methodname>CairoContext::fill</methodname>.
 
-    Contexts can be pushed to a stack via <methodname>CairoContext::save</methodname>().
+    Contexts can be pushed to a stack via <methodname>CairoContext::save</methodname>.
     They may then safely be changed, without loosing the current state. Use
-    <methodname>CairoContext::restore</methodname>()
+    <methodname>CairoContext::restore</methodname>
     to restore to the saved state.
    </para>
   </section>
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/appendpath.xml b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/appendpath.xml
index 252e159070..cee763c90b 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/appendpath.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/appendpath.xml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Appends the <parameter>path</parameter> onto the current path.
-   The <parameter>path</parameter> may be either the return value from one of <methodname>CairoContext::copyPath</methodname>() or
-   <methodname>CairoContext::copyPathFlat</methodname>();
+   The <parameter>path</parameter> may be either the return value from one of <methodname>CairoContext::copyPath</methodname> or
+   <methodname>CairoContext::copyPathFlat</methodname>;
   </para>
   <para>
       if <parameter>path</parameter> is not a valid <classname>CairoPath</classname> instance
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/arc.xml b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/arc.xml
index 0b5705e8d3..9a833d0de6 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/arc.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/arc.xml
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
    
    If there is a current point, an initial line segment will be added to the path to connect the
    current point to the beginning of the arc. If this initial line is undesired,
-   it can be avoided by calling <methodname>CairoContext::newSubPath</methodname>() or procedural 
-   <function>cairo_new_sub_path</function> before calling <methodname>CairoContext::arc</methodname>()
+   it can be avoided by calling <methodname>CairoContext::newSubPath</methodname> or procedural 
+   <function>cairo_new_sub_path</function> before calling <methodname>CairoContext::arc</methodname>
    or <function>cairo_arc</function>.
 
     Angles are measured in radians. An angle of 0.0 is in the direction of the positive X axis
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
     (To convert from degrees to radians, use degrees * (M_PI / 180.).)
     This function gives the arc in the direction of increasing angles; see
-    <methodname>CairoContext::arcNegative</methodname>() or <function>cairo_arc_negative</function>
+    <methodname>CairoContext::arcNegative</methodname> or <function>cairo_arc_negative</function>
     to get the arc in the direction of decreasing angles.
 
     <!--
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/arcnegative.xml b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/arcnegative.xml
index 6005b8f7cb..15b13ce2c0 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/arcnegative.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/arcnegative.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
    <parameter>angle1</parameter> it will be progressively decreased by 2*M_PI until it is less than
    <parameter>angle1</parameter>.
 
-    See <methodname>CairoContext::arc</methodname>() or <function>cairo_arc</function> for more details.
+    See <methodname>CairoContext::arc</methodname> or <function>cairo_arc</function> for more details.
     This function differs only in the direction of the arc between the two angles.
   </para>
  
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/clip.xml b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/clip.xml
index 6b319ca69d..d760453275 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/clip.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/clip.xml
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Establishes a new clip region by intersecting the current clip region with the current path as it
-   would be filled by <methodname>CairoContext::fill</methodname>() or <function>cairo_fill</function>
-   and according to the current fill rule (see <methodname>CairoContext::setFillRule</methodname>()
+   would be filled by <methodname>CairoContext::fill</methodname> or <function>cairo_fill</function>
+   and according to the current fill rule (see <methodname>CairoContext::setFillRule</methodname>
    or <function>cairo_set_fill_rule</function>).
   </para>
   <para>
-    After <methodname>CairoContext::clip</methodname>() or <function>cairo_clip</function>,
+    After <methodname>CairoContext::clip</methodname> or <function>cairo_clip</function>,
     the current path will be cleared from the cairo context.
   </para>
   <para>
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@
     to the surface that are outside the current clip region.
   </para>
   <para>
-    Calling <methodname>CairoContext::clip</methodname>() or <function>cairo_clip</function>
+    Calling <methodname>CairoContext::clip</methodname> or <function>cairo_clip</function>
     can only make the clip region smaller, never larger. But the current clip is part of the
     graphics state, so a temporary restriction of the clip region can be achieved by calling
-    <methodname>CairoContext::clip</methodname>() or <function>cairo_clip</function> within a
-    <methodname>CairoContext::save</methodname>()/<methodname>CairoContext::restore</methodname>() or
+    <methodname>CairoContext::clip</methodname> or <function>cairo_clip</function> within a
+    <methodname>CairoContext::save</methodname>/<methodname>CairoContext::restore</methodname> or
     <function>cairo_save</function>/<function>cairo_restore</function> pair.
     The only other means of increasing the size of the clip region is
-    <methodname>CairoContext::resetClip</methodname>() or procedural <function>cairo_reset_clip</function>.
+    <methodname>CairoContext::resetClip</methodname> or procedural <function>cairo_reset_clip</function>.
   </para>
  
  </refsect1>
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/clippreserve.xml b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/clippreserve.xml
index 01fe586bae..2c71aeadb6 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/clippreserve.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/clippreserve.xml
@@ -22,22 +22,22 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
     Establishes a new clip region by intersecting the current clip region with the current path as
-    it would be filled by <methodname>Context.fill()</methodname> and according to the current
-    FILL RULE (see <methodname>CairoContext::setFillRule</methodname>() or
+    it would be filled by <methodname>Context.fill</methodname> and according to the current
+    FILL RULE (see <methodname>CairoContext::setFillRule</methodname> or
     <function>cairo_set_fill_rule</function>).
   </para>
   <para>
-    Unlike <methodname>CairoContext::clip</methodname>(), <methodname>CairoContext::clipPreserve</methodname>()
+    Unlike <methodname>CairoContext::clip</methodname>, <methodname>CairoContext::clipPreserve</methodname>
     preserves the path within the Context.
     The current clip region affects all drawing operations by effectively masking out any changes
     to the surface that are outside the current clip region.
   </para>
   <para>
-    Calling <methodname>CairoContext::clipPreserve</methodname>() can only make the clip region smaller,
+    Calling <methodname>CairoContext::clipPreserve</methodname> can only make the clip region smaller,
     never larger. But the current clip is part of the graphics state, so a temporary restriction of the clip
-    region can be achieved by calling <methodname>CairoContext::clipPreserve</methodname>() within a
-    <methodname>CairoContext::save</methodname>()/<methodname>CairoContext::restore</methodname>() pair.
-    The only other means of increasing the size of the clip region is <methodname>CairoContext::resetClip</methodname>().
+    region can be achieved by calling <methodname>CairoContext::clipPreserve</methodname> within a
+    <methodname>CairoContext::save</methodname>/<methodname>CairoContext::restore</methodname> pair.
+    The only other means of increasing the size of the clip region is <methodname>CairoContext::resetClip</methodname>.
   </para>
   
   &warn.undocumented.func;
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/closepath.xml b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/closepath.xml
index 471b34da63..d03bdd3139 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/closepath.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/closepath.xml
@@ -22,19 +22,19 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
     Adds a line segment to the path from the current point to the beginning of the current sub-path,
-    (the most recent point passed to <methodname>CairoContext::moveTo</methodname>()),
+    (the most recent point passed to <methodname>CairoContext::moveTo</methodname>),
     and closes this sub-path. After this call the current point will be at the joined endpoint
     of the sub-path.
   </para>
   <para>
 
     The behavior of close_path() is distinct from simply calling
-    <methodname>CairoContext::lineTo</methodname>() with the equivalent coordinate in the case of
+    <methodname>CairoContext::lineTo</methodname> with the equivalent coordinate in the case of
     stroking. When a closed sub-path is stroked, there are no caps on the ends of the sub-path.
     Instead, there is a line join connecting the final and initial segments of the sub-path.
   </para>
   <para>
-    If there is no current point before the call to <methodname>CairoContext::closePath</methodname>(),
+    If there is no current point before the call to <methodname>CairoContext::closePath</methodname>,
     this function will have no effect.
   </para>
  
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/construct.xml b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/construct.xml
index 60315b4053..b501404b07 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/construct.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/construct.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   &reftitle.examples;
   <para>
    <example>
-    <title><methodname>CairoContext::__construct</methodname>() example</title>
+    <title><methodname>CairoContext::__construct</methodname> example</title>
     <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/copypage.xml b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/copypage.xml
index 806fe833d8..d51dd4c528 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/copypage.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/copypage.xml
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
   <para>
     Emits the current page for backends that support multiple pages, but doesn’t clear it, so,
     the contents of the current page will be retained for the next page too.
-    Use <methodname>CairoContext::showPage</methodname>() if you want to get an empty page after the emission.
+    Use <methodname>CairoContext::showPage</methodname> if you want to get an empty page after the emission.
   </para>
   <para>
 
-    This is a convenience function that simply calls <methodname>CairoSurface::copyPage()</methodname>
+    This is a convenience function that simply calls <methodname>CairoSurface::copyPage</methodname>
     on <classname>CairoContext</classname>’s target.
 
   </para>
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/copypathflat.xml b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/copypathflat.xml
index e5aa113941..2f0e5a2fdb 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/copypathflat.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/copypathflat.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
    Gets a flattened copy of the current path and returns it to the user as a <classname>CairoPath.</classname>
   </para>
   <para>
-    This function is like <methodname>CairoContext::copyPath</methodname>() except that any curves
+    This function is like <methodname>CairoContext::copyPath</methodname> except that any curves
     in the path will be approximated with piecewise-linear approximations,
     (accurate to within the current tolerance value). That is, the result is guaranteed to not
     have any elements of type CAIRO_PATH_CURVE_TO which will instead be replaced by a series of
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/curveto.xml b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/curveto.xml
index 743ab1f97e..39a06dcb7e 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/curveto.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/curveto.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
    points. After this call the current point will be <parameter>x3</parameter>, <parameter>y3</parameter>.
   </para>
   <para>
-    If there is no current point before the call to <methodname>CairoContext::curveTo</methodname>()
+    If there is no current point before the call to <methodname>CairoContext::curveTo</methodname>
     this function will behave as if preceded by a call to <methodname>CairoContext::moveTo</methodname>
     (<parameter>x1</parameter>, <parameter>y1</parameter>).
   </para>
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/devicetouserdistance.xml b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/devicetouserdistance.xml
index 62cda3d6d7..c4cfdfac8b 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/devicetouserdistance.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/devicetouserdistance.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Transform a distance vector from device space to user space. This function is similar to
-   <methodname>CairoContext::deviceToUser</methodname>() or <function>cairo_device_to_user</function>
+   <methodname>CairoContext::deviceToUser</methodname> or <function>cairo_device_to_user</function>
    except that the translation components of the inverse Cairo Transformation Matrix will be
    ignored when transforming (<parameter>x</parameter>,<parameter>y</parameter>).
   </para>
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/fill.xml b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/fill.xml
index 135b802832..39c1ba2423 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/fill.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/fill.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <para>
    A drawing operator that fills the current path according to the current 
    <classname>CairoFillRule</classname>, (each sub-path is implicitly closed before being filled).
-   After <methodname>CairoContext::fill</methodname>() or <function>cairo_fill</function>, the
+   After <methodname>CairoContext::fill</methodname> or <function>cairo_fill</function>, the
    current path will be cleared from the <classname>CairoContext</classname>.
   </para>
  
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/fillextents.xml b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/fillextents.xml
index 6d9bf58583..b00915b466 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/fillextents.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/fillextents.xml
@@ -22,18 +22,18 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Computes a bounding box in user coordinates covering the area that would be affected,
-   (the “inked” area), by a <methodname>CairoContext::fill</methodname>() operation given the
+   (the “inked” area), by a <methodname>CairoContext::fill</methodname> operation given the
    current path and fill parameters. If the current path is empty,
    returns an empty rectangle (0,0,0,0). Surface dimensions and clipping are not taken into account.
   </para>
   <para>
-   Contrast with <methodname>CairoContext::pathExtents</methodname>(), which is similar, but returns
+   Contrast with <methodname>CairoContext::pathExtents</methodname>, which is similar, but returns
    non-zero extents for some paths with no inked area, (such as a simple line segment).
   </para>
   <para>
-   Note that <methodname>CairoContext::fillExtents</methodname>() must necessarily do more work to
+   Note that <methodname>CairoContext::fillExtents</methodname> must necessarily do more work to
    compute the precise inked areas in light of the fill rule, so
-   <methodname>CairoContext::pathExtents</methodname>() may be more desirable for sake of
+   <methodname>CairoContext::pathExtents</methodname> may be more desirable for sake of
    performance if the non-inked path extents are desired.
   </para> 
  </refsect1>
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/fillpreserve.xml b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/fillpreserve.xml
index 5c9cde4062..cfcc9f55d6 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/fillpreserve.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/fillpreserve.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <para>
     A drawing operator that fills the current path according to the current <classname>CairoFillRule</classname>,
     (each sub-path is implicitly closed before being filled). 
-    Unlike <methodname>CairoContext::fill</methodname>(), <methodname>CairoContext::fillPreserve</methodname>()
+    Unlike <methodname>CairoContext::fill</methodname>, <methodname>CairoContext::fillPreserve</methodname>
     (Procedural <function>cairo_fill</function>, <function>cairo_fill_preserve</function>, respectively)
     preserves the path within the Context.
   </para>
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/getantialias.xml b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/getantialias.xml
index 98c0c5beb0..4435e70973 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairocontext/getantialias.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairocontext/getantialias.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Returns the current <classname>CairoAntialias</classname> mode, as set by
-   <methodname>CairoContext::setAntialias</methodname>().
+   <methodname>CairoContext::setAntialias</methodname>.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairofilter.xml b/reference/cairo/cairofilter.xml
index 9e30ca0372..a709a54573 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairofilter.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairofilter.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
    &reftitle.intro;
    <para>
     A <classname>CairoFilter</classname> is used to indicate what filtering should be applied when reading pixel values
-    from patterns. See <methodname>CairoPattern::setSource</methodname>() or <function>cairo_pattern_set_source</function>
+    from patterns. See <methodname>CairoPattern::setSource</methodname> or <function>cairo_pattern_set_source</function>
     for indicating the desired filter to be used with a particular pattern.
    </para>
   </section>
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairofontface.xml b/reference/cairo/cairofontface.xml
index ec2c8e051d..2580c963e0 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairofontface.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairofontface.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    </para>
    <para>
     Note: This class can not be instantiated directly, it is created by
-    <methodname>CairoContext::getFontFace()</methodname> or <function>cairo_scaled_font_get_font_face</function>.
+    <methodname>CairoContext::getFontFace</methodname> or <function>cairo_scaled_font_get_font_face</function>.
    </para>
   </section>
 <!-- }}} -->
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairofontface/gettype.xml b/reference/cairo/cairofontface/gettype.xml
index 46a6d4a1e0..89a0dee632 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairofontface/gettype.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairofontface/gettype.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   &reftitle.examples;
   <para>
    <example>
-    <title><methodname>CairoFontFace::getType</methodname>() example</title>
+    <title><methodname>CairoFontFace::getType</methodname> example</title>
     <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairofontoptions.xml b/reference/cairo/cairofontoptions.xml
index 37edfbda0f..61b57669b4 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairofontoptions.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairofontoptions.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
    </para>
    <para>
        New features may be added to <classname>CairoFontOptions</classname> in the future. For this reason
-       <methodname>CairoFontOptions::copy</methodname>(), <methodname>CairoFontOptions::equal</methodname>(),
-       <methodname>CairoFontOptions::merge</methodname>(), <methodname>CairoFontOptions::hash</methodname>()
+       <methodname>CairoFontOptions::copy</methodname>, <methodname>CairoFontOptions::equal</methodname>,
+       <methodname>CairoFontOptions::merge</methodname>, <methodname>CairoFontOptions::hash</methodname>
        (cairo_font_options_copy(), cairo_font_options_equal(), cairo_font_options_merge(), and cairo_font_options_hash()
        in procedural way) should be used to copy, check for equality, merge, or compute a hash value of
        <classname>CairoFontOptions</classname> objects.
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairofonttype.xml b/reference/cairo/cairofonttype.xml
index fd8eb3bc31..27b2a16104 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairofonttype.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairofonttype.xml
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
   </para>
   <para>
     The type of a CairoFontFace is determined by the how it is created, an example would be the
-    <methodname>CairoToyFontFace::__construct</methodname>().
+    <methodname>CairoToyFontFace::__construct</methodname>.
     The <classname>CairoFontFace</classname> type can be queried with
-    <methodname>CairoFontFace::getType</methodname>() or <function>cairo_font_face_get_type</function>
+    <methodname>CairoFontFace::getType</methodname> or <function>cairo_font_face_get_type</function>
 </para>
 <para>
     The various <classname>CairoFontFace</classname> functions can be used with a font face of any type.
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 <para>
     The type of a <classname>CairoScaledFont</classname> is determined by the type of the
     <classname>CairoFontFace</classname> passed to 
-    <methodname>CairoScaledFont::__construct</methodname>() or
+    <methodname>CairoScaledFont::__construct</methodname> or
     <function>cairo_scaled_font_create</function>.
-    The scaled font type can be queried with <methodname>CairoScaledFont::getType</methodname>() or
+    The scaled font type can be queried with <methodname>CairoScaledFont::getType</methodname> or
     <function>cairo_scaled_font_get_type</function>.
    </para>
   </section>
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairoimagesurface/construct.xml b/reference/cairo/cairoimagesurface/construct.xml
index 43039bfe55..790ff7c446 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairoimagesurface/construct.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairoimagesurface/construct.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
   &reftitle.examples;
   <para>
    <example>
-    <title><methodname>CairoImageSurface::__construct</methodname>() example</title>
+    <title><methodname>CairoImageSurface::__construct</methodname> example</title>
     <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairoimagesurface/createfrompng.xml b/reference/cairo/cairoimagesurface/createfrompng.xml
index fa32069af0..7c40d9a7b0 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairoimagesurface/createfrompng.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairoimagesurface/createfrompng.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
   &reftitle.examples;
   <para>
    <example>
-    <title><methodname>CairoImageSurface::createFromPng</methodname>() example</title>
+    <title><methodname>CairoImageSurface::createFromPng</methodname> example</title>
     <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ $surface = CairoImageSurface::createFromPng('/path/to/image/file.png');
   &reftitle.seealso;
   <para>
    <simplelist>
-    <member><methodname>CairoImageSurface::__construct</methodname>()</member>
+    <member><methodname>CairoImageSurface::__construct</methodname></member>
    </simplelist>
   </para>
  </refsect1>
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairoimagesurface/getheight.xml b/reference/cairo/cairoimagesurface/getheight.xml
index 7baefba03f..9acd4e8f99 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairoimagesurface/getheight.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairoimagesurface/getheight.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   &reftitle.examples;
   <para>
    <example>
-    <title><methodname>CairoImageSurface::getHeight</methodname>() example</title>
+    <title><methodname>CairoImageSurface::getHeight</methodname> example</title>
     <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int(50)
   &reftitle.seealso;
   <para>
    <simplelist>
-    <member><methodname>CairoImageSurface::getWidth</methodname>()</member>
+    <member><methodname>CairoImageSurface::getWidth</methodname></member>
    </simplelist>
   </para>
  </refsect1>
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairoimagesurface/getwidth.xml b/reference/cairo/cairoimagesurface/getwidth.xml
index 08ac8fcb26..c24c52fdda 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairoimagesurface/getwidth.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairoimagesurface/getwidth.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   &reftitle.examples;
   <para>
    <example>
-    <title><methodname>CairoImageSurface::getWidth</methodname>() example</title>
+    <title><methodname>CairoImageSurface::getWidth</methodname> example</title>
     <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int(80)
   &reftitle.seealso;
   <para>
    <simplelist>
-    <member><methodname>CairoImageSurface::getHeight</methodname>()</member>
+    <member><methodname>CairoImageSurface::getHeight</methodname></member>
    </simplelist>
   </para>
  </refsect1>
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairostatus.xml b/reference/cairo/cairostatus.xml
index 48e5f30d7c..2879f8c083 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairostatus.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairostatus.xml
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
    <para>
     <classname>CairoStatus</classname> is used to indicate errors that can occur when using Cairo.
     In some cases it is returned directly by functions. but when using <classname>CairoContext</classname>,
-    the last error, if any, is stored in the object and can be retrieved with <methodname>CairoContext::status</methodname>()
+    the last error, if any, is stored in the object and can be retrieved with <methodname>CairoContext::status</methodname>
     or <function>cairo_status</function>. New entries may be added in future versions.
     </para>
-    <para>Use <methodname>Cairo::statusToString</methodname>() or  <function>cairo_status_to_string</function> to get a
+    <para>Use <methodname>Cairo::statusToString</methodname> or  <function>cairo_status_to_string</function> to get a
         human-readable representation of an error message.
     </para>
   </section>
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairosvgsurface/getversions.xml b/reference/cairo/cairosvgsurface/getversions.xml
index 14f5c55402..92b3c28f0d 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairosvgsurface/getversions.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairosvgsurface/getversions.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
    Returns a numerically indexed array of currently available
    <classname>CairoSvgVersion</classname> constants. In order to retreive the
    string values for each item, use
-   <methodname>CairoSvgSurface::versionToString</methodname>().
+   <methodname>CairoSvgSurface::versionToString</methodname>.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
diff --git a/reference/cairo/cairotoyfontface.xml b/reference/cairo/cairotoyfontface.xml
index a094de0fc6..e69087d57f 100644
--- a/reference/cairo/cairotoyfontface.xml
+++ b/reference/cairo/cairotoyfontface.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
    &reftitle.intro;
    <para>
     The <classname>CairoToyFontFace</classname> class can be used instead of
-    <methodname>CairoContext::selectFontFace()</methodname> to create a toy font independently of a context.
+    <methodname>CairoContext::selectFontFace</methodname> to create a toy font independently of a context.
    </para>
   </section>
 <!-- }}} -->