leading comma probably due to a bad migration of the help file

119 files changed, 181 insertions, 181 deletions

diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/abinv.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/abinv.xml
index a444403..312f103 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/abinv.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/abinv.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Sys</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list containing the matrices <literal>[A,B,C,D]</literal>.</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list containing the matrices <literal>[A,B,C,D]</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/arsimul.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/arsimul.xml
index 00406d2..9ba4543 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/arsimul.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/arsimul.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>z</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>z=[y(1),....,y(N)]</literal></para>
+          <para> <literal>z=[y(1),....,y(N)]</literal></para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/bode.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/bode.xml
index 44fa011..9dd73bd 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/bode.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/bode.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ bode(frq, repf [,comments])</synopsis>
         <term>sl</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list (SISO or SIMO linear system)
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list (SISO or SIMO linear system)
           in continuous or discrete time.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/cainv.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/cainv.xml
index 04340f6..4b77c4d 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/cainv.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/cainv.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Sl</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list containing the matrices <literal>[A,B,C,D]</literal>.</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list containing the matrices <literal>[A,B,C,D]</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/ccontrg.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/ccontrg.xml
index b163be1..8877c0b 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/ccontrg.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/ccontrg.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>P</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list (linear system in state-space representation)</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list (linear system in state-space representation)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/colregul.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/colregul.xml
index 33fb1e7..c1a930f 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/colregul.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/colregul.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Sl,Stmp</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> lists</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> lists</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/cont_frm.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/cont_frm.xml
index 1ae9590..ef5b793 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/cont_frm.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/cont_frm.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>sl</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list, <literal>sl=[A,B,C,D]</literal>.</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list, <literal>sl=[A,B,C,D]</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/copfac.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/copfac.xml
index b23c446..77905f1 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/copfac.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/copfac.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>G</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list  (continuous-time linear system )</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list  (continuous-time linear system )</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/dcf.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/dcf.xml
index d6ad392..ef44a2d 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/dcf.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/dcf.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>G</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list (continuous-time linear system)</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list (continuous-time linear system)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/ddp.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/ddp.xml
index 5efcf80..c0a4a33 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/ddp.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/ddp.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Sys</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list containing the matrices <literal>(A,B2,C,D2)</literal>.</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list containing the matrices <literal>(A,B2,C,D2)</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/des2ss.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/des2ss.xml
index 397210f..7246c11 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/des2ss.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/des2ss.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Sl</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/dscr.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/dscr.xml
index 45a0505..1804547 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/dscr.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/dscr.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>sl</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list containing <literal>[A,B,C,D]</literal>.</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list containing <literal>[A,B,C,D]</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/dsimul.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/dsimul.xml
index 1692303..a24bab6 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/dsimul.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/dsimul.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>sl</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list describing a discrete time linear system</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list describing a discrete time linear system</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/findBD.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/findBD.xml
index 629cfdf..c33c1a5 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/findBD.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/findBD.xml
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>printw</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:optionnal, switch for printing the warning messages.</para>
+          <para>optionnal, switch for printing the warning messages.</para>
           <variablelist>
             <varlistentry>
               <term>=  </term>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/findR.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/findR.xml
index 68b09a2..5dc2381 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/findR.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/findR.xml
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Y</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:</para>
+          <para></para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>U</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:</para>
+          <para></para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>R</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:</para>
+          <para></para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/fourplan.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/fourplan.xml
index fe195bd..c5e1847 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/fourplan.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/fourplan.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>P</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list (linear system)</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list (linear system)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>P11,P12,P21,P22</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> lists.</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> lists.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/freson.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/freson.xml
index b94de07..ebea370 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/freson.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/freson.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>h</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/fspecg.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/fspecg.xml
index 52861ec..a956567 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/fspecg.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/fspecg.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>g,gm</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> lists (linear systems in state-space representation)</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> lists (linear systems in state-space representation)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/fstabst.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/fstabst.xml
index 628c3c4..9c69f53 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/fstabst.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/fstabst.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>P</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list (linear system)</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list (linear system)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>J</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list (linear system in state-space representation)</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list (linear system in state-space representation)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/gamitg.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/gamitg.xml
index cbe2b42..3e0a6e7 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/gamitg.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/gamitg.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>G</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list (plant realization )</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list (plant realization )</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/gfrancis.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/gfrancis.xml
index ac6de7f..faf8ae7 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/gfrancis.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/gfrancis.xml
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Plant</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Model</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/h_inf.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/h_inf.xml
index e06b42c..b107424 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/h_inf.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/h_inf.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>P</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list : continuous-time linear system (``augmented'' plant given in state-space form  or in transfer form)</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list : continuous-time linear system (``augmented'' plant given in state-space form  or in transfer form)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/hankelsv.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/hankelsv.xml
index e3cdfc0..ac2a868 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/hankelsv.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/hankelsv.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>sl</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list representing the linear system (state-space).</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list representing the linear system (state-space).</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/imrep2ss.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/imrep2ss.xml
index b7a870f..4e6eac0 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/imrep2ss.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/imrep2ss.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>sl</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/invsyslin.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/invsyslin.xml
index 1c5b6dd..68aac5e 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/invsyslin.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/invsyslin.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>sl1,sl2</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> lists (linear systems in state space representation)</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> lists (linear systems in state space representation)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/leqr.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/leqr.xml
index ec84731..f5412e3 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/leqr.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/leqr.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>P12</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/lin.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/lin.xml
index 0d15fe1..5ffbb1c 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/lin.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/lin.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>sl</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/linmeq.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/linmeq.xml
index c3d5ad4..c1d91d9 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/linmeq.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/linmeq.xml
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>X</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:</para>
+          <para></para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/lqe.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/lqe.xml
index 5128f64..50089df 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/lqe.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/lqe.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>P21</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/lqg.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/lqg.xml
index 675e46b..952371f 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/lqg.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/lqg.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>P</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list (augmented plant) in state-space form</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list (augmented plant) in state-space form</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>K</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list (controller)</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list (controller)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/lqg2stan.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/lqg2stan.xml
index 1821648..6fa89f7 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/lqg2stan.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/lqg2stan.xml
@@ -28,31 +28,31 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>P22</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list (nominal plant) in state-space form</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list (nominal plant) in state-space form</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>bigQ</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>[Q,S;S',N]</literal> (symmetric) weighting matrix</para>
+          <para> <literal>[Q,S;S',N]</literal> (symmetric) weighting matrix</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>bigR</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>[R,T;T',V]</literal> (symmetric) covariance matrix</para>
+          <para> <literal>[R,T;T',V]</literal> (symmetric) covariance matrix</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>r</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>1</literal>x<literal>2</literal> row vector = (number of measurements, number of inputs)  (dimension of  the 2,2 part of <literal>P</literal>)</para>
+          <para> <literal>1</literal>x<literal>2</literal> row vector = (number of measurements, number of inputs)  (dimension of  the 2,2 part of <literal>P</literal>)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>P</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list (augmented plant)</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list (augmented plant)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/lqr.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/lqr.xml
index 1892cb2..b3aa039 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/lqr.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/lqr.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>P12</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list (state-space linear system)</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list (state-space linear system)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/markp2ss.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/markp2ss.xml
index aa0b177..f4d66d3 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/markp2ss.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/markp2ss.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Sl</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/minreal.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/minreal.xml
index d8fd96a..f21c364 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/minreal.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/minreal.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>sl,slb</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> lists</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> lists</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/minss.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/minss.xml
index 22cd9db..9ad2521 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/minss.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/minss.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>sl,slc</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> lists (linear systems in state-space form)</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> lists (linear systems in state-space form)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/nyquist.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/nyquist.xml
index 17ca4be..d9c07ea 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/nyquist.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/nyquist.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ nyquist(frq, repf [,comments])</synopsis>
         <term>sl</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list (SIMO linear system in
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list (SIMO linear system in
           continuous or discrete time )</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/obs_gram.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/obs_gram.xml
index 3aebc71..b22104a 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/obs_gram.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/obs_gram.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Go=obs_gram(sl)</synopsis>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>sl</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/obscont.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/obscont.xml
index bd9d3c5..de58e3a 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/obscont.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/obscont.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>P</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list (nominal plant) in state-space form, continuous  or discrete time</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list (nominal plant) in state-space form, continuous  or discrete time</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>K</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list (controller)</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list (controller)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>J</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list (extended controller)</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list (extended controller)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/observer.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/observer.xml
index 90560b7..95c4a6e 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/observer.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/observer.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Sys</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list (linear system)</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list (linear system)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/obsv_mat.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/obsv_mat.xml
index 7d6dd96..24ca8f1 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/obsv_mat.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/obsv_mat.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>sl</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/obsvss.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/obsvss.xml
index ef3e937..b392761 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/obsvss.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/obsvss.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>sl,slo</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> lists</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> lists</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/projsl.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/projsl.xml
index df011e7..52ef83d 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/projsl.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/projsl.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>sl,slp</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> lists</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> lists</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/repfreq.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/repfreq.xml
index 4089f28..69364e9 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/repfreq.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/repfreq.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>sys</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list : SIMO linear system</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list : SIMO linear system</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/riccati.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/riccati.xml
index 3ab86a4..be14ebb 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/riccati.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/riccati.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>dom</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>'c'</literal> or <literal>'d'</literal> for the time domain (continuous or discrete)</para>
+          <para> <literal>'c'</literal> or <literal>'d'</literal> for the time domain (continuous or discrete)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/rowregul.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/rowregul.xml
index d86ba5e..38f7be4 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/rowregul.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/rowregul.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Sl,Stmp</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> lists</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> lists</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/sensi.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/sensi.xml
index 92e1ad9..d7beda4 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/sensi.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/sensi.xml
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Re</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>K*Se</literal></para>
+          <para> <literal>K*Se</literal></para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Te</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>G*K*Se</literal> (output complementary sensitivity function)</para>
+          <para> <literal>G*K*Se</literal> (output complementary sensitivity function)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/sorder.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/sorder.xml
index 40fc6a3..d83003d 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/sorder.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/sorder.xml
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ printw,ldwork,Ri))</synopsis>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>printw</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:(optional) switch for printing the warning messages.</para>
+          <para>(optional) switch for printing the warning messages.</para>
           <variablelist>
             <varlistentry>
               <term>=  </term>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/ss2des.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/ss2des.xml
index 178d0a5..41aea2f 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/ss2des.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/ss2des.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ S=ss2des(Sl,flag)</synopsis>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Sl</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list: proper or improper linear system.</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list: proper or improper linear system.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/st_ility.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/st_ility.xml
index f6a9cd3..7c9979b 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/st_ility.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/st_ility.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Sl</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list (linear system)</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list (linear system)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/svplot.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/svplot.xml
index 98cd555..d190de2 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/svplot.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/svplot.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>sl</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list (continuous, discrete or sampled system)</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list (continuous, discrete or sampled system)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/sysfact.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/sysfact.xml
index 8cd6c84..5c77335 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/sysfact.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/sysfact.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Sys</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list containing the matrices <literal>[A,B,C,D]</literal>.</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list containing the matrices <literal>[A,B,C,D]</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>S</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Series</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/tf2ss.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/tf2ss.xml
index 8b06c96..6e4656a 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/tf2ss.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/tf2ss.xml
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@
             <varlistentry>
               <term>rtol</term>
               <listitem>
-                <para>:tolerance used when evaluating observability.</para>
+                <para>tolerance used when evaluating observability.</para>
               </listitem>
             </varlistentry>
             <varlistentry>
               <term>atol</term>
               <listitem>
-                <para>:absolute tolerance used when evaluating observability.</para>
+                <para>absolute tolerance used when evaluating observability.</para>
               </listitem>
             </varlistentry>
           </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/time_id.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/time_id.xml
index d737578..c6ee0e6 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/time_id.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/time_id.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>err</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>||y - impuls(H,npt)||^2</literal>, where <literal>impuls(H,npt)</literal> are the <literal>npt</literal> first coefficients of impulse response of <literal>H</literal></para>
+          <para> <literal>||y - impuls(H,npt)||^2</literal>, where <literal>impuls(H,npt)</literal> are the <literal>npt</literal> first coefficients of impulse response of <literal>H</literal></para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/ui_observer.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/ui_observer.xml
index 81b4377..c62d1f3 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/ui_observer.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/en_US/ui_observer.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Sys</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> list containing the matrices <literal>(A,B,C2,D2)</literal>.</para>
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> list containing the matrices <literal>(A,B,C2,D2)</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/pt_BR/bode.xml b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/pt_BR/bode.xml
index ff34d9b..e765712 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/pt_BR/bode.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/cacsd/help/pt_BR/bode.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ bode(frq, repf [,comments])</synopsis>
         <term>sl</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>syslin</literal> lista (sistema linear SISO ou
+          <para> <literal>syslin</literal> lista (sistema linear SISO ou
           SIMO) em tempo contínuo ou discreto </para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/compatibility_functions/help/fr_FR/mtlb_axis.xml b/scilab/modules/compatibility_functions/help/fr_FR/mtlb_axis.xml
index 2c2c946..02a7cda 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/compatibility_functions/help/fr_FR/mtlb_axis.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/compatibility_functions/help/fr_FR/mtlb_axis.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ mtlb_axis(axeshandle, ...)
       <varlistentry>
         <term>axeshandle</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:handle sur l'axe courant</para>
+          <para>handle sur l'axe courant</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/compatibility_functions/help/fr_FR/mtlb_sort.xml b/scilab/modules/compatibility_functions/help/fr_FR/mtlb_sort.xml
index 452141c..7949ee4 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/compatibility_functions/help/fr_FR/mtlb_sort.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/compatibility_functions/help/fr_FR/mtlb_sort.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ P = mtlb_sort(X,dim[,mode])</synopsis>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>mode</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:une chaine de caracteres (<literal>"ascend"</literal> or
+          <para>une chaine de caracteres (<literal>"ascend"</literal> or
           <literal>"descend"</literal>) </para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/core/help/en_US/mtlb_mode.xml b/scilab/modules/core/help/en_US/mtlb_mode.xml
index e37cb56..9b92ca1 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/core/help/en_US/mtlb_mode.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/core/help/en_US/mtlb_mode.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ mtlb_mode(mmode)</synopsis>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Scilab</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:</para>
+          <para></para>
           <programlisting role = ""><![CDATA[ 
 a+[] -->a
 a-[] -->a
diff --git a/scilab/modules/core/help/en_US/power.xml b/scilab/modules/core/help/en_US/power.xml
index 10e754e..94f0ba0 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/core/help/en_US/power.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/core/help/en_US/power.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ t=A.^b</synopsis>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>b</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:a scalar, a vector or a scalar matrix.</para>
+          <para>a scalar, a vector or a scalar matrix.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/core/help/en_US/testmatrix.xml b/scilab/modules/core/help/en_US/testmatrix.xml
index cb4f0aa..6f9ea13 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/core/help/en_US/testmatrix.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/core/help/en_US/testmatrix.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>y</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>n</literal> x <literal>m</literal> matrix</para>
+          <para> <literal>n</literal> x <literal>m</literal> matrix</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/core/help/fr_FR/mtlb_mode.xml b/scilab/modules/core/help/fr_FR/mtlb_mode.xml
index 949dce9..c4590f4 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/core/help/fr_FR/mtlb_mode.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/core/help/fr_FR/mtlb_mode.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ mtlb_mode(mmode)</synopsis>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Scilab</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:</para>
+          <para></para>
           <programlisting role = ""><![CDATA[ 
 a+[] -->a
 a-[] -->a
diff --git a/scilab/modules/core/help/pt_BR/mtlb_mode.xml b/scilab/modules/core/help/pt_BR/mtlb_mode.xml
index b6c718c..ced1ccf 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/core/help/pt_BR/mtlb_mode.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/core/help/pt_BR/mtlb_mode.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ mtlb_mode(mmode)</synopsis>
         <term>Scilab</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>:</para>
+          <para></para>
 
           <programlisting role = ""><![CDATA[ 
 a+[] -->a
diff --git a/scilab/modules/data_structures/help/en_US/list.xml b/scilab/modules/data_structures/help/en_US/list.xml
index cafa63d..7da8ade 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/data_structures/help/en_US/list.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/data_structures/help/en_US/list.xml
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>extraction</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>[x,y,z...]=L(v)</literal> where <literal>v</literal> is a vector of indices;
+          <para> <literal>[x,y,z...]=L(v)</literal> where <literal>v</literal> is a vector of indices;
                                 <literal>[x,y,z]=L(:)</literal> extracts all the elements.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>insertion at index i</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:  <literal>L(i)=a</literal> (note that it is not an error to use <literal>L(i)=a</literal>
+          <para>  <literal>L(i)=a</literal> (note that it is not an error to use <literal>L(i)=a</literal>
                                 with <emphasis>i &gt; 1 + size(L)</emphasis> but some list entries are then undefined
                                 and their extraction gives raise to an error).</para>
         </listitem>
@@ -51,26 +51,26 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>append an element in queue</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:  <literal>L($+1)=e</literal>.</para>
+          <para>  <literal>L($+1)=e</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>append an element in head</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:  <literal>L(0)=e</literal>. (note that after this operation <literal>e</literal> is
+          <para>  <literal>L(0)=e</literal>. (note that after this operation <literal>e</literal> is
                                 at index 1, the initial elements being shifted on the right).</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>deletion</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>L(i)=null()</literal> removes the i-th element of the list <literal>L</literal>.</para>
+          <para> <literal>L(i)=null()</literal> removes the i-th element of the list <literal>L</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>concatenation of two lists</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>L3 = lstcat(L1,L2)</literal>.</para>
+          <para> <literal>L3 = lstcat(L1,L2)</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/data_structures/help/fr_FR/list.xml b/scilab/modules/data_structures/help/fr_FR/list.xml
index e382629..3aa7b8d 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/data_structures/help/fr_FR/list.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/data_structures/help/fr_FR/list.xml
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>extraction</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>[x,y,z...]=L(v)</literal> où <literal>v</literal> est un vecteur d'indices; 
+          <para> <literal>[x,y,z...]=L(v)</literal> où <literal>v</literal> est un vecteur d'indices; 
                                 <literal>[x,y,z]=L(:)</literal>  extrait tous les éléments.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>insertion en position i</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:  <literal>L(i)=a</literal> . Remarque : l'opération <literal>L(i)=a</literal>
+          <para>  <literal>L(i)=a</literal> . Remarque : l'opération <literal>L(i)=a</literal>
                                 avec <emphasis>i &gt; 1 + size(L)</emphasis> ne génère pas d'erreur les
                                 entrées en position  <emphasis>1 + size(L), ..., i-1</emphasis> étant
                                 alors <emphasis>indéfinies</emphasis>. Par contre l'extraction d'un élément
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>ajouter un élément en queue de liste</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:  <literal>L($+1)=e</literal>.</para>
+          <para>  <literal>L($+1)=e</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>ajouter un élément en tête de liste</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:  <literal>L(0)=e</literal>. (remarque : après cette opération <literal>e</literal> est
+          <para>  <literal>L(0)=e</literal>. (remarque : après cette opération <literal>e</literal> est
                                 en position 1, la position des éléments initiaux de la liste étant 
                                 décalée vers la droite).</para>
         </listitem>
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>suppression</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>L(i)=null()</literal> supprime l'élément en position i de la liste <literal>L</literal>.</para>
+          <para> <literal>L(i)=null()</literal> supprime l'élément en position i de la liste <literal>L</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>concaténation de deux listes</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>L3 = lstcat(L1,L2)</literal>.</para>
+          <para> <literal>L3 = lstcat(L1,L2)</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/data_structures/help/pt_BR/list.xml b/scilab/modules/data_structures/help/pt_BR/list.xml
index 4298743c..c9b1faa 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/data_structures/help/pt_BR/list.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/data_structures/help/pt_BR/list.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <term>extração</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>[x,y,z...]=L(v)</literal> onde <literal>v</literal>
+          <para> <literal>[x,y,z...]=L(v)</literal> onde <literal>v</literal>
           é um vetor de índices; <literal>[x,y,z]=L(:)</literal> extrai todos
           os elementos. </para>
         </listitem>
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <term>inserção no índice i</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>L(i)=a</literal> (note que não é errado usar
+          <para> <literal>L(i)=a</literal> (note que não é errado usar
           <literal>L(i)=a</literal> com <emphasis>i &gt; 1 +
           size(L)</emphasis> mas algumas entradas de lista estão então
           indefinidas e sua extração levanta um erro). </para>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         <term>anexar elemento no fim da lista</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>L($+1)=e</literal>.</para>
+          <para> <literal>L($+1)=e</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         <term>anexar elementos no início da lista</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>L(0)=e</literal>. (note que após esta operação e
+          <para> <literal>L(0)=e</literal>. (note que após esta operação e
           está no índice 1, os elementos iniciais foram movidos para a
           direita). </para>
         </listitem>
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
         <term>deleção</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>L(i)=null()</literal> remove o i-ésimo elemento da
+          <para> <literal>L(i)=null()</literal> remove o i-ésimo elemento da
           lista <literal>L</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
         <term>concatenação de duas listas</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>L3 = lstcat(L1,L2)</literal>.</para>
+          <para> <literal>L3 = lstcat(L1,L2)</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/scilab/modules/differential_equations/help/pt_BR/int2d.xml b/scilab/modules/differential_equations/help/pt_BR/int2d.xml
index 7ad5509..ede14ce 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/differential_equations/help/pt_BR/int2d.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/differential_equations/help/pt_BR/int2d.xml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
               <term>iflag</term>
 
               <listitem>
-                <para>:</para>
+                <para></para>
               </listitem>
             </varlistentry>
           </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/dynamic_link/help/en_US/c_link.xml b/scilab/modules/dynamic_link/help/en_US/c_link.xml
index f1c3eb8..938c2a6 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/dynamic_link/help/en_US/c_link.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/dynamic_link/help/en_US/c_link.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ test=c_link(routine-name,num)</synopsis>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>num</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:</para>
+          <para></para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/elementary_functions/help/en_US/norm.xml b/scilab/modules/elementary_functions/help/en_US/norm.xml
index ee55865..564472a 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/elementary_functions/help/en_US/norm.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/elementary_functions/help/en_US/norm.xml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         <term>norm(v)</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>=norm(v,2)</literal> : l_2 norm</para>
+          <para> <literal>=norm(v,2)</literal> : l_2 norm</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         <term>norm(v,'inf')</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>max(abs(v(i)))</literal>.</para>
+          <para> <literal>max(abs(v(i)))</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/elementary_functions/help/en_US/size.xml b/scilab/modules/elementary_functions/help/en_US/size.xml
index 1b677b8..e36cc39 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/elementary_functions/help/en_US/size.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/elementary_functions/help/en_US/size.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <term>y</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal> 1x2</literal> integer vector or integer
+          <para> <literal> 1x2</literal> integer vector or integer
           number</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/elementary_functions/help/fr_FR/norm.xml b/scilab/modules/elementary_functions/help/fr_FR/norm.xml
index cf3b2f6..dcff21d 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/elementary_functions/help/fr_FR/norm.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/elementary_functions/help/fr_FR/norm.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
         <term>norm(v)</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>=norm(v,2)</literal> : norme euclidienne</para>
+          <para> <literal>=norm(v,2)</literal> : norme euclidienne</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         <term>norm(v,'inf')</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>max(abs(v(i)))</literal>.</para>
+          <para> <literal>max(abs(v(i)))</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/elementary_functions/help/pt_BR/norm.xml b/scilab/modules/elementary_functions/help/pt_BR/norm.xml
index 688347b..cb4e5be 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/elementary_functions/help/pt_BR/norm.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/elementary_functions/help/pt_BR/norm.xml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         <term>norm(v)</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>=norm(v,2)</literal> : norma l_2</para>
+          <para> <literal>=norm(v,2)</literal> : norma l_2</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         <term>norm(v,'inf')</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>max(abs(v(i)))</literal>.</para>
+          <para> <literal>max(abs(v(i)))</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/elementary_functions/help/pt_BR/size.xml b/scilab/modules/elementary_functions/help/pt_BR/size.xml
index fb58cf7..46d2466 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/elementary_functions/help/pt_BR/size.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/elementary_functions/help/pt_BR/size.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <term>y</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal> 1x2</literal> vetor de inteiros ou número inteiro
+          <para> <literal> 1x2</literal> vetor de inteiros ou número inteiro
           </para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/fscanf.xml b/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/fscanf.xml
index 020cdcd..a9087db 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/fscanf.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/fscanf.xml
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>format</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:Specifies the format conversion.</para>
+          <para>Specifies the format conversion.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>file</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:Specifies the input file name or file number.</para>
+          <para>Specifies the input file name or file number.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/mfscanf.xml b/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/mfscanf.xml
index 2de3e08..dc842a8 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/mfscanf.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/mfscanf.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ L=msscanf([niter,] str,format)</synopsis>
         <term>fd</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>:The fd parameter returned by the function
+          <para>The fd parameter returned by the function
           <literal>mopen</literal> is used as a file descriptor (it's a
           positive integer). The value -1 refers to the last opened
           file.</para>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/mgetl.xml b/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/mgetl.xml
index ed198f7..efd763a 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/mgetl.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/mgetl.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>file_desc</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:a character string giving the file name or a logical unit returned by mopen</para>
+          <para>a character string giving the file name or a logical unit returned by mopen</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/mgetstr.xml b/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/mgetstr.xml
index 2c639fa..79ecc9a 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/mgetstr.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/mgetstr.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>n</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:a positive scalar: The number of character to read.</para>
+          <para>a positive scalar: The number of character to read.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/mopen.xml b/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/mopen.xml
index 68413e6..29ec66f 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/mopen.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/mopen.xml
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
         <term>a+ or a+b</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>:Appends (opens a file for update, writing at the end of the
+          <para>Appends (opens a file for update, writing at the end of the
           file, or creates a file for writing).</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/mseek.xml b/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/mseek.xml
index 5bc83e4..747433a 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/mseek.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/mseek.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>n</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:a positive scalar: The offset from origin in number of bytes.</para>
+          <para>a positive scalar: The offset from origin in number of bytes.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/scanf.xml b/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/scanf.xml
index 45d8f06..8c4f0e3 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/scanf.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/scanf.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>format</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:Specifies the format conversion.</para>
+          <para>Specifies the format conversion.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/scanf_conversion.xml b/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/scanf_conversion.xml
index f791795..9c4fa29 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/scanf_conversion.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/scanf_conversion.xml
@@ -73,37 +73,37 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>%</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:Accepts a single % (percent sign) input at this point; no assignment is done.</para>
+          <para>Accepts a single % (percent sign) input at this point; no assignment is done.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>d, i</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:Accepts a decimal integer;</para>
+          <para>Accepts a decimal integer;</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>u</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:Accepts an unsigned decimal integer;</para>
+          <para>Accepts an unsigned decimal integer;</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>o</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:Accepts an octal integer;</para>
+          <para>Accepts an octal integer;</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>x</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:Accepts a hexadecimal integer;</para>
+          <para>Accepts a hexadecimal integer;</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>e,f,g</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:Accepts a floating-point number. The next field is converted accordingly and stored through the corresponding parameter, which should be a pointer to a float. The input format for floating-point numbers is a string of digits, with the following optional characteristics:</para>
+          <para>Accepts a floating-point number. The next field is converted accordingly and stored through the corresponding parameter, which should be a pointer to a float. The input format for floating-point numbers is a string of digits, with the following optional characteristics:</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
@@ -127,19 +127,19 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>s</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:Accepts a string of characters.</para>
+          <para>Accepts a string of characters.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>c</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:character value is expected. The normal skip over white space is suppressed.</para>
+          <para>character value is expected. The normal skip over white space is suppressed.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>%lg</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: get value as a double.</para>
+          <para> get value as a double.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/sscanf.xml b/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/sscanf.xml
index 669f637..670950b 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/sscanf.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/fileio/help/en_US/sscanf.xml
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>format</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:Specifies the format conversion.</para>
+          <para>Specifies the format conversion.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>string</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:Specifies input to be read.</para>
+          <para>Specifies input to be read.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/Matplot1.xml b/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/Matplot1.xml
index 58f6a5a..8cdcf27 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/Matplot1.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/Matplot1.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>rect</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>[xmin,ymin,xmax,ymax]</literal></para>
+          <para> <literal>[xmin,ymin,xmax,ymax]</literal></para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/dragrect.xml b/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/dragrect.xml
index c553cf1..5da08e8 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/dragrect.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/dragrect.xml
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>final_rect</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:a rectangle defined by [x_left, y_top, width, height]</para>
+          <para>a rectangle defined by [x_left, y_top, width, height]</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>btn</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:an integer, the number of the mouse button clicked</para>
+          <para>an integer, the number of the mouse button clicked</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/graduate.xml b/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/graduate.xml
index c56f452..ca79f51 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/graduate.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/graduate.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>xi, xa</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:real scalars</para>
+          <para>real scalars</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/param3d.xml b/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/param3d.xml
index 356d914..0710493 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/param3d.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/param3d.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         <term>flag=[type,box]</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>type</literal> and <literal>box</literal> have the
+          <para> <literal>type</literal> and <literal>box</literal> have the
           same meaning as in <literal>plot3d</literal>:</para>
 
           <variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/param3d1.xml b/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/param3d1.xml
index fe72ea0..73b0f81 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/param3d1.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/param3d1.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ param3d1(x,y,list(z,colors),[theta,alpha,leg,flag,ebox])</synopsis>
         <term>flag=[type,box]</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>type</literal> and <literal>box</literal> have the
+          <para> <literal>type</literal> and <literal>box</literal> have the
           same meaning as in <literal>plot3d</literal>:</para>
 
           <variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/xgraduate.xml b/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/xgraduate.xml
index 62b3d07..feb5176 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/xgraduate.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/graphics/help/en_US/xgraduate.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>xi, xa, kMinr, kMaxr, ar</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:real scalars</para>
+          <para>real scalars</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/graphics/help/pt_BR/param3d.xml b/scilab/modules/graphics/help/pt_BR/param3d.xml
index b295eaa..60c00ce 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/graphics/help/pt_BR/param3d.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/graphics/help/pt_BR/param3d.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         <term>flag=[type,box]</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>type</literal> e <literal>box</literal> possuem o
+          <para> <literal>type</literal> e <literal>box</literal> possuem o
           mesmo significado que em <literal>plot3d</literal>:</para>
 
           <variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/graphics/help/pt_BR/param3d1.xml b/scilab/modules/graphics/help/pt_BR/param3d1.xml
index f8f24f3..92a8bfe 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/graphics/help/pt_BR/param3d1.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/graphics/help/pt_BR/param3d1.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ param3d1(x,y,list(z,colors),[theta,alpha,leg,flag,ebox])</synopsis>
         <term>flag=[type,box]</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>type</literal> e <literal>box</literal> possuem o
+          <para> <literal>type</literal> e <literal>box</literal> possuem o
           mesmo significado que em <literal>plot3d</literal>:</para>
 
           <variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/gui/help/en_US/getvalue.xml b/scilab/modules/gui/help/en_US/getvalue.xml
index 3c47e8a..b2aa5e5 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/gui/help/en_US/getvalue.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/gui/help/en_US/getvalue.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>typ</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>list(typ_1,dim_1,..,typ_n,dim_n)</literal></para>
+          <para> <literal>list(typ_1,dim_1,..,typ_n,dim_n)</literal></para>
           <variablelist>
             <varlistentry>
               <term>typ_i</term>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/en_US/interp.xml b/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/en_US/interp.xml
index 84bf7dd..3c91b35 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/en_US/interp.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/en_US/interp.xml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
         <term>"periodic"</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>s</literal> is extended by periodicity.</para>
+          <para> <literal>s</literal> is extended by periodicity.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/en_US/interp2d.xml b/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/en_US/interp2d.xml
index ffe1a3b..d2cd9e7 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/en_US/interp2d.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/en_US/interp2d.xml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ s(x,y) = s(proj(x,y)) where proj(x,y) is nearest point
         <term>"periodic"</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>s</literal> is extended by periodicity.</para>
+          <para> <literal>s</literal> is extended by periodicity.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/en_US/interp3d.xml b/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/en_US/interp3d.xml
index 531b02d..8220b34 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/en_US/interp3d.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/en_US/interp3d.xml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
         <term>"periodic"</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>s</literal> is extended by periodicity.</para>
+          <para> <literal>s</literal> is extended by periodicity.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/en_US/linear_interpn.xml b/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/en_US/linear_interpn.xml
index 8a1a207..098a6c9 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/en_US/linear_interpn.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/en_US/linear_interpn.xml
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ s(P) = s(proj(P)) where proj(P) is nearest point from P
         <term>"periodic"</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>s</literal> is extended by periodicity.</para>
+          <para> <literal>s</literal> is extended by periodicity.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/pt_BR/interp.xml b/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/pt_BR/interp.xml
index a3478ea..ca436ba 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/pt_BR/interp.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/pt_BR/interp.xml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ s(x) = yn + s'(xn)(x-xn)  para  x > xn
         <term>"periodic"</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>s</literal> é estendido por periodicidade. </para>
+          <para> <literal>s</literal> é estendido por periodicidade. </para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/pt_BR/interp2d.xml b/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/pt_BR/interp2d.xml
index 38217db..1f09d3d 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/pt_BR/interp2d.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/pt_BR/interp2d.xml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
         <term>"periodic"</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>s</literal> é estendida por periodicidade. </para>
+          <para> <literal>s</literal> é estendida por periodicidade. </para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/pt_BR/interp3d.xml b/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/pt_BR/interp3d.xml
index a61648c..f07f8d5 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/pt_BR/interp3d.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/pt_BR/interp3d.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ s(x,y) = s(proj(x,y)) onde  proj(x,y) é o ponto mais próximo
         <term>"periodic"</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>s</literal> é estendido por periodicidade.</para>
+          <para> <literal>s</literal> é estendido por periodicidade.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/pt_BR/linear_interpn.xml b/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/pt_BR/linear_interpn.xml
index 04c41a3..6c6479e 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/pt_BR/linear_interpn.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/interpolation/help/pt_BR/linear_interpn.xml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ s(P) = s(proj(P)) onde  proj(P) é o ponto mais próximo de P
         <term>"periodic"</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>s</literal> é estendido por periodicidade.</para>
+          <para> <literal>s</literal> é estendido por periodicidade.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/io/help/pt_BR/printf_conversion.xml b/scilab/modules/io/help/pt_BR/printf_conversion.xml
index ff23e50..6638961 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/io/help/pt_BR/printf_conversion.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/io/help/pt_BR/printf_conversion.xml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-        <para>:Aceita um valor inteiro e o converte para notação decimal com
+        <para>Aceita um valor inteiro e o converte para notação decimal com
         sinal. A precisão especifica o número mínimo de dígitos a aparecer. Se
         o valor sendo convertido puder ser representado em menos dígitos, ele
         é expandido com zeros à esquerda. A precisão padrão é 1. O resultado
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-        <para>:Aceita um valor inteiro e o converte para a notação decimal sem
+        <para>Aceita um valor inteiro e o converte para a notação decimal sem
         sinal. A precisão especifica o número mínimo de dígitos a aparecer. Se
         o valor sendo convertido puder ser representado em menos dígitos, ele
         é expandido com zeros à esquerda. A precisão padrão é 1. O resultado
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-        <para>:Aceita um valor inteiro e o converte para a sua notação octal
+        <para>Aceita um valor inteiro e o converte para a sua notação octal
         sem sinal. A precisão especifica o número mínimo de dígitos a
         aparecer. Se o valor sendo convertido puder ser representado em menos
         dígitos, ele é expandido com zeros à esquerda. A precisão padrão é 1.
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-        <para>:Aceita um valor inteiro e o converte para a sua notação
+        <para>Aceita um valor inteiro e o converte para a sua notação
         hexadecimal sem sinal. As letras ``abcdef'' são utilizadas para a
         conversão <literal>x</literal>; as letras ``ABCDEF'' são utilizadas
         para a conversão <literal>X</literal>. A precisão especifica o número
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-        <para>:Aceita um real e o converte para a sua forma exponencial
+        <para>Aceita um real e o converte para a sua forma exponencial
         %[\-]<literal>d.ddde</literal>+/\-<literal>dd</literal>. Há um dígito
         antes do ponto decimal, e o número de dígitos após o ponto decimal é
         igual à especificação de precisão.</para>
@@ -243,12 +243,12 @@
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-        <para>:Aceita e exibe um valor inteiro convertido em um
+        <para>Aceita e exibe um valor inteiro convertido em um
         caractere.</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-        <para>:Aceita um valor string e exibe caracteres do string até o fim
+        <para>Aceita um valor string e exibe caracteres do string até o fim
         ou até que o número de caracteres indicados pela precisão seja
         alcançado. Se nenhuma precisão for especificada, todos os caracteres
         até o fim são exibidos.</para>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/io/help/pt_BR/sscanf.xml b/scilab/modules/io/help/pt_BR/sscanf.xml
index 2312604..8819f76 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/io/help/pt_BR/sscanf.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/io/help/pt_BR/sscanf.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <term>format</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: especifica a conversão de formato</para>
+          <para> especifica a conversão de formato</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <term>string</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: especifica a entrada a ser lida</para>
+          <para> especifica a entrada a ser lida</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/linear_algebra/help/en_US/fstair.xml b/scilab/modules/linear_algebra/help/en_US/fstair.xml
index 48f7462..5a7d615 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/linear_algebra/help/en_US/fstair.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/linear_algebra/help/en_US/fstair.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>nblcks</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:is the number of submatrices having full row rank &gt;= 0  detected in matrix  <literal>A</literal>.</para>
+          <para>is the number of submatrices having full row rank &gt;= 0  detected in matrix  <literal>A</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/optimization/help/en_US/datafit.xml b/scilab/modules/optimization/help/en_US/datafit.xml
index 1ad55ee..4576b14 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/optimization/help/en_US/datafit.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/optimization/help/en_US/datafit.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
         <term>contr</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>'b',binf,bsup</literal> with
+          <para> <literal>'b',binf,bsup</literal> with
           <literal>binf</literal> and <literal>bsup</literal> real vectors
           with same dimension as <literal>p0</literal>.
           <literal>binf</literal> and <literal>bsup</literal> are lower and
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         <term>algo</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>'qn'</literal> or <literal>'gc'</literal> or
+          <para> <literal>'qn'</literal> or <literal>'gc'</literal> or
           <literal>'nd'</literal> . This string stands for quasi-Newton
           (default), conjugate gradient or non-differentiable respectively.
           Note that <literal>'nd'</literal> does not accept bounds on
diff --git a/scilab/modules/optimization/help/en_US/qld.xml b/scilab/modules/optimization/help/en_US/qld.xml
index deb0afa..c6452ad 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/optimization/help/en_US/qld.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/optimization/help/en_US/qld.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         <term>tol</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>:Floatting point number, required précision.</para>
+          <para>Floatting point number, required précision.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/scilab/modules/output_stream/help/en_US/printf_conversion.xml b/scilab/modules/output_stream/help/en_US/printf_conversion.xml
index f53cba9..4f17ae0 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/output_stream/help/en_US/printf_conversion.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/output_stream/help/en_US/printf_conversion.xml
@@ -106,16 +106,16 @@
         <para>Performs no conversion.  Displays %.</para>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
-        <para>:Accepts an integer <literal>value</literal> and converts it to signed decimal notation. The precision specifies the minimum number of digits to appear. If the value being converted can be represented in fewer digits, it is expanded with leading zeros. The default precision is 1. The result of converting a zero value with a precision of zero is a null string. Specifying a field width with a zero as a leading character causes the field width value to be padded with leading zeros.</para>
+        <para>Accepts an integer <literal>value</literal> and converts it to signed decimal notation. The precision specifies the minimum number of digits to appear. If the value being converted can be represented in fewer digits, it is expanded with leading zeros. The default precision is 1. The result of converting a zero value with a precision of zero is a null string. Specifying a field width with a zero as a leading character causes the field width value to be padded with leading zeros.</para>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
-        <para>:Accepts an integer <literal>value</literal> and converts it to unsigned decimal notation. The precision specifies the minimum number of digits to appear. If the value being converted can be represented in fewer digits, it is expanded with leading zeros. The default precision is 1. The result of converting a zero value with a precision of zero is a null string. Specifying a field width with a zero as the leading character causes the field width value to be padded with leading zeros.</para>
+        <para>Accepts an integer <literal>value</literal> and converts it to unsigned decimal notation. The precision specifies the minimum number of digits to appear. If the value being converted can be represented in fewer digits, it is expanded with leading zeros. The default precision is 1. The result of converting a zero value with a precision of zero is a null string. Specifying a field width with a zero as the leading character causes the field width value to be padded with leading zeros.</para>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
-        <para>:Accepts an integer <literal>value</literal> and converts it to unsigned octal notation. The precision specifies the minimum number of digits to appear. If the value being converted can be represented in fewer digits, it is expanded with leading zeros.  The default precision is 1. The result of converting a zero value with a precision of zero is a null string. Specifying a field width with a zero as the leading character causes the field width value to be padded with leading zeros. An octal value for field width is not implied.</para>
+        <para>Accepts an integer <literal>value</literal> and converts it to unsigned octal notation. The precision specifies the minimum number of digits to appear. If the value being converted can be represented in fewer digits, it is expanded with leading zeros.  The default precision is 1. The result of converting a zero value with a precision of zero is a null string. Specifying a field width with a zero as the leading character causes the field width value to be padded with leading zeros. An octal value for field width is not implied.</para>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
-        <para>:Accepts an integer <literal>value</literal> and converts it to unsigned hexadecimal notation. The letters ``abcdef'' are used for the <literal>x</literal> conversion; the letters ``ABCDEF'' are used for the <literal>X</literal> conversion. The precision specifies the minimum number of digits to appear. If the value being converted can be represented in fewer digits, it is expanded with leading zeros.  The default precision is 1. The result of converting a zero value with a precision of zero is a null string. Specifying a field width with a zero as the leading character causes the field width value to be padded with leading zeros.</para>
+        <para>Accepts an integer <literal>value</literal> and converts it to unsigned hexadecimal notation. The letters ``abcdef'' are used for the <literal>x</literal> conversion; the letters ``ABCDEF'' are used for the <literal>X</literal> conversion. The precision specifies the minimum number of digits to appear. If the value being converted can be represented in fewer digits, it is expanded with leading zeros.  The default precision is 1. The result of converting a zero value with a precision of zero is a null string. Specifying a field width with a zero as the leading character causes the field width value to be padded with leading zeros.</para>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
         <para>Accepts a float or double <literal>value</literal> and converts it to decimal notation in the format %[\-]<literal>ddd.ddd</literal>. The number of digits after the decimal point is equal to the precision specification.</para>
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
         <para>If a decimal point is output, at least one digit is output before it.</para>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
-        <para>:Accepts a real  and converts it to the exponential form %[\-]<literal>d.ddde</literal>+/\-<literal>dd</literal>. There is one digit before the decimal point, and the number of digits after the decimal point is equal to the precision specification.</para>
+        <para>Accepts a real  and converts it to the exponential form %[\-]<literal>d.ddde</literal>+/\-<literal>dd</literal>. There is one digit before the decimal point, and the number of digits after the decimal point is equal to the precision specification.</para>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
         <para>If no precision is specified, , six digits are output.</para>
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@
     if it is greater or equal to the precision.</para>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
-        <para>:Accepts and displays an integer value converted to a character.</para>
+        <para>Accepts and displays an integer value converted to a character.</para>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
-        <para>:Accepts a string <literal>value</literal>  and displays characters from the string to the end or the number of characters indicated by the precision is reached. If no precision is specified, all characters up to the end are displayed.</para>
+        <para>Accepts a string <literal>value</literal>  and displays characters from the string to the end or the number of characters indicated by the precision is reached. If no precision is specified, all characters up to the end are displayed.</para>
       </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
     <para>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/polynomials/help/en_US/colcompr.xml b/scilab/modules/polynomials/help/en_US/colcompr.xml
index 99594ea..b74fa1f 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/polynomials/help/en_US/colcompr.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/polynomials/help/en_US/colcompr.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Ac</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>Ac=A*Y</literal>, polynomial matrix</para>
+          <para> <literal>Ac=A*Y</literal>, polynomial matrix</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/polynomials/help/en_US/lcm.xml b/scilab/modules/polynomials/help/en_US/lcm.xml
index 002f03d..581ca89 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/polynomials/help/en_US/lcm.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/polynomials/help/en_US/lcm.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>p</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:</para>
+          <para></para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/polynomials/help/en_US/rowcompr.xml b/scilab/modules/polynomials/help/en_US/rowcompr.xml
index bbde40f..87ba140 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/polynomials/help/en_US/rowcompr.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/polynomials/help/en_US/rowcompr.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Ac</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>Ac=X*A</literal>, polynomial matrix</para>
+          <para> <literal>Ac=X*A</literal>, polynomial matrix</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/polynomials/help/pt_BR/colcompr.xml b/scilab/modules/polynomials/help/pt_BR/colcompr.xml
index b56d5ad..5f55214 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/polynomials/help/pt_BR/colcompr.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/polynomials/help/pt_BR/colcompr.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         <term>Ac</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>Ac=A*Y</literal>, matriz de polinômios</para>
+          <para> <literal>Ac=A*Y</literal>, matriz de polinômios</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/polynomials/help/pt_BR/rowcompr.xml b/scilab/modules/polynomials/help/pt_BR/rowcompr.xml
index 626079f..b8449a9 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/polynomials/help/pt_BR/rowcompr.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/polynomials/help/pt_BR/rowcompr.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         <term>Ac</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>Ac=X*A</literal>, matriz de polinômios</para>
+          <para> <literal>Ac=X*A</literal>, matriz de polinômios</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/randlib/help/en_US/grand.xml b/scilab/modules/randlib/help/en_US/grand.xml
index 381222a..dc35092 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/randlib/help/en_US/grand.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/randlib/help/en_US/grand.xml
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ scale       x          e          /  gamma(shape)
             <varlistentry>
               <term>for fsultra</term>
               <listitem>
-                <para>:  <literal>S</literal> is a vector of integers of dim <literal>40</literal> (the first component 
+                <para>  <literal>S</literal> is a vector of integers of dim <literal>40</literal> (the first component 
        is an index and must be in <literal>[0,37]</literal>, the 2d component is a flag (0 or 1), the 3d
        an integer in [1,2^32[ and the 37 others integers in [0,2^32[) ; a simpler (and recommanded) 
        initialisation may be done with two integers <literal>s1</literal> and <literal>s2</literal> in 
diff --git a/scilab/modules/randlib/help/fr_FR/grand.xml b/scilab/modules/randlib/help/fr_FR/grand.xml
index 1a26638..a365185 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/randlib/help/fr_FR/grand.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/randlib/help/fr_FR/grand.xml
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ scale       x          e          /  gamma(shape)
             <varlistentry>
               <term>for fsultra</term>
               <listitem>
-                <para>:  <literal>S</literal> est un vecteur de <literal>40</literal> entiers (son premier élément doit être dans
+                <para>  <literal>S</literal> est un vecteur de <literal>40</literal> entiers (son premier élément doit être dans
        l'intervalle<literal>[0,37]</literal>, son deuxième (drapeau) doit être 0 ou 1, le troisième un
        entier de [1,2^32[ et les 37 composantes suivantes, des entiers de [0,2^32[) ; il est recommandé
        d'utiliser l'autre procédure d'initialisation (plus simple) avec deux entiers <literal>s1</literal> et 
diff --git a/scilab/modules/signal_processing/help/en_US/mfft.xml b/scilab/modules/signal_processing/help/en_US/mfft.xml
index ed527e8..af6ef9c 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/signal_processing/help/en_US/mfft.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/signal_processing/help/en_US/mfft.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>x</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>x(i,j,k,...)</literal> input signal in the form of a row vector whose values are arranged so that the i index runs the quickest, followed by the j index, etc.</para>
+          <para> <literal>x(i,j,k,...)</literal> input signal in the form of a row vector whose values are arranged so that the i index runs the quickest, followed by the j index, etc.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/signal_processing/help/en_US/rpem.xml b/scilab/modules/signal_processing/help/en_US/rpem.xml
index f26cc69..9eef4aa 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/signal_processing/help/en_US/rpem.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/signal_processing/help/en_US/rpem.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>w0</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>list(theta,p,l,phi,psi)</literal> where:</para>
+          <para> <literal>list(theta,p,l,phi,psi)</literal> where:</para>
           <variablelist>
             <varlistentry>
               <term>theta</term>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
                   <varlistentry>
                     <term>a,b,c</term>
                     <listitem>
-                      <para>: <literal>a=[a(1),...,a(n)], b=[b(1),...,b(n)], c=[c(1),...,c(n)]</literal></para>
+                      <para> <literal>a=[a(1),...,a(n)], b=[b(1),...,b(n)], c=[c(1),...,c(n)]</literal></para>
                     </listitem>
                   </varlistentry>
                 </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/statistics/help/en_US/cdfnor.xml b/scilab/modules/statistics/help/en_US/cdfnor.xml
index 6affba7..72bf3ad 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/statistics/help/en_US/cdfnor.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/statistics/help/en_US/cdfnor.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>X</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:Upper limit of integration of the normal-density. Input range: ( -infinity, +infinity)</para>
+          <para>Upper limit of integration of the normal-density. Input range: ( -infinity, +infinity)</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/statistics/help/en_US/cdfpoi.xml b/scilab/modules/statistics/help/en_US/cdfpoi.xml
index c9b61f5..d0fc177 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/statistics/help/en_US/cdfpoi.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/statistics/help/en_US/cdfpoi.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>S</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:Upper limit of cumulation of the Poisson. Input range: [0, +infinity). Search range: [0,1E300]</para>
+          <para>Upper limit of cumulation of the Poisson. Input range: [0, +infinity). Search range: [0,1E300]</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/statistics/help/en_US/geomean.xml b/scilab/modules/statistics/help/en_US/geomean.xml
index 3c25a80..7c7c97a 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/statistics/help/en_US/geomean.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/statistics/help/en_US/geomean.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ gm=geomean(x,'c')(or, equivalently, gm=geomean(x,2))</synopsis>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>x</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:real or complex vector or matrix</para>
+          <para>real or complex vector or matrix</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/tclsci/help/en_US/tk_savefile.xml b/scilab/modules/tclsci/help/en_US/tk_savefile.xml
index 0fdb3a2..6db4e72 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/tclsci/help/en_US/tk_savefile.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/tclsci/help/en_US/tk_savefile.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ path=tk_savefile(file_mask,dir,'string')</synopsis>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Title='string'</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>:Optional argument which gives the title for the tk_savefile
+          <para>Optional argument which gives the title for the tk_savefile
           window. <literal>Warning</literal>: Use the new variable
           <literal>Title</literal> instead of the old variable <literal>title</literal>.
           </para>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/time/help/en_US/etime.xml b/scilab/modules/time/help/en_US/etime.xml
index ff245e0..08cbbdd 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/time/help/en_US/etime.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/time/help/en_US/etime.xml
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term>t1 and t2 with 10 values</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>t2</literal> and <literal>t1</literal> must have format returned by <literal>getdate</literal>. 
+          <para> <literal>t2</literal> and <literal>t1</literal> must have format returned by <literal>getdate</literal>. 
                                 In this case, their third, fourth and fifth values are ignored.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>t1 and t2 with 6 values</term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>t2</literal> and <literal>t1</literal> must have format: T = [Year Month Day Hour Minute Second]
+          <para> <literal>t2</literal> and <literal>t1</literal> must have format: T = [Year Month Day Hour Minute Second]
                                 with Second a number of seconds with milliseconds (e.g: 12.345).</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
diff --git a/scilab/modules/time/help/pt_BR/etime.xml b/scilab/modules/time/help/pt_BR/etime.xml
index 5a4c0a5..7b2dcb7 100644
--- a/scilab/modules/time/help/pt_BR/etime.xml
+++ b/scilab/modules/time/help/pt_BR/etime.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         <term>t1 e t2 com 10 valores</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>t2</literal> e <literal>t1</literal> devem ter o
+          <para> <literal>t2</literal> e <literal>t1</literal> devem ter o
           mesmo formato retornado por <literal>getdate</literal>. Neste caso,
           seus terceiro, quarto e quinto valores serão ignorados. </para>
         </listitem>
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         <term>t1 e t2 com 6 valores</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>: <literal>t2</literal> e <literal>t1</literal> devem ter o
+          <para> <literal>t2</literal> e <literal>t1</literal> devem ter o
           mesmo formato: T = [Ano Mês Dia Hora Minuto Segundo] com Segundo o
           número de segundos com milisegundos (ex.: 12.345).</para>
         </listitem>