2 files changed, 18 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rdoc/ri/ri_display.rb b/lib/rdoc/ri/ri_display.rb
index 6899fe165..8533aba82 100644
--- a/lib/rdoc/ri/ri_display.rb
+++ b/lib/rdoc/ri/ri_display.rb
@@ -237,7 +237,10 @@ class  DefaultDisplay
         params = method.name + params
       end
     end
-    params.split(/\n/).each {|p| @formatter.wrap(p) }
+    params.split(/\n/).each do |p|
+      @formatter.wrap(p) 
+      @formatter.break_to_newline
+    end
   end
 
   ######################################################################
diff --git a/lib/rdoc/ri/ri_formatter.rb b/lib/rdoc/ri/ri_formatter.rb
index f4ea7cb04..07439b93f 100644
--- a/lib/rdoc/ri/ri_formatter.rb
+++ b/lib/rdoc/ri/ri_formatter.rb
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ module RI
     
     ######################################################################
 
+    # called when we want to ensure a nbew 'wrap' starts on a newline
+    # Only needed for HtmlFormatter, because the rest do their
+    # own line breaking
+
+    def break_to_newline
+    end
+    
+    ######################################################################
+
     def bold_print(txt)
       print txt
     end
@@ -459,14 +468,13 @@ module RI
         print(escape(achar.char))
       end
       update_attributes(curr_attr, 0) unless curr_attr.zero?
-      puts
     end
 
     def draw_line(label=nil)
       if label != nil
         bold_print(label)
       end
-      puts("<hr /><p />")
+      puts("<hr>")
     end
 
     def bold_print(txt)
@@ -477,6 +485,10 @@ module RI
       puts("<p>")
     end
 
+    def break_to_newline
+      puts("<br>")
+    end
+
     def display_heading(text, level, indent)
       level = 4 if level > 4
       tag("h#{level}") { text }