diff --git a/format-master.xml b/format-master.xml
index fb5a5b1..4131cd1 100755
--- a/format-master.xml
+++ b/format-master.xml
@@ -166,12 +166,12 @@
 
 	<!-- Note: no equivalent of \triangleright in HTML, use right arrow instead. -->
 	<template name="menu-separator" match="menu-separator|menusep|menu/separator">
-		<latex>\(\triangleright\)</latex>
-		<html><xsl:text disable-output-escaping="yes">&amp;#8594;</xsl:text></html>
+		<latex> \(\triangleright\) </latex>
+		<html><xsl:text disable-output-escaping="yes"> &amp;#8594; </xsl:text></html>
 	</template>
 
 	<template name="menu-item" match="menu/item">
-		<latex>\menuitem{<xsl:apply-templates/>}</latex>
+		<latex>\textbf{<xsl:apply-templates/>}</latex>
 		<html><B><xsl:apply-templates/></B></html>
 	</template>
 	
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
 			<!-- If the code-block specifies "allow-breaks='no'", wrap the verbatim inside a minipage to avoid page breaks within the code. -->
 			<!-- <xsl:apply-templates select="@allow-breaks"/> -->
 			<xsl:if test="@allow-breaks = 'no'">
-				<xsl:text>\begin{minipage}{\textwidth}</xsl:text>
+				<xsl:text>\vskip\baselineskip\begin{minipage}{\textwidth}</xsl:text>
 				<!-- not sure if this is strictly necessary now... -->
 				<!--
 				<xsl:call-template name="newline-internal"/>
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 			<xsl:text>\end{verbatim}</xsl:text>
 			<xsl:call-template name="newline-internal"/>
 			<xsl:if test="@allow-breaks = 'no'">
-				<xsl:text>\end{minipage}</xsl:text>
+				<xsl:text>\end{minipage}\vskip\baselineskip</xsl:text>
 				<xsl:call-template name="newline-internal"/>
 			</xsl:if>
 		</latex>
