erl_interface: Editorial changes

1 files changed, 354 insertions, 326 deletions

diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/registry.xml b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/registry.xml
index fd3e29c30f..022af85149 100644
--- a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/registry.xml
+++ b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/registry.xml
@@ -28,18 +28,20 @@
     <docno></docno>
     <approved>Gordon Beaton</approved>
     <checked>Gordon Beaton</checked>
-    <date>980707</date>
+    <date>1998-07-07</date>
     <rev>A</rev>
     <file>registry.xml</file>
   </header>
   <lib>registry</lib>
-  <libsummary>Store and backup key-value pairs.</libsummary>
+  <libsummary>Store and back up key-value pairs.</libsummary>
   <description>
     <p>This module provides support for storing key-value
       pairs in a table known as a registry, backing up registries to
-      Mnesia in an atomic manner, and later restoring the contents of a
-      registry from Mnesia.</p>
+      <seealso marker="mnesia"><c>Mnesia</c></seealso>
+      in an atomic manner, and later restoring the contents of a
+      registry from <c>Mnesia</c>.</p>
   </description>
+
   <funcs>
     <func>
       <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_reg_close(reg)</nametext></name>
@@ -49,14 +51,13 @@
       </type>
       <desc>
         <p>A registry that has previously been created with
-          <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_open()]]></c> is closed, and all the objects it contains
-          are freed.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry to close.
-          </p>
-        <p>The function returns 0.</p>
+          <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_open()]]></c> is closed, and all the objects it
+          contains are freed.</p>
+        <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry to close.</p>
+        <p>Returns <c>0</c>.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_reg_delete(reg,key)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Delete an object from the registry.</fsummary>
@@ -65,27 +66,28 @@
         <v>const char *key;</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>Delete an object from the registry. The object is not
-          actually removed from the registry, it is only marked for later
-          removal so that on subsequent backups to Mnesia, the
-          corresponding object can be removed from the Mnesia table as
+        <p>Deletes an object from the registry. The object is not
+          removed from the registry, it is only marked for later
+          removal so that on later backups to <c>Mnesia</c>, the
+          corresponding object can be removed from the <c>Mnesia</c> table as
           well. If another object is later created with the same key, the
-          object will be reused.
-          </p>
-        <p>The object will be removed from the registry after a call to
+          object will be reused. </p>
+        <p>The object is removed from the registry after a call to
           <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_dump()]]></c> or <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_purge()]]></c>.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry containing <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the object to remove.
-          </p>
-        <p>If the object was found, the function returns 0 indicating
-          success. Otherwise the function returns -1.</p>
+        </p>
+        <list type="bulleted">
+          <item><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry containing
+            <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>.</item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the object to remove.</item>
+        </list>
+        <p>Returns <c>0</c> on success, otherwise <c>-1</c>.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_reg_dump(fd,reg,mntab,flags)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Back up a registry to Mnesia.</fsummary>
+      <marker id="ei_reg_dump"/>
       <type>
         <v>int fd;</v>
         <v>ei_reg *reg;</v>
@@ -93,38 +95,36 @@
         <v>int flags;</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>Dump the contents of a registry to a Mnesia table in an
-          atomic manner, i.e. either all data will be updated, or none of
-          it will. If any errors are encountered while backing up
-          the data, the entire operation is aborted.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[fd]]></c> is an open connection to Erlang.
-          Mnesia 3.0 or later must be running on the Erlang node.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry to back up.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[mntab]]></c> is the name of the Mnesia table where the backed
-          up data should be placed. If the table does not exist, it will
-          be created automatically using configurable defaults. See your
-          Mnesia documentation for information about configuring this
-          behaviour.
-          </p>
-        <p>If <c><![CDATA[flags]]></c> is 0, the backup will include only those
-          objects which have been created, modified or deleted since the
-          last backup or restore (i.e. an incremental backup). After the
+        <p>Dumps the contents of a registry to a <c>Mnesia</c> table in an
+          atomic manner, that is, either all data or no data is updated.
+          If any errors are encountered while backing up
+          the data, the entire operation is aborted.</p>
+        <list type="bulleted">
+          <item><c><![CDATA[fd]]></c> is an open connection to Erlang.
+            <c>Mnesia</c> 3.0 or later must be running on the Erlang node.
+          </item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry to back up.</item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[mntab]]></c> is the name of the <c>Mnesia</c> table
+            where the backed up data is to be placed. If the table does not
+            exist, it is created automatically using configurable defaults.
+            For information about configuring this behavior, see
+            <seealso marker="mnesia"><c>Mnesia</c></seealso>.</item>
+        </list>
+        <p>If <c><![CDATA[flags]]></c> is <c>0</c>, the backup includes only
+          those objects that have been created, modified, or deleted since the
+          last backup or restore (that is, an incremental backup). After the
           backup, any objects that were marked dirty are now clean, and any
-          objects that had been marked for deletion are deleted.
-          </p>
-        <p>Alternatively, setting flags to EI_FORCE will cause a full
-          backup to be done, and EI_NOPURGE will cause the deleted objects
-          to be left in the registry afterwards. These can be bitwise ORed
-          together if both behaviours are desired. If EI_NOPURGE was
-          specified, you can use <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_purge()]]></c> to explicitly remove
-          the deleted items from the registry later.
-          </p>
-        <p>The function returns 0 on success, or -1 on failure.</p>
+          objects that had been marked for deletion are deleted.</p>
+        <p>Alternatively, setting flags to <c>EI_FORCE</c> causes a full
+          backup to be done, and <c>EI_NOPURGE</c> causes the deleted objects
+          to be left in the registry afterwards. These can be bitwise OR'ed
+          together if both behaviors are desired. If <c>EI_NOPURGE</c> was
+          specified, <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_purge()]]></c> can be used to
+          explicitly remove the deleted items from the registry later.</p>
+        <p>Returns <c>0</c> on success, otherwise <c>-1</c>.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name><ret>double</ret><nametext>ei_reg_getfval(reg,key)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Get a floating point object.</fsummary>
@@ -133,22 +133,24 @@
         <v>const char *key;</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>Get the value associated with <c><![CDATA[key]]></c> in the
-          registry. The value must be a floating point type.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the object will be looked
-          up.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the name of the object to look up.
-          </p>
-        <p>On success, the function returns the value associated with <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>.
-          If the object was not found or it was not a floating point
-          object, -1.0 is returned. To avoid problems with in-band error
-          reporting (i.e. if you cannot distinguish between -1.0 and a
-          valid result) use the more general function <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_getval()]]></c>
-          instead.</p>
+        <p>Gets the value associated with <c><![CDATA[key]]></c> in the
+          registry. The value must be a floating point type.</p>
+        <list type="bulleted">
+          <item><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the object will be
+            looked up.</item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the name of the object to look up.
+          </item>
+        </list>
+        <p>On success, the function returns the value associated with
+          <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>.
+          If the object is not found or if it is not a floating point
+          object, <c>-1.0</c> is returned. To avoid problems with in-band error
+          reporting (that is, if you cannot distinguish between <c>-1.0</c> and
+          a valid result), use the more general function
+          <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_getval()]]></c> instead.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_reg_getival(reg,key)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Get an integer object.</fsummary>
@@ -157,22 +159,24 @@
         <v>const char *key;</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>Get the value associated with <c><![CDATA[key]]></c> in the
-          registry. The value must be an integer.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the object will be looked
-          up.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the name of the object to look up.
-          </p>
-        <p>On success, the function returns the value associated with <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>.
-          If the object was not found or it was not an integer
-          object, -1 is returned. To avoid problems with in-band error
-          reporting (i.e. if you cannot distinguish between -1 and a
-          valid result) use the more general function <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_getval()]]></c>
-          instead.</p>
+        <p>Gets the value associated with <c><![CDATA[key]]></c> in the
+          registry. The value must be an integer.</p>
+        <list type="bulleted">
+          <item><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the object will be
+            looked up.</item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the name of the object to look up.
+          </item>
+        </list>
+        <p>On success, the function returns the value associated with
+          <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>.
+          If the object is not found or if it is not an integer
+          object, <c>-1</c> is returned. To avoid problems with in-band error
+          reporting (that is, if you cannot distinguish between <c>-1</c> and a
+          valid result), use the more general function
+          <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_getval()]]></c> instead.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name><ret>const void *</ret><nametext>ei_reg_getpval(reg,key,size)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Get a binary object.</fsummary>
@@ -182,26 +186,27 @@
         <v>int size;</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>Get the value associated with <c><![CDATA[key]]></c> in the
-          registry. The value must be a binary (pointer) type.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the object will be looked
-          up.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the name of the object to look up.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[size]]></c> will be initialized to contain the length in
-          bytes of the object, if it is found.
-          </p>
+        <p>Gets the value associated with <c><![CDATA[key]]></c> in the
+          registry. The value must be a binary (pointer) type.</p>
+        <list type="bulleted">
+          <item><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the object will be
+            looked up.</item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the name of the object to look up.
+          </item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[size]]></c> is initialized to contain the length in
+            bytes of the object, if it is found.</item>
+        </list>
         <p>On success, the function returns the value associated with
-          <c><![CDATA[key]]></c> and indicates its length in <c><![CDATA[size]]></c>.
-          If the object was not found or it was not a binary object,
-          NULL is returned. To avoid problems with in-band error
-          reporting (i.e. if you cannot distinguish between NULL and a
-          valid result) use the more general function <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_getval()]]></c>
-          instead.</p>
+          <c><![CDATA[key]]></c> and indicates its length in
+          <c><![CDATA[size]]></c>.
+          If the object is not found or if it is not a binary object,
+          <c>NULL</c> is returned. To avoid problems with in-band error
+          reporting (that is, if you cannot distinguish between <c>NULL</c> and
+          a valid result), use the more general function
+          <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_getval()]]></c> instead.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name><ret>const char *</ret><nametext>ei_reg_getsval(reg,key)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Get a string object.</fsummary>
@@ -210,22 +215,23 @@
         <v>const char *key;</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>Get the value associated with <c><![CDATA[key]]></c> in the
-          registry. The value must be a string.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the object will be looked
-          up.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the name of the object to look up.
-          </p>
+        <p>Gets the value associated with <c><![CDATA[key]]></c> in the
+          registry. The value must be a string.</p>
+        <list type="bulleted">
+          <item><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the object will be
+            looked up.</item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the name of the object to look up.
+          </item>
+        </list>
         <p>On success, the function returns the value associated with
-          <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>. If the object was not found or it was not a string,
-          NULL is returned. To avoid problems with in-band error
-          reporting (i.e. if you cannot distinguish between NULL and a
-          valid result) use the more general function <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_getval()]]></c>
-          instead.</p>
+          <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>. If the object is not found or if it is not a
+          string, <c>NULL</c> is returned. To avoid problems with in-band error
+          reporting (that is, if you cannot distinguish between <c>NULL</c> and
+          a valid result), use the more general function
+          <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_getval()]]></c> instead.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_reg_getval(reg,key,flags,v,...)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Get any object.</fsummary>
@@ -236,56 +242,70 @@
         <v>void *v (see below)</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>This is a general function for retrieving any kind of
-          object from the registry.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the object will be looked
-          up.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the name of the object to look up.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[flags]]></c> indicates the type of object that you are
-          looking for. If <c><![CDATA[flags]]></c> is 0, then any kind of object will
-          be returned. If <c><![CDATA[flags]]></c> is one of EI_INT, EI_FLT, EI_STR or
-          EI_BIN, then only values of that kind will be returned. The
-          buffer pointed to by <c><![CDATA[v]]></c> must be large enough to hold the return
-          data, i.e. it must be a pointer to one of <c><![CDATA[int]]></c>,
-          <c><![CDATA[double]]></c>, <c><![CDATA[char*]]></c> or <c><![CDATA[void*]]></c>, respectively. Also,
-          if <c><![CDATA[flags]]></c> is EI_BIN, then a fifth argument <c><![CDATA[int *size]]></c> is required, so that the size of the object can be
-          returned.
-          </p>
-        <p>If the function succeeds, <c><![CDATA[v]]></c> (and <c><![CDATA[size]]></c> if the
-          object is binary) will be initialized with the value associated
-          with <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>, and the function will return one of EI_INT,
-          EI_FLT, EI_STR or EI_BIN, indicating the type of object. On failure the
-          function will return -1 and the arguments will not be updated.</p>
+        <p>A general function for retrieving any kind of
+          object from the registry.</p>
+        <list type="bulleted">
+          <item>
+            <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the object will be
+              looked up.</p>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+            <p><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the name of the object to look up.</p>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+            <p><c><![CDATA[flags]]></c> indicates the type of object that you
+              are looking for. If <c><![CDATA[flags]]></c> is <c>0</c>, any
+              kind of object is returned.
+              If <c><![CDATA[flags]]></c> is <c>EI_INT</c>, <c>EI_FLT</c>,
+              <c>EI_STR</c>, or <c>EI_BIN</c>, then only values of
+              that kind are returned.</p>
+            <p>The buffer pointed to by <c><![CDATA[v]]></c>
+              must be large enough to hold the return data, that is, it must be
+              a pointer to one of <c><![CDATA[int]]></c>,
+              <c><![CDATA[double]]></c>, <c><![CDATA[char*]]></c>, or
+              <c><![CDATA[void*]]></c>, respectively.</p>
+            <p>If <c><![CDATA[flags]]></c> is <c>EI_BIN</c>, a fifth argument
+              <c><![CDATA[int *size]]></c> is required, so that the size of the
+              object can be returned.</p>
+          </item>
+        </list>
+        <p>On success, <c><![CDATA[v]]></c> (and <c><![CDATA[size]]></c> if the
+          object is binary) is initialized with the value associated
+          with <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>, and the function returns <c>EI_INT</c>,
+          <c>EI_FLT</c>, <c>EI_STR</c>, or <c>EI_BIN</c>, indicating the type
+          of object. On failure, <c>-1</c> is returned and the
+          arguments are not updated.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_reg_markdirty(reg,key)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Mark an object as dirty.</fsummary>
+      <marker id="ei_reg_markdirty"/>
       <type>
         <v>ei_reg *reg;</v>
         <v>const char *key;</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>Mark a registry object as dirty. This will ensure that
-          it is included in the next backup to Mnesia. Normally this
-          operation will not be necessary since all of the normal registry
-          'set' functions do this automatically. However if you have
+        <p>Marks a registry object as dirty. This ensures that
+          it is included in the next backup to <c>Mnesia</c>. Normally this
+          operation is not necessary, as all of the normal registry
+          'set' functions do this automatically. However, if you have
           retrieved the value of a string or binary object from the
-          registry and modified the contents, then the change will be
-          invisible to the registry and the object will be assumed to be
+          registry and modified the contents, then the change is
+          invisible to the registry and the object is assumed to be
           unmodified. This function allows you to make such modifications
-          and then let the registry know about them.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry containing the object.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the name of the object to mark.
-          </p>
-        <p>The function returns 0 on success, or -1 on failure.</p>
+          and then let the registry know about them.</p>
+        <list type="bulleted">
+          <item><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry containing the object.
+          </item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the name of the object to mark.
+          </item>
+        </list>
+        <p>Returns <c>0</c> on success, otherwise <c>-1</c>.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name><ret>ei_reg *</ret><nametext>ei_reg_open(size)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Create and open a registry.</fsummary>
@@ -293,24 +313,20 @@
         <v>int size;</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>Open (create) a registry. The registry will be
-          initially empty. Use <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_close()]]></c> to close the registry
-          later.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[size]]></c> is the approximate number of objects you intend
-          to store in the registry. Since the registry uses a hash table
-          with collision chaining, there is no absolute upper limit on the
-          number of objects that can be stored in it. However for reasons
+        <p>Opens (creates) a registry, which initially is empty. To
+          close the registry later, use <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_close()]]></c>.</p>
+        <p><c><![CDATA[size]]></c> is the approximate number of objects you
+          intend to store in the registry. As the registry uses a hash table
+          with collision chaining, no absolute upper limit exists on the
+          number of objects that can be stored in it. However, for reasons
           of efficiency, it is a good idea to choose a number that is
-          appropriate for your needs. It is possible to use
-          <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_resize()]]></c> to change the size later. Note that the
-          number you provide will be increased to the nearest larger prime
-          number.
-          </p>
-        <p>On success, an empty registry will be returned. On failure, NULL
-          will be returned.</p>
+          appropriate for your needs. To change the size later, use
+          <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_resize()]]></c>. Notice that the number
+          you provide is increased to the nearest larger prime number.</p>
+        <p>Returns an empty registry on success, otherwise <c>NULL</c>.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_reg_purge(reg)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Remove deleted objects.</fsummary>
@@ -318,20 +334,19 @@
         <v>ei_reg *reg;</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>Remove all objects marked for deletion. When objects
-          are deleted with <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_delete()]]></c> they are not actually
-          removed from the registry, only marked for later removal. This
-          is so that on a subsequent backup to Mnesia, the
-          objects can also be removed from the Mnesia table. If you are
-          not backing up to Mnesia then you may wish to remove the objects
-          manually with this function.
-          </p>
+        <p>Removes all objects marked for deletion. When objects
+          are deleted with <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_delete()]]></c> they are not
+          removed from the registry, only marked for later removal.
+          On a later backup to <c>Mnesia</c>, the
+          objects can also be removed from the <c>Mnesia</c> table. If you are
+          not backing up to <c>Mnesia</c>, you may wish to remove the objects
+          manually with this function.</p>
         <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is a registry containing objects marked for
-          deletion.
-          </p>
-        <p>The function returns 0 on success, or -1 on failure.</p>
+          deletion.</p>
+        <p>Returns <c>0</c> on success, otherwise <c>-1</c>.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_reg_resize(reg,newsize)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Resize a registry.</fsummary>
@@ -340,16 +355,15 @@
         <v>int newsize;</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>Change the size of a registry.
-          </p>
+        <p>Changes the size of a registry.</p>
         <p><c><![CDATA[newsize]]></c> is the new size to make the registry. The
-          number will be increased to the nearest larger prime number.
-          </p>
-        <p>On success, the registry will be resized, all contents
-          rehashed, and the function will return 0. On failure, the
-          registry will be left unchanged and the function will return -1.</p>
+          number is increased to the nearest larger prime number.</p>
+        <p>On success, the registry is resized, all contents
+          rehashed, and <c>0</c> is returned. On failure, the
+          registry is left unchanged and <c>-1</c> is returned.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_reg_restore(fd,reg,mntab)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Restore a registry from Mnesia.</fsummary>
@@ -359,35 +373,33 @@
         <v>const char *mntab;</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>The contents of a Mnesia table are read into the
-          registry.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[fd]]></c> is an open connection to Erlang.
-          Mnesia 3.0 or later must be running on the Erlang node.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the data should be placed.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[mntab]]></c> is the name of the Mnesia table to read data
-          from.
-          </p>
-        <p>Note that only tables of a certain format can be
-          restored, i.e. those that have been created and backed up to
-          with <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_dump()]]></c>. If the registry was not empty before
-          the operation, then the contents of the table are added to the
+        <p>The contents of a <c>Mnesia</c> table are read into the registry.</p>
+        <list type="bulleted">
+          <item><c><![CDATA[fd]]></c> is an open connection to Erlang.
+            <c>Mnesia</c> 3.0 or later must be running on the Erlang node.
+          </item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the data is to be
+            placed.</item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[mntab]]></c> is the name of the <c>Mnesia</c> table
+            to read data from.</item>
+        </list>
+        <p>Notice that only tables of a certain format can be
+          restored, that is, those that have been created and backed up to
+          with <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_dump()]]></c>. If the registry was not empty
+          before the operation, the contents of the table are added to the
           contents of the registry. If the table contains objects with the
           same keys as those already in the registry, the registry objects
-          will be overwritten with the new values. If the registry
-          contains objects that were not in the table, they will be
-          unchanged by this operation.
-          </p>
+          are overwritten with the new values. If the registry
+          contains objects that were not in the table, they are
+          unchanged by this operation.</p>
         <p>After the restore operation, the entire contents of the
-          registry is marked as unmodified. Note that this includes any
+          registry is marked as unmodified. Notice that this includes any
           objects that were modified before the restore and not
-          overwritten by the restore.
-          </p>
-        <p>The function returns 0 on success, or -1 on failure.</p>
+          overwritten by the restore.</p>
+        <p>Returns <c>0</c> on success, otherwise <c>-1</c>.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_reg_setfval(reg,key,f)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Assign a floating point object.</fsummary>
@@ -397,20 +409,22 @@
         <v>double f;</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>Create a key-value pair with the specified <c><![CDATA[key]]></c> and
-          floating point value <c><![CDATA[f]]></c>. If an object already existed with
-          the same <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>, the new value replaces the old one. If the
-          previous value was a binary or string, it is freed with <c><![CDATA[free()]]></c>.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the object should be placed.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the name of the object.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[f]]></c> is the floating point value to assign.
-          </p>
-        <p>The function returns 0 on success, or -1 on failure.</p>
+        <p>Creates a key-value pair with the specified <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>
+          and floating point value <c><![CDATA[f]]></c>. If an object already
+          exists with the same <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>, the new value replaces
+          the old one. If the previous value was a binary or string, it is
+          freed with <c><![CDATA[free()]]></c>.</p>
+        <list type="bulleted">
+          <item><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the object is to be
+            placed.</item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the object name.</item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[f]]></c> is the floating point value to assign.
+          </item>
+        </list>
+        <p>Returns <c>0</c> on success, otherwise <c>-1</c>.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_reg_setival(reg,key,i)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Assign an integer object.</fsummary>
@@ -420,20 +434,21 @@
         <v>int i;</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>Create a key-value pair with the specified <c><![CDATA[key]]></c> and integer
-          value <c><![CDATA[i]]></c>. If an object already existed with the same
-          <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>, the new value replaces the old one. If the previous
-          value was a binary or string, it is freed with <c><![CDATA[free()]]></c>.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the object should be placed.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the name of the object.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[i]]></c> is the integer value to assign.
-          </p>
-        <p>The function returns 0 on success, or -1 on failure.</p>
+        <p>Creates a key-value pair with the specified <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>
+          and integer value <c><![CDATA[i]]></c>. If an object already exists
+          with the same <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>, the new value replaces the old
+          one. If the previous value was a binary or string, it is freed with
+          <c><![CDATA[free()]]></c>.</p>
+        <list type="bulleted">
+          <item><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the object is to be
+            placed.</item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the object name.</item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[i]]></c> is the integer value to assign.</item>
+        </list>
+        <p>Returns <c>0</c> on success, otherwise <c>-1</c>.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_reg_setpval(reg,key,p,size)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Assign a binary object.</fsummary>
@@ -444,26 +459,27 @@
         <v>int size;</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>Create a key-value pair with the specified <c><![CDATA[key]]></c> whose
-          "value" is the binary object pointed to by <c><![CDATA[p]]></c>. If an
-          object already existed with the same <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>, the new value
-          replaces the old one. If the previous value was a binary or
-          string, it is freed with <c><![CDATA[free()]]></c>.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the object should be placed.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the name of the object.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[p]]></c> is a pointer to the binary object. The object itself
-          must have been created through a single call to <c><![CDATA[malloc()]]></c> or
-          similar function, so that the registry can later delete it if
-          necessary by calling <c><![CDATA[free()]]></c>.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[size]]></c> is the length in bytes of the binary object.
-          </p>
-        <p>The function returns 0 on success, or -1 on failure.</p>
+        <p>Creates a key-value pair with the specified <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>
+          whose "value" is the binary object pointed to by <c><![CDATA[p]]></c>.
+          If an object already exists with the same <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>,
+          the new value replaces the old one. If the previous value was a
+          binary or string, it is freed with <c><![CDATA[free()]]></c>.</p>
+        <list type="bulleted">
+          <item><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the object is to be
+            placed.</item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the object name.</item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[p]]></c> is a pointer to the binary object. The
+            object itself must have been created through a single call to
+            <c><![CDATA[malloc()]]></c> or a similar function, so that the
+            registry can later delete it if necessary by calling
+            <c><![CDATA[free()]]></c>.</item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[size]]></c> is the length in bytes of the binary
+            object.</item>
+        </list>
+        <p>Returns <c>0</c> on success, otherwise <c>-1</c>.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_reg_setsval(reg,key,s)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Assign a string object.</fsummary>
@@ -473,24 +489,25 @@
         <v>const char *s;</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>Create a key-value pair with the specified <c><![CDATA[key]]></c> whose
-          "value" is the specified string <c><![CDATA[s]]></c>. If an object already
-          existed with the same <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>, the new value replaces the old
-          one. If the previous value was a binary or string, it is freed
-          with <c><![CDATA[free()]]></c>.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the object should be placed.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the name of the object.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[s]]></c> is the string to assign. The string itself
-          must have been created through a single call to <c><![CDATA[malloc()]]></c> or
-          similar function, so that the registry can later delete it if
-          necessary by calling <c><![CDATA[free()]]></c>.
-          </p>
-        <p>The function returns 0 on success, or -1 on failure.</p>
+        <p>Creates a key-value pair with the specified <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>
+          whose "value" is the specified string <c><![CDATA[s]]></c>. If an
+          object already exists with the same <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>, the new
+          value replaces the old one. If the previous value was a binary or
+          string, it is freed with <c><![CDATA[free()]]></c>.</p>
+        <list type="bulleted">
+          <item><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the object is to be
+            placed.</item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the object name.</item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[s]]></c> is the string to assign. The string itself
+            must have been created through a single call to
+            <c><![CDATA[malloc()]]></c> or similar a function,
+            so that the registry can later delete it if
+            necessary by calling <c><![CDATA[free()]]></c>.</item>
+        </list>
+        <p>Returns <c>0</c> on success, otherwise <c>-1</c>.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_reg_setval(reg,key,flags,v,...)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Assign a value to any object type.</fsummary>
@@ -501,31 +518,41 @@
         <v>v (see below)</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>Create a key-value pair with the specified <c><![CDATA[key]]></c> whose
-          value is specified by <c><![CDATA[v]]></c>. If an object already
-          existed with the same <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>, the new value replaces the old
-          one. If the previous value was a binary or string, it is freed
-          with <c><![CDATA[free()]]></c>.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the object should be placed.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the name of the object.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[flags]]></c> indicates the type of the object specified by
-          <c><![CDATA[v]]></c>. Flags must be one of EI_INT, EI_FLT, EI_STR and
-          EI_BIN, indicating whether <c><![CDATA[v]]></c> is <c><![CDATA[int]]></c>, <c><![CDATA[double]]></c>,
-          <c><![CDATA[char*]]></c> or <c><![CDATA[void*]]></c>. If <c><![CDATA[flags]]></c> is EI_BIN, then a
-          fifth argument <c><![CDATA[size]]></c> is required, indicating the size
-          in bytes of the object pointed to by <c><![CDATA[v]]></c>.
-          </p>
+        <p>Creates a key-value pair with the specified <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>
+          whose value is specified by <c><![CDATA[v]]></c>. If an object already
+          exists with the same <c><![CDATA[key]]></c>, the new value replaces
+          the old one. If the previous value was a binary or string, it is freed
+          with <c><![CDATA[free()]]></c>.</p>
+        <list type="bulleted">
+          <item>
+            <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry where the object is to be
+              placed.</p>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+            <p><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the object name.</p>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+            <p><c><![CDATA[flags]]></c> indicates the type of the object
+              specified by <c><![CDATA[v]]></c>. Flags must be one of
+              <c>EI_INT</c>, <c>EI_FLT</c>, <c>EI_STR</c>, and <c>EI_BIN</c>,
+              indicating whether
+              <c><![CDATA[v]]></c> is <c><![CDATA[int]]></c>,
+              <c><![CDATA[double]]></c>, <c><![CDATA[char*]]></c>, or
+              <c><![CDATA[void*]]></c>.</p>
+            <p>If <c><![CDATA[flags]]></c> is <c>EI_BIN</c>, a fifth argument
+              <c><![CDATA[size]]></c> is required, indicating the size
+              in bytes of the object pointed to by <c><![CDATA[v]]></c>.</p>
+          </item>
+        </list>
         <p>If you wish to store an arbitrary pointer in the registry,
-          specify a <c><![CDATA[size]]></c> of 0. In this case, the object itself will
-          not be transferred by an <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_dump()]]></c> operation, just
-          the pointer value.
-          </p>
-        <p>The function returns 0 on success, or -1 on failure.</p>
+          specify a <c><![CDATA[size]]></c> of <c>0</c>. In this case, the
+          object itself is not transferred by an
+          <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_dump()]]></c> operation, only the pointer
+          value.</p>
+        <p>Returns <c>0</c> on success, otherwise <c>-1</c>.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_reg_stat(reg,key,obuf)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Get object information.</fsummary>
@@ -535,34 +562,35 @@
         <v>struct ei_reg_stat *obuf;</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>Return information about an object.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry containing the object.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the name of the object.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[obuf]]></c> is a pointer to an <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_stat]]></c> structure,
-          defined below:
-          </p>
+        <p>Returns information about an object.</p>
+        <list type="bulleted">
+          <item><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry containing the object.
+          </item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[key]]></c> is the object name.</item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[obuf]]></c> is a pointer to an
+            <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_stat]]></c> structure, defined as follows:</item>
+        </list>
         <code type="none"><![CDATA[
 struct ei_reg_stat {
   int attr;
   int size;
 };
         ]]></code>
-        <p>In <c><![CDATA[attr]]></c> the object's attributes are stored as the logical
-          OR of its type (one of EI_INT, EI_FLT, EI_BIN and EI_STR),
-          whether it is marked for deletion (EI_DELET) and whether it has
-          been modified since the last backup to Mnesia (EI_DIRTY).
-          </p>
-        <p>The <c><![CDATA[size]]></c> field indicates the size in bytes required to store
-          EI_STR (including the terminating 0) and EI_BIN objects, or 0
-          for EI_INT and EI_FLT.
-          </p>
-        <p>The function returns 0 and initializes <c><![CDATA[obuf]]></c> on
-          success, or returns -1 on failure.</p>
+        <p>In <c><![CDATA[attr]]></c> the attributes of the object are stored
+          as the logical <em>OR</em> of its type (one of <c>EI_INT</c>,
+          <c>EI_FLT</c>, <c>EI_BIN</c>, and <c>EI_STR</c>),
+          whether it is marked for deletion (<c>EI_DELET</c>), and whether it
+          has been modified since the last backup to <c>Mnesia</c>
+          (<c>EI_DIRTY</c>).</p>
+        <p>Field <c><![CDATA[size]]></c> indicates the size in bytes required
+          to store <c>EI_STR</c> (including the terminating <c>0</c>) and
+          <c>EI_BIN</c> objects, or <c>0</c> for <c>EI_INT</c> and
+          <c>EI_FLT</c>.</p>
+        <p>Returns <c>0</c> and initializes <c><![CDATA[obuf]]></c> on success,
+          otherwise <c>-1</c>.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_reg_tabstat(reg,obuf)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Get registry information.</fsummary>
@@ -571,15 +599,16 @@ struct ei_reg_stat {
         <v>struct ei_reg_tabstat *obuf;</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>Return information about a registry. Using information
+        <p>Returns information about a registry. Using information
           returned by this function, you can see whether the size of the
-          registry is suitable for the amount of data it contains.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry to return information about.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[obuf]]></c> is a pointer to an <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_tabstat]]></c> structure,
-          defined below:
-          </p>
+          registry is suitable for the amount of data it contains.</p>
+        <list type="bulleted">
+          <item><c><![CDATA[reg]]></c> is the registry to return information
+            about.</item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[obuf]]></c> is a pointer to an
+            <c><![CDATA[ei_reg_tabstat]]></c> structure, defined as follows:
+          </item>
+        </list>
         <code type="none"><![CDATA[
 struct ei_reg_tabstat {
   int size;  
@@ -588,23 +617,22 @@ struct ei_reg_tabstat {
   int collisions; 
 };
         ]]></code>
-        <p>The <c><![CDATA[size]]></c> field indicates the number of hash positions
+        <p>Field <c><![CDATA[size]]></c> indicates the number of hash positions
           in the registry. This is the number you provided when you
           created or last resized the registry, rounded up to the nearest
-          prime.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[nelem]]></c> indicates the number of elements stored in the
-          registry. It includes objects that are deleted but not purged.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[npos]]></c> indicates the number of unique positions that are
-          occupied in the registry.
-          </p>
-        <p><c><![CDATA[collisions]]></c> indicates how many elements are sharing
-          positions in the registry.
-          </p>
-        <p>On success, the function returns 0 and <c><![CDATA[obuf]]></c> is
-          initialized to contain table statistics. On failure, the function
-          returns -1.</p>
+          prime number.</p>
+        <list type="bulleted">
+          <item><c><![CDATA[nelem]]></c> indicates the number of elements stored
+            in the registry. It includes objects that are deleted but not
+            purged.</item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[npos]]></c> indicates the number of unique positions
+            that are occupied in the registry.</item>
+          <item><c><![CDATA[collisions]]></c> indicates how many elements are
+            sharing positions in the registry.</item>
+        </list>
+        <p>On success, <c>0</c> is returned and
+          <c><![CDATA[obuf]]></c> is initialized to contain table statistics,
+          otherwise <c>-1</c> is returned.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
   </funcs>