diff --git a/doc/Guidebook.tex b/doc/Guidebook.tex
index 49dcfa5b6..b1a88099f 100644
--- a/doc/Guidebook.tex
+++ b/doc/Guidebook.tex
@@ -3218,9 +3218,10 @@ look like this:
 \blist{}
 %.lp
 \item[\ib{type}]
-how the message should be shown;
+how the message should be shown:
 %.sd
 %.si
+\\
 {\tt show}  --- show message normally.\\
 {\tt hide}  --- never show the message.\\
 {\tt stop}  --- wait for user with more-prompt.\\
@@ -3232,7 +3233,6 @@ how the message should be shown;
 the pattern to match. The pattern should be a regular expression.
 \elist
 
-
 %.lp ""
 Here's an example of menu colors using NetHack's internal
 pattern matching facility: