diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/views/code_folder.php b/codepot/src/codepot/views/code_folder.php
index 9262d6ef..463f7822 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/views/code_folder.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/views/code_folder.php
@@ -438,7 +438,9 @@ $this->load->view (
 		{
 			print '<div id="code_folder_mainarea_result_readme">';
 			print '<pre id="code_folder_mainarea_result_readme_text">';
+			print "\n";
 			print htmlspecialchars($readme_text);	
+			print "\n";
 			print '</pre>';
 			print '</div>';
 		}
diff --git a/codepot/src/css/code.css b/codepot/src/css/code.css
index bb9b7179..14933eab 100644
--- a/codepot/src/css/code.css
+++ b/codepot/src/css/code.css
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@
 	text-transform: uppercase;
 }
 
+#code_folder_mainarea_result_readme {
+	padding: 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em;
+}
+
+#code_folder_mainarea_result_readme_text {
+	padding: 0.5em 0.5em 0.5em 0.5em;
+}
+
 /*----------------------------------------------- 
  * project source file view 
  *-----------------------------------------------*/