diff --git a/ase/awk/rex.c b/ase/awk/rex.c
index b624fe63..3baa6bdf 100644
--- a/ase/awk/rex.c
+++ b/ase/awk/rex.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: rex.c,v 1.57 2007-02-04 04:40:33 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: rex.c,v 1.58 2007-02-04 05:34:36 bacon Exp $
  *
  * {License}
  */
@@ -532,6 +532,17 @@ static int __build_atom (__builder_t* builder)
 
 	if (builder->ptn.curc.type == CT_EOF) return 0;
 
+	if (builder->ptn.curc.type == CT_SPECIAL &&
+	    builder->ptn.curc.value == ASE_T(')'))
+	{
+		/* due to the character reader, the right parenthesis
+		 * is returned as a special character at the top level.
+		 * however, it doesn't have to be special if not following
+		 * the left parenthesis. so the coversion is performed
+		 * here. i believe, this approach is fairly ugly */
+		builder->ptn.curc.type = CT_NORMAL;
+	}
+
 	if (builder->ptn.curc.type == CT_SPECIAL)
 	{
 		if (builder->ptn.curc.value == ASE_T('('))
diff --git a/ase/doc/ase.man b/ase/doc/ase.man
index 477d18f0..24528d59 100644
--- a/ase/doc/ase.man
+++ b/ase/doc/ase.man
@@ -6,16 +6,29 @@ ASE is a library implementing various programming languages for embedding purpos
 
 === Source ===
 
-ase - the root directory of the ase project
-ase/awk - AWK module
-ase/lsp - lisp module
-ase/com - COM interface source code for ASE modules
-ase/test/awk - 
-ase/test/lsp -
-ase/test/com -
-ase/etc -
-ase/doc -
+[[[
+* ase - the root directory of the ase project
+* ase/awk - AWK module
+* ase/lsp - lisp module
+* ase/com - COM interface source code for ASE modules
+* ase/test/awk - 
+* ase/test/lsp -
+* ase/test/com -
+* ase/etc -
+* ase/doc -
+]]]
 
+[[[
+* ase - the root directory of the ase project
+* ase/awk - AWK module
+* ase/lsp - lisp module
+* ase/com - COM interface source code for ASE modules
+* ase/test/awk - 
+* ase/test/lsp -
+* ase/test/com -
+* ase/etc -
+* ase/doc -
+]]]
 {{{
 #if defined(__BORLANDC__)
 #pragma hdrstop
@@ -31,5 +44,4 @@ ase_awk_t* ase_awk_open (
 {
         ase_awk_t* awk;
 }
-
 }}}
diff --git a/ase/rel/doc.awk b/ase/rel/doc.awk
index 24a1118f..0ccf4855 100644
--- a/ase/rel/doc.awk
+++ b/ase/rel/doc.awk
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 global header, mode;
 global empty_line_count;
 global para_started;
+global list_count;
 
 BEGIN {
 	header = 1;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ BEGIN {
 
 	print "</html>";
 	print "</head>";
+	print "<link href='doc.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' />";
 }
 
 header && /^\.[[:alpha:]]+[[:space:]]/ {
@@ -96,9 +98,20 @@ header && !/^\.[[:alpha:]]+[[:space:]]/ {
 					print "</p>";
 					para_started = 0;
 				}
-				print "<pre>";
+				print "<pre class='code'>";
 				mode = 1;
 			}
+			else if (/\[\[\[/)
+			{
+				if (para_started)
+				{
+					print "</p>";
+					para_started = 0;
+				}
+				print "<ul>";
+				mode = 2;
+				list_count = 0;
+			}
 			else
 			{
 				if (!para_started > 0) 
@@ -131,6 +144,31 @@ header && !/^\.[[:alpha:]]+[[:space:]]/ {
 			print $0;
 		}
 	}
+	else if (mode == 2)
+	{
+		if (/^]]]$/)
+		{
+			# )))
+			print "</li>";
+			print "</ul>";
+			mode = 0;
+		}
+		else if (/^\* [^[:space:]]+/)
+		{
+			gsub ("<", "\\&lt;");
+			gsub (">", "\\&gt;");
+			if (list_count > 0) print "</li>";
+			print "<li>";
+			print substr ($0, 3, length($0)-2);
+			list_count++;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			gsub ("<", "\\&lt;");
+			gsub (">", "\\&gt;");
+			print $0;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 END {