- "Bar line.
-
-This is a request to print a special bar symbol. It replaces the
-regular bar symbol with a special
-symbol. The argument @var{bartype} is a string which specifies the
-kind of bar to print. Options are @code{:|}
-@cindex |A@@@code{:|}
-,
-@code{|:}
-@cindex |B@@@code{|:}
-, @code{:|:}
-@cindex |C@@@code{:|:}
-,
-@code{||}
-@cindex |D@@@code{||}
-, @code{|.}
-@cindex |E@@@code{|.}
-,
-@code{.|}
-@cindex |F@@@code{.|}
-, and @code{.|.}
-@cindex |G@@@code{.|.}
-.
-
-These produce, respectively, a right repeat, a left repeat, a double
-repeat, a double bar, a start bar, an end bar, and a thick double bar.
-If @var{bartype} is set to @code{empty} then nothing is printed,
-but a line break is allowed at that spot.
-"
-,
+ "Bar line.\n"
+"\n"
+"Print a special bar symbol. It replaces the \n"
+"regular bar symbol with a special\n"
+"symbol. The argument @var{bartype} is a string which specifies the\n"
+"kind of bar to print. Options are @code{:|},\n"
+"@code{|:}, @code{:|:},\n"
+"@code{||}, @code{|.},\n"
+"@code{.|}, and @code{.|.}. \n"
+"\n"
+"These produce, respectively, a right repeat, a left repeat, a double\n"
+"repeat, a double bar, a start bar, an end bar, and a thick double bar.\n"
+"If @var{bartype} is set to @code{empty} then nothing is printed,\n"
+"but a line break is allowed at that spot.\n",