v5 v6: html, remove trailing backslash for empty linebreak & paragraph, <br> <p>

12 files changed, 132 insertions, 128 deletions

diff --git a/data/doc/sisu/CHANGELOG_v5 b/data/doc/sisu/CHANGELOG_v5
index 05f80cfd..56116bf1 100644
--- a/data/doc/sisu/CHANGELOG_v5
+++ b/data/doc/sisu/CHANGELOG_v5
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/pkg/src/sisu_5.7.1.orig.tar.xz
   sisu_5.7.1.orig.tar.xz
   sisu_5.7.1-1.dsc
 
+* html, remove trailing backslash for empty linebreak & paragraph, <br> <p>
+
 %% 5.7.0.orig.tar.xz (2014-10-12:40/7)
 http://git.sisudoc.org/gitweb/?p=code/sisu.git;a=log;h=refs/tags/sisu_5.7.0
 http://git.sisudoc.org/gitweb/?p=code/sisu.git;a=log;h=refs/tags/debian/sisu_5.7.0-1
diff --git a/data/doc/sisu/CHANGELOG_v6 b/data/doc/sisu/CHANGELOG_v6
index 8b854a8d..7d4f6580 100644
--- a/data/doc/sisu/CHANGELOG_v6
+++ b/data/doc/sisu/CHANGELOG_v6
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/pkg/src/sisu_6.3.1.orig.tar.xz
   sisu_6.3.1.orig.tar.xz
   sisu_6.3.1-1.dsc
 
+* html, remove trailing backslash for empty linebreak & paragraph, <br> <p>
+
 %% 6.3.0.orig.tar.xz (2014-10-12:40/7)
 http://git.sisudoc.org/gitweb/?p=code/sisu.git;a=log;h=refs/tags/sisu_6.3.0
 http://git.sisudoc.org/gitweb/?p=code/sisu.git;a=log;h=refs/tags/debian/sisu_6.3.0-1
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v5/ao_syntax.rb b/lib/sisu/v5/ao_syntax.rb
index be184a5e..f5608d97 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v5/ao_syntax.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v5/ao_syntax.rb
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ module SiSU_AO_Syntax
       elsif dob.is ==:code
         dob.obj=dob.obj.
           gsub(/#{Mx[:meta_o]}(\S+?)#{Mx[:meta_c]}\s*/,'@\1: ').
-          gsub(/(^|#{Mx[:gl_c]}|\s)&lt;(br(?: \/)?)&gt;([\s,.]|$)/,'\1<\2>\3') #convert <br> <br /> back, clumsy
+          gsub(/(^|#{Mx[:gl_c]}|\s)&lt;(?:br(?: \/)?)&gt;([\s,.]|$)/,'\1<br>\2') #convert <br> <br /> back, clumsy
         if dob.number_
           codeline=[]
           ln=1
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v5/cgi_sql_common.rb b/lib/sisu/v5/cgi_sql_common.rb
index d6f99342..eb8ce0ab 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v5/cgi_sql_common.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v5/cgi_sql_common.rb
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
           search_field='' if checked_echo !~/\S/
           @base,@search_field,@selected_db,@result_type,@checked_sql_limit,@checked_tip,@checked_stats,@checked_searched,@checked_url,@checked_case,@checked_echo,@checked_sql,@checked_all,@checked_none,@checked_selected,@checked_default,@search_note,@the_can=base,search_field,selected_db,result_type,checked_sql_limit,checked_tip,checked_stats,checked_searched,checked_url,checked_case,checked_echo,checked_sql,checked_all,checked_none,checked_selected,checked_default,search_note,the_can
           @tip=if checked_tip =~/\S/
-            '<font size="2" color="#666666">text:__; fulltxt:__; keywords:__; title:__; author:__; topic_register:__; subject:__; description:__; publisher:__; editor:__; contributor:__; date:__; type:__; format:__; identifier:__; source:__; language:__; relation:__; coverage:__; rights:__; comment:__; abstract:__; filename:__;</font><br />'
+            '<font size="2" color="#666666">text:__; fulltxt:__; keywords:__; title:__; author:__; topic_register:__; subject:__; description:__; publisher:__; editor:__; contributor:__; date:__; type:__; format:__; identifier:__; source:__; language:__; relation:__; coverage:__; rights:__; comment:__; abstract:__; filename:__;</font><br>'
           else ''
           end
         end
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
     <tr><td width="20%">
      <table summary="home button / home information" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0">
      <tr><td align="left">
-      <br /><a href="http://sisudoc.org/" target="_top">
+      <br><a href="http://sisudoc.org/" target="_top">
         <b>SiSU</b>
       </a>
-      <br /><a href="http://git.sisudoc.org/" target="_top">
+      <br><a href="http://git.sisudoc.org/" target="_top">
         git
       </a>
      </td></tr>
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
         <!input type="text" id="find" name="find" value="" />
         <font size="2" color="#222222">
         <b>to search:</b> select which database to search (drop-down menu below); enter your search query (in the form above); and <b>click on the search button</b> (below)
-        <br />
+        <br>
         <select name="db" size="1">
           #{@selected_db}
       WOK_SQL
@@ -208,18 +208,18 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
     end
     def buttons2
       <<-'WOK_SQL'
-        <br />
+        <br>
           match limit:
           <input type="radio" name="sql_match_limit" value="1000" #{@checked_sql_limit[:l1000]}> 1,000
           <input type="radio" name="sql_match_limit" value="2500" #{@checked_sql_limit[:l2500]}> 2,500
-        <br />
+        <br>
           <input type="checkbox" name="echo" #{@checked_echo}> echo query
           <input type="checkbox" name="stats" #{@checked_stats}> result stats
           <input type="checkbox" name="url" #{@checked_url}> search url
           <input type="checkbox" name="searched" #{@checked_searched}> searched
           <input type="checkbox" name="tip" #{@checked_tip}> available fields
           <input type="checkbox" name="sql" #{@checked_sql}> sql statement
-        <br />
+        <br>
           checks:
           <input type="radio" name="checks" value="check_default" #{@checked_default}> default
           <input type="radio" name="checks" value="check_selected" #{@checked_selected}> selected
@@ -483,14 +483,14 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
           page=(sql_offset.to_i + sql_match_limit.to_i)/sql_match_limit.to_i
           if beyond_limit
             if page.to_s =~ /^1$/
-              %{<br /><center>
+              %{<br><center>
               pg. #{page.to_s}
               <a href="#{can.next}">
                 <img border="0" width="22" height="22" src="#{img}/arrow_next_red.png" alt="&nbsp;&gt;&gt;" />
               </a>
               </center>}
             elsif page.to_s =~ /^2$/
-              %{<br /><center>
+              %{<br><center>
               <a href="#{can.previous}">
                 <img border="0" width="22" height="22" src="#{img}/arrow_prev_red.png" alt="&lt;&lt;&nbsp;" />
               </a>
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
               </a>
               </center>}
             else
-              %{<br /><center>
+              %{<br><center>
               <a href="#{can.start}">
                 <img border="0" width="22" height="22" src="#{img}/arrow_prev_red.png" alt="|&lt;&nbsp;" />
               </a>
@@ -516,14 +516,14 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
           else
             if page.to_s =~ /^1$/ then ''
             elsif page.to_s =~ /^2$/
-              %{<br /><center>
+              %{<br><center>
               <a href="#{can.previous}">
                 <img border="0" width="22" height="22" src="#{img}/arrow_prev_red.png" alt="&lt;&lt;&nbsp;" />
               </a>
               pg. #{page.to_s}
               </center>}
             else
-              %{<br /><center>
+              %{<br><center>
               <a href="#{can.start}">
                 <img border="0" width="22" height="22" src="#{img}/arrow_prev_red.png" alt="|&lt;&nbsp;" />
               </a>
@@ -542,16 +542,16 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
       <<-WOK_SQL
       def tail
         <<-'WOK'
-    <br /><hr /><br />
+    <br><hr /><br>
 <table summary="SiSU summary" cellpadding="2" border="0">
   <!-- widget sisu -->
 <tr><td valign="top" width="10%">
  <table summary="home button / home information" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0">
  <tr><td align="left">
-  <br /><a href="http://sisudoc.org/" target="_top">
+  <br><a href="http://sisudoc.org/" target="_top">
     <b>SiSU</b>
   </a>
-  <br /><a href="http://git.sisudoc.org/" target="_top">
+  <br><a href="http://git.sisudoc.org/" target="_top">
     git
   </a>
  </td></tr>
@@ -562,14 +562,14 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
   <p class="tiny_left"><font color="#666666" size="2">
     Generated by
       #{v[:project]} #{v[:version]} #{v[:date]} (#{v[:date_stamp]})
-    <br />
+    <br>
     <a href="http://www.sisudoc.org" >
     <b>#{v[:project]}</b></a> <sup>&copy;</sup> Ralph Amissah
     1993, current 2014.
     All Rights Reserved.
-    <br />
+    <br>
       #{v[:project]} is software for document structuring, publishing and search,
-    <br />
+    <br>
     <a href="http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu" >
       www.jus.uio.no/sisu
     </a>
@@ -581,17 +581,17 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
     <a href="http://git.sisudoc.org" >
       git.sisudoc.org
     </a>
-  <br />
+  <br>
     <i>w3 since October 3 1993</i>
     <a href="mailto:ralph@amissah.com" >
       ralph@amissah.com
     </a>
-  <br />
+  <br>
     mailing list subscription
     <a href="http://lists.sisudoc.org/listinfo/sisu" >
       http://lists.sisudoc.org/listinfo/sisu
     </a>
-  <br />
+  <br>
     <a href="mailto:sisu@lists.sisudoc.org" >
       sisu@lists.sisudoc.org
     </a>
@@ -599,10 +599,10 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
 </td><td valign="top" width="45%">
   <p class="tiny_left"><font color="#666666" size="2">
     #{v[:project]} using:
-    <br />Standard SiSU markup syntax,
-    <br />Standard SiSU meta-markup syntax, and the
-    <br />Standard SiSU <u>object citation numbering</u> and system, (object/text identifying/locating system)
-  <br />
+    <br>Standard SiSU markup syntax,
+    <br>Standard SiSU meta-markup syntax, and the
+    <br>Standard SiSU <u>object citation numbering</u> and system, (object/text identifying/locating system)
+  <br>
     <sup>&copy;</sup> Ralph Amissah 1997, current 2014.
     All Rights Reserved.
   </font></p>
@@ -767,39 +767,39 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
           end
           green=%{<font size="2" color="#004000">}
           canned_search_url_txt=CGI.escapeHTML(@@canned_search_url)
-          the_can=%{<font size="2" color="#666666">#{canned_note} <a href="#{@@canned_search_url}">#{canned_search_url_txt}</a></font><br />}
+          the_can=%{<font size="2" color="#666666">#{canned_note} <a href="#{@@canned_search_url}">#{canned_search_url_txt}</a></font><br>}
           p_text=p_fulltext=p_keywords=p_title=p_author=p_topic_register=p_subject=p_description=p_publisher=p_editor=p_contributor=p_date=p_type=p_format=p_identifier=p_source=p_language=p_relation=p_coverage=p_rights=p_comment=p_abstract=p_filename=''
-          p_filename=%{filename: #{green}#{@search_for.filename}</font><br />} if @search_for.filename =~/\S+/
-          p_text=%{text: #{green}#{@search_for.text1}</font><br />} if @search_for.text1 =~/\S+/
-          p_fulltext=%{fulltxt: #{green}#{@search_for.fulltext}</font><br />} if @search_for.fulltext =~/\S+/
-          p_title=%{title: #{green}#{@search_for.title}</font><br />} if @search_for.title =~/\S+/
-          p_author=%{author: #{green}#{@search_for.author}</font><br />} if @search_for.author =~/\S+/
-          p_editor=%{editor: #{green}#{@search_for.editor}</font><br />} if @search_for.editor=~/\S+/
-          p_contributor=%{contributor: #{green}#{@search_for.contributor}</font><br />} if @search_for.contributor =~/\S+/
-          p_date=%{date: #{green}#{@search_for.date}</font><br />} if @search_for.date =~/\S+/
-          p_rights=%{rights: #{green}#{@search_for.rights}</font><br />} if @search_for.rights =~/\S+/
-          p_topic_register=%{topic_register: #{green}#{@search_for.topic_register}</font><br />} if @search_for.topic_register =~/\S+/
-          p_subject=%{subject: #{green}#{@search_for.subject}</font><br />} if @search_for.subject =~/\S+/
-          p_keywords=%{keywords: #{green}#{@search_for.keywords}</font><br />} if @search_for.keywords =~/\S+/
-          p_identifier=%{identifier: #{green}#{@search_for.identifier}</font><br />} if @search_for.identifier =~/\S+/
-          p_type=%{type: #{green}#{@search_for.type}</font><br />} if @search_for.type =~/\S+/
-          p_format=%{format: #{green}#{@search_for.format}</font><br />} if @search_for.format =~/\S+/
-          p_relation=%{relation: #{green}#{@search_for.relation}</font><br />} if @search_for.relation =~/\S+/
-          p_coverage=%{coverage: #{green}#{@search_for.coverage}</font><br />} if @search_for.coverage =~/\S+/
-          p_description=%{description: #{green}#{@search_for.description}</font><br />} if @search_for.description =~/\S+/
-          p_abstract=%{abstract: #{green}#{@search_for.abstract}</font><br />} if @search_for.abstract =~/\S+/
-          p_comment=%{comment: #{green}#{@search_for.comment}</font><br />} if @search_for.comment =~/\S+/
-          p_publisher=%{publisher: #{green}#{@search_for.publisher}</font><br />} if @search_for.publisher =~/\S+/
-          p_source=%{source: #{green}#{@search_for.source}</font><br />} if @search_for.source =~/\S+/
-          p_language=%{language: #{green}#{@search_for.language}</font><br />} if @search_for.language =~/\S+/
+          p_filename=%{filename: #{green}#{@search_for.filename}</font><br>} if @search_for.filename =~/\S+/
+          p_text=%{text: #{green}#{@search_for.text1}</font><br>} if @search_for.text1 =~/\S+/
+          p_fulltext=%{fulltxt: #{green}#{@search_for.fulltext}</font><br>} if @search_for.fulltext =~/\S+/
+          p_title=%{title: #{green}#{@search_for.title}</font><br>} if @search_for.title =~/\S+/
+          p_author=%{author: #{green}#{@search_for.author}</font><br>} if @search_for.author =~/\S+/
+          p_editor=%{editor: #{green}#{@search_for.editor}</font><br>} if @search_for.editor=~/\S+/
+          p_contributor=%{contributor: #{green}#{@search_for.contributor}</font><br>} if @search_for.contributor =~/\S+/
+          p_date=%{date: #{green}#{@search_for.date}</font><br>} if @search_for.date =~/\S+/
+          p_rights=%{rights: #{green}#{@search_for.rights}</font><br>} if @search_for.rights =~/\S+/
+          p_topic_register=%{topic_register: #{green}#{@search_for.topic_register}</font><br>} if @search_for.topic_register =~/\S+/
+          p_subject=%{subject: #{green}#{@search_for.subject}</font><br>} if @search_for.subject =~/\S+/
+          p_keywords=%{keywords: #{green}#{@search_for.keywords}</font><br>} if @search_for.keywords =~/\S+/
+          p_identifier=%{identifier: #{green}#{@search_for.identifier}</font><br>} if @search_for.identifier =~/\S+/
+          p_type=%{type: #{green}#{@search_for.type}</font><br>} if @search_for.type =~/\S+/
+          p_format=%{format: #{green}#{@search_for.format}</font><br>} if @search_for.format =~/\S+/
+          p_relation=%{relation: #{green}#{@search_for.relation}</font><br>} if @search_for.relation =~/\S+/
+          p_coverage=%{coverage: #{green}#{@search_for.coverage}</font><br>} if @search_for.coverage =~/\S+/
+          p_description=%{description: #{green}#{@search_for.description}</font><br>} if @search_for.description =~/\S+/
+          p_abstract=%{abstract: #{green}#{@search_for.abstract}</font><br>} if @search_for.abstract =~/\S+/
+          p_comment=%{comment: #{green}#{@search_for.comment}</font><br>} if @search_for.comment =~/\S+/
+          p_publisher=%{publisher: #{green}#{@search_for.publisher}</font><br>} if @search_for.publisher =~/\S+/
+          p_source=%{source: #{green}#{@search_for.source}</font><br>} if @search_for.source =~/\S+/
+          p_language=%{language: #{green}#{@search_for.language}</font><br>} if @search_for.language =~/\S+/
           search_note=<<-WOK
       <font size="2" color="#666666">
       <b>database:</b> #{green}#{@db}</font>; <b>selected view:</b> #{green}#{cgi['view']}</font>
-      <b>search string:</b> "#{green}#{analyze_format}</font>"<br />
+      <b>search string:</b> "#{green}#{analyze_format}</font>"<br>
       #{p_text} #{p_fulltext} #{p_keywords} #{p_title} #{p_author} #{p_topic_register} #{p_subject} #{p_description} #{p_publisher} #{p_editor} #{p_contributor} #{p_date} #{p_type} #{p_format} #{p_identifier} #{p_source} #{p_language} #{p_relation} #{p_coverage} #{p_rights} #{p_comment} #{p_abstract} #{p_filename}
       </font>
       WOK
-        #eg = %{canned search e.g.:<br /> <a href="#{url}">#{url}</a><br />find: #{analyze}<br />database: #{database}}
+        #eg = %{canned search e.g.:<br> <a href="#{url}">#{url}</a><br>find: #{analyze}<br>database: #{database}}
         #% dbi_canning
         @header=Form.new(@base,search_field,selected_db,result_type,checked_sql_limit,checked_tip,checked_stats,checked_searched,checked_url,checked_case,checked_echo,checked_sql,checked_all,checked_none,checked_selected,checked_default,search_note,the_can).submission_form #% form
         unless q['s1'] =~/\S/ or q['au'] =~/\S/ or @search[:text][1] =~/\S/
@@ -928,10 +928,10 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
               can_txt_srch=(cgi['view']=~/index/) \
               ? %{<a href="#{@canned_base_url}&fns=#{c['src_filename']}&lang=#{c['language_document_char']}&view=text"><img border="0" width="24" height="16" src="#{@image_src}/b_search.png" alt="search"></a>&nbsp;}
               : %{<a href="#{@canned_base_url}&fns=#{c['src_filename']}&lang=#{c['language_document_char']}&view=index"><img border="0" width="24" height="16" src="#{@image_src}/b_search.png" alt="search"></a>&nbsp;}
-              title=%{<span style="background-color: #{@color_heading}"><a href="#{path_toc(location,c['language_document_char'])}"><img border="0" width="15" height="18" src="#{@image_src}/b_toc.png" alt="toc html">&nbsp;#{ti}</a></span> [#{c['language_document_char']}] by #{c['creator_author']} <a href="#{path_manifest(location,c['language_document_char'])}"><img border="0" width="15" height="15" src="#{@image_src}/b_info.png" alt="manifest"></a> #{can_txt_srch}<br />}  if file_suffix=~/s/ #hmm watch file_suffix
+              title=%{<span style="background-color: #{@color_heading}"><a href="#{path_toc(location,c['language_document_char'])}"><img border="0" width="15" height="18" src="#{@image_src}/b_toc.png" alt="toc html">&nbsp;#{ti}</a></span> [#{c['language_document_char']}] by #{c['creator_author']} <a href="#{path_manifest(location,c['language_document_char'])}"><img border="0" width="15" height="15" src="#{@image_src}/b_info.png" alt="manifest"></a> #{can_txt_srch}<br>}  if file_suffix=~/s/ #hmm watch file_suffix
               title=@text_search_flag \
-              ? '<br /><hr>'+title
-              : '<br />'+title
+              ? '<br><hr>'+title
+              : '<br>'+title
               @counter_txt_doc+=1
               oldtid=c['tid'].to_i
             else                    title=''
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
                 @@lt_t=(@counter_txt_ocn==dbi_statement.sql_match_limit.to_i) ? true : false
                 start=(@@offset.to_i+1).to_s
                 range=(@@offset.to_i+@counter_txt_ocn.to_i).to_s
-                %{<hr /><font size="2" color="#666666">Found #{@counter_txt_ocn} times in the main body of #{@counter_txt_doc} documents [ matches #{start} to #{range} ]</font><br />}
+                %{<hr /><font size="2" color="#666666">Found #{@counter_txt_ocn} times in the main body of #{@counter_txt_doc} documents [ matches #{start} to #{range} ]</font><br>}
               else ''
               end
             else ''
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v5/db_sqltxt.rb b/lib/sisu/v5/db_sqltxt.rb
index ffb5966b..6585fd66 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v5/db_sqltxt.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v5/db_sqltxt.rb
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ module SiSU_DbText
     def special_character_escape(str)
       str=str.gsub(/'/,"''"). #string.gsub!(/'/,"\047") #string.gsub!(/'/,"\\'")
         gsub(/(\\)/m,'\1\1'). #ok but with warnings, double backslash on sqlite #str.gsub!(/[\\]/m,'\\x5C') #ok but with warnings, but not for sqlite #str.gsub!(/(\\)/m,'\1') #ok for sqlite not for pgsql
-        gsub(/#{Mx[:br_line]}|#{Mx[:br_nl]}/,"<br />\n").
-        gsub(/#{Mx[:tag_o]}\S+?#{Mx[:tag_c]}/,''). #check
-        gsub(/#{Mx[:lnk_o]}\s*(\S+?\.(?:png|jpg))(?:\s+\d+x\d+)?(.+?)#{Mx[:lnk_c]}\S+/,'[image: \1] \2').
-        gsub(/#{Mx[:lnk_o]}\s*(.+?)\s*#{Mx[:lnk_c]}(?:file|ftp):\/\/\S+?([.,!?]?(?:\s|$))/,'\1\2').
-        gsub(/#{Mx[:lnk_o]}\s*(.+?)\s*#{Mx[:lnk_c]}#{Mx[:url_o]}\S+?#{Mx[:url_c]}/,'\1')
+        gsub(/#{Mx[:br_line]}|#{Mx[:br_nl]}/m,"<br>\n").
+        gsub(/#{Mx[:tag_o]}\S+?#{Mx[:tag_c]}/m,''). #check
+        gsub(/#{Mx[:lnk_o]}\s*(\S+?\.(?:png|jpg))(?:\s+\d+x\d+)?(.+?)#{Mx[:lnk_c]}\S+/m,'[image: \1] \2').
+        gsub(/#{Mx[:lnk_o]}\s*(.+?)\s*#{Mx[:lnk_c]}(?:file|ftp):\/\/\S+?([.,!?]?(?:\s|$))/m,'\1\2').
+        gsub(/#{Mx[:lnk_o]}\s*(.+?)\s*#{Mx[:lnk_c]}#{Mx[:url_o]}\S+?#{Mx[:url_c]}/m,'\1')
     end
     def clean_searchable_text_from_document_objects(arr)
       txt_arr,en=[],[]
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v5/html_segments.rb b/lib/sisu/v5/html_segments.rb
index 60cd51f1..4c588bb9 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v5/html_segments.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v5/html_segments.rb
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ module SiSU_HTML_Seg
               note_match=note.dup
               note_match_seg=note.dup
               e_n=note_match_seg[/(?:#{Mx[:en_a_o]}[\d*+]+|#{Mx[:en_b_o]}[*+]\d+)\s+(.+?)(?:#{Mx[:en_a_c]}|#{Mx[:en_b_c]})/m,1]
-              try=e_n.split(/<br \/>/)
+              try=e_n.split(/<br(?: \/)?>/)
               try.each do |e|
                 txt_obj={ txt: e }
                 format_seg=SiSU_HTML_Format::FormatSeg.new(@md,txt_obj)
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ module SiSU_HTML_Seg
                 end
                 @@seg_endnotes_array << note_match
               end
-              try.join('<br \/>')
+              try.join('<br>')
               #% creation of separate end segment/page of all endnotes referenced back to reference segment
               m=/(?:#{Mx[:en_a_o]}[\d*+]+|#{Mx[:en_b_o]}[*+]\d+)\s+(.+?href=")(##{Mx[:note_ref]}[\d*+]+".+)(?:#{Mx[:en_a_c]}|#{Mx[:en_b_c]})/mi
               endnote_part_a=note_match_seg[m,1]
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v5/html_tune.rb b/lib/sisu/v5/html_tune.rb
index 7cd2a920..526faa82 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v5/html_tune.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v5/html_tune.rb
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ module SiSU_HTML_Tune
         gsub(/#{Mx[:mk_o]}:name#(\S+?)#{Mx[:mk_c]}/,'<a name="\1"></a>').
         gsub(/#{Mx[:gl_bullet]}/m,'●&nbsp;&nbsp;').
         gsub(/#{Mx[:nbsp]}/,'&nbsp;').
-        gsub(/<(p|br)>/,'<\1 />')
+        gsub(/<(p|br) \/>/,'<\1>')
       dob=SiSU_HTML_Tune::CleanHTML.new(dob).clean
       dob
     end
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v6/ao_syntax.rb b/lib/sisu/v6/ao_syntax.rb
index 2e771185..da1daddf 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v6/ao_syntax.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v6/ao_syntax.rb
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ module SiSU_AO_Syntax
       elsif dob.is ==:code
         dob.obj=dob.obj.
           gsub(/#{Mx[:meta_o]}(\S+?)#{Mx[:meta_c]}\s*/,'@\1: ').
-          gsub(/(^|#{Mx[:gl_c]}|\s)&lt;(br(?: \/)?)&gt;([\s,.]|$)/,'\1<\2>\3') #convert <br> <br /> back, clumsy
+          gsub(/(^|#{Mx[:gl_c]}|\s)&lt;(?:br(?: \/)?)&gt;([\s,.]|$)/,'\1<br>\2') #convert <br> <br /> back, clumsy
         if dob.number_
           codeline=[]
           ln=1
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v6/cgi_sql_common.rb b/lib/sisu/v6/cgi_sql_common.rb
index a05f8f53..0bc663d0 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v6/cgi_sql_common.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v6/cgi_sql_common.rb
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
           search_field='' if checked_echo !~/\S/
           @base,@search_field,@selected_db,@result_type,@checked_sql_limit,@checked_tip,@checked_stats,@checked_searched,@checked_url,@checked_case,@checked_echo,@checked_sql,@checked_all,@checked_none,@checked_selected,@checked_default,@search_note,@the_can=base,search_field,selected_db,result_type,checked_sql_limit,checked_tip,checked_stats,checked_searched,checked_url,checked_case,checked_echo,checked_sql,checked_all,checked_none,checked_selected,checked_default,search_note,the_can
           @tip=if checked_tip =~/\S/
-            '<font size="2" color="#666666">text:__; fulltxt:__; keywords:__; title:__; author:__; topic_register:__; subject:__; description:__; publisher:__; editor:__; contributor:__; date:__; type:__; format:__; identifier:__; source:__; language:__; relation:__; coverage:__; rights:__; comment:__; abstract:__; filename:__;</font><br />'
+            '<font size="2" color="#666666">text:__; fulltxt:__; keywords:__; title:__; author:__; topic_register:__; subject:__; description:__; publisher:__; editor:__; contributor:__; date:__; type:__; format:__; identifier:__; source:__; language:__; relation:__; coverage:__; rights:__; comment:__; abstract:__; filename:__;</font><br>'
           else ''
           end
         end
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
     <tr><td width="20%">
      <table summary="home button / home information" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0">
      <tr><td align="left">
-      <br /><a href="http://sisudoc.org/" target="_top">
+      <br><a href="http://sisudoc.org/" target="_top">
         <b>SiSU</b>
       </a>
-      <br /><a href="http://git.sisudoc.org/" target="_top">
+      <br><a href="http://git.sisudoc.org/" target="_top">
         git
       </a>
      </td></tr>
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
         <!input type="text" id="find" name="find" value="" />
         <font size="2" color="#222222">
         <b>to search:</b> select which database to search (drop-down menu below); enter your search query (in the form above); and <b>click on the search button</b> (below)
-        <br />
+        <br>
         <select name="db" size="1">
           #{@selected_db}
       WOK_SQL
@@ -208,18 +208,18 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
     end
     def buttons2
       <<-'WOK_SQL'
-        <br />
+        <br>
           match limit:
           <input type="radio" name="sql_match_limit" value="1000" #{@checked_sql_limit[:l1000]}> 1,000
           <input type="radio" name="sql_match_limit" value="2500" #{@checked_sql_limit[:l2500]}> 2,500
-        <br />
+        <br>
           <input type="checkbox" name="echo" #{@checked_echo}> echo query
           <input type="checkbox" name="stats" #{@checked_stats}> result stats
           <input type="checkbox" name="url" #{@checked_url}> search url
           <input type="checkbox" name="searched" #{@checked_searched}> searched
           <input type="checkbox" name="tip" #{@checked_tip}> available fields
           <input type="checkbox" name="sql" #{@checked_sql}> sql statement
-        <br />
+        <br>
           checks:
           <input type="radio" name="checks" value="check_default" #{@checked_default}> default
           <input type="radio" name="checks" value="check_selected" #{@checked_selected}> selected
@@ -483,14 +483,14 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
           page=(sql_offset.to_i + sql_match_limit.to_i)/sql_match_limit.to_i
           if beyond_limit
             if page.to_s =~ /^1$/
-              %{<br /><center>
+              %{<br><center>
               pg. #{page.to_s}
               <a href="#{can.next}">
                 <img border="0" width="22" height="22" src="#{img}/arrow_next_red.png" alt="&nbsp;&gt;&gt;" />
               </a>
               </center>}
             elsif page.to_s =~ /^2$/
-              %{<br /><center>
+              %{<br><center>
               <a href="#{can.previous}">
                 <img border="0" width="22" height="22" src="#{img}/arrow_prev_red.png" alt="&lt;&lt;&nbsp;" />
               </a>
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
               </a>
               </center>}
             else
-              %{<br /><center>
+              %{<br><center>
               <a href="#{can.start}">
                 <img border="0" width="22" height="22" src="#{img}/arrow_prev_red.png" alt="|&lt;&nbsp;" />
               </a>
@@ -516,14 +516,14 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
           else
             if page.to_s =~ /^1$/ then ''
             elsif page.to_s =~ /^2$/
-              %{<br /><center>
+              %{<br><center>
               <a href="#{can.previous}">
                 <img border="0" width="22" height="22" src="#{img}/arrow_prev_red.png" alt="&lt;&lt;&nbsp;" />
               </a>
               pg. #{page.to_s}
               </center>}
             else
-              %{<br /><center>
+              %{<br><center>
               <a href="#{can.start}">
                 <img border="0" width="22" height="22" src="#{img}/arrow_prev_red.png" alt="|&lt;&nbsp;" />
               </a>
@@ -542,16 +542,16 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
       <<-WOK_SQL
       def tail
         <<-'WOK'
-    <br /><hr /><br />
+    <br><hr /><br>
 <table summary="SiSU summary" cellpadding="2" border="0">
   <!-- widget sisu -->
 <tr><td valign="top" width="10%">
  <table summary="home button / home information" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0">
  <tr><td align="left">
-  <br /><a href="http://sisudoc.org/" target="_top">
+  <br><a href="http://sisudoc.org/" target="_top">
     <b>SiSU</b>
   </a>
-  <br /><a href="http://git.sisudoc.org/" target="_top">
+  <br><a href="http://git.sisudoc.org/" target="_top">
     git
   </a>
  </td></tr>
@@ -562,14 +562,14 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
   <p class="tiny_left"><font color="#666666" size="2">
     Generated by
       #{v[:project]} #{v[:version]} #{v[:date]} (#{v[:date_stamp]})
-    <br />
+    <br>
     <a href="http://www.sisudoc.org" >
     <b>#{v[:project]}</b></a> <sup>&copy;</sup> Ralph Amissah
     1993, current 2014.
     All Rights Reserved.
-    <br />
+    <br>
       #{v[:project]} is software for document structuring, publishing and search,
-    <br />
+    <br>
     <a href="http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu" >
       www.jus.uio.no/sisu
     </a>
@@ -581,17 +581,17 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
     <a href="http://git.sisudoc.org" >
       git.sisudoc.org
     </a>
-  <br />
+  <br>
     <i>w3 since October 3 1993</i>
     <a href="mailto:ralph@amissah.com" >
       ralph@amissah.com
     </a>
-  <br />
+  <br>
     mailing list subscription
     <a href="http://lists.sisudoc.org/listinfo/sisu" >
       http://lists.sisudoc.org/listinfo/sisu
     </a>
-  <br />
+  <br>
     <a href="mailto:sisu@lists.sisudoc.org" >
       sisu@lists.sisudoc.org
     </a>
@@ -599,10 +599,10 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
 </td><td valign="top" width="45%">
   <p class="tiny_left"><font color="#666666" size="2">
     #{v[:project]} using:
-    <br />Standard SiSU markup syntax,
-    <br />Standard SiSU meta-markup syntax, and the
-    <br />Standard SiSU <u>object citation numbering</u> and system, (object/text identifying/locating system)
-  <br />
+    <br>Standard SiSU markup syntax,
+    <br>Standard SiSU meta-markup syntax, and the
+    <br>Standard SiSU <u>object citation numbering</u> and system, (object/text identifying/locating system)
+  <br>
     <sup>&copy;</sup> Ralph Amissah 1997, current 2014.
     All Rights Reserved.
   </font></p>
@@ -767,39 +767,39 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
           end
           green=%{<font size="2" color="#004000">}
           canned_search_url_txt=CGI.escapeHTML(@@canned_search_url)
-          the_can=%{<font size="2" color="#666666">#{canned_note} <a href="#{@@canned_search_url}">#{canned_search_url_txt}</a></font><br />}
+          the_can=%{<font size="2" color="#666666">#{canned_note} <a href="#{@@canned_search_url}">#{canned_search_url_txt}</a></font><br>}
           p_text=p_fulltext=p_keywords=p_title=p_author=p_topic_register=p_subject=p_description=p_publisher=p_editor=p_contributor=p_date=p_type=p_format=p_identifier=p_source=p_language=p_relation=p_coverage=p_rights=p_comment=p_abstract=p_filename=''
-          p_filename=%{filename: #{green}#{@search_for.filename}</font><br />} if @search_for.filename =~/\S+/
-          p_text=%{text: #{green}#{@search_for.text1}</font><br />} if @search_for.text1 =~/\S+/
-          p_fulltext=%{fulltxt: #{green}#{@search_for.fulltext}</font><br />} if @search_for.fulltext =~/\S+/
-          p_title=%{title: #{green}#{@search_for.title}</font><br />} if @search_for.title =~/\S+/
-          p_author=%{author: #{green}#{@search_for.author}</font><br />} if @search_for.author =~/\S+/
-          p_editor=%{editor: #{green}#{@search_for.editor}</font><br />} if @search_for.editor=~/\S+/
-          p_contributor=%{contributor: #{green}#{@search_for.contributor}</font><br />} if @search_for.contributor =~/\S+/
-          p_date=%{date: #{green}#{@search_for.date}</font><br />} if @search_for.date =~/\S+/
-          p_rights=%{rights: #{green}#{@search_for.rights}</font><br />} if @search_for.rights =~/\S+/
-          p_topic_register=%{topic_register: #{green}#{@search_for.topic_register}</font><br />} if @search_for.topic_register =~/\S+/
-          p_subject=%{subject: #{green}#{@search_for.subject}</font><br />} if @search_for.subject =~/\S+/
-          p_keywords=%{keywords: #{green}#{@search_for.keywords}</font><br />} if @search_for.keywords =~/\S+/
-          p_identifier=%{identifier: #{green}#{@search_for.identifier}</font><br />} if @search_for.identifier =~/\S+/
-          p_type=%{type: #{green}#{@search_for.type}</font><br />} if @search_for.type =~/\S+/
-          p_format=%{format: #{green}#{@search_for.format}</font><br />} if @search_for.format =~/\S+/
-          p_relation=%{relation: #{green}#{@search_for.relation}</font><br />} if @search_for.relation =~/\S+/
-          p_coverage=%{coverage: #{green}#{@search_for.coverage}</font><br />} if @search_for.coverage =~/\S+/
-          p_description=%{description: #{green}#{@search_for.description}</font><br />} if @search_for.description =~/\S+/
-          p_abstract=%{abstract: #{green}#{@search_for.abstract}</font><br />} if @search_for.abstract =~/\S+/
-          p_comment=%{comment: #{green}#{@search_for.comment}</font><br />} if @search_for.comment =~/\S+/
-          p_publisher=%{publisher: #{green}#{@search_for.publisher}</font><br />} if @search_for.publisher =~/\S+/
-          p_source=%{source: #{green}#{@search_for.source}</font><br />} if @search_for.source =~/\S+/
-          p_language=%{language: #{green}#{@search_for.language}</font><br />} if @search_for.language =~/\S+/
+          p_filename=%{filename: #{green}#{@search_for.filename}</font><br>} if @search_for.filename =~/\S+/
+          p_text=%{text: #{green}#{@search_for.text1}</font><br>} if @search_for.text1 =~/\S+/
+          p_fulltext=%{fulltxt: #{green}#{@search_for.fulltext}</font><br>} if @search_for.fulltext =~/\S+/
+          p_title=%{title: #{green}#{@search_for.title}</font><br>} if @search_for.title =~/\S+/
+          p_author=%{author: #{green}#{@search_for.author}</font><br>} if @search_for.author =~/\S+/
+          p_editor=%{editor: #{green}#{@search_for.editor}</font><br>} if @search_for.editor=~/\S+/
+          p_contributor=%{contributor: #{green}#{@search_for.contributor}</font><br>} if @search_for.contributor =~/\S+/
+          p_date=%{date: #{green}#{@search_for.date}</font><br>} if @search_for.date =~/\S+/
+          p_rights=%{rights: #{green}#{@search_for.rights}</font><br>} if @search_for.rights =~/\S+/
+          p_topic_register=%{topic_register: #{green}#{@search_for.topic_register}</font><br>} if @search_for.topic_register =~/\S+/
+          p_subject=%{subject: #{green}#{@search_for.subject}</font><br>} if @search_for.subject =~/\S+/
+          p_keywords=%{keywords: #{green}#{@search_for.keywords}</font><br>} if @search_for.keywords =~/\S+/
+          p_identifier=%{identifier: #{green}#{@search_for.identifier}</font><br>} if @search_for.identifier =~/\S+/
+          p_type=%{type: #{green}#{@search_for.type}</font><br>} if @search_for.type =~/\S+/
+          p_format=%{format: #{green}#{@search_for.format}</font><br>} if @search_for.format =~/\S+/
+          p_relation=%{relation: #{green}#{@search_for.relation}</font><br>} if @search_for.relation =~/\S+/
+          p_coverage=%{coverage: #{green}#{@search_for.coverage}</font><br>} if @search_for.coverage =~/\S+/
+          p_description=%{description: #{green}#{@search_for.description}</font><br>} if @search_for.description =~/\S+/
+          p_abstract=%{abstract: #{green}#{@search_for.abstract}</font><br>} if @search_for.abstract =~/\S+/
+          p_comment=%{comment: #{green}#{@search_for.comment}</font><br>} if @search_for.comment =~/\S+/
+          p_publisher=%{publisher: #{green}#{@search_for.publisher}</font><br>} if @search_for.publisher =~/\S+/
+          p_source=%{source: #{green}#{@search_for.source}</font><br>} if @search_for.source =~/\S+/
+          p_language=%{language: #{green}#{@search_for.language}</font><br>} if @search_for.language =~/\S+/
           search_note=<<-WOK
       <font size="2" color="#666666">
       <b>database:</b> #{green}#{@db}</font>; <b>selected view:</b> #{green}#{cgi['view']}</font>
-      <b>search string:</b> "#{green}#{analyze_format}</font>"<br />
+      <b>search string:</b> "#{green}#{analyze_format}</font>"<br>
       #{p_text} #{p_fulltext} #{p_keywords} #{p_title} #{p_author} #{p_topic_register} #{p_subject} #{p_description} #{p_publisher} #{p_editor} #{p_contributor} #{p_date} #{p_type} #{p_format} #{p_identifier} #{p_source} #{p_language} #{p_relation} #{p_coverage} #{p_rights} #{p_comment} #{p_abstract} #{p_filename}
       </font>
       WOK
-        #eg = %{canned search e.g.:<br /> <a href="#{url}">#{url}</a><br />find: #{analyze}<br />database: #{database}}
+        #eg = %{canned search e.g.:<br> <a href="#{url}">#{url}</a><br>find: #{analyze}<br>database: #{database}}
         #% dbi_canning
         @header=Form.new(@base,search_field,selected_db,result_type,checked_sql_limit,checked_tip,checked_stats,checked_searched,checked_url,checked_case,checked_echo,checked_sql,checked_all,checked_none,checked_selected,checked_default,search_note,the_can).submission_form #% form
         unless q['s1'] =~/\S/ or q['au'] =~/\S/ or @search[:text][1] =~/\S/
@@ -928,10 +928,10 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
               can_txt_srch=(cgi['view']=~/index/) \
               ? %{<a href="#{@canned_base_url}&fns=#{c['src_filename']}&lang=#{c['language_document_char']}&view=text"><img border="0" width="24" height="16" src="#{@image_src}/b_search.png" alt="search"></a>&nbsp;}
               : %{<a href="#{@canned_base_url}&fns=#{c['src_filename']}&lang=#{c['language_document_char']}&view=index"><img border="0" width="24" height="16" src="#{@image_src}/b_search.png" alt="search"></a>&nbsp;}
-              title=%{<span style="background-color: #{@color_heading}"><a href="#{path_toc(location,c['language_document_char'])}"><img border="0" width="15" height="18" src="#{@image_src}/b_toc.png" alt="toc html">&nbsp;#{ti}</a></span> [#{c['language_document_char']}] by #{c['creator_author']} <a href="#{path_manifest(location,c['language_document_char'])}"><img border="0" width="15" height="15" src="#{@image_src}/b_info.png" alt="manifest"></a> #{can_txt_srch}<br />}  if file_suffix=~/s/ #hmm watch file_suffix
+              title=%{<span style="background-color: #{@color_heading}"><a href="#{path_toc(location,c['language_document_char'])}"><img border="0" width="15" height="18" src="#{@image_src}/b_toc.png" alt="toc html">&nbsp;#{ti}</a></span> [#{c['language_document_char']}] by #{c['creator_author']} <a href="#{path_manifest(location,c['language_document_char'])}"><img border="0" width="15" height="15" src="#{@image_src}/b_info.png" alt="manifest"></a> #{can_txt_srch}<br>}  if file_suffix=~/s/ #hmm watch file_suffix
               title=@text_search_flag \
-              ? '<br /><hr>'+title
-              : '<br />'+title
+              ? '<br><hr>'+title
+              : '<br>'+title
               @counter_txt_doc+=1
               oldtid=c['tid'].to_i
             else                    title=''
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ module SiSU_CGI_SQL
                 @@lt_t=(@counter_txt_ocn==dbi_statement.sql_match_limit.to_i) ? true : false
                 start=(@@offset.to_i+1).to_s
                 range=(@@offset.to_i+@counter_txt_ocn.to_i).to_s
-                %{<hr /><font size="2" color="#666666">Found #{@counter_txt_ocn} times in the main body of #{@counter_txt_doc} documents [ matches #{start} to #{range} ]</font><br />}
+                %{<hr /><font size="2" color="#666666">Found #{@counter_txt_ocn} times in the main body of #{@counter_txt_doc} documents [ matches #{start} to #{range} ]</font><br>}
               else ''
               end
             else ''
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v6/db_sqltxt.rb b/lib/sisu/v6/db_sqltxt.rb
index 7016c931..2fd39fb7 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v6/db_sqltxt.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v6/db_sqltxt.rb
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ module SiSU_DbText
     def special_character_escape(str)
       str=str.gsub(/'/,"''"). #string.gsub!(/'/,"\047") #string.gsub!(/'/,"\\'")
         gsub(/(\\)/m,'\1\1'). #ok but with warnings, double backslash on sqlite #str.gsub!(/[\\]/m,'\\x5C') #ok but with warnings, but not for sqlite #str.gsub!(/(\\)/m,'\1') #ok for sqlite not for pgsql
-        gsub(/#{Mx[:br_line]}|#{Mx[:br_nl]}/,"<br />\n").
-        gsub(/#{Mx[:tag_o]}\S+?#{Mx[:tag_c]}/,''). #check
-        gsub(/#{Mx[:lnk_o]}\s*(\S+?\.(?:png|jpg))(?:\s+\d+x\d+)?(.+?)#{Mx[:lnk_c]}\S+/,'[image: \1] \2').
-        gsub(/#{Mx[:lnk_o]}\s*(.+?)\s*#{Mx[:lnk_c]}(?:file|ftp):\/\/\S+?([.,!?]?(?:\s|$))/,'\1\2').
-        gsub(/#{Mx[:lnk_o]}\s*(.+?)\s*#{Mx[:lnk_c]}#{Mx[:url_o]}\S+?#{Mx[:url_c]}/,'\1')
+        gsub(/#{Mx[:br_line]}|#{Mx[:br_nl]}/m,"<br>\n").
+        gsub(/#{Mx[:tag_o]}\S+?#{Mx[:tag_c]}/m,''). #check
+        gsub(/#{Mx[:lnk_o]}\s*(\S+?\.(?:png|jpg))(?:\s+\d+x\d+)?(.+?)#{Mx[:lnk_c]}\S+/m,'[image: \1] \2').
+        gsub(/#{Mx[:lnk_o]}\s*(.+?)\s*#{Mx[:lnk_c]}(?:file|ftp):\/\/\S+?([.,!?]?(?:\s|$))/m,'\1\2').
+        gsub(/#{Mx[:lnk_o]}\s*(.+?)\s*#{Mx[:lnk_c]}#{Mx[:url_o]}\S+?#{Mx[:url_c]}/m,'\1')
     end
     def clean_searchable_text_from_document_objects(arr)
       txt_arr,en=[],[]
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v6/html_segments.rb b/lib/sisu/v6/html_segments.rb
index 907e79a5..09c25359 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v6/html_segments.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v6/html_segments.rb
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ module SiSU_HTML_Seg
               note_match=note.dup
               note_match_seg=note.dup
               e_n=note_match_seg[/(?:#{Mx[:en_a_o]}[\d*+]+|#{Mx[:en_b_o]}[*+]\d+)\s+(.+?)(?:#{Mx[:en_a_c]}|#{Mx[:en_b_c]})/m,1]
-              try=e_n.split(/<br \/>/)
+              try=e_n.split(/<br(?: \/)?>/)
               try.each do |e|
                 txt_obj={ txt: e }
                 format_seg=SiSU_HTML_Format::FormatSeg.new(@md,txt_obj)
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ module SiSU_HTML_Seg
                 end
                 @@seg_endnotes_array << note_match
               end
-              try.join('<br \/>')
+              try.join('<br>')
               #% creation of separate end segment/page of all endnotes referenced back to reference segment
               m=/(?:#{Mx[:en_a_o]}[\d*+]+|#{Mx[:en_b_o]}[*+]\d+)\s+(.+?href=")(##{Mx[:note_ref]}[\d*+]+".+)(?:#{Mx[:en_a_c]}|#{Mx[:en_b_c]})/mi
               endnote_part_a=note_match_seg[m,1]
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v6/html_tune.rb b/lib/sisu/v6/html_tune.rb
index 48bce66e..8ba389e6 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v6/html_tune.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v6/html_tune.rb
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ module SiSU_HTML_Tune
         gsub(/#{Mx[:mk_o]}:name#(\S+?)#{Mx[:mk_c]}/,'<a name="\1"></a>').
         gsub(/#{Mx[:gl_bullet]}/m,'●&nbsp;&nbsp;').
         gsub(/#{Mx[:nbsp]}/,'&nbsp;').
-        gsub(/<(p|br)>/,'<\1 />')
+        gsub(/<(p|br) \/>/,'<\1>')
       dob=SiSU_HTML_Tune::CleanHTML.new(dob).clean
       dob
     end