--- help-mode.el.~1.71.~	2009-11-17 10:41:35.000000000 +1100
+++ help-mode.el	2010-05-18 10:39:27.000000000 +1000
@@ -433,7 +433,9 @@
                     (let ((data (match-string 2)))
                       (save-match-data
                         (unless (string-match "^([^)]+)" data)
-                          (setq data (concat "(emacs)" data))))
+                          (setq data (concat "(emacs)" data)))
+			(setq data ;; possible newlines if para filled
+			      (replace-regexp-in-string "\n" " " data t t)))
                       (help-xref-button 2 'help-info data))))
                 ;; URLs
                 (save-excursion