Merge branch 'feature/user-guide-cleanup' into develop

21 files changed, 2173 insertions, 2195 deletions

diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/array_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/array_helper.rst
index 9435b3ac7..4805f581a 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/array_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/array_helper.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ Array Helper
 The Array Helper file contains functions that assist in working with
 arrays.
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. contents::
+  :local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+  <div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
@@ -14,114 +19,115 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code::
 
 	$this->load->helper('array');
 
+
+Available Functions
+===================
+
 The following functions are available:
 
-element()
-=========
 
-.. php:function:: element($item, $array, $default = NULL)
+.. function:: element($item, $array[, $default = NULL])
 
 	:param	string	$item: Item to fetch from the array
 	:param	array	$array: Input array
 	:param	bool	$default: What to return if the array isn't valid
 	:returns:	NULL on failure or the array item.
+	:rtype:	mixed
 
-Lets you fetch an item from an array. The function tests whether the
-array index is set and whether it has a value. If a value exists it is
-returned. If a value does not exist it returns NULL, or whatever you've
-specified as the default value via the third parameter.
+	Lets you fetch an item from an array. The function tests whether the
+	array index is set and whether it has a value. If a value exists it is
+	returned. If a value does not exist it returns NULL, or whatever you've
+	specified as the default value via the third parameter.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$array = array(
-		'color'	=> 'red',
-		'shape'	=> 'round',
-		'size'	=> ''
-	);
+		$array = array(
+			'color'	=> 'red',
+			'shape'	=> 'round',
+			'size'	=> ''
+		);
 
-	echo element('color', $array); // returns "red" 
-	echo element('size', $array, 'foobar'); // returns "foobar" 
+		echo element('color', $array); // returns "red"
+		echo element('size', $array, 'foobar'); // returns "foobar"
 
-elements()
-==========
 
-.. php:function:: elements($items, $array, $default = NULL)
+.. function:: elements($items, $array[, $default = NULL])
 
 	:param	string	$item: Item to fetch from the array
 	:param	array	$array: Input array
 	:param	bool	$default: What to return if the array isn't valid
 	:returns:	NULL on failure or the array item.
+	:rtype:	mixed
 
-Lets you fetch a number of items from an array. The function tests
-whether each of the array indices is set. If an index does not exist it
-is set to NULL, or whatever you've specified as the default value via
-the third parameter. 
+	Lets you fetch a number of items from an array. The function tests
+	whether each of the array indices is set. If an index does not exist it
+	is set to NULL, or whatever you've specified as the default value via
+	the third parameter.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$array = array(
-		'color' => 'red',
-		'shape' => 'round',
-		'radius' => '10',
-		'diameter' => '20'
-	);
+		$array = array(
+			'color' => 'red',
+			'shape' => 'round',
+			'radius' => '10',
+			'diameter' => '20'
+		);
 
-	$my_shape = elements(array('color', 'shape', 'height'), $array);
+		$my_shape = elements(array('color', 'shape', 'height'), $array);
 
-The above will return the following array::
+	The above will return the following array::
 
-	array(
-		'color' => 'red',
-		'shape' => 'round',
-		'height' => NULL
-	);
+		array(
+			'color' => 'red',
+			'shape' => 'round',
+			'height' => NULL
+		);
 
-You can set the third parameter to any default value you like.
-::
+	You can set the third parameter to any default value you like.
+	::
 
-	 $my_shape = elements(array('color', 'shape', 'height'), $array, 'foobar');
+		 $my_shape = elements(array('color', 'shape', 'height'), $array, 'foobar');
 
-The above will return the following array::
+	The above will return the following array::
 
-	array(     
-		'color' 	=> 'red',
-		'shape' 	=> 'round',
-		'height'	=> 'foobar'
-	);
+		array(     
+			'color' 	=> 'red',
+			'shape' 	=> 'round',
+			'height'	=> 'foobar'
+		);
 
-This is useful when sending the ``$_POST`` array to one of your Models.
-This prevents users from sending additional POST data to be entered into
-your tables.
+	This is useful when sending the ``$_POST`` array to one of your Models.
+	This prevents users from sending additional POST data to be entered into
+	your tables.
 
-::
+	::
 
-	$this->load->model('post_model');
-	$this->post_model->update(
-		elements(array('id', 'title', 'content'), $_POST)
-	);
+		$this->load->model('post_model');
+		$this->post_model->update(
+			elements(array('id', 'title', 'content'), $_POST)
+		);
 
-This ensures that only the id, title and content fields are sent to be
-updated.
+	This ensures that only the id, title and content fields are sent to be
+	updated.
 
-random_element()
-================
 
-.. php:function:: random_element($array)
+.. function:: random_element($array)
 
 	:param	array	$array: Input array
-	:returns:	string (a random element from the array)
+	:returns:	A random element from the array
+	:rtype:	mixed
 
-Takes an array as input and returns a random element from it.
+	Takes an array as input and returns a random element from it.
 
-Usage example::
+	Usage example::
 
-	$quotes = array(
-		"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. - Thomas Jefferson",
-		"Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed. - George Burns",
-		"We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time. - Vince Lombardi",
-		"If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough. - Mario Andretti",
-		"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. - Albert Einstein",
-		"Chance favors the prepared mind - Louis Pasteur"
-	);
+		$quotes = array(
+			"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. - Thomas Jefferson",
+			"Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed. - George Burns",
+			"We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time. - Vince Lombardi",
+			"If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough. - Mario Andretti",
+			"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. - Albert Einstein",
+			"Chance favors the prepared mind - Louis Pasteur"
+		);
 
-	echo random_element($quotes);
\ No newline at end of file
+		echo random_element($quotes);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/captcha_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/captcha_helper.rst
index f47173453..d83490b8e 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/captcha_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/captcha_helper.rst
@@ -5,56 +5,24 @@ CAPTCHA Helper
 The CAPTCHA Helper file contains functions that assist in creating
 CAPTCHA images.
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. contents::
+  :local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+  <div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
 
-This helper is loaded using the following code
-::
+This helper is loaded using the following code::
 
 	$this->load->helper('captcha');
 
-The following functions are available:
-
-create_captcha()
-================
-
-.. php:function:: function create_captcha($data = '', $img_path = '', $img_url = '', $font_path = '')
-
-	:param	array	$data: Array of data for the CAPTCHA
-	:param	string	$img_path: Path to create the image in
-	:param	string	$img_url: URL to the CAPTCHA image folder
-	:param	string	$font_path: Server path to font
-	:returns:	array
-
-Takes an array of information to generate the CAPTCHA as input and
-creates the image to your specifications, returning an array of
-associative data about the image.
-
-::
-
-	array(
-		'word'     => CAPTCHA WORD,
-		'time'     => TIMESTAMP (in microtime),
-		'image'    => IMAGE TAG,
-		'filename' => IMAGE FILE NAME
-	)
-
-The **image** is the actual image tag::
-
-	<img src="http://example.com/captcha/12345.jpg" width="140" height="50" />
-
-The **time** is the micro timestamp used as the image name without the
-file extension. It will be a number like this: 1139612155.3422
-
-The **word** is the word that appears in the captcha image, which if not
-supplied to the function, will be a random string.
-
 Using the CAPTCHA helper
-------------------------
+========================
 
-Once loaded you can generate a captcha like this::
+Once loaded you can generate a CAPTCHA like this::
 
 	$vals = array(
 		'word'		=> 'Random word',
@@ -133,7 +101,7 @@ CAPTCHA will be shown you'll have something like this::
 	$this->db->query($query);
 
 	echo 'Submit the word you see below:';
-	echo $cap['image']; 
+	echo $cap['image'];
 	echo '<input type="text" name="captcha" value="" />';
 
 Then, on the page that accepts the submission you'll have something like
@@ -153,4 +121,40 @@ this::
 	if ($row->count == 0)
 	{     
 		echo 'You must submit the word that appears in the image.';
-	}
\ No newline at end of file
+	}
+
+Available Functions
+===================
+
+The following functions are available:
+
+.. function:: create_captcha([$data = ''[, $img_path = ''[, $img_url = ''[, $font_path = '']]]])
+
+	:param	array	$data: Array of data for the CAPTCHA
+	:param	string	$img_path: Path to create the image in
+	:param	string	$img_url: URL to the CAPTCHA image folder
+	:param	string	$font_path: Server path to font
+	:returns:	array('word' => $word, 'time' => $now, 'image' => $img)
+	:rtype:	array
+
+	Takes an array of information to generate the CAPTCHA as input and
+	creates the image to your specifications, returning an array of
+	associative data about the image.
+
+	::
+
+		array(
+			'image'	=> IMAGE TAG
+			'time'	=> TIMESTAMP (in microtime)
+			'word'	=> CAPTCHA WORD
+		)
+
+	The **image** is the actual image tag::
+
+		<img src="http://example.com/captcha/12345.jpg" width="140" height="50" />
+
+	The **time** is the micro timestamp used as the image name without the
+	file extension. It will be a number like this: 1139612155.3422
+
+	The **word** is the word that appears in the captcha image, which if not
+	supplied to the function, will be a random string.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/cookie_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/cookie_helper.rst
index c41193c3c..22fd0f77f 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/cookie_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/cookie_helper.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ Cookie Helper
 The Cookie Helper file contains functions that assist in working with
 cookies.
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. contents::
+  :local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+  <div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
@@ -14,14 +19,15 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code::
 
 	$this->load->helper('cookie');
 
+Available Functions
+===================
+
 The following functions are available:
 
-set_cookie()
-============
 
-.. php:function:: set_cookie($name = '', $value = '', $expire = '', $domain = '', $path = '/', $prefix = '', $secure = FALSE, $httponly = FALSE)
+.. function:: set_cookie($name[, $value = ''[, $expire = ''[, $domain = ''[, $path = '/'[, $prefix = ''[, $secure = FALSE[, $httponly = FALSE]]]]]]]])
 
-	:param	string	$name: Cookie name
+	:param	mixed	$name: Cookie name *or* associative array of all of the parameters available to this function
 	:param	string	$value: Cookie value
 	:param	int	$expire: Number of seconds until expiration
 	:param	string	$domain: Cookie domain (usually: .yourdomain.com)
@@ -29,49 +35,44 @@ set_cookie()
 	:param	string	$prefix: Cookie name prefix
 	:param	bool	$secure: Whether to only send the cookie through HTTPS
 	:param	bool	$httponly: Whether to hide the cookie from JavaScript
-	:returns:	void
+	:rtype:	void
 
-This helper function gives you view file friendly syntax to set browser
-cookies. Refer to the :doc:`Input Library <../libraries/input>` for a
-description of its use, as this function is an alias for
-``CI_Input::set_cookie()``.
+	This helper function gives you view file friendly syntax to set browser
+	cookies. Refer to the :doc:`Input Library <../libraries/input>` for a
+	description of its use, as this function is an alias for
+	``CI_Input::set_cookie()``.
 
-get_cookie()
-============
 
-.. php:function:: get_cookie($index = '', $xss_clean = FALSE)
+.. function:: get_cookie($index[, $xss_clean = NULL]])
 
 	:param	string	$index: Cookie name
 	:param	bool	$xss_clean: Whether to apply XSS filtering to the returned value
-	:returns:	mixed
+	:returns:	The cookie value or NULL if not found
+	:rtype:	mixed
 
-This helper function gives you view file friendly syntax to get browser
-cookies. Refer to the :doc:`Input Library <../libraries/input>` for a
-description of itsuse, as this function is an alias for ``CI_Input::cookie()``.
+	This helper function gives you view file friendly syntax to get browser
+	cookies. Refer to the :doc:`Input Library <../libraries/input>` for a
+	description of its use, as this function is an alias for ``CI_Input::cookie()``.
 
-delete_cookie()
-===============
 
-.. php:function:: delete_cookie($name = '', $domain = '', $path = '/', $prefix = '')
+.. function:: delete_cookie($name[, $domain = ''[, $path = '/'[, $prefix = '']]]])
 
 	:param	string	$name: Cookie name
 	:param	string	$domain: Cookie domain (usually: .yourdomain.com)
 	:param	string	$path: Cookie path
 	:param	string	$prefix: Cookie name prefix
-	:returns: void
-
-Lets you delete a cookie. Unless you've set a custom path or other
-values, only the name of the cookie is needed.
-
-::
+	:rtype:	void
 
-	delete_cookie('name');
+	Lets you delete a cookie. Unless you've set a custom path or other
+	values, only the name of the cookie is needed.
+	::
 
-This function is otherwise identical to ``set_cookie()``, except that it
-does not have the value and expiration parameters. You can submit an
-array of values in the first parameter or you can set discrete
-parameters.
+		delete_cookie('name');
 
-::
+	This function is otherwise identical to ``set_cookie()``, except that it
+	does not have the value and expiration parameters. You can submit an
+	array of values in the first parameter or you can set discrete
+	parameters.
+	::
 
-	delete_cookie($name, $domain, $path, $prefix)
\ No newline at end of file
+		delete_cookie($name, $domain, $path, $prefix)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst
index 8126eba6c..39a9cb325 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ Date Helper
 
 The Date Helper file contains functions that help you work with dates.
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. contents::
+  :local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+  <div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
@@ -13,396 +18,368 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code::
 
 	$this->load->helper('date');
 
+Available Functions
+===================
+
 The following functions are available:
 
-now()
-=====
 
-.. php:function:: now($timezone = NULL)
+.. function:: now([$timezone = NULL])
 
 	:param	string	$timezone: Timezone
-	:returns:	int
-
-Returns the current time as a UNIX timestamp, referenced either to your server's
-local time or any PHP suported timezone, based on the "time reference" setting
-in your config file. If you do not intend to set your master time reference to
-any other PHP supported timezone (which you'll typically do if you run a site
-that lets each user set their own timezone settings) there is no benefit to using
-this function over PHP's ``time()`` function.
-
-::
+	:returns:	UNIX timestamp
+	:rtype:	int
 
-	echo now('Australia/Victoria');
+	Returns the current time as a UNIX timestamp, referenced either to your server's
+	local time or any PHP suported timezone, based on the "time reference" setting
+	in your config file. If you do not intend to set your master time reference to
+	any other PHP supported timezone (which you'll typically do if you run a site
+	that lets each user set their own timezone settings) there is no benefit to using
+	this function over PHP's ``time()`` function.
+	::
 
-If a timezone is not provided, it will return ``time()`` based on the
-**time_reference** setting.
+		echo now('Australia/Victoria');
 
-mdate()
-=======
+	If a timezone is not provided, it will return ``time()`` based on the
+	**time_reference** setting.
 
-.. php:function:: mdate($datestr = '', $time = '')
+.. function:: mdate([$datestr = ''[, $time = '']])
 
-	:param	string 	$datestr: Date string
-	:param	int 	$time: UNIX timestamp
-	:returns:	int
-
-This function is identical to PHP's `date() <http://www.php.net/date>`_
-function, except that it lets you use MySQL style date codes, where each
-code letter is preceded with a percent sign, e.g. `%Y %m %d`
+	:param	string	$datestr: Date string
+	:param	int	$time: UNIX timestamp
+	:returns:	MySQL-formatted date
+	:rtype:	string
 
-The benefit of doing dates this way is that you don't have to worry
-about escaping any characters that are not date codes, as you would
-normally have to do with the ``date()`` function.
+	This function is identical to PHP's `date() <http://www.php.net/date>`_
+	function, except that it lets you use MySQL style date codes, where each
+	code letter is preceded with a percent sign, e.g. `%Y %m %d`
 
-Example::
+	The benefit of doing dates this way is that you don't have to worry
+	about escaping any characters that are not date codes, as you would
+	normally have to do with the ``date()`` function.
 
-	$datestring = 'Year: %Y Month: %m Day: %d - %h:%i %a';
-	$time = time();
-	echo mdate($datestring, $time);
+	Example::
 
-If a timestamp is not included in the second parameter the current time
-will be used.
+		$datestring = 'Year: %Y Month: %m Day: %d - %h:%i %a';
+		$time = time();
+		echo mdate($datestring, $time);
 
-standard_date()
-===============
+	If a timestamp is not included in the second parameter the current time
+	will be used.
 
-.. php:function:: standard_date($fmt = 'DATE_RFC822', $time = NULL)
+.. function:: standard_date([$fmt = 'DATE_RFC822'[, $time = NULL]])
 
 	:param	string	$fmt: Date format
-	:param	int 	$time: UNIX timestamp
-	:returns:	string
-
-Lets you generate a date string in one of several standardized formats.
+	:param	int	$time: UNIX timestamp
+	:returns:	Formatted date or FALSE on invalid format
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Example::
+	Lets you generate a date string in one of several standardized formats.
 
-	$format = 'DATE_RFC822';
-	$time = time();
-	echo standard_date($format, $time);
+	Example::
 
-.. note:: This function is DEPRECATED. Use the native ``date()`` combined with
-	`DateTime's format constants
-	<http://www.php.net/manual/en/class.datetime.php#datetime.constants.types>`_
-	instead:
+		$format = 'DATE_RFC822';
+		$time = time();
+		echo standard_date($format, $time);
 
-	|
-	| echo date(DATE_RFC822, time());
+	.. note:: This function is DEPRECATED. Use the native ``date()`` combined with
+		`DateTime's format constants
+		<http://www.php.net/manual/en/class.datetime.php#datetime.constants.types>`_
+		instead::
 
-Supported formats
------------------
+			echo date(DATE_RFC822, time());
 
-===============	=======================	======================================
-Constant		Description				Example
-===============	=======================	======================================
-DATE_ATOM	Atom			2005-08-15T16:13:03+0000
-DATE_COOKIE	HTTP Cookies		Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 UTC
-DATE_ISO8601   	ISO-8601		2005-08-14T16:13:03+00:00
-DATE_RFC822	RFC 822			Sun, 14 Aug 05 16:13:03 UTC
-DATE_RFC850	RFC 850			Sunday, 14-Aug-05 16:13:03 UTC
-DATE_RFC1036	RFC 1036		Sunday, 14-Aug-05 16:13:03 UTC
-DATE_RFC1123	RFC 1123		Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 UTC
-DATE_RFC2822 	RFC 2822		Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 +0000
-DATE_RSS	RSS			Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 UTC
-DATE_W3C	W3C			2005-08-14T16:13:03+0000
-===============	=======================	======================================
+	**Supported formats:**
 
-local_to_gmt()
-==============
+	===============	=======================	======================================
+	Constant        Description             Example
+	===============	=======================	======================================
+	DATE_ATOM       Atom                    2005-08-15T16:13:03+0000
+	DATE_COOKIE     HTTP Cookies            Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 UTC
+	DATE_ISO8601    ISO-8601                2005-08-14T16:13:03+00:00
+	DATE_RFC822     RFC 822                 Sun, 14 Aug 05 16:13:03 UTC
+	DATE_RFC850     RFC 850                 Sunday, 14-Aug-05 16:13:03 UTC
+	DATE_RFC1036    RFC 1036                Sunday, 14-Aug-05 16:13:03 UTC
+	DATE_RFC1123    RFC 1123                Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 UTC
+	DATE_RFC2822    RFC 2822                Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 +0000
+	DATE_RSS        RSS                     Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 UTC
+	DATE_W3C        W3C                     2005-08-14T16:13:03+0000
+	===============	=======================	======================================
 
-.. php:function:: local_to_gmt($time = '')
+.. function:: local_to_gmt([$time = ''])
 
 	:param	int	$time: UNIX timestamp
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	UNIX timestamp
+	:rtype:	int
 
-Takes a UNIX timestamp as input and returns it as GMT.
+	Takes a UNIX timestamp as input and returns it as GMT.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$gmt = local_to_gmt(time());
+		$gmt = local_to_gmt(time());
 
-gmt_to_local()
-==============
+.. function:: gmt_to_local([$time = ''[, $timezone = 'UTC'[, $dst = FALSE]]])
 
-.. php:function:: gmt_to_local($time = '', $timezone = 'UTC', $dst = FALSE)
-
-	:param	int 	$time: UNIX timestamp
+	:param	int	$time: UNIX timestamp
 	:param	string	$timezone: Timezone
-	:param	bool 	$dst: Whether DST is active
-	:returns:	int
-
-Takes a UNIX timestamp (referenced to GMT) as input, and converts it to
-a localized timestamp based on the timezone and Daylight Saving Time
-submitted.
+	:param	bool	$dst: Whether DST is active
+	:returns:	UNIX timestamp
+	:rtype:	int
 
-Example::
+	Takes a UNIX timestamp (referenced to GMT) as input, and converts it to
+	a localized timestamp based on the timezone and Daylight Saving Time
+	submitted.
 
-	$timestamp = 1140153693;
-	$timezone  = 'UM8';
-	$daylight_saving = TRUE;
-	echo gmt_to_local($timestamp, $timezone, $daylight_saving);
+	Example::
 
+		$timestamp = 1140153693;
+		$timezone  = 'UM8';
+		$daylight_saving = TRUE;
+		echo gmt_to_local($timestamp, $timezone, $daylight_saving);
 
-.. note:: For a list of timezones see the reference at the bottom of this page.
 
-mysql_to_unix()
-===============
+	.. note:: For a list of timezones see the reference at the bottom of this page.
 
-.. php:function:: mysql_to_unix($time = '')
+.. function:: mysql_to_unix([$time = ''])
 
-	:param	int 	$time: UNIX timestamp
-	:returns:	int
+	:param	string	$time: MySQL timestamp
+	:returns:	UNIX timestamp
+	:rtype:	int
 
-Takes a MySQL Timestamp as input and returns it as a UNIX timestamp.
+	Takes a MySQL Timestamp as input and returns it as a UNIX timestamp.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$unix = mysql_to_unix('20061124092345');
+		$unix = mysql_to_unix('20061124092345');
 
-unix_to_human()
-===============
-
-.. php:function:: unix_to_human($time = '', $seconds = FALSE, $fmt = 'us')
+.. function:: unix_to_human([$time = ''[, $seconds = FALSE[, $fmt = 'us']]])
 
 	:param	int	$time: UNIX timestamp
 	:param	bool	$seconds: Whether to show seconds
 	:param	string	$fmt: format (us or euro)
-	:returns: integer
-
-Takes a UNIX timestamp as input and returns it in a human readable
-format with this prototype::
+	:returns:	Formatted date
+	:rtype:	string
 
-	YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS AM/PM
+	Takes a UNIX timestamp as input and returns it in a human readable
+	format with this prototype::
 
-This can be useful if you need to display a date in a form field for
-submission.
+		YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS AM/PM
 
-The time can be formatted with or without seconds, and it can be set to
-European or US format. If only the timestamp is submitted it will return
-the time without seconds formatted for the U.S.
+	This can be useful if you need to display a date in a form field for
+	submission.
 
-Examples::
+	The time can be formatted with or without seconds, and it can be set to
+	European or US format. If only the timestamp is submitted it will return
+	the time without seconds formatted for the U.S.
 
-	$now = time();
-	echo unix_to_human($now); // U.S. time, no seconds
-	echo unix_to_human($now, TRUE, 'us'); // U.S. time with seconds
-	echo unix_to_human($now, TRUE, 'eu'); // Euro time with seconds
+	Examples::
 
-human_to_unix()
-===============
+		$now = time();
+		echo unix_to_human($now); // U.S. time, no seconds
+		echo unix_to_human($now, TRUE, 'us'); // U.S. time with seconds
+		echo unix_to_human($now, TRUE, 'eu'); // Euro time with seconds
 
-.. php:function:: human_to_unix($datestr = '')
+.. function:: human_to_unix([$datestr = ''])
 
-	:param	int 	$datestr: Date string
-	:returns:	int UNIX timestamp or FALSE on failure
+	:param	int	$datestr: Date string
+	:returns:	UNIX timestamp or FALSE on failure
+	:rtype:	int
 
-The opposite of the :php:func:`unix_to_time()` function. Takes a "human"
-time as input and returns it as a UNIX timestamp. This is useful if you
-accept "human" formatted dates submitted via a form. Returns boolean FALSE
-date string passed to it is not formatted as indicated above.
+	The opposite of the :func:`unix_to_time()` function. Takes a "human"
+	time as input and returns it as a UNIX timestamp. This is useful if you
+	accept "human" formatted dates submitted via a form. Returns boolean FALSE
+	date string passed to it is not formatted as indicated above.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$now = time();
-	$human = unix_to_human($now);
-	$unix = human_to_unix($human);
+		$now = time();
+		$human = unix_to_human($now);
+		$unix = human_to_unix($human);
 
-nice_date()
-===========
-
-.. php:function:: nice_date($bad_date = '', $format = FALSE)
+.. function:: nice_date([$bad_date = ''[, $format = FALSE]])
 
 	:param	int	$bad_date: The terribly formatted date-like string
 	:param	string	$format: Date format to return (same as PHP's ``date()`` function)
-	:returns:	string
-
-This function can take a number poorly-formed date formats and convert
-them into something useful. It also accepts well-formed dates.
+	:returns:	Formatted date
+	:rtype:	string
 
-The function will return a UNIX timestamp by default. You can, optionally,
-pass a format string (the same type as the PHP ``date()`` function accepts)
-as the second parameter.
+	This function can take a number poorly-formed date formats and convert
+	them into something useful. It also accepts well-formed dates.
 
-Example::
+	The function will return a UNIX timestamp by default. You can, optionally,
+	pass a format string (the same type as the PHP ``date()`` function accepts)
+	as the second parameter.
 
-	$bad_date = '199605';
-	// Should Produce: 1996-05-01
-	$better_date = nice_date($bad_date, 'Y-m-d');
+	Example::
 
-	$bad_date = '9-11-2001';
-	// Should Produce: 2001-09-11
-	$better_date = nice_date($bad_date, 'Y-m-d');
+		$bad_date = '199605';
+		// Should Produce: 1996-05-01
+		$better_date = nice_date($bad_date, 'Y-m-d');
 
-timespan()
-==========
+		$bad_date = '9-11-2001';
+		// Should Produce: 2001-09-11
+		$better_date = nice_date($bad_date, 'Y-m-d');
 
-.. php:function:: timespan($seconds = 1, $time = '', $units = '')
+.. function:: timespan([$seconds = 1[, $time = ''[, $units = '']]])
 
 	:param	int	$seconds: Number of seconds
 	:param	string	$time: UNIX timestamp
 	:param	int	$units: Number of time units to display
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	Formatted time difference
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Formats a UNIX timestamp so that is appears similar to this::
+	Formats a UNIX timestamp so that is appears similar to this::
 
-	1 Year, 10 Months, 2 Weeks, 5 Days, 10 Hours, 16 Minutes
+		1 Year, 10 Months, 2 Weeks, 5 Days, 10 Hours, 16 Minutes
 
-The first parameter must contain a UNIX timestamp.
-The second parameter must contain a timestamp that is greater that the
-first timestamp.
-The thirdparameter is optional and limits the number of time units to display.
+	The first parameter must contain a UNIX timestamp.
+	The second parameter must contain a timestamp that is greater that the
+	first timestamp.
+	The thirdparameter is optional and limits the number of time units to display.
 
-If the second parameter empty, the current time will be used.
+	If the second parameter empty, the current time will be used.
 
-The most common purpose for this function is to show how much time has
-elapsed from some point in time in the past to now.
+	The most common purpose for this function is to show how much time has
+	elapsed from some point in time in the past to now.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$post_date = '1079621429';
-	$now = time();
-	$units = 2;
-	echo timespan($post_date, $now, $units);
+		$post_date = '1079621429';
+		$now = time();
+		$units = 2;
+		echo timespan($post_date, $now, $units);
 
-.. note:: The text generated by this function is found in the following language
-	file: `language/<your_lang>/date_lang.php`
+	.. note:: The text generated by this function is found in the following language
+		file: `language/<your_lang>/date_lang.php`
 
-days_in_month()
-===============
-
-.. php:function:: days_in_month($month = 0, $year = '')
+.. function:: days_in_month([$month = 0[, $year = '']])
 
 	:param	int	$month: a numeric month
 	:param	int	$year: a numeric year
-	:returns:	int
-
-Returns the number of days in a given month/year. Takes leap years into
-account.
+	:returns:	Count of days in the specified month
+	:rtype:	int
 
-Example::
+	Returns the number of days in a given month/year. Takes leap years into
+	account.
 
-	echo days_in_month(06, 2005);
+	Example::
 
-If the second parameter is empty, the current year will be used.
+		echo days_in_month(06, 2005);
 
-date_range()
-============
+	If the second parameter is empty, the current year will be used.
 
-.. php:function:: date_range($unix_start = '', $mixed = '', $is_unix = TRUE, $format = 'Y-m-d')
+.. function:: date_range([$unix_start = ''[, $mixed = ''[, $is_unix = TRUE[, $format = 'Y-m-d']]]])
 
 	:param	int	$unix_start: UNIX timestamp of the range start date
 	:param	int	$mixed: UNIX timestamp of the range end date or interval in days
 	:param	bool	$is_unix: set to FALSE if $mixed is not a timestamp
 	:param	string	$format: Output date format, same as in ``date()``
-	:returns:	array
-
-Returns a list of dates within a specified period.
+	:returns:	An array of dates
+	:rtype:	array
 
-Example::
+	Returns a list of dates within a specified period.
 
-	$range = date_range('2012-01-01', '2012-01-15');
-	echo "First 15 days of 2012:";
-	foreach ($range as $date)
-	{
-		echo $date."\n";
-	}
+	Example::
 
-timezones()
-===========
+		$range = date_range('2012-01-01', '2012-01-15');
+		echo "First 15 days of 2012:";
+		foreach ($range as $date)
+		{
+			echo $date."\n";
+		}
 
-.. php:function:: timezones($tz = '')
+.. function:: timezones([$tz = ''])
 
-	:param	string	$tz: a numeric timezone
-	:returns:	string
+	:param	string	$tz: A numeric timezone
+	:returns:	Hour difference from UTC
+	:rtype:	int
 
-Takes a timezone reference (for a list of valid timezones, see the
-"Timezone Reference" below) and returns the number of hours offset from
-UTC.
+	Takes a timezone reference (for a list of valid timezones, see the
+	"Timezone Reference" below) and returns the number of hours offset from
+	UTC.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	echo timezones('UM5');
+		echo timezones('UM5');
 
 
-This function is useful when used with :php:func:`timezone_menu()`.
+	This function is useful when used with :func:`timezone_menu()`.
 
-timezone_menu()
-===============
-
-.. php:function:: timezone_menu($default = 'UTC', $class = '', $name = 'timezones', $attributes = '')
+.. function:: timezone_menu([$default = 'UTC'[, $class = ''[, $name = 'timezones'[, $attributes = '']]]])
 
 	:param	string	$default: Timezone
 	:param	string	$class: Class name
 	:param	string	$name: Menu name
 	:param	mixed	$attributes: HTML attributes
-	:returns:	string
-
-Generates a pull-down menu of timezones, like this one:
-
-.. raw:: html
-
-	<form action="#">
-		<select name="timezones">
-			<option value='UM12'>(UTC -12:00) Baker/Howland Island</option>
-			<option value='UM11'>(UTC -11:00) Samoa Time Zone, Niue</option>
-			<option value='UM10'>(UTC -10:00) Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time, Cook Islands, Tahiti</option>
-			<option value='UM95'>(UTC -9:30) Marquesas Islands</option>
-			<option value='UM9'>(UTC -9:00) Alaska Standard Time, Gambier Islands</option>
-			<option value='UM8'>(UTC -8:00) Pacific Standard Time, Clipperton Island</option>
-			<option value='UM7'>(UTC -7:00) Mountain Standard Time</option>
-			<option value='UM6'>(UTC -6:00) Central Standard Time</option>
-			<option value='UM5'>(UTC -5:00) Eastern Standard Time, Western Caribbean Standard Time</option>
-			<option value='UM45'>(UTC -4:30) Venezuelan Standard Time</option>
-			<option value='UM4'>(UTC -4:00) Atlantic Standard Time, Eastern Caribbean Standard Time</option>
-			<option value='UM35'>(UTC -3:30) Newfoundland Standard Time</option>
-			<option value='UM3'>(UTC -3:00) Argentina, Brazil, French Guiana, Uruguay</option>
-			<option value='UM2'>(UTC -2:00) South Georgia/South Sandwich Islands</option>
-			<option value='UM1'>(UTC -1:00) Azores, Cape Verde Islands</option>
-			<option value='UTC' selected='selected'>(UTC) Greenwich Mean Time, Western European Time</option>
-			<option value='UP1'>(UTC +1:00) Central European Time, West Africa Time</option>
-			<option value='UP2'>(UTC +2:00) Central Africa Time, Eastern European Time, Kaliningrad Time</option>
-			<option value='UP3'>(UTC +3:00) Moscow Time, East Africa Time</option>
-			<option value='UP35'>(UTC +3:30) Iran Standard Time</option>
-			<option value='UP4'>(UTC +4:00) Azerbaijan Standard Time, Samara Time</option>
-			<option value='UP45'>(UTC +4:30) Afghanistan</option>
-			<option value='UP5'>(UTC +5:00) Pakistan Standard Time, Yekaterinburg Time</option>
-			<option value='UP55'>(UTC +5:30) Indian Standard Time, Sri Lanka Time</option>
-			<option value='UP575'>(UTC +5:45) Nepal Time</option>
-			<option value='UP6'>(UTC +6:00) Bangladesh Standard Time, Bhutan Time, Omsk Time</option>
-			<option value='UP65'>(UTC +6:30) Cocos Islands, Myanmar</option>
-			<option value='UP7'>(UTC +7:00) Krasnoyarsk Time, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam</option>
-			<option value='UP8'>(UTC +8:00) Australian Western Standard Time, Beijing Time, Irkutsk Time</option>
-			<option value='UP875'>(UTC +8:45) Australian Central Western Standard Time</option>
-			<option value='UP9'>(UTC +9:00) Japan Standard Time, Korea Standard Time, Yakutsk Time</option>
-			<option value='UP95'>(UTC +9:30) Australian Central Standard Time</option>
-			<option value='UP10'>(UTC +10:00) Australian Eastern Standard Time, Vladivostok Time</option>
-			<option value='UP105'>(UTC +10:30) Lord Howe Island</option>
-			<option value='UP11'>(UTC +11:00) Magadan Time, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu</option>
-			<option value='UP115'>(UTC +11:30) Norfolk Island</option>
-			<option value='UP12'>(UTC +12:00) Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Kamchatka Time, New Zealand Standard Time</option>
-			<option value='UP1275'>(UTC +12:45) Chatham Islands Standard Time</option>
-			<option value='UP13'>(UTC +13:00) Phoenix Islands Time, Tonga</option>
-			<option value='UP14'>(UTC +14:00) Line Islands</option>
-		</select>
-	</form>
-
-
-This menu is useful if you run a membership site in which your users are
-allowed to set their local timezone value.
-
-The first parameter lets you set the "selected" state of the menu. For
-example, to set Pacific time as the default you will do this::
-
-	echo timezone_menu('UM8');
-
-Please see the timezone reference below to see the values of this menu.
-
-The second parameter lets you set a CSS class name for the menu.
-
-The fourth parameter lets you set one or more attributes on the generated select tag.
-
-.. note:: The text contained in the menu is found in the following
-	language file: `language/<your_lang>/date_lang.php`
-
+	:returns:	HTML drop down menu with time zones
+	:rtype:	string
+
+	Generates a pull-down menu of timezones, like this one:
+
+	.. raw:: html
+
+		<form action="#">
+			<select name="timezones">
+				<option value='UM12'>(UTC -12:00) Baker/Howland Island</option>
+				<option value='UM11'>(UTC -11:00) Samoa Time Zone, Niue</option>
+				<option value='UM10'>(UTC -10:00) Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time, Cook Islands, Tahiti</option>
+				<option value='UM95'>(UTC -9:30) Marquesas Islands</option>
+				<option value='UM9'>(UTC -9:00) Alaska Standard Time, Gambier Islands</option>
+				<option value='UM8'>(UTC -8:00) Pacific Standard Time, Clipperton Island</option>
+				<option value='UM7'>(UTC -7:00) Mountain Standard Time</option>
+				<option value='UM6'>(UTC -6:00) Central Standard Time</option>
+				<option value='UM5'>(UTC -5:00) Eastern Standard Time, Western Caribbean Standard Time</option>
+				<option value='UM45'>(UTC -4:30) Venezuelan Standard Time</option>
+				<option value='UM4'>(UTC -4:00) Atlantic Standard Time, Eastern Caribbean Standard Time</option>
+				<option value='UM35'>(UTC -3:30) Newfoundland Standard Time</option>
+				<option value='UM3'>(UTC -3:00) Argentina, Brazil, French Guiana, Uruguay</option>
+				<option value='UM2'>(UTC -2:00) South Georgia/South Sandwich Islands</option>
+				<option value='UM1'>(UTC -1:00) Azores, Cape Verde Islands</option>
+				<option value='UTC' selected='selected'>(UTC) Greenwich Mean Time, Western European Time</option>
+				<option value='UP1'>(UTC +1:00) Central European Time, West Africa Time</option>
+				<option value='UP2'>(UTC +2:00) Central Africa Time, Eastern European Time, Kaliningrad Time</option>
+				<option value='UP3'>(UTC +3:00) Moscow Time, East Africa Time</option>
+				<option value='UP35'>(UTC +3:30) Iran Standard Time</option>
+				<option value='UP4'>(UTC +4:00) Azerbaijan Standard Time, Samara Time</option>
+				<option value='UP45'>(UTC +4:30) Afghanistan</option>
+				<option value='UP5'>(UTC +5:00) Pakistan Standard Time, Yekaterinburg Time</option>
+				<option value='UP55'>(UTC +5:30) Indian Standard Time, Sri Lanka Time</option>
+				<option value='UP575'>(UTC +5:45) Nepal Time</option>
+				<option value='UP6'>(UTC +6:00) Bangladesh Standard Time, Bhutan Time, Omsk Time</option>
+				<option value='UP65'>(UTC +6:30) Cocos Islands, Myanmar</option>
+				<option value='UP7'>(UTC +7:00) Krasnoyarsk Time, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam</option>
+				<option value='UP8'>(UTC +8:00) Australian Western Standard Time, Beijing Time, Irkutsk Time</option>
+				<option value='UP875'>(UTC +8:45) Australian Central Western Standard Time</option>
+				<option value='UP9'>(UTC +9:00) Japan Standard Time, Korea Standard Time, Yakutsk Time</option>
+				<option value='UP95'>(UTC +9:30) Australian Central Standard Time</option>
+				<option value='UP10'>(UTC +10:00) Australian Eastern Standard Time, Vladivostok Time</option>
+				<option value='UP105'>(UTC +10:30) Lord Howe Island</option>
+				<option value='UP11'>(UTC +11:00) Magadan Time, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu</option>
+				<option value='UP115'>(UTC +11:30) Norfolk Island</option>
+				<option value='UP12'>(UTC +12:00) Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Kamchatka Time, New Zealand Standard Time</option>
+				<option value='UP1275'>(UTC +12:45) Chatham Islands Standard Time</option>
+				<option value='UP13'>(UTC +13:00) Phoenix Islands Time, Tonga</option>
+				<option value='UP14'>(UTC +14:00) Line Islands</option>
+			</select>
+		</form>
+
+
+	This menu is useful if you run a membership site in which your users are
+	allowed to set their local timezone value.
+
+	The first parameter lets you set the "selected" state of the menu. For
+	example, to set Pacific time as the default you will do this::
+
+		echo timezone_menu('UM8');
+
+	Please see the timezone reference below to see the values of this menu.
+
+	The second parameter lets you set a CSS class name for the menu.
+
+	The fourth parameter lets you set one or more attributes on the generated select tag.
+
+	.. note:: The text contained in the menu is found in the following
+		language file: `language/<your_lang>/date_lang.php`
 
 Timezone Reference
 ==================
@@ -411,47 +388,47 @@ The following table indicates each timezone and its location.
 
 Note some of the location lists have been abridged for clarity and formatting.
 
-===========	=====================================================================
-Time Zone	Location
-===========	=====================================================================
-UM12		(UTC - 12:00) Baker/Howland Island
-UM11		(UTC - 11:00) Samoa Time Zone, Niue
-UM10		(UTC - 10:00) Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time, Cook Islands
-UM95		(UTC - 09:30) Marquesas Islands
-UM9		(UTC - 09:00) Alaska Standard Time, Gambier Islands
-UM8		(UTC - 08:00) Pacific Standard Time, Clipperton Island
-UM7		(UTC - 11:00) Mountain Standard Time
-UM6		(UTC - 06:00) Central Standard Time
-UM5		(UTC - 05:00) Eastern Standard Time, Western Caribbean
-UM45		(UTC - 04:30) Venezuelan Standard Time
-UM4		(UTC - 04:00) Atlantic Standard Time, Eastern Caribbean
-UM35		(UTC - 03:30) Newfoundland Standard Time
-UM3		(UTC - 03:00) Argentina, Brazil, French Guiana, Uruguay
-UM2		(UTC - 02:00) South Georgia/South Sandwich Islands
-UM1		(UTC -1:00) Azores, Cape Verde Islands
-UTC		(UTC) Greenwich Mean Time, Western European Time
-UP1		(UTC +1:00) Central European Time, West Africa Time
-UP2		(UTC +2:00) Central Africa Time, Eastern European Time
-UP3		(UTC +3:00) Moscow Time, East Africa Time
-UP35		(UTC +3:30) Iran Standard Time
-UP4		(UTC +4:00) Azerbaijan Standard Time, Samara Time
-UP45		(UTC +4:30) Afghanistan
-UP5		(UTC +5:00) Pakistan Standard Time, Yekaterinburg Time
-UP55		(UTC +5:30) Indian Standard Time, Sri Lanka Time
-UP575		(UTC +5:45) Nepal Time
-UP6		(UTC +6:00) Bangladesh Standard Time, Bhutan Time, Omsk Time
-UP65		(UTC +6:30) Cocos Islands, Myanmar
-UP7		(UTC +7:00) Krasnoyarsk Time, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
-UP8		(UTC +8:00) Australian Western Standard Time, Beijing Time
-UP875		(UTC +8:45) Australian Central Western Standard Time
-UP9		(UTC +9:00) Japan Standard Time, Korea Standard Time, Yakutsk
-UP95		(UTC +9:30) Australian Central Standard Time
-UP10		(UTC +10:00) Australian Eastern Standard Time, Vladivostok Time
-UP105		(UTC +10:30) Lord Howe Island
-UP11		(UTC +11:00) Magadan Time, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
-UP115		(UTC +11:30) Norfolk Island
-UP12		(UTC +12:00) Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Kamchatka, New Zealand
-UP1275		(UTC +12:45) Chatham Islands Standard Time
-UP13		(UTC +13:00) Phoenix Islands Time, Tonga
-UP14		(UTC +14:00) Line Islands
+===========     =====================================================================
+Time Zone       Location
+===========     =====================================================================
+UM12            (UTC - 12:00) Baker/Howland Island
+UM11            (UTC - 11:00) Samoa Time Zone, Niue
+UM10            (UTC - 10:00) Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time, Cook Islands
+UM95            (UTC - 09:30) Marquesas Islands
+UM9             (UTC - 09:00) Alaska Standard Time, Gambier Islands
+UM8             (UTC - 08:00) Pacific Standard Time, Clipperton Island
+UM7             (UTC - 11:00) Mountain Standard Time
+UM6             (UTC - 06:00) Central Standard Time
+UM5             (UTC - 05:00) Eastern Standard Time, Western Caribbean
+UM45            (UTC - 04:30) Venezuelan Standard Time
+UM4             (UTC - 04:00) Atlantic Standard Time, Eastern Caribbean
+UM35            (UTC - 03:30) Newfoundland Standard Time
+UM3             (UTC - 03:00) Argentina, Brazil, French Guiana, Uruguay
+UM2             (UTC - 02:00) South Georgia/South Sandwich Islands
+UM1             (UTC -1:00) Azores, Cape Verde Islands
+UTC             (UTC) Greenwich Mean Time, Western European Time
+UP1             (UTC +1:00) Central European Time, West Africa Time
+UP2             (UTC +2:00) Central Africa Time, Eastern European Time
+UP3             (UTC +3:00) Moscow Time, East Africa Time
+UP35            (UTC +3:30) Iran Standard Time
+UP4             (UTC +4:00) Azerbaijan Standard Time, Samara Time
+UP45            (UTC +4:30) Afghanistan
+UP5             (UTC +5:00) Pakistan Standard Time, Yekaterinburg Time
+UP55            (UTC +5:30) Indian Standard Time, Sri Lanka Time
+UP575           (UTC +5:45) Nepal Time
+UP6             (UTC +6:00) Bangladesh Standard Time, Bhutan Time, Omsk Time
+UP65            (UTC +6:30) Cocos Islands, Myanmar
+UP7             (UTC +7:00) Krasnoyarsk Time, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
+UP8             (UTC +8:00) Australian Western Standard Time, Beijing Time
+UP875           (UTC +8:45) Australian Central Western Standard Time
+UP9             (UTC +9:00) Japan Standard Time, Korea Standard Time, Yakutsk
+UP95            (UTC +9:30) Australian Central Standard Time
+UP10            (UTC +10:00) Australian Eastern Standard Time, Vladivostok Time
+UP105           (UTC +10:30) Lord Howe Island
+UP11            (UTC +11:00) Magadan Time, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
+UP115           (UTC +11:30) Norfolk Island
+UP12            (UTC +12:00) Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Kamchatka, New Zealand
+UP1275          (UTC +12:45) Chatham Islands Standard Time
+UP13            (UTC +13:00) Phoenix Islands Time, Tonga
+UP14            (UTC +14:00) Line Islands
 ===========	=====================================================================
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/directory_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/directory_helper.rst
index a785ebc8c..3004316a8 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/directory_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/directory_helper.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ Directory Helper
 The Directory Helper file contains functions that assist in working with
 directories.
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. contents::
+  :local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+  <div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
@@ -16,64 +21,63 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code
 
 	$this->load->helper('directory');
 
+Available Functions
+===================
+
 The following functions are available:
 
-directory_map()
-===============
-
-This function reads the directory path specified in the first parameter
-and builds an array representation of it and all its contained files.
-	
-.. php:method:: directory_map($source_dir[, $directory_depth = 0[, $hidden = FALSE]])
-
-	:param string	$source_dir: path to the ource directory
-	:param integer	$directory_depth: depth of directories to traverse (0 =
-		fully recursive, 1 = current dir, etc)
-	:param boolean	$hidden: whether to include hidden directories
-	
-Examples::
-
-	$map = directory_map('./mydirectory/');
-
-.. note:: Paths are almost always relative to your main index.php file.
-
-
-Sub-folders contained within the directory will be mapped as well. If
-you wish to control the recursion depth, you can do so using the second
-parameter (integer). A depth of 1 will only map the top level directory::
-
-	$map = directory_map('./mydirectory/', 1);
-
-By default, hidden files will not be included in the returned array. To
-override this behavior, you may set a third parameter to true (boolean)::
-
-	$map = directory_map('./mydirectory/', FALSE, TRUE);
-
-Each folder name will be an array index, while its contained files will
-be numerically indexed. Here is an example of a typical array::
-
-	Array (    
-		[libraries] => Array    
-			(        
-				[0] => benchmark.html        
-				[1] => config.html        
-				["database/"] => Array
-					(              
-						[0] => query_builder.html              
-						[1] => binds.html              
-						[2] => configuration.html
-						[3] => connecting.html              
-						[4] => examples.html              
-						[5] => fields.html              
-						[6] => index.html
-						[7] => queries.html
-					)        
-				[2] => email.html        
-				[3] => file_uploading.html        
-				[4] => image_lib.html        
-				[5] => input.html        
-				[6] => language.html        
-				[7] => loader.html        
-				[8] => pagination.html        
-				[9] => uri.html
-			)
\ No newline at end of file
+
+.. function:: directory_map($source_dir[, $directory_depth = 0[, $hidden = FALSE]])
+
+	:param	string	$source_dir: Path to the ource directory
+	:param	int	$directory_depth: Depth of directories to traverse (0 = fully recursive, 1 = current dir, etc)
+	:param	bool	$hidden: Whether to include hidden directories
+	:returns:	An array of files
+	:rtype:	array
+
+	Examples::
+
+		$map = directory_map('./mydirectory/');
+
+	.. note:: Paths are almost always relative to your main index.php file.
+
+
+	Sub-folders contained within the directory will be mapped as well. If
+	you wish to control the recursion depth, you can do so using the second
+	parameter (integer). A depth of 1 will only map the top level directory::
+
+		$map = directory_map('./mydirectory/', 1);
+
+	By default, hidden files will not be included in the returned array. To
+	override this behavior, you may set a third parameter to true (boolean)::
+
+		$map = directory_map('./mydirectory/', FALSE, TRUE);
+
+	Each folder name will be an array index, while its contained files will
+	be numerically indexed. Here is an example of a typical array::
+
+		Array (    
+			[libraries] => Array    
+				(        
+					[0] => benchmark.html        
+					[1] => config.html        
+					["database/"] => Array
+						(              
+							[0] => query_builder.html              
+							[1] => binds.html              
+							[2] => configuration.html
+							[3] => connecting.html              
+							[4] => examples.html              
+							[5] => fields.html              
+							[6] => index.html
+							[7] => queries.html
+						)        
+					[2] => email.html        
+					[3] => file_uploading.html        
+					[4] => image_lib.html        
+					[5] => input.html        
+					[6] => language.html        
+					[7] => loader.html        
+					[8] => pagination.html        
+					[9] => uri.html
+				)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/download_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/download_helper.rst
index 860c568b9..f374d491f 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/download_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/download_helper.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ Download Helper
 
 The Download Helper lets you download data to your desktop.
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. contents::
+  :local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+  <div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
@@ -13,38 +18,39 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code::
 
 	$this->load->helper('download');
 
+Available Functions
+===================
+
 The following functions are available:
 
-force_download()
-================
 
-.. php:function:: force_download($filename = '', $data = '', $set_mime = FALSE)
+.. function:: force_download([$filename = ''[, $data = ''[, $set_mime = FALSE]]])
 
 	:param	string	$filename: Filename
 	:param	mixed	$data: File contents
 	:param	bool	$set_mime: Whether to try to send the actual MIME type
-	:returns:	void
+	:rtype:	void
 
-Generates server headers which force data to be downloaded to your
-desktop. Useful with file downloads. The first parameter is the **name
-you want the downloaded file to be named**, the second parameter is the
-file data.
+	Generates server headers which force data to be downloaded to your
+	desktop. Useful with file downloads. The first parameter is the **name
+	you want the downloaded file to be named**, the second parameter is the
+	file data.
 
-If you set the second parameter to NULL and ``$filename`` is an existing, readable
-file path, then its content will be read instead.
+	If you set the second parameter to NULL and ``$filename`` is an existing, readable
+	file path, then its content will be read instead.
 
-If you set the third parameter to boolean TRUE, then the actual file MIME type
-(based on the filename extension) will be sent, so that if your browser has a
-handler for that type - it can use it.
+	If you set the third parameter to boolean TRUE, then the actual file MIME type
+	(based on the filename extension) will be sent, so that if your browser has a
+	handler for that type - it can use it.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$data = 'Here is some text!';
-	$name = 'mytext.txt';
-	force_download($name, $data);
+		$data = 'Here is some text!';
+		$name = 'mytext.txt';
+		force_download($name, $data);
 
-If you want to download an existing file from your server you'll need to
-do the following::
+	If you want to download an existing file from your server you'll need to
+	do the following::
 
-	// Contents of photo.jpg will be automatically read
-	force_download('/path/to/photo.jpg', NULL);
\ No newline at end of file
+		// Contents of photo.jpg will be automatically read
+		force_download('/path/to/photo.jpg', NULL);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/email_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/email_helper.rst
index 10adf1d0e..b665ce548 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/email_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/email_helper.rst
@@ -6,9 +6,14 @@ The Email Helper provides some assistive functions for working with
 Email. For a more robust email solution, see CodeIgniter's :doc:`Email
 Class <../libraries/email>`.
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. important:: The Email helper is **deprecated**.
 
-.. important:: The Email helper is DEPRECATED.
+.. contents::
+  :local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+  <div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
@@ -17,51 +22,53 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code::
 
 	$this->load->helper('email');
 
+Available Functions
+===================
+
 The following functions are available:
 
-valid_email()
-=============
 
-.. php:function:: valid_email($email)
+.. function:: valid_email($email)
 
-	:param	string	$email: Email address
-	:returns:	bool
+	:param	string	$email: E-mail address
+	:returns:	TRUE if a valid email is supplied, FALSE otherwise
+	:rtype:	bool
 
-Checks if the input is a correctly formatted e-mail address. Note that is
-doesn't actually prove that the address will be able recieve mail, but
-simply that it is a validly formed address.
+	Checks if the input is a correctly formatted e-mail address. Note that is
+	doesn't actually prove that the address will be able recieve mail, but
+	simply that it is a validly formed address.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	if (valid_email('email@somesite.com'))
-	{
-		echo 'email is valid';
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		echo 'email is not valid';
-	}
+		if (valid_email('email@somesite.com'))
+		{
+			echo 'email is valid';
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			echo 'email is not valid';
+		}
 
-.. note:: All that this function does is to use PHP's native ``filter_var()``:
-	|
-	| (bool) filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL);
+	.. note:: All that this function does is to use PHP's native ``filter_var()``::
 
-send_email()
-============
+		(bool) filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL);
 
-.. php:function:: send_email($recipient, $subject, $message)
+.. function:: send_email($recipient, $subject, $message)
 
 	:param	string	$recipient: E-mail address
 	:param	string	$subject: Mail subject
 	:param	string	$message: Message body
-	:returns:	bool
+	:returns:	TRUE if the mail was successfully sent, FALSE in case of an error
+	:rtype:	bool
+
+	Sends an email using PHP's native `mail() <http://www.php.net/function.mail>`_
+	function.
+
+	.. note:: All that this function does is to use PHP's native ``mail``
 
-Sends an email using PHP's native `mail() <http://www.php.net/function.mail>`_
-function.
+		::
 
-.. note:: All that this function does is to use PHP's native ``mail``:
-	|
-	| mail($recipient, $subject, $message);
+			mail($recipient, $subject, $message);
 
-For a more robust email solution, see CodeIgniter's :doc:`Email Library
-<../libraries/email>`.
+	For a more robust email solution, see CodeIgniter's :doc:`Email Library
+	<../libraries/email>`.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/file_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/file_helper.rst
index 194d4348f..59cabcce2 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/file_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/file_helper.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ File Helper
 
 The File Helper file contains functions that assist in working with files.
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. contents::
+  :local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+  <div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
@@ -13,204 +18,185 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code::
 
 	$this->load->helper('file');
 
+Available Functions
+===================
+
 The following functions are available:
 
-read_file()
-===========
 
-.. php:function:: read_file($file)
+.. function:: read_file($file)
 
 	:param	string	$file: File path
-	:returns:	string or FALSE on failure
+	:returns:	File contents or FALSE on failure
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Returns the data contained in the file specified in the path.
+	Returns the data contained in the file specified in the path.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$string = read_file('./path/to/file.php');
+		$string = read_file('./path/to/file.php');
 
-The path can be a relative or full server path. Returns FALSE (boolean) on failure.
+	The path can be a relative or full server path. Returns FALSE (boolean) on failure.
 
-.. note:: The path is relative to your main site index.php file, NOT your
-	controller or view files. CodeIgniter uses a front controller so paths
-	are always relative to the main site index.
+	.. note:: The path is relative to your main site index.php file, NOT your
+		controller or view files. CodeIgniter uses a front controller so paths
+		are always relative to the main site index.
 
-.. note:: This function is DEPRECATED. Use the native ``file_get_contents()``
-	instead.
+	.. note:: This function is DEPRECATED. Use the native ``file_get_contents()``
+		instead.
 
-.. important:: If your server is running an **open_basedir** restriction this
-	function might not work if you are trying to access a file above the
-	calling script.
+	.. important:: If your server is running an **open_basedir** restriction this
+		function might not work if you are trying to access a file above the
+		calling script.
 
-write_file()
-============
-
-.. php:function:: write_file($path, $data, $mode = 'wb')
+.. function:: write_file($path, $data[, $mode = 'wb'])
 
 	:param	string	$path: File path
 	:param	string	$data: Data to write to file
 	:param	string	$mode: ``fopen()`` mode
-	:returns:	bool
-
-Writes data to the file specified in the path. If the file does not exist then the
-function will create it.
+	:returns:	TRUE if the write was successful, FALSE in case of an error
+	:rtype:	bool
 
-Example::
+	Writes data to the file specified in the path. If the file does not exist then the
+	function will create it.
 
-	$data = 'Some file data';
-	if ( ! write_file('./path/to/file.php', $data))
-	{     
-		echo 'Unable to write the file';
-	}
-	else
-	{     
-		echo 'File written!';
-	}
+	Example::
 
-You can optionally set the write mode via the third parameter::
+		$data = 'Some file data';
+		if ( ! write_file('./path/to/file.php', $data))
+		{     
+			echo 'Unable to write the file';
+		}
+		else
+		{     
+			echo 'File written!';
+		}
 
-	write_file('./path/to/file.php', $data, 'r+');
+	You can optionally set the write mode via the third parameter::
 
-The default mode is 'wb'. Please see the `PHP user guide <http://php.net/fopen>`_
-for mode options.
+		write_file('./path/to/file.php', $data, 'r+');
 
-.. note: In order for this function to write data to a file, its permissions must
-	be set such that it is writable (666, 777, etc.). If the file does not
-	already exist, the directory containing it must be writable.
+	The default mode is 'wb'. Please see the `PHP user guide <http://php.net/fopen>`_
+	for mode options.
 
-.. note:: The path is relative to your main site index.php file, NOT your
-	controller or view files. CodeIgniter uses a front controller so paths
-	are always relative to the main site index.
+	.. note: In order for this function to write data to a file, its permissions must
+		be set such that it is writable (666, 777, etc.). If the file does not
+		already exist, the directory containing it must be writable.
 
-.. note:: This function acquires an exclusive lock on the file while writing to it.
+	.. note:: The path is relative to your main site index.php file, NOT your
+		controller or view files. CodeIgniter uses a front controller so paths
+		are always relative to the main site index.
 
-delete_files()
-==============
+	.. note:: This function acquires an exclusive lock on the file while writing to it.
 
-.. php:function:: delete_files($path, $del_dir = FALSE, $htdocs = FALSE)
+.. function:: delete_files($path[, $del_dir = FALSE[, $htdocs = FALSE]])
 
 	:param	string	$path: Directory path
 	:param	bool	$del_dir: Whether to also delete directories
 	:param	bool	$htdocs: Whether to skip deleting .htaccess and index page files
-	:returns:	bool
+	:returns:	TRUE on success, FALSE in case of an error
+	:rtype:	bool
 
-Deletes ALL files contained in the supplied path.
+	Deletes ALL files contained in the supplied path.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	delete_files('./path/to/directory/');
+		delete_files('./path/to/directory/');
 
-If the second parameter is set to TRUE, any directories contained within the supplied
-root path will be deleted as well.
+	If the second parameter is set to TRUE, any directories contained within the supplied
+	root path will be deleted as well.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	delete_files('./path/to/directory/', TRUE);
+		delete_files('./path/to/directory/', TRUE);
 
-.. note:: The files must be writable or owned by the system in order to be deleted.
+	.. note:: The files must be writable or owned by the system in order to be deleted.
 
-get_filenames()
-===============
-
-.. php:function:: get_filenames($source_dir, $include_path = FALSE)
+.. function:: get_filenames($source_dir[, $include_path = FALSE])
 
 	:param	string	$source_dir: Directory path
 	:param	bool	$include_path: Whether to include the path as part of the filenames
-	:returns:	array
+	:returns:	An array of file names
+	:rtype:	array
 
-Takes a server path as input and returns an array containing the names of all files
-contained within it. The file path can optionally be added to the file names by setting
-the second parameter to TRUE.
+	Takes a server path as input and returns an array containing the names of all files
+	contained within it. The file path can optionally be added to the file names by setting
+	the second parameter to TRUE.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$controllers = get_filenames(APPPATH.'controllers/');
+		$controllers = get_filenames(APPPATH.'controllers/');
 
-get_dir_file_info()
-===================
-
-.. php:function:: get_dir_file_info($source_dir, $top_level_only)
+.. function:: get_dir_file_info($source_dir, $top_level_only)
 
 	:param	string	$source_dir: Directory path
-	:param	bool	$top_level_only: Whether to look only at the specified directory
-			(excluding sub-directories)
-	:returns:	array
-
-Reads the specified directory and builds an array containing the filenames, filesize,
-dates, and permissions. Sub-folders contained within the specified path are only read
-if forced by sending the second parameter to FALSE, as this can be an intensive
-operation.
+	:param	bool	$top_level_only: Whether to look only at the specified directory (excluding sub-directories)
+	:returns:	An array containing info on the supplied directory's contents
+	:rtype:	array
 
-Example::
+	Reads the specified directory and builds an array containing the filenames, filesize,
+	dates, and permissions. Sub-folders contained within the specified path are only read
+	if forced by sending the second parameter to FALSE, as this can be an intensive
+	operation.
 
-	$models_info = get_dir_file_info(APPPATH.'models/');
+	Example::
 
-get_file_info()
-===============
+		$models_info = get_dir_file_info(APPPATH.'models/');
 
-.. php:function: get_file_info($file, $returned_values = array('name', 'server_path', 'size', 'date'))
+.. function:: get_file_info($file[, $returned_values = array('name', 'server_path', 'size', 'date')])
 
 	:param	string	$file: File path
 	:param	array	$returned_values: What type of info to return
-	:returns:	array or FALSE on failure
-
-Given a file and path, returns (optionally) the *name*, *path*, *size* and *date modified*
-information attributes for a file. Second parameter allows you to explicitly declare what
-information you want returned.
-
-Valid ``$returned_values`` options are: `name`, `size`, `date`, `readable`, `writeable`,
-`executable` and `fileperms`.
+	:returns:	An array containing info on the specified file or FALSE on failure
+	:rtype:	array
 
-.. note:: The *writable* attribute is checked via PHP's ``is_writeable()`` function, which
-	known to have issues on the IIS webserver. Consider using *fileperms* instead,
-	which returns information from PHP's ``fileperms()`` function.
+	Given a file and path, returns (optionally) the *name*, *path*, *size* and *date modified*
+	information attributes for a file. Second parameter allows you to explicitly declare what
+	information you want returned.
 
-get_mime_by_extension()
-=======================
+	Valid ``$returned_values`` options are: `name`, `size`, `date`, `readable`, `writeable`,
+	`executable` and `fileperms`.
 
-.. php:function:: get_mime_by_extension($filename)
+.. function:: get_mime_by_extension($filename)
 
 	:param	string	$filename: File name
-	:returns:	string or FALSE on failure
+	:returns:	MIME type string or FALSE on failure
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Translates a filename extension into a MIME type based on *config/mimes.php*.
-Returns FALSE if it can't determine the type, or read the MIME config file.
+	Translates a filename extension into a MIME type based on *config/mimes.php*.
+	Returns FALSE if it can't determine the type, or read the MIME config file.
 
-::
+	::
 
-	$file = 'somefile.png';
-	echo $file.' is has a mime type of '.get_mime_by_extension($file);
+		$file = 'somefile.png';
+		echo $file.' is has a mime type of '.get_mime_by_extension($file);
 
-.. note:: This is not an accurate way of determining file MIME types, and
-	is here strictly for convenience. It should not be used for security
-	purposes.
+	.. note:: This is not an accurate way of determining file MIME types, and
+		is here strictly for convenience. It should not be used for security
+		purposes.
 
-symbolic_permissions()
-======================
-
-.. php:function:: symbolic_permissions($perms)
+.. function:: symbolic_permissions($perms)
 
 	:param	int	$perms: Permissions
-	:returns:	string
-
-Takes numeric permissions (such as is returned by ``fileperms()``) and returns
-standard symbolic notation of file permissions.
+	:returns:	Symbolic permissions string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-::
+	Takes numeric permissions (such as is returned by ``fileperms()``) and returns
+	standard symbolic notation of file permissions.
 
-	echo symbolic_permissions(fileperms('./index.php'));  // -rw-r--r--
+	::
 
-octal_permissions()
-===================
+		echo symbolic_permissions(fileperms('./index.php'));  // -rw-r--r--
 
-.. php:function:: octal_permissions($perms)
+.. function:: octal_permissions($perms)
 
 	:param	int	$perms: Permissions
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	Octal permissions string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Takes numeric permissions (such as is returned by ``fileperms()``) and returns
-a three character octal notation of file permissions.
+	Takes numeric permissions (such as is returned by ``fileperms()``) and returns
+	a three character octal notation of file permissions.
 
-::
+	::
 
-	echo octal_permissions(fileperms('./index.php')); // 644
\ No newline at end of file
+		echo octal_permissions(fileperms('./index.php')); // 644
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/form_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/form_helper.rst
index f49027baa..4fa5f246b 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/form_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/form_helper.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ Form Helper
 The Form Helper file contains functions that assist in working with
 forms.
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. contents::
+  :local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+  <div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
@@ -14,713 +19,684 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code::
 
 	$this->load->helper('form');
 
+Available Functions
+===================
+
 The following functions are available:
 
-form_open()
-===========
 
-.. php:function:: form_open($action = '', $attributes = '', $hidden = array())
+.. function:: form_open([$action = ''[, $attributes = ''[, $hidden = array()]]])
 
 	:param	string	$action: Form action/target URI string
 	:param	array	$attributes: HTML attributes
 	:param	array	$hidden: An array of hidden fields' definitions
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	An HTML form opening tag
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Creates an opening form tag with a base URL **built from your config preferences**.
-It will optionally let you add form attributes and hidden input fields, and
-will always add the `accept-charset` attribute based on the charset value in your
-config file.
+	Creates an opening form tag with a base URL **built from your config preferences**.
+	It will optionally let you add form attributes and hidden input fields, and
+	will always add the `accept-charset` attribute based on the charset value in your
+	config file.
 
-The main benefit of using this tag rather than hard coding your own HTML is that
-it permits your site to be more portable in the event your URLs ever change.
+	The main benefit of using this tag rather than hard coding your own HTML is that
+	it permits your site to be more portable in the event your URLs ever change.
 
-Here's a simple example::
+	Here's a simple example::
 
-	echo form_open('email/send');
+		echo form_open('email/send');
 
-The above example would create a form that points to your base URL plus the
-"email/send" URI segments, like this::
+	The above example would create a form that points to your base URL plus the
+	"email/send" URI segments, like this::
 
-	<form method="post" accept-charset="utf-8" action="http://example.com/index.php/email/send">
+		<form method="post" accept-charset="utf-8" action="http://example.com/index.php/email/send">
 
-Adding Attributes
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+	**Adding Attributes**
 
-Attributes can be added by passing an associative array to the second
-parameter, like this::
+		Attributes can be added by passing an associative array to the second
+		parameter, like this::
 
-	$attributes = array('class' => 'email', 'id' => 'myform');
-	echo form_open('email/send', $attributes);
+			$attributes = array('class' => 'email', 'id' => 'myform');
+			echo form_open('email/send', $attributes);
 
-Alternatively, you can specify the second parameter as a string::
+		Alternatively, you can specify the second parameter as a string::
 
-	echo form_open('email/send', 'class="email" id="myform"');
+			echo form_open('email/send', 'class="email" id="myform"');
 
-The above examples would create a form similar to this::
+		The above examples would create a form similar to this::
 
-	<form method="post" accept-charset="utf-8" action="http://example.com/index.php/email/send" class="email" id="myform">
+			<form method="post" accept-charset="utf-8" action="http://example.com/index.php/email/send" class="email" id="myform">
 
-Adding Hidden Input Fields
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+	**Adding Hidden Input Fields**
 
-Hidden fields can be added by passing an associative array to the
-third parameter, like this::
+		Hidden fields can be added by passing an associative array to the
+		third parameter, like this::
 
-	$hidden = array('username' => 'Joe', 'member_id' => '234');
-	echo form_open('email/send', '', $hidden);
+			$hidden = array('username' => 'Joe', 'member_id' => '234');
+			echo form_open('email/send', '', $hidden);
 
-You can skip the second parameter by passing any falsy value to it.
+		You can skip the second parameter by passing any falsy value to it.
 
-The above example would create a form similar to this::
+		The above example would create a form similar to this::
 
-	<form method="post" accept-charset="utf-8" action="http://example.com/index.php/email/send">
-		<input type="hidden" name="username" value="Joe" />
-		<input type="hidden" name="member_id" value="234" />
+			<form method="post" accept-charset="utf-8" action="http://example.com/index.php/email/send">
+				<input type="hidden" name="username" value="Joe" />
+				<input type="hidden" name="member_id" value="234" />
 
-form_open_multipart()
-=====================
 
-.. php:function:: form_open_multipart($action = '', $attributes = array(), $hidden = array())
+.. function:: form_open_multipart([$action = ''[, $attributes = array()[, $hidden = array()]])
 
 	:param	string	$action: Form action/target URI string
 	:param	array	$attributes: HTML attributes
 	:param	array	$hidden: An array of hidden fields' definitions
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	An HTML multipart form opening tag
+	:rtype:	string
 
-This function is absolutely identical to :php:func:`form_open()` above,
-except that it adds a *multipart* attribute, which is necessary if you
-would like to use the form to upload files with.
+	This function is absolutely identical to :func:`form_open()` above,
+	except that it adds a *multipart* attribute, which is necessary if you
+	would like to use the form to upload files with.
 
-form_hidden()
-=============
 
-.. php:function:: form_hidden($name, $value = '')
+.. function:: form_hidden($name[, $value = ''])
 
 	:param	string	$name: Field name
 	:param	string	$value: Field value
-	:returns:	string
-
-Lets you generate hidden input fields. You can either submit a
-name/value string to create one field::
+	:returns:	An HTML hidden input field tag
+	:rtype:	string
 
-	form_hidden('username', 'johndoe');
-	// Would produce: <input type="hidden" name="username" value="johndoe" />
+	Lets you generate hidden input fields. You can either submit a
+	name/value string to create one field::
 
-... or you can submit an associative array to create multiple fields::
+		form_hidden('username', 'johndoe');
+		// Would produce: <input type="hidden" name="username" value="johndoe" />
 
-	$data = array(
-		'name'	=> 'John Doe',
-		'email'	=> 'john@example.com',
-		'url'	=> 'http://example.com'
-	);
+	... or you can submit an associative array to create multiple fields::
 
-	echo form_hidden($data);
+		$data = array(
+			'name'	=> 'John Doe',
+			'email'	=> 'john@example.com',
+			'url'	=> 'http://example.com'
+		);
 
-	/*
-		Would produce:
-		<input type="hidden" name="name" value="John Doe" />
-		<input type="hidden" name="email" value="john@example.com" />
-		<input type="hidden" name="url" value="http://example.com" />
-	*/
+		echo form_hidden($data);
 
-You can also pass an associative array to the value field::
+		/*
+			Would produce:
+			<input type="hidden" name="name" value="John Doe" />
+			<input type="hidden" name="email" value="john@example.com" />
+			<input type="hidden" name="url" value="http://example.com" />
+		*/
 
-	$data = array(
-		'name'	=> 'John Doe',
-		'email'	=> 'john@example.com',
-		'url'	=> 'http://example.com'
-	);
+	You can also pass an associative array to the value field::
 
-	echo form_hidden('my_array', $data);
+		$data = array(
+			'name'	=> 'John Doe',
+			'email'	=> 'john@example.com',
+			'url'	=> 'http://example.com'
+		);
 
-	/*
-		Would produce:
+		echo form_hidden('my_array', $data);
 
-		<input type="hidden" name="my_array[name]" value="John Doe" />
-		<input type="hidden" name="my_array[email]" value="john@example.com" />
-		<input type="hidden" name="my_array[url]" value="http://example.com" />
-	*/
+		/*
+			Would produce:
 
-If you want to create hidden input fields with extra attributes::
+			<input type="hidden" name="my_array[name]" value="John Doe" />
+			<input type="hidden" name="my_array[email]" value="john@example.com" />
+			<input type="hidden" name="my_array[url]" value="http://example.com" />
+		*/
 
-	$data = array(
-		'type'	=> 'hidden',
-		'name'	=> 'email',
-		'id'	=> 'hiddenemail',
-		'value'	=> 'john@example.com',
-		'class'	=> 'hiddenemail'
-	);
+	If you want to create hidden input fields with extra attributes::
 
-	echo form_input($data);
+		$data = array(
+			'type'	=> 'hidden',
+			'name'	=> 'email',
+			'id'	=> 'hiddenemail',
+			'value'	=> 'john@example.com',
+			'class'	=> 'hiddenemail'
+		);
 
-	/*
-		Would produce:
+		echo form_input($data);
 
-		<input type="hidden" name="email" value="john@example.com" id="hiddenemail" class="hiddenemail" />
-	*/
+		/*
+			Would produce:
 
-form_input()
-============
+			<input type="hidden" name="email" value="john@example.com" id="hiddenemail" class="hiddenemail" />
+		*/
 
-.. php:function:: form_input($data = '', $value = '', $extra = '')
+.. function:: form_input([$data = ''[, $value = ''[, $extra = '']])
 
 	:param	array	$data: Field attributes data
 	:param	string	$value: Field value
 	:param	string	$extra: Extra attributes to be added to the tag *as is*
-	:returns:	string
-
-Lets you generate a standard text input field. You can minimally pass
-the field name and value in the first and second parameter::
+	:returns:	An HTML text input field tag
+	:rtype:	string
 
-	echo form_input('username', 'johndoe');
+	Lets you generate a standard text input field. You can minimally pass
+	the field name and value in the first and second parameter::
 
-Or you can pass an associative array containing any data you wish your
-form to contain::
+		echo form_input('username', 'johndoe');
 
-	$data = array(
-		'name'		=> 'username',
-		'id'		=> 'username',
-		'value'		=> 'johndoe',
-		'maxlength'	=> '100',
-		'size'		=> '50',
-		'style'		=> 'width:50%'
-	);
+	Or you can pass an associative array containing any data you wish your
+	form to contain::
 
-	echo form_input($data);
+		$data = array(
+			'name'		=> 'username',
+			'id'		=> 'username',
+			'value'		=> 'johndoe',
+			'maxlength'	=> '100',
+			'size'		=> '50',
+			'style'		=> 'width:50%'
+		);
 
-	/*
-		Would produce:
+		echo form_input($data);
 
-		<input type="text" name="username" value="johndoe" id="username" maxlength="100" size="50" style="width:50%"  />
-	*/
+		/*
+			Would produce:
 
-If you would like your form to contain some additional data, like
-JavaScript, you can pass it as a string in the third parameter::
+			<input type="text" name="username" value="johndoe" id="username" maxlength="100" size="50" style="width:50%"  />
+		*/
 
-	$js = 'onClick="some_function()"';
-	echo form_input('username', 'johndoe', $js);
+	If you would like your form to contain some additional data, like
+	JavaScript, you can pass it as a string in the third parameter::
 
-form_password()
-===============
+		$js = 'onClick="some_function()"';
+		echo form_input('username', 'johndoe', $js);
 
-.. php:function:: form_password($data = '', $value = '', $extra = '')
+.. function:: form_password([$data = ''[, $value = ''[, $extra = '']]])
 
 	:param	array	$data: Field attributes data
 	:param	string	$value: Field value
 	:param	string	$extra: Extra attributes to be added to the tag *as is*
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	An HTML password input field tag
+	:rtype:	string
 
-This function is identical in all respects to the :php:func:`form_input()`
-function above except that it uses the "password" input type.
+	This function is identical in all respects to the :func:`form_input()`
+	function above except that it uses the "password" input type.
 
-form_upload()
-=============
 
-.. php:function:: form_upload($data = '', $value = '', $extra = '')
+.. function:: form_upload([$data = ''[, $value = ''[, $extra = '']]])
 
 	:param	array	$data: Field attributes data
 	:param	string	$value: Field value
 	:param	string	$extra: Extra attributes to be added to the tag *as is*
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	An HTML file upload input field tag
+	:rtype:	string
 
-This function is identical in all respects to the :php:func:`form_input()`
-function above except that it uses the "file" input type, allowing it to
-be used to upload files.
+	This function is identical in all respects to the :func:`form_input()`
+	function above except that it uses the "file" input type, allowing it to
+	be used to upload files.
 
-form_textarea()
-===============
 
-.. php:function:: form_textarea($data = '', $value = '', $extra = '')
+.. function:: form_textarea([$data = ''[, $value = ''[, $extra = '']]])
 
 	:param	array	$data: Field attributes data
 	:param	string	$value: Field value
 	:param	string	$extra: Extra attributes to be added to the tag *as is*
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	An HTML textarea tag
+	:rtype:	string
 
-This function is identical in all respects to the :php:func:`form_input()`
-function above except that it generates a "textarea" type.
+	This function is identical in all respects to the :func:`form_input()`
+	function above except that it generates a "textarea" type.
 
-.. note: Instead of the *maxlength* and *size* attributes in the above example,
-	you will instead specify *rows* and *cols*.
+	.. note:: Instead of the *maxlength* and *size* attributes in the above example,
+		you will instead specify *rows* and *cols*.
 
-form_dropdown()
-===============
-
-.. php:function:: form_dropdown($name = '', $options = array(), $selected = array(), $extra = '')
+.. function:: form_dropdown([$name = ''[, $options = array()[, $selected = array()[, $extra = '']]]])
 
 	:param	string	$name: Field name
 	:param	array	$options: An associative array of options to be listed
 	:param	array	$selected: List of fields to mark with the *selected* attribute
 	:param	string	$extra: Extra attributes to be added to the tag *as is*
-	:returns:	string
-
-Lets you create a standard drop-down field. The first parameter will
-contain the name of the field, the second parameter will contain an
-associative array of options, and the third parameter will contain the
-value you wish to be selected. You can also pass an array of multiple
-items through the third parameter, and CodeIgniter will create a
-multiple select for you.
-
-Example::
-
-	$options = array(
-		'small'		=> 'Small Shirt',
-		'med'		=> 'Medium Shirt',
-		'large'		=> 'Large Shirt',
-		'xlarge'	=> 'Extra Large Shirt',
-	);
-
-	$shirts_on_sale = array('small', 'large');
-	echo form_dropdown('shirts', $options, 'large');
-
-	/*
-		Would produce:
-
-		<select name="shirts">
-			<option value="small">Small Shirt</option>
-			<option value="med">Medium  Shirt</option>
-			<option value="large" selected="selected">Large Shirt</option>
-			<option value="xlarge">Extra Large Shirt</option>
-		</select>
-	*/
+	:returns:	An HTML dropdown select field tag
+	:rtype:	string
 
-	echo form_dropdown('shirts', $options, $shirts_on_sale);
+	Lets you create a standard drop-down field. The first parameter will
+	contain the name of the field, the second parameter will contain an
+	associative array of options, and the third parameter will contain the
+	value you wish to be selected. You can also pass an array of multiple
+	items through the third parameter, and CodeIgniter will create a
+	multiple select for you.
 
-	/*
-		Would produce:
+	Example::
 
-		<select name="shirts" multiple="multiple">
-			<option value="small" selected="selected">Small Shirt</option>
-			<option value="med">Medium  Shirt</option>
-			<option value="large" selected="selected">Large Shirt</option>
-			<option value="xlarge">Extra Large Shirt</option>
-		</select>
-	*/
+		$options = array(
+			'small'		=> 'Small Shirt',
+			'med'		=> 'Medium Shirt',
+			'large'		=> 'Large Shirt',
+			'xlarge'	=> 'Extra Large Shirt',
+		);
+
+		$shirts_on_sale = array('small', 'large');
+		echo form_dropdown('shirts', $options, 'large');
+
+		/*
+			Would produce:
+
+			<select name="shirts">
+				<option value="small">Small Shirt</option>
+				<option value="med">Medium  Shirt</option>
+				<option value="large" selected="selected">Large Shirt</option>
+				<option value="xlarge">Extra Large Shirt</option>
+			</select>
+		*/
 
-If you would like the opening <select> to contain additional data, like
-an id attribute or JavaScript, you can pass it as a string in the fourth
-parameter::
+		echo form_dropdown('shirts', $options, $shirts_on_sale);
 
-	$js = 'id="shirts" onChange="some_function();"';
-	echo form_dropdown('shirts', $options, 'large', $js);
+		/*
+			Would produce:
 
-If the array passed as ``$options`` is a multidimensional array, then
-``form_dropdown()`` will produce an <optgroup> with the array key as the
-label.
+			<select name="shirts" multiple="multiple">
+				<option value="small" selected="selected">Small Shirt</option>
+				<option value="med">Medium  Shirt</option>
+				<option value="large" selected="selected">Large Shirt</option>
+				<option value="xlarge">Extra Large Shirt</option>
+			</select>
+		*/
 
-form_multiselect()
-==================
+	If you would like the opening <select> to contain additional data, like
+	an id attribute or JavaScript, you can pass it as a string in the fourth
+	parameter::
 
-.. php:function:: form_multiselect($name = '', $options = array(), $selected = array(), $extra = '')
+		$js = 'id="shirts" onChange="some_function();"';
+		echo form_dropdown('shirts', $options, 'large', $js);
+
+	If the array passed as ``$options`` is a multidimensional array, then
+	``form_dropdown()`` will produce an <optgroup> with the array key as the
+	label.
+
+
+.. function:: form_multiselect([$name = ''[, $options = array()[, $selected = array()[, $extra = '']]]])
 
 	:param	string	$name: Field name
 	:param	array	$options: An associative array of options to be listed
 	:param	array	$selected: List of fields to mark with the *selected* attribute
 	:param	string	$extra: Extra attributes to be added to the tag *as is*
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	An HTML dropdown multiselect field tag
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Lets you create a standard multiselect field. The first parameter will
-contain the name of the field, the second parameter will contain an
-associative array of options, and the third parameter will contain the
-value or values you wish to be selected.
+	Lets you create a standard multiselect field. The first parameter will
+	contain the name of the field, the second parameter will contain an
+	associative array of options, and the third parameter will contain the
+	value or values you wish to be selected.
 
-The parameter usage is identical to using :php:func:`form_dropdown()` above,
-except of course that the name of the field will need to use POST array
-syntax, e.g. foo[].
+	The parameter usage is identical to using :func:`form_dropdown()` above,
+	except of course that the name of the field will need to use POST array
+	syntax, e.g. foo[].
 
-form_fieldset()
-===============
 
-.. php:function:: form_fieldset($legend_text = '', $attributes = array())
+.. function:: form_fieldset([$legend_text = ''[, $attributes = array()]])
 
 	:param	string	$legend_text: Text to put in the <legend> tag
 	:param	array	$attributes: Attributes to be set on the <fieldset> tag
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	An HTML fieldset opening tag
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Lets you generate fieldset/legend fields.
+	Lets you generate fieldset/legend fields.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	echo form_fieldset('Address Information');
-	echo "<p>fieldset content here</p>\n";
-	echo form_fieldset_close();
+		echo form_fieldset('Address Information');
+		echo "<p>fieldset content here</p>\n";
+		echo form_fieldset_close();
 
-	/*
-		Produces:
+		/*
+			Produces:
 
-			<fieldset>
-				<legend>Address Information</legend>
-					<p>form content here</p>
-			</fieldset>
-	*/
+				<fieldset>
+					<legend>Address Information</legend>
+						<p>form content here</p>
+				</fieldset>
+		*/
 
-Similar to other functions, you can submit an associative array in the
-second parameter if you prefer to set additional attributes::
+	Similar to other functions, you can submit an associative array in the
+	second parameter if you prefer to set additional attributes::
 
-	$attributes = array(
-		'id'	=> 'address_info',
-		'class'	=> 'address_info'
-	);
+		$attributes = array(
+			'id'	=> 'address_info',
+			'class'	=> 'address_info'
+		);
 
-	echo form_fieldset('Address Information', $attributes);
-	echo "<p>fieldset content here</p>\n";
-	echo form_fieldset_close();
+		echo form_fieldset('Address Information', $attributes);
+		echo "<p>fieldset content here</p>\n";
+		echo form_fieldset_close();
 
-	/*
-		Produces:
+		/*
+			Produces:
 
-		<fieldset id="address_info" class="address_info">
-			<legend>Address Information</legend>
-			<p>form content here</p>
-		</fieldset>
-	*/
+			<fieldset id="address_info" class="address_info">
+				<legend>Address Information</legend>
+				<p>form content here</p>
+			</fieldset>
+		*/
 
-form_fieldset_close()
-=====================
 
-.. php:function:: form_fieldset_close($extra = '')
+.. function:: form_fieldset_close([$extra = ''])
 
 	:param	string	$extra: Anything to append after the closing tag, *as is*
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	An HTML fieldset closing tag
+	:rtype:	string
+	
 
-Produces a closing </fieldset> tag. The only advantage to using this
-function is it permits you to pass data to it which will be added below
-the tag. For example
+	Produces a closing </fieldset> tag. The only advantage to using this
+	function is it permits you to pass data to it which will be added below
+	the tag. For example
 
-::
+	::
 
-	$string = '</div></div>';
-	echo form_fieldset_close($string);
-	// Would produce: </fieldset></div></div>
+		$string = '</div></div>';
+		echo form_fieldset_close($string);
+		// Would produce: </fieldset></div></div>
 
-form_checkbox()
-===============
 
-.. php:function:: form_checkbox($data = '', $value = '', $checked = FALSE, $extra = '')
+.. function:: form_checkbox([$data = ''[, $value = ''[, $checked = FALSE[, $extra = '']]]])
 
 	:param	array	$data: Field attributes data
 	:param	string	$value: Field value
 	:param	bool	$checked: Whether to mark the checkbox as being *checked*
 	:param	string	$extra: Extra attributes to be added to the tag *as is*
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	An HTML checkbox input tag
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Lets you generate a checkbox field. Simple example::
+	Lets you generate a checkbox field. Simple example::
 
-	echo form_checkbox('newsletter', 'accept', TRUE);
-	// Would produce:  <input type="checkbox" name="newsletter" value="accept" checked="checked" />
+		echo form_checkbox('newsletter', 'accept', TRUE);
+		// Would produce:  <input type="checkbox" name="newsletter" value="accept" checked="checked" />
 
-The third parameter contains a boolean TRUE/FALSE to determine whether
-the box should be checked or not.
+	The third parameter contains a boolean TRUE/FALSE to determine whether
+	the box should be checked or not.
 
-Similar to the other form functions in this helper, you can also pass an
-array of attributes to the function::
+	Similar to the other form functions in this helper, you can also pass an
+	array of attributes to the function::
 
-	$data = array(
-		'name'		=> 'newsletter',
-		'id'		=> 'newsletter',
-		'value'		=> 'accept',
-		'checked'	=> TRUE,
-		'style'		=> 'margin:10px'
-	);
+		$data = array(
+			'name'		=> 'newsletter',
+			'id'		=> 'newsletter',
+			'value'		=> 'accept',
+			'checked'	=> TRUE,
+			'style'		=> 'margin:10px'
+		);
 
-	echo form_checkbox($data);
-	// Would produce: <input type="checkbox" name="newsletter" id="newsletter" value="accept" checked="checked" style="margin:10px" />
+		echo form_checkbox($data);
+		// Would produce: <input type="checkbox" name="newsletter" id="newsletter" value="accept" checked="checked" style="margin:10px" />
 
-Also as with other functions, if you would like the tag to contain
-additional data like JavaScript, you can pass it as a string in the
-fourth parameter::
+	Also as with other functions, if you would like the tag to contain
+	additional data like JavaScript, you can pass it as a string in the
+	fourth parameter::
 
-	$js = 'onClick="some_function()"';
-	echo form_checkbox('newsletter', 'accept', TRUE, $js)
+		$js = 'onClick="some_function()"';
+		echo form_checkbox('newsletter', 'accept', TRUE, $js)
 
-form_radio()
-============
 
-.. php:function:: form_radio($data = '', $value = '', $checked = FALSE, $extra = '')
+.. function:: form_radio([$data = ''[, $value = ''[, $checked = FALSE[, $extra = '']]]])
 
 	:param	array	$data: Field attributes data
 	:param	string	$value: Field value
 	:param	bool	$checked: Whether to mark the radio button as being *checked*
 	:param	string	$extra: Extra attributes to be added to the tag *as is*
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	An HTML radio input tag
+	:rtype:	string
 
-This function is identical in all respects to the :php:func:`form_checkbox()`
-function above except that it uses the "radio" input type.
+	This function is identical in all respects to the :func:`form_checkbox()`
+	function above except that it uses the "radio" input type.
 
-form_label()
-============
 
-.. php:function:: form_label($label_text = '', $id = '', $attributes = array())
+.. function:: form_label([$label_text = ''[, $id = ''[, $attributes = array()]]])
 
 	:param	string	$label_text: Text to put in the <label> tag
 	:param	string	$id: ID of the form element that we're making a label for
 	:param	string	$attributes: HTML attributes
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	An HTML field label tag
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Lets you generate a <label>. Simple example::
+	Lets you generate a <label>. Simple example::
 
-	echo form_label('What is your Name', 'username');
-	// Would produce:  <label for="username">What is your Name</label>
+		echo form_label('What is your Name', 'username');
+		// Would produce:  <label for="username">What is your Name</label>
 
-Similar to other functions, you can submit an associative array in the
-third parameter if you prefer to set additional attributes.
+	Similar to other functions, you can submit an associative array in the
+	third parameter if you prefer to set additional attributes.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$attributes = array(
-		'class' => 'mycustomclass',
-		'style' => 'color: #000;'
-	);
+		$attributes = array(
+			'class' => 'mycustomclass',
+			'style' => 'color: #000;'
+		);
 
-	echo form_label('What is your Name', 'username', $attributes);
-	// Would produce:  <label for="username" class="mycustomclass" style="color: #000;">What is your Name</label>
+		echo form_label('What is your Name', 'username', $attributes);
+		// Would produce:  <label for="username" class="mycustomclass" style="color: #000;">What is your Name</label>
 
-form_submit()
-=============
 
-.. php:function:: form_submit($data = '', $value = '', $extra = '')
+.. function:: form_submit([$data = ''[, $value = ''[, $extra = '']]])
 
 	:param	string	$data: Button name
 	:param	string	$value: Button value
 	:param	string	$extra: Extra attributes to be added to the tag *as is*
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	An HTML input submit tag
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Lets you generate a standard submit button. Simple example::
+	Lets you generate a standard submit button. Simple example::
 
-	echo form_submit('mysubmit', 'Submit Post!');
-	// Would produce:  <input type="submit" name="mysubmit" value="Submit Post!" />
+		echo form_submit('mysubmit', 'Submit Post!');
+		// Would produce:  <input type="submit" name="mysubmit" value="Submit Post!" />
 
-Similar to other functions, you can submit an associative array in the
-first parameter if you prefer to set your own attributes. The third
-parameter lets you add extra data to your form, like JavaScript.
+	Similar to other functions, you can submit an associative array in the
+	first parameter if you prefer to set your own attributes. The third
+	parameter lets you add extra data to your form, like JavaScript.
 
-form_reset()
-============
 
-.. php:function:: form_reset($data = '', $value = '', $extra = '')
+.. function:: form_reset([$data = ''[, $value = ''[, $extra = '']]])
 
 	:param	string	$data: Button name
 	:param	string	$value: Button value
 	:param	string	$extra: Extra attributes to be added to the tag *as is*
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	An HTML input reset button tag
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Lets you generate a standard reset button. Use is identical to
-:php:func:`form_submit()`.
+	Lets you generate a standard reset button. Use is identical to
+	:func:`form_submit()`.
 
-form_button()
-=============
 
-.. php:function:: form_button($data = '', $content = '', $extra = '')
+.. function:: form_button([$data = ''[, $content = ''[, $extra = '']]])
 
 	:param	string	$data: Button name
 	:param	string	$content: Button label
 	:param	string	$extra: Extra attributes to be added to the tag *as is*
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	An HTML button tag
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Lets you generate a standard button element. You can minimally pass the
-button name and content in the first and second parameter::
+	Lets you generate a standard button element. You can minimally pass the
+	button name and content in the first and second parameter::
 
-	echo form_button('name','content');
-	// Would produce: <button name="name" type="button">Content</button>
+		echo form_button('name','content');
+		// Would produce: <button name="name" type="button">Content</button>
 
-Or you can pass an associative array containing any data you wish your
-form to contain::
+	Or you can pass an associative array containing any data you wish your
+	form to contain::
 
-	$data = array(
-		'name'		=> 'button',
-		'id'		=> 'button',
-		'value'		=> 'true',
-		'type'		=> 'reset',
-		'content'	=> 'Reset'
-	);
+		$data = array(
+			'name'		=> 'button',
+			'id'		=> 'button',
+			'value'		=> 'true',
+			'type'		=> 'reset',
+			'content'	=> 'Reset'
+		);
 
-	echo form_button($data);
-	// Would produce: <button name="button" id="button" value="true" type="reset">Reset</button>
+		echo form_button($data);
+		// Would produce: <button name="button" id="button" value="true" type="reset">Reset</button>
 
-If you would like your form to contain some additional data, like
-JavaScript, you can pass it as a string in the third parameter::
+	If you would like your form to contain some additional data, like
+	JavaScript, you can pass it as a string in the third parameter::
 
-	$js = 'onClick="some_function()"';
-	echo form_button('mybutton', 'Click Me', $js);
+		$js = 'onClick="some_function()"';
+		echo form_button('mybutton', 'Click Me', $js);
 
-form_close()
-============
 
-.. php:function:: form_close($extra = '')
+.. function:: form_close([$extra = ''])
 
 	:param	string	$extra: Anything to append after the closing tag, *as is*
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	An HTML form closing tag
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Produces a closing </form> tag. The only advantage to using this
-function is it permits you to pass data to it which will be added below
-the tag. For example::
+	Produces a closing </form> tag. The only advantage to using this
+	function is it permits you to pass data to it which will be added below
+	the tag. For example::
 
-	$string = '</div></div>';
-	echo form_close($string);
-	// Would produce:  </form> </div></div>
+		$string = '</div></div>';
+		echo form_close($string);
+		// Would produce:  </form> </div></div>
 
-form_prep()
-===========
 
-.. php:function:: form_prep($str = '', $is_textarea = FALSE)
+.. function:: form_prep([$str = ''[, $is_textarea = FALSE]])
 
 	:param	string	$str: Value to escape
 	:param	bool	$is_textarea: Whether we're preparing for <textarea> or a regular input tag
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	Escaped value
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Allows you to safely use HTML and characters such as quotes within form
-elements without breaking out of the form.
+	Allows you to safely use HTML and characters such as quotes within form
+	elements without breaking out of the form.
 
-Consider this example::
+	Consider this example::
 
-	$string = 'Here is a string containing "quoted" text.';
-	<input type="text" name="myform" value="$string" />
+		$string = 'Here is a string containing "quoted" text.';
+		<input type="text" name="myform" value="$string" />
 
-Since the above string contains a set of quotes it will cause the form
-to break. The ``form_prep()`` function converts HTML so that it can be used
-safely::
+	Since the above string contains a set of quotes it will cause the form
+	to break. The ``form_prep()`` function converts HTML so that it can be used
+	safely::
 
-	<input type="text" name="myform" value="<?php echo form_prep($string); ?>" />
+		<input type="text" name="myform" value="<?php echo form_prep($string); ?>" />
 
-.. note:: If you use any of the form helper functions listed in this page the form
-	values will be prepped automatically, so there is no need to call this
-	function. Use it only if you are creating your own form elements.
+	.. note:: If you use any of the form helper functions listed in this page the form
+		values will be prepped automatically, so there is no need to call this
+		function. Use it only if you are creating your own form elements.
 
-set_value()
-===========
 
-.. php:function:: set_value($field = '', $default = '', $is_textarea = FALSE)
+.. function:: set_value([$field = ''[, $default = ''[, $is_textarea = FALSE]]])
 
 	:param	string	$field: Field name
 	:param	string	$default: Default value
 	:param	bool	$is_textarea: Whether we're setting <textarea> content
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	Field value
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Permits you to set the value of an input form or textarea. You must
-supply the field name via the first parameter of the function. The
-second (optional) parameter allows you to set a default value for the
-form.
+	Permits you to set the value of an input form or textarea. You must
+	supply the field name via the first parameter of the function. The
+	second (optional) parameter allows you to set a default value for the
+	form.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	<input type="text" name="quantity" value="<?=set_value('quantity', '0');?>" size="50" />
+		<input type="text" name="quantity" value="<?=set_value('quantity', '0');?>" size="50" />
 
-The above form will show "0" when loaded for the first time.
+	The above form will show "0" when loaded for the first time.
 
-set_select()
-============
 
-.. php:function:: set_select($field = '', $value = '', $default = FALSE)
+.. function:: set_select([$field = ''[, $value = ''[, $default = FALSE]]])
 
 	:param	string	$field: Field name
 	:param	string	$value: Value to check for
 	:param	string	$default: Whether the value is also a default one
-	:returns:	string
-
-If you use a <select> menu, this function permits you to display the
-menu item that was selected.
+	:returns:	'selected' attribute or an empty string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-The first parameter must contain the name of the select menu, the second
-parameter must contain the value of each item, and the third (optional)
-parameter lets you set an item as the default (use boolean TRUE/FALSE).
+	If you use a <select> menu, this function permits you to display the
+	menu item that was selected.
 
-Example::
+	The first parameter must contain the name of the select menu, the second
+	parameter must contain the value of each item, and the third (optional)
+	parameter lets you set an item as the default (use boolean TRUE/FALSE).
 
-	<select name="myselect">
-		<option value="one" <?php echo  set_select('myselect', 'one', TRUE); ?> >One</option>
-		<option value="two" <?php echo  set_select('myselect', 'two'); ?> >Two</option>
-		<option value="three" <?php echo  set_select('myselect', 'three'); ?> >Three</option>
-	</select>
+	Example::
 
-set_checkbox()
-==============
+		<select name="myselect">
+			<option value="one" <?php echo  set_select('myselect', 'one', TRUE); ?> >One</option>
+			<option value="two" <?php echo  set_select('myselect', 'two'); ?> >Two</option>
+			<option value="three" <?php echo  set_select('myselect', 'three'); ?> >Three</option>
+		</select>
 
-.. php:function:: set_checkbox($field = '', $value = '', $default = FALSE)
+.. function:: set_checkbox([$field = ''[, $value = ''[, $default = FALSE]]])
 
 	:param	string	$field: Field name
 	:param	string	$value: Value to check for
 	:param	string	$default: Whether the value is also a default one
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	'checked' attribute or an empty string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Permits you to display a checkbox in the state it was submitted.
+	Permits you to display a checkbox in the state it was submitted.
 
-The first parameter must contain the name of the checkbox, the second
-parameter must contain its value, and the third (optional) parameter
-lets you set an item as the default (use boolean TRUE/FALSE).
+	The first parameter must contain the name of the checkbox, the second
+	parameter must contain its value, and the third (optional) parameter
+	lets you set an item as the default (use boolean TRUE/FALSE).
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	<input type="checkbox" name="mycheck" value="1" <?php echo set_checkbox('mycheck', '1'); ?> />
-	<input type="checkbox" name="mycheck" value="2" <?php echo set_checkbox('mycheck', '2'); ?> />
+		<input type="checkbox" name="mycheck" value="1" <?php echo set_checkbox('mycheck', '1'); ?> />
+		<input type="checkbox" name="mycheck" value="2" <?php echo set_checkbox('mycheck', '2'); ?> />
 
-set_radio()
-===========
-
-.. php:function:: set_radio($field = '', $value = '', $default = FALSE)
+.. function:: set_radio([$field = ''[, $value = ''[, $default = FALSE]]])
 
 	:param	string	$field: Field name
 	:param	string	$value: Value to check for
 	:param	string	$default: Whether the value is also a default one
-	:returns:	string
-
-Permits you to display radio buttons in the state they were submitted.
-This function is identical to the :php:func:`set_checkbox()` function above.
+	:returns:	'checked' attribute or an empty string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Example::
+	Permits you to display radio buttons in the state they were submitted.
+	This function is identical to the :func:`set_checkbox()` function above.
 
-	<input type="radio" name="myradio" value="1" <?php echo  set_radio('myradio', '1', TRUE); ?> />
-	<input type="radio" name="myradio" value="2" <?php echo  set_radio('myradio', '2'); ?> />
+	Example::
 
-.. note:: If you are using the Form Validation class, you must always specify
-	a rule for your field, even if empty, in order for the ``set_*()``
-	functions to work. This is because if a Form Validation object is
-	defined, the control for ``set_*()`` is handed over to a method of the
-	class instead of the generic helper function.
+		<input type="radio" name="myradio" value="1" <?php echo  set_radio('myradio', '1', TRUE); ?> />
+		<input type="radio" name="myradio" value="2" <?php echo  set_radio('myradio', '2'); ?> />
 
-form_error()
-============
+	.. note:: If you are using the Form Validation class, you must always specify
+		a rule for your field, even if empty, in order for the ``set_*()``
+		functions to work. This is because if a Form Validation object is
+		defined, the control for ``set_*()`` is handed over to a method of the
+		class instead of the generic helper function.
 
-.. php:function:: form_error($field = '', $prefix = '', $suffix = '')
+.. function:: form_error([$field = ''[, $prefix = ''[, $suffix = '']]])
 
 	:param	string	$field:	Field name
 	:param	string	$prefix: Error opening tag
 	:param	string	$suffix: Error closing tag
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	HTML-formatted form validation error message(s)
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Returns a validation error message from the :doc:`Form Validation Library
-<../libraries/form_validation>`, associated with the specified field name.
-You can optionally specify opening and closing tag(s) to put around the error
-message.
+	Returns a validation error message from the :doc:`Form Validation Library
+	<../libraries/form_validation>`, associated with the specified field name.
+	You can optionally specify opening and closing tag(s) to put around the error
+	message.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	// Assuming that the 'username' field value was incorrect:
-	echo form_error('myfield', '<div class="error">', '</div>');
+		// Assuming that the 'username' field value was incorrect:
+		echo form_error('myfield', '<div class="error">', '</div>');
 
-	// Would produce: <div class="error">Error message associated with the "username" field.</div>
+		// Would produce: <div class="error">Error message associated with the "username" field.</div>
 
-validation_errors()
-===================
 
-.. php:function:: validation_errors($prefix = '', $suffix = '')
+.. function:: validation_errors([$prefix = ''[, $suffix = '']])
 
 	:param	string	$prefix: Error opening tag
 	:param	string	$suffix: Error closing tag
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	HTML-formatted form validation error message(s)
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Similarly to the :php:func:`form_error()` function, returns all validation
-error messages produced by the :doc:`Form Validation Library
-<../libraries/form_validation>`, with optional opening and closing tags
-around each of the messages.
+	Similarly to the :func:`form_error()` function, returns all validation
+	error messages produced by the :doc:`Form Validation Library
+	<../libraries/form_validation>`, with optional opening and closing tags
+	around each of the messages.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	echo validation_errors('<span class="error">', '</span>');
+		echo validation_errors('<span class="error">', '</span>');
 
-	/*
-		Would produce, e.g.:
+		/*
+			Would produce, e.g.:
 
-		<span class="error">The "email" field doesn't contain a valid e-mail address!</span>
-		<span class="error">The "password" field doesn't match the "repeat_password" field!</span>
+			<span class="error">The "email" field doesn't contain a valid e-mail address!</span>
+			<span class="error">The "password" field doesn't match the "repeat_password" field!</span>
 
-	 */
\ No newline at end of file
+		 */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/html_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/html_helper.rst
index df53ebd2f..3324da8c0 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/html_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/html_helper.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ HTML Helper
 The HTML Helper file contains functions that assist in working with
 HTML.
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. contents::
+	:local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+	<div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
@@ -14,94 +19,95 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code::
 
 	$this->load->helper('html');
 
+Available Functions
+===================
+
 The following functions are available:
 
-br()
-====
 
-.. php:function:: br($count = 1)
+.. function:: br([$count = 1])
 
 	:param	int	$count: Number of times to repeat the tag
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	HTML line break tag
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Generates line break tags (<br />) based on the number you submit.
-Example::
+	Generates line break tags (<br />) based on the number you submit.
+	Example::
 
-	echo br(3);
+		echo br(3);
 
-The above would produce: <br /><br /><br />
+	The above would produce:
 
-heading()
-=========
+	.. code-block:: html
 
-.. php:function:: heading($data = '', $h = '1', $attributes = '')
+		<br /><br /><br />
+
+.. function:: heading([$data = ''[, $h = '1'[, $attributes = '']]])
 
 	:param	string	$data: Content
 	:param	string	$h: Heading level
 	:param	array	$attributes: HTML attributes
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	HTML heading tag
+	:rtype:	string
+
+	Lets you create HTML heading tags. The first parameter will contain the
+	data, the second the size of the heading. Example::
 
-Lets you create HTML heading tags. The first parameter will contain the
-data, the second the size of the heading. Example::
+		echo heading('Welcome!', 3);
 
-	echo heading('Welcome!', 3);
+	The above would produce: <h3>Welcome!</h3>
 
-The above would produce: <h3>Welcome!</h3>
+	Additionally, in order to add attributes to the heading tag such as HTML
+	classes, ids or inline styles, a third parameter is available::
 
-Additionally, in order to add attributes to the heading tag such as HTML
-classes, ids or inline styles, a third parameter is available::
+		echo heading('Welcome!', 3, 'class="pink"')
 
-	echo heading('Welcome!', 3, 'class="pink"')
+	The above code produces:
 
-The above code produces: <h3 class="pink">Welcome!<<h3>
+	.. code-block:: html
 
-img()
-=====
+		<h3 class="pink">Welcome!<h3>
 
-.. php:function:: img($src = '', $index_page = FALSE, $attributes = '')
+.. function:: img([$src = ''[, $index_page = FALSE[, $attributes = '']]])
 
 	:param	string	$src: Image source data
 	:param	bool	$index_page: Whether to treat $src as a routed URI string
 	:param	array	$attributes: HTML attributes
-	:returns:	string
-
-Lets you create HTML <img /> tags. The first parameter contains the
-image source. Example::
+	:returns:	HTML image tag
+	:rtype:	string
 
-	echo img('images/picture.jpg'); // gives <img src="http://site.com/images/picture.jpg" />
+	Lets you create HTML <img /> tags. The first parameter contains the
+	image source. Example::
 
-There is an optional second parameter that is a TRUE/FALSE value that
-specifics if the *src* should have the page specified by
-``$config['index_page']`` added to the address it creates.
-Presumably, this would be if you were using a media controller::
+		echo img('images/picture.jpg'); // gives <img src="http://site.com/images/picture.jpg" />
 
-	echo img('images/picture.jpg', TRUE); // gives <img src="http://site.com/index.php/images/picture.jpg" alt="" />
+	There is an optional second parameter that is a TRUE/FALSE value that
+	specifics if the *src* should have the page specified by
+	``$config['index_page']`` added to the address it creates.
+	Presumably, this would be if you were using a media controller::
 
+		echo img('images/picture.jpg', TRUE); // gives <img src="http://site.com/index.php/images/picture.jpg" alt="" />
 
-Additionally, an associative array can be passed to the ``img()`` function
-for complete control over all attributes and values. If an *alt* attribute
-is not provided, CodeIgniter will generate an empty string.
+	Additionally, an associative array can be passed to the ``img()`` function
+	for complete control over all attributes and values. If an *alt* attribute
+	is not provided, CodeIgniter will generate an empty string.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$image_properties = array(               
-		'src' 	=> 'images/picture.jpg',               
-		'alt' 	=> 'Me, demonstrating how to eat 4 slices of pizza at one time',  
-		'class' => 'post_images',               
-		'width' => '200',               
-		'height'=> '200',               
-		'title' => 'That was quite a night',               
-		'rel' 	=> 'lightbox'
-	);
+		$image_properties = array(
+			'src' 	=> 'images/picture.jpg',
+			'alt' 	=> 'Me, demonstrating how to eat 4 slices of pizza at one time',
+			'class' => 'post_images',
+			'width' => '200',
+			'height'=> '200',
+			'title' => 'That was quite a night',
+			'rel' 	=> 'lightbox'
+		);
 
-	img($image_properties);
-	// <img src="http://site.com/index.php/images/picture.jpg" alt="Me, demonstrating how to eat 4 slices of pizza at one time" class="post_images" width="200" height="200" title="That was quite a night" rel="lightbox" />
+		img($image_properties);
+		// <img src="http://site.com/index.php/images/picture.jpg" alt="Me, demonstrating how to eat 4 slices of pizza at one time" class="post_images" width="200" height="200" title="That was quite a night" rel="lightbox" />
 
-
-link_tag()
-==========
-
-.. php:function:: ling_tag($href = '', $rel = 'stylesheet', $type = 'text/css', $title = '', $media = '', $index_page = FALSE)
+.. function:: link_tag([$href = ''[, $rel = 'stylesheet'[, $type = 'text/css'[, $title = ''[, $media = ''[, $index_page = FALSE]]]]]])
 
 	:param	string	$href: What are we linking to
 	:param	string	$rel: Relation type
@@ -109,300 +115,284 @@ link_tag()
 	:param	string	$title: Link title
 	:param	string	$media: Media type
 	:param	bool	$index_page: Whether to treat $src as a routed URI string
-	:returns:	string
-
-Lets you create HTML <link /> tags. This is useful for stylesheet links,
-as well as other links. The parameters are *href*, with optional *rel*,
-*type*, *title*, *media* and *index_page*.
+	:returns:	HTML link tag
+	:rtype:	string
 
-*index_page* is a boolean value that specifies if the *href* should have
-the page specified by ``$config['index_page']`` added to the address it creates.
+	Lets you create HTML <link /> tags. This is useful for stylesheet links,
+	as well as other links. The parameters are *href*, with optional *rel*,
+	*type*, *title*, *media* and *index_page*.
 
-Example::
+	*index_page* is a boolean value that specifies if the *href* should have
+	the page specified by ``$config['index_page']`` added to the address it creates.
 
-	echo link_tag('css/mystyles.css');
-	// gives <link href="http://site.com/css/mystyles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
+	Example::
 
+		echo link_tag('css/mystyles.css');
+		// gives <link href="http://site.com/css/mystyles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
 
-Further examples::
+	Further examples::
 
-	echo link_tag('favicon.ico', 'shortcut icon', 'image/ico');
-	// <link href="http://site.com/favicon.ico" rel="shortcut icon" type="image/ico" />
+		echo link_tag('favicon.ico', 'shortcut icon', 'image/ico');
+		// <link href="http://site.com/favicon.ico" rel="shortcut icon" type="image/ico" />
 
-	echo link_tag('feed', 'alternate', 'application/rss+xml', 'My RSS Feed');
-	// <link href="http://site.com/feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="My RSS Feed" />
+		echo link_tag('feed', 'alternate', 'application/rss+xml', 'My RSS Feed');
+		// <link href="http://site.com/feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="My RSS Feed" />
 
-Additionally, an associative array can be passed to the ``link()`` function
-for complete control over all attributes and values::
+	Additionally, an associative array can be passed to the ``link()`` function
+	for complete control over all attributes and values::
 
-	$link = array(               
-		'href'	=> 'css/printer.css',
-		'rel'	=> 'stylesheet',
-		'type'	=> 'text/css',
-		'media'	=> 'print'
-	);
+		$link = array(
+			'href'	=> 'css/printer.css',
+			'rel'	=> 'stylesheet',
+			'type'	=> 'text/css',
+			'media'	=> 'print'
+		);
 
-	echo link_tag($link);
-	// <link href="http://site.com/css/printer.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print" />
+		echo link_tag($link);
+		// <link href="http://site.com/css/printer.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print" />
 
-nbs()
-=====
-
-.. php:function:: nbs($num = 1)
+.. function:: nbs([$num = 1])
 
 	:param	int	$num: Number of space entities to produce
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	A sequence of non-breaking space HTML entities
+	:rtype:	string
+
+	Generates non-breaking spaces (&nbsp;) based on the number you submit.
+	Example::
 
-Generates non-breaking spaces (&nbsp;) based on the number you submit.
-Example::
+		echo nbs(3);
 
-	echo nbs(3);
+	The above would produce:
 
-The above would produce::
+	.. code-block:: html
 
-	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
+		&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
-ul() and ol()
-=============
 
-.. php:function:: ul($list, $attributes = '')
+.. function:: ul($list[, $attributes = ''])
 
 	:param	array	$list: List entries
 	:param	array	$attributes: HTML attributes
-	:returns:	string
-
-Permits you to generate ordered or unordered HTML lists from simple or
-multi-dimensional arrays. Example::
+	:returns:	HTML-formatted unordered list
+	:rtype:	string
 
-	$list = array(
-		'red',
-		'blue',
-		'green',
-		'yellow'
-	);
+	Permits you to generate ordered or unordered HTML lists from simple or
+	multi-dimensional arrays. Example::
 
-	$attributes = array(
-		'class'	=> 'boldlist',
-		'id'	=> 'mylist'
-	);
-
-	echo ul($list, $attributes);
-
-The above code will produce this::
-
-	 <ul class="boldlist" id="mylist">
-		<li>red</li>
-		<li>blue</li>
-		<li>green</li>
-		<li>yellow</li>
-	</ul>
-
-Here is a more complex example, using a multi-dimensional array::
-
-	$attributes = array(
-		'class'	=> 'boldlist',
-		'id'	=> 'mylist'
-	);
-
-	$list = array(
-		'colors'  => array(
+		$list = array(
 			'red',
 			'blue',
-			'green'
-		),
-		'shapes'  => array(
-			'round',
-			'square',
-			'circles' => array(
-				'ellipse',
-				'oval',
-				'sphere'
-			)
-		),
-		'moods'  => array(
-			'happy',
-			'upset' => array(
-				'defeated' => array(
-					'dejected',
-					'disheartened',
-					'depressed'
-				),
-				'annoyed',
-				'cross',
-				'angry'
+			'green',
+			'yellow'
+		);
+
+		$attributes = array(
+			'class'	=> 'boldlist',
+			'id'	=> 'mylist'
+		);
+
+		echo ul($list, $attributes);
+
+	The above code will produce this:
+
+	.. code-block:: html
+
+		<ul class="boldlist" id="mylist">
+			<li>red</li>
+			<li>blue</li>
+			<li>green</li>
+			<li>yellow</li>
+		</ul>
+
+	Here is a more complex example, using a multi-dimensional array::
+
+		$attributes = array(
+			'class'	=> 'boldlist',
+			'id'	=> 'mylist'
+		);
+
+		$list = array(
+			'colors'  => array(
+				'red',
+				'blue',
+				'green'
+			),
+			'shapes'  => array(
+				'round',
+				'square',
+				'circles' => array(
+					'ellipse',
+					'oval',
+					'sphere'
+				)
+			),
+			'moods'  => array(
+				'happy',
+				'upset' => array(
+					'defeated' => array(
+						'dejected',
+						'disheartened',
+						'depressed'
+					),
+					'annoyed',
+					'cross',
+					'angry'
+				)
 			)
-		)
-	);
-
-	echo ul($list, $attributes);
-
-The above code will produce this::
-
-	<ul class="boldlist" id="mylist">
-		<li>colors
-			<ul>
-				<li>red</li>
-				<li>blue</li>
-				<li>green</li>
-			</ul>
-		</li>
-		<li>shapes
-			<ul>
-				<li>round</li>
-				<li>suare</li>
-				<li>circles
-					<ul>
-						<li>elipse</li>
-						<li>oval</li>
-						<li>sphere</li>
-					</ul>
-				</li>
-			</ul>
-		</li>
-		<li>moods
-			<ul>
-				<li>happy</li>
-				<li>upset
-					<ul>
-						<li>defeated
-							<ul>
-								<li>dejected</li>
-								<li>disheartened</li>
-								<li>depressed</li>
-							</ul>
-						</li>
-						<li>annoyed</li>
-						<li>cross</li>
-						<li>angry</li>
-					</ul>
-				</li>
-			</ul>
-		</li>
-	</ul>
-
-.. php:function:: ol($list, $attributes = '')
+		);
+
+		echo ul($list, $attributes);
+
+	The above code will produce this:
+
+	.. code-block:: html
+
+		<ul class="boldlist" id="mylist">
+			<li>colors
+				<ul>
+					<li>red</li>
+					<li>blue</li>
+					<li>green</li>
+				</ul>
+			</li>
+			<li>shapes
+				<ul>
+					<li>round</li>
+					<li>suare</li>
+					<li>circles
+						<ul>
+							<li>elipse</li>
+							<li>oval</li>
+							<li>sphere</li>
+						</ul>
+					</li>
+				</ul>
+			</li>
+			<li>moods
+				<ul>
+					<li>happy</li>
+					<li>upset
+						<ul>
+							<li>defeated
+								<ul>
+									<li>dejected</li>
+									<li>disheartened</li>
+									<li>depressed</li>
+								</ul>
+							</li>
+							<li>annoyed</li>
+							<li>cross</li>
+							<li>angry</li>
+						</ul>
+					</li>
+				</ul>
+			</li>
+		</ul>
+
+.. function:: ol($list, $attributes = '')
 
 	:param	array	$list: List entries
 	:param	array	$attributes: HTML attributes
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	HTML-formatted ordered list
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Identical to :php:func:`ul()`, only it produces the <ol> tag for
-ordered lists instead of <ul>.
+	Identical to :func:`ul()`, only it produces the <ol> tag for
+	ordered lists instead of <ul>.
 
-meta()
-======
-
-.. php:function:: meta($name = '', $content = '', $type = 'name', $newline = "\n")
+.. function:: meta([$name = ''[, $content = ''[, $type = 'name'[, $newline = "\n"]]]])
 
 	:param	string	$name: Meta name
 	:param	string	$content: Meta content
 	:param	string	$type: Meta type
 	:param	string	$newline: Newline character
-	:returns:	string
-
-Helps you generate meta tags. You can pass strings to the function, or
-simple arrays, or multidimensional ones.
-
-Examples::
-
-	echo meta('description', 'My Great site');
-	// Generates:  <meta name="description" content="My Great Site" />
-
-	echo meta('Content-type', 'text/html; charset=utf-8', 'equiv');
-	// Note the third parameter.  Can be "equiv" or "name"
-	// Generates:  <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
-
-	echo meta(array('name' => 'robots', 'content' => 'no-cache'));
-	// Generates:  <meta name="robots" content="no-cache" />
-
-	$meta = array(
-		array(
-			'name' => 'robots',
-			'content' => 'no-cache'
-		),
-		array(
-			'name' => 'description',
-			'content' => 'My Great Site'
-		),
-		array(
-			'name' => 'keywords',
-			'content' => 'love, passion, intrigue, deception'
-		),
-		array(
-			'name' => 'robots',
-			'content' => 'no-cache'
-		),
-		array(
-			'name' => 'Content-type',
-			'content' => 'text/html; charset=utf-8', 'type' => 'equiv'
-		)
-	);
-
-	echo meta($meta);
-	// Generates:
-	// <meta name="robots" content="no-cache" />
-	// <meta name="description" content="My Great Site" />
-	// <meta name="keywords" content="love, passion, intrigue, deception" />
-	// <meta name="robots" content="no-cache" />
-	// <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
-
-doctype()
-=========
-
-.. php:function:: doctype($type = 'xhtml1-strict')
+	:returns:	HTML meta tag
+	:rtype:	string
+
+	Helps you generate meta tags. You can pass strings to the function, or
+	simple arrays, or multidimensional ones.
+
+	Examples::
+
+		echo meta('description', 'My Great site');
+		// Generates:  <meta name="description" content="My Great Site" />
+
+		echo meta('Content-type', 'text/html; charset=utf-8', 'equiv');
+		// Note the third parameter.  Can be "equiv" or "name"
+		// Generates:  <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
+
+		echo meta(array('name' => 'robots', 'content' => 'no-cache'));
+		// Generates:  <meta name="robots" content="no-cache" />
+
+		$meta = array(
+			array(
+				'name' => 'robots',
+				'content' => 'no-cache'
+			),
+			array(
+				'name' => 'description',
+				'content' => 'My Great Site'
+			),
+			array(
+				'name' => 'keywords',
+				'content' => 'love, passion, intrigue, deception'
+			),
+			array(
+				'name' => 'robots',
+				'content' => 'no-cache'
+			),
+			array(
+				'name' => 'Content-type',
+				'content' => 'text/html; charset=utf-8', 'type' => 'equiv'
+			)
+		);
 
-	:param	string	$type: Doctype name
+		echo meta($meta);
+		// Generates:
+		// <meta name="robots" content="no-cache" />
+		// <meta name="description" content="My Great Site" />
+		// <meta name="keywords" content="love, passion, intrigue, deception" />
+		// <meta name="robots" content="no-cache" />
+		// <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
 
-Helps you generate document type declarations, or DTD's. XHTML 1.0
-Strict is used by default, but many doctypes are available.
-
-Example::
-
-	echo doctype(); // <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
-
-	echo doctype('html4-trans'); // <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
-
-The following is a list of doctype choices. These are configurable, and
-pulled from application/config/doctypes.php
-
-+-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| Doctype                       | Option                       | Result                                                                                                                                           |
-+===============================+==============================+==================================================================================================================================================+
-| XHTML 1.1                     | doctype('xhtml11')           | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">                                                |
-+-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| XHTML 1.0 Strict              | doctype('xhtml1-strict')     | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">                                    |
-+-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| XHTML 1.0 Transitional        | doctype('xhtml1-trans')      | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">                        |
-+-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| XHTML 1.0 Frameset            | doctype('xhtml1-frame')      | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Frameset//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-frameset.dtd">                                |
-+-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| XHTML Basic 1.1               | doctype('xhtml-basic11')     | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML Basic 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-basic/xhtml-basic11.dtd">                                    |
-+-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| HTML 5                        | doctype('html5')             | <!DOCTYPE html>                                                                                                                                  |
-+-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| HTML 4 Strict                 | doctype('html4-strict')      | <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">                                                       |
-+-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| HTML 4 Transitional           | doctype('html4-trans')       | <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">                                           |
-+-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| HTML 4 Frameset               | doctype('html4-frame')       | <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Frameset//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/frameset.dtd">                                            |
-+-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| MathML 1.01                   | doctype('mathml1')	       | <!DOCTYPE math SYSTEM "http://www.w3.org/Math/DTD/mathml1/mathml.dtd">                                                                           |
-+-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| MathML 2.0                    | doctype('mathml2')           | <!DOCTYPE math PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD MathML 2.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Math/DTD/mathml2/mathml2.dtd">                                             |
-+-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SVG 1.0                       | doctype('svg10')             | <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-SVG-20010904/DTD/svg10.dtd">                                       |
-+-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SVG 1.1 Full                  | doctype('svg11')             | <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">                                               |
-+-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SVG 1.1 Basic                 | doctype('svg11-basic')       | <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1 Basic//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11-basic.dtd">                                   |
-+-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SVG 1.1 Tiny                  | doctype('svg11-tiny')        | <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1 Tiny//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11-tiny.dtd">                                     |
-+-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| XHTML+MathML+SVG (XHTML host) | doctype('xhtml-math-svg-xh') | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1 plus MathML 2.0 plus SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/2002/04/xhtml-math-svg/xhtml-math-svg.dtd">    |
-+-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| XHTML+MathML+SVG (SVG host)   | doctype('xhtml-math-svg-sh') | <!DOCTYPE svg:svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1 plus MathML 2.0 plus SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/2002/04/xhtml-math-svg/xhtml-math-svg.dtd"> |
-+-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| XHTML+RDFa 1.0                | doctype('xhtml-rdfa-1')      | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML+RDFa 1.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/DTD/xhtml-rdfa-1.dtd">                                          |
-+-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| XHTML+RDFa 1.1                | doctype('xhtml-rdfa-2')      | <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML+RDFa 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/DTD/xhtml-rdfa-2.dtd">                                          |
-+-------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
\ No newline at end of file
+
+.. function:: doctype([$type = 'xhtml1-strict'])
+
+	:param	string	$type: Doctype name
+	:returns:	HTML DocType tag
+	:rtype:	string
+
+	Helps you generate document type declarations, or DTD's. XHTML 1.0
+	Strict is used by default, but many doctypes are available.
+
+	Example::
+
+		echo doctype(); // <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
+
+		echo doctype('html4-trans'); // <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
+
+	The following is a list of doctype choices. These are configurable, and
+	pulled from application/config/doctypes.php
+
+	=============================== =================== ==================================================================================================================================================
+	Document type                   Option              Result
+	=============================== =================== ==================================================================================================================================================
+	XHTML 1.1                       xhtml11             <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">
+	XHTML 1.0 Strict                xhtml1-strict       <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
+	XHTML 1.0 Transitional          xhtml1-trans        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
+	XHTML 1.0 Frameset              xhtml1-frame        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Frameset//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-frameset.dtd">
+	XHTML Basic 1.1                 xhtml-basic11       <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML Basic 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-basic/xhtml-basic11.dtd">
+	HTML 5                          html5               <!DOCTYPE html>
+	HTML 4 Strict                   html4-strict        <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
+	HTML 4 Transitional             html4-trans         <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
+	HTML 4 Frameset                 html4-frame         <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Frameset//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/frameset.dtd">
+	MathML 1.01                     mathml1             <!DOCTYPE math SYSTEM "http://www.w3.org/Math/DTD/mathml1/mathml.dtd">
+	MathML 2.0                      mathml2             <!DOCTYPE math PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD MathML 2.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Math/DTD/mathml2/mathml2.dtd">
+	SVG 1.0                         svg10               <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-SVG-20010904/DTD/svg10.dtd">
+	SVG 1.1 Full                    svg11               <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">
+	SVG 1.1 Basic                   svg11-basic         <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1 Basic//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11-basic.dtd">
+	SVG 1.1 Tiny                    svg11-tiny          <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1 Tiny//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11-tiny.dtd">
+	XHTML+MathML+SVG (XHTML host)   xhtml-math-svg-xh   <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1 plus MathML 2.0 plus SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/2002/04/xhtml-math-svg/xhtml-math-svg.dtd">
+	XHTML+MathML+SVG (SVG host)     xhtml-math-svg-sh   <!DOCTYPE svg:svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1 plus MathML 2.0 plus SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/2002/04/xhtml-math-svg/xhtml-math-svg.dtd">
+	XHTML+RDFa 1.0                  xhtml-rdfa-1        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML+RDFa 1.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/DTD/xhtml-rdfa-1.dtd">
+	XHTML+RDFa 1.1                  xhtml-rdfa-2        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML+RDFa 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/DTD/xhtml-rdfa-2.dtd">
+	=============================== =================== ==================================================================================================================================================
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/inflector_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/inflector_helper.rst
index 1f54b76c0..d0cb17c18 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/inflector_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/inflector_helper.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ Inflector Helper
 The Inflector Helper file contains functions that permits you to change
 words to plural, singular, camel case, etc.
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. contents::
+  :local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+  <div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
@@ -14,86 +19,78 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code::
 
 	$this->load->helper('inflector');
 
+Available Functions
+===================
+
 The following functions are available:
 
-singular()
-==========
 
-.. php:function:: singular($str)
+.. function:: singular($str)
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
-	:returns:	string
-
-Changes a plural word to singular. Example::
+	:returns:	A singular word
+	:rtype:	string
 
-	echo singular('dogs'); // Prints 'dog'
+	Changes a plural word to singular. Example::
 
-plural()
-========
+		echo singular('dogs'); // Prints 'dog'
 
-.. php:function:: plural($str)
+.. function:: plural($str)
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	A plular word
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Changes a singular word to plural. Example::
+	Changes a singular word to plural. Example::
 
-	echo plural('dog'); // Prints 'dogs'
+		echo plural('dog'); // Prints 'dogs'
 
-camelize()
-==========
-
-.. php:function:: camelize($str)
+.. function:: camelize($str)
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
-	:returns:	string
-
-Changes a string of words separated by spaces or underscores to camel
-case. Example::
+	:returns:	Camelized string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-	echo camelize('my_dog_spot'); // Prints 'myDogSpot'
+	Changes a string of words separated by spaces or underscores to camel
+	case. Example::
 
-underscore()
-============
+		echo camelize('my_dog_spot'); // Prints 'myDogSpot'
 
-.. php:function:: camelize($str)
+.. function:: underscore($str)
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	String containing underscores instead of spaces
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Takes multiple words separated by spaces and underscores them.
-Example::
+	Takes multiple words separated by spaces and underscores them.
+	Example::
 
-	echo underscore('my dog spot'); // Prints 'my_dog_spot'
+		echo underscore('my dog spot'); // Prints 'my_dog_spot'
 
-humanize()
-==========
-
-.. php:function:: camelize($str)
+.. function:: humanize($str[, $separator = '_'])
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
 	:param	string	$separator: Input separator
-	:returns:	string
-
-Takes multiple words separated by underscores and adds spaces between
-them. Each word is capitalized.
+	:returns:	Humanized string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Example::
+	Takes multiple words separated by underscores and adds spaces between
+	them. Each word is capitalized.
 
-	echo humanize('my_dog_spot'); // Prints 'My Dog Spot'
+	Example::
 
-To use dashes instead of underscores::
+		echo humanize('my_dog_spot'); // Prints 'My Dog Spot'
 
-	echo humanize('my-dog-spot', '-'); // Prints 'My Dog Spot'
+	To use dashes instead of underscores::
 
-is_countable()
-==============
+		echo humanize('my-dog-spot', '-'); // Prints 'My Dog Spot'
 
-.. php:function:: is_countable($word)
+.. function:: is_countable($word)
 
 	:param	string	$word: Input string
-	:returns:	bool
+	:returns:	TRUE if the word is countable or FALSE if not
+	:rtype:	bool
 
-Checks if the given word has a plural version. Example::
+	Checks if the given word has a plural version. Example::
 
-	is_countable('equipment'); // Returns FALSE
\ No newline at end of file
+		is_countable('equipment'); // Returns FALSE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/language_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/language_helper.rst
index 1911e3bfd..e4d093725 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/language_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/language_helper.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ Language Helper
 The Language Helper file contains functions that assist in working with
 language files.
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. contents::
+  :local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+  <div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
@@ -14,23 +19,25 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code::
 
 	$this->load->helper('language');
 
+Available Functions
+===================
+
 The following functions are available:
 
-lang()
-======
 
-.. php:function:: lang($line, $for = '', $attributes = array())
+.. function:: lang($line[, $for = ''[, $attributes = array()]])
 
-	:param	string	$line: Language line key
-	:param	string	$for: HTML "for" attribute (ID of the element we're creating a label for)
-	:param	array	$attributes: Any additional HTML attributes
-	:returns:	string
+ 	:param	string	$line: Language line key
+ 	:param	string	$for: HTML "for" attribute (ID of the element we're creating a label for)
+ 	:param	array	$attributes: Any additional HTML attributes
+ 	:returns:	HTML-formatted language line label
+	:rtype:	string
 
-This function returns a line of text from a loaded language file with
-simplified syntax that may be more desirable for view files than 
-``CI_Lang::line()``.
+	This function returns a line of text from a loaded language file with
+	simplified syntax that may be more desirable for view files than
+	``CI_Lang::line()``.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	echo lang('language_key', 'form_item_id', array('class' => 'myClass');
-	// Outputs: <label for="form_item_id" class="myClass">Language line</label>
\ No newline at end of file
+		echo lang('language_key', 'form_item_id', array('class' => 'myClass'));
+		// Outputs: <label for="form_item_id" class="myClass">Language line</label>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/number_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/number_helper.rst
index 8e0ebda5e..2de4457d9 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/number_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/number_helper.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ Number Helper
 The Number Helper file contains functions that help you work with
 numeric data.
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. contents::
+  :local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+  <div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
@@ -14,32 +19,34 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code::
 
 	$this->load->helper('number');
 
+Available Functions
+===================
+
 The following functions are available:
 
-byte_format()
-=============
 
-.. php:function:: byte_format($num, $precision = 1)
+.. function:: byte_format($num[, $precision = 1])
 
 	:param	mixed	$num: Number of bytes
 	:param	int	$precision: Floating point precision
-	:returns:	string
-
-Formats numbers as bytes, based on size, and adds the appropriate
-suffix. Examples::
-	
-	echo byte_format(456); // Returns 456 Bytes
-	echo byte_format(4567); // Returns 4.5 KB
-	echo byte_format(45678); // Returns 44.6 KB
-	echo byte_format(456789); // Returns 447.8 KB
-	echo byte_format(3456789); // Returns 3.3 MB
-	echo byte_format(12345678912345); // Returns 1.8 GB
-	echo byte_format(123456789123456789); // Returns 11,228.3 TB
-
-An optional second parameter allows you to set the precision of the
-result::
-
-	 echo byte_format(45678, 2); // Returns 44.61 KB
-
-.. note:: The text generated by this function is found in the following
-	language file: `language/<your_lang>/number_lang.php`
\ No newline at end of file
+	:returns:	Formatted data size string
+	:rtype:	string
+
+	Formats numbers as bytes, based on size, and adds the appropriate
+	suffix. Examples::
+
+		echo byte_format(456); // Returns 456 Bytes
+		echo byte_format(4567); // Returns 4.5 KB
+		echo byte_format(45678); // Returns 44.6 KB
+		echo byte_format(456789); // Returns 447.8 KB
+		echo byte_format(3456789); // Returns 3.3 MB
+		echo byte_format(12345678912345); // Returns 1.8 GB
+		echo byte_format(123456789123456789); // Returns 11,228.3 TB
+
+	An optional second parameter allows you to set the precision of the
+	result::
+
+		 echo byte_format(45678, 2); // Returns 44.61 KB
+
+	.. note:: The text generated by this function is found in the following
+		language file: *language/<your_lang>/number_lang.php*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/path_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/path_helper.rst
index 3a271b28f..705ca23b9 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/path_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/path_helper.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ Path Helper
 The Path Helper file contains functions that permits you to work with
 file paths on the server.
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. contents::
+  :local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+  <div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
@@ -14,33 +19,35 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code::
 
 	$this->load->helper('path');
 
+Available Functions
+===================
+
 The following functions are available:
 
-set_realpath()
-==============
 
-.. php:function:: set_realpath($path, $check_existance = FALSE)
+.. function:: set_realpath($path[, $check_existance = FALSE])
 
 	:param	string	$path: Path
 	:param	bool	$check_existance: Whether to check if the path actually exists
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	An absolute path
+	:rtype:	string
+
+	This function will return a server path without symbolic links or
+	relative directory structures. An optional second argument will
+	cause an error to be triggered if the path cannot be resolved.
 
-This function will return a server path without symbolic links or
-relative directory structures. An optional second argument will
-cause an error to be triggered if the path cannot be resolved.
+	Examples::
 
-Examples::
+		$file = '/etc/php5/apache2/php.ini';
+		echo set_realpath($file); // Prints '/etc/php5/apache2/php.ini'
 
-	$file = '/etc/php5/apache2/php.ini';
-	echo set_realpath($file); // Prints '/etc/php5/apache2/php.ini'
+		$non_existent_file = '/path/to/non-exist-file.txt';
+		echo set_realpath($non_existent_file, TRUE);	// Shows an error, as the path cannot be resolved
+		echo set_realpath($non_existent_file, FALSE);	// Prints '/path/to/non-exist-file.txt'
 
-	$non_existent_file = '/path/to/non-exist-file.txt';
-	echo set_realpath($non_existent_file, TRUE);	// Shows an error, as the path cannot be resolved
-	echo set_realpath($non_existent_file, FALSE);	// Prints '/path/to/non-exist-file.txt'
+		$directory = '/etc/php5';
+		echo set_realpath($directory);	// Prints '/etc/php5/'
 
-	$directory = '/etc/php5';
-	echo set_realpath($directory);	// Prints '/etc/php5/'
-	
-	$non_existent_directory = '/path/to/nowhere';
-	echo set_realpath($non_existent_directory, TRUE);	// Shows an error, as the path cannot be resolved
-	echo set_realpath($non_existent_directory, FALSE);	// Prints '/path/to/nowhere'
\ No newline at end of file
+		$non_existent_directory = '/path/to/nowhere';
+		echo set_realpath($non_existent_directory, TRUE);	// Shows an error, as the path cannot be resolved
+		echo set_realpath($non_existent_directory, FALSE);	// Prints '/path/to/nowhere'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/security_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/security_helper.rst
index 21bf53490..2e26890b0 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/security_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/security_helper.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ Security Helper
 
 The Security Helper file contains security related functions.
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. contents::
+  :local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+  <div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
@@ -13,92 +18,89 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code::
 
 	$this->load->helper('security');
 
+Available Functions
+===================
+
 The following functions are available:
 
-xss_clean()
-===========
 
-.. php:function:: xss_clean($str, $is_image = FALSE)
+.. function:: xss_clean($str[, $is_image = FALSE])
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input data
 	:param	bool	$is_image: Whether we're dealing with an image
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	XSS-clean string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Provides Cross Site Script Hack filtering.
+	Provides Cross Site Script Hack filtering.
 
-This function is an alias for ``CI_Input::xss_clean()``. For more info,
-please see the :doc:`Input Library <../libraries/input>` documentation.
+	This function is an alias for ``CI_Input::xss_clean()``. For more info,
+	please see the :doc:`Input Library <../libraries/input>` documentation.
 
-sanitize_filename()
-===================
-
-.. php:function:: sanitize_filename($filename)
+.. function:: sanitize_filename($filename)
 
 	:param	string	$filename: Filename
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	Sanitized file name
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Provides protection against directory traversal.
+	Provides protection against directory traversal.
 
-This function is an alias for ``CI_Security::sanitize_filename()``.
-For more info, please see the :doc:`Security Library <../libraries/security>`
-documentation.
+	This function is an alias for ``CI_Security::sanitize_filename()``.
+	For more info, please see the :doc:`Security Library <../libraries/security>`
+	documentation.
 
-do_hash()
-=========
 
-.. php:function:: do_hash($str, $type = 'sha1')
+.. function:: do_hash($str[, $type = 'sha1'])
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input
 	:param	string	$type: Algorithm
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	Hex-formatted hash
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Permits you to create one way hashes suitable for encrypting
-passwords. Will use SHA1 by default.
+	Permits you to create one way hashes suitable for encrypting
+	passwords. Will use SHA1 by default.
 
-See `hash_algos() <http://php.net/function.hash_algos>`_
-for a full list of supported algorithms.
+	See `hash_algos() <http://php.net/function.hash_algos>`_
+	for a full list of supported algorithms.
 
-Examples::
+	Examples::
 
-	$str = do_hash($str); // SHA1
-	$str = do_hash($str, 'md5'); // MD5
+		$str = do_hash($str); // SHA1
+		$str = do_hash($str, 'md5'); // MD5
 
-.. note:: This function was formerly named ``dohash()``, which has been
-	removed in favor of ``do_hash()``.
+	.. note:: This function was formerly named ``dohash()``, which has been
+		removed in favor of ``do_hash()``.
 
-.. note:: This function is DEPRECATED. Use the native ``hash()`` instead.
+	.. note:: This function is DEPRECATED. Use the native ``hash()`` instead.
 
-strip_image_tags()
-==================
 
-.. php:function:: strip_image_tags($str)
+.. function:: strip_image_tags($str)
 
-	:param	string	$str: Input
-	:returns:	string
+	:param	string	$str: Input string
+	:returns:	The input string with no image tags
+	:rtype:	string
 
-This is a security function that will strip image tags from a string.
-It leaves the image URL as plain text.
+	This is a security function that will strip image tags from a string.
+	It leaves the image URL as plain text.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$string = strip_image_tags($string);
+		$string = strip_image_tags($string);
 
-This function is an alias for ``CI_Security::strip_image_tags()``. For
-more info, please see the :doc:`Security Library <../libraries/security>`
-documentation.
+	This function is an alias for ``CI_Security::strip_image_tags()``. For
+	more info, please see the :doc:`Security Library <../libraries/security>`
+	documentation.
 
-encode_php_tags()
-=================
 
-.. php:function:: encode_php_tags($str)
+.. function:: encode_php_tags($str)
 
-	:param	string	$str: Input
-	:returns:	string
+	:param	string	$str: Input string
+	:returns:	Safely formatted string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-This is a security function that converts PHP tags to entities.
+	This is a security function that converts PHP tags to entities.
 
-.. note: :php:func:`xss_clean()` does this automatically, if you use it.
+	.. note:: :func:`xss_clean()` does this automatically, if you use it.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$string = encode_php_tags($string);
\ No newline at end of file
+		$string = encode_php_tags($string);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/smiley_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/smiley_helper.rst
index cfd52ffbc..b98084089 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/smiley_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/smiley_helper.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ Smiley Helper
 The Smiley Helper file contains functions that let you manage smileys
 (emoticons).
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. contents::
+  :local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+  <div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
@@ -46,7 +51,7 @@ The Controller
 In your **application/controllers/** directory, create a file called
 Smileys.php and place the code below in it.
 
-.. important:: Change the URL in the :php:func:`get_clickable_smileys()`
+.. important:: Change the URL in the :func:`get_clickable_smileys()`
 	function below so that it points to your smiley folder.
 
 You'll notice that in addition to the smiley helper, we are also using
@@ -100,65 +105,62 @@ links a generic name that will be tied to a specific id in your view.
 	$image_array = get_smiley_links("http://example.com/images/smileys/", "comment_textarea_alias");
 
 To map the alias to the field id, pass them both into the
-:php:func:`smiley_js()` function::
+:func:`smiley_js()` function::
 
 	$image_array = smiley_js("comment_textarea_alias", "comments");
 
-get_clickable_smileys()
-=======================
+Available Functions
+===================
 
-.. php:function:: get_clickable_smileys($image_url, $alias = '', $smileys = NULL)
+.. function:: get_clickable_smileys($image_url[, $alias = ''[, $smileys = NULL]])
 
 	:param	string	$image_url: URL path to the smileys directory
 	:param	string	$alias: Field alias
-	:returns:	array
+	:returns:	An array of ready to use smileys
+	:rtype:	array
 
-Returns an array containing your smiley images wrapped in a clickable
-link. You must supply the URL to your smiley folder and a field id or
-field alias.
+	Returns an array containing your smiley images wrapped in a clickable
+	link. You must supply the URL to your smiley folder and a field id or
+	field alias.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$image_array = get_smiley_links("http://example.com/images/smileys/", "comment");
+		$image_array = get_clickable_smileys('http://example.com/images/smileys/', 'comment');
 
-smiley_js()
-===========
-
-.. php:function:: smiley_js($alias = '', $field_id = '', $inline = TRUE)
+.. function:: smiley_js([$alias = ''[, $field_id = ''[, $inline = TRUE]]])
 
 	:param	string	$alias: Field alias
 	:param	string	$field_id: Field ID
 	:param	bool	$inline: Whether we're inserting an inline smiley
+	:returns:	Smiley-enabling JavaScript code
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Generates the JavaScript that allows the images to be clicked and
-inserted into a form field. If you supplied an alias instead of an id
-when generating your smiley links, you need to pass the alias and
-corresponding form id into the function. This function is designed to be
-placed into the <head> area of your web page.
-
-Example::
+	Generates the JavaScript that allows the images to be clicked and
+	inserted into a form field. If you supplied an alias instead of an id
+	when generating your smiley links, you need to pass the alias and
+	corresponding form id into the function. This function is designed to be
+	placed into the <head> area of your web page.
 
-	<?php echo smiley_js(); ?>
+	Example::
 
-parse_smileys()
-===============
+		<?php echo smiley_js(); ?>
 
-.. php:function:: parse_smileys($str = '', $image_url = '', $smileys = NULL)
+.. function:: parse_smileys([$str = ''[, $image_url = ''[, $smileys = NULL]]])
 
 	:param	string	$str: Text containing smiley codes
 	:param	string	$image_url: URL path to the smileys directory
 	:param	array	$smileys: An array of smileys
-	:returns:	string
-
-Takes a string of text as input and replaces any contained plain text
-smileys into the image equivalent. The first parameter must contain your
-string, the second must contain the URL to your smiley folder
+	:returns:	Parsed smileys
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Example::
+	Takes a string of text as input and replaces any contained plain text
+	smileys into the image equivalent. The first parameter must contain your
+	string, the second must contain the URL to your smiley folder
 
-	$str = 'Here are some smileys: :-)  ;-)';
-	$str = parse_smileys($str, "http://example.com/images/smileys/");
-	echo $str;
+	Example::
 
+		$str = 'Here are some smileys: :-)  ;-)';
+		$str = parse_smileys($str, 'http://example.com/images/smileys/');
+		echo $str;
 
 .. |smile!| image:: ../images/smile.gif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst
index d0d302476..922bc6b8d 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ String Helper
 The String Helper file contains functions that assist in working with
 strings.
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. contents::
+  :local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+  <div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
@@ -14,214 +19,202 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code::
 
 	$this->load->helper('string');
 
+Available Functions
+===================
+
 The following functions are available:
 
-random_string()
-===============
 
-.. php:function:: random_string($type = 'alnum', $len = 8)
+.. function:: random_string([$type = 'alnum'[, $len = 8]])
 
 	:param	string	$type: Randomization type
 	:param	int	$len: Output string length
-	:returns:	string
-
-Generates a random string based on the type and length you specify.
-Useful for creating passwords or generating random hashes.
+	:returns:	A random string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-The first parameter specifies the type of string, the second parameter
-specifies the length. The following choices are available:
+	Generates a random string based on the type and length you specify.
+	Useful for creating passwords or generating random hashes.
 
--  **alpha**: A string with lower and uppercase letters only.
--  **alnum**: Alpha-numeric string with lower and uppercase characters.
--  **basic**: A random number based on ``mt_rand()``.
--  **numeric**: Numeric string.
--  **nozero**: Numeric string with no zeros.
--  **md5**: An encrypted random number based on ``md5()`` (fixed length of 32).
--  **sha1**: An encrypted random number based on ``sha1()`` (fixed length of 40).
+	The first parameter specifies the type of string, the second parameter
+	specifies the length. The following choices are available:
 
-Usage example::
+	-  **alpha**: A string with lower and uppercase letters only.
+	-  **alnum**: Alpha-numeric string with lower and uppercase characters.
+	-  **basic**: A random number based on ``mt_rand()``.
+	-  **numeric**: Numeric string.
+	-  **nozero**: Numeric string with no zeros.
+	-  **md5**: An encrypted random number based on ``md5()`` (fixed length of 32).
+	-  **sha1**: An encrypted random number based on ``sha1()`` (fixed length of 40).
 
-	echo random_string('alnum', 16);
+	Usage example::
 
-.. note:: Usage of the *unique* and *encrypt* types is DEPRECATED. They
-	are just aliases for *md5* and *sha1* respectively.
+		echo random_string('alnum', 16);
 
-increment_string()
-==================
+	.. note:: Usage of the *unique* and *encrypt* types is DEPRECATED. They
+		are just aliases for *md5* and *sha1* respectively.
 
-.. php:function:: increment_string($str, $separator = '_', $first = 1)
+.. function:: increment_string($str[, $separator = '_'[, $first = 1]])
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
 	:param	string	$separator: Separator to append a duplicate number with
 	:param	int	$first: Starting number
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	An incremented string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Increments a string by appending a number to it or increasing the
-number. Useful for creating "copies" or a file or duplicating database
-content which has unique titles or slugs.
+	Increments a string by appending a number to it or increasing the
+	number. Useful for creating "copies" or a file or duplicating database
+	content which has unique titles or slugs.
 
-Usage example::
+	Usage example::
 
-	echo increment_string('file', '_'); // "file_1"
-	echo increment_string('file', '-', 2); // "file-2"
-	echo increment_string('file_4'); // "file_5"
+		echo increment_string('file', '_'); // "file_1"
+		echo increment_string('file', '-', 2); // "file-2"
+		echo increment_string('file_4'); // "file_5"
 
-alternator()
-============
 
-.. php:function:: alternator($args)
+.. function:: alternator($args)
 
 	:param	mixed	$args: A variable number of arguments
-	:returns:	mixed
+	:returns:	Alternated string(s)
+	:rtype:	mixed
 
-Allows two or more items to be alternated between, when cycling through
-a loop. Example::
+	Allows two or more items to be alternated between, when cycling through
+	a loop. Example::
 
-	for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++)
-	{     
-		echo alternator('string one', 'string two');
-	}
+		for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++)
+		{     
+			echo alternator('string one', 'string two');
+		}
 
-You can add as many parameters as you want, and with each iteration of
-your loop the next item will be returned.
+	You can add as many parameters as you want, and with each iteration of
+	your loop the next item will be returned.
 
-::
+	::
 
-	for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++)
-	{     
-		echo alternator('one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five');
-	}
+		for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++)
+		{     
+			echo alternator('one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five');
+		}
 
-.. note:: To use multiple separate calls to this function simply call the
-	function with no arguments to re-initialize.
+	.. note:: To use multiple separate calls to this function simply call the
+		function with no arguments to re-initialize.
 
-repeater()
-==========
-
-.. php:function:: repeater($data, $num = 1)
+.. function:: repeater($data[, $num = 1])
 
 	:param	string	$data: Input
 	:param	int	$num: Number of times to repeat
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	Repeated string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Generates repeating copies of the data you submit. Example::
+	Generates repeating copies of the data you submit. Example::
 
-	$string = "\n";
-	echo repeater($string, 30);
+		$string = "\n";
+		echo repeater($string, 30);
 
-The above would generate 30 newlines.
+	The above would generate 30 newlines.
 
-.. note:: This function is DEPRECATED. Use the native ``str_repeat()``
-	instead.
+	.. note:: This function is DEPRECATED. Use the native ``str_repeat()``
+		instead.
 
-reduce_double_slashes()
-=======================
 
-.. php:function:: reduce_double_slashes($str)
+.. function:: reduce_double_slashes($str)
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	A string with normalized slashes
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Converts double slashes in a string to a single slash, except those
-found in URL protocol prefixes (e.g. http://).
+	Converts double slashes in a string to a single slash, except those
+	found in URL protocol prefixes (e.g. http://).
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$string = "http://example.com//index.php";
-	echo reduce_double_slashes($string); // results in "http://example.com/index.php"
+		$string = "http://example.com//index.php";
+		echo reduce_double_slashes($string); // results in "http://example.com/index.php"
 
-strip_slashes()
-===============
 
-.. php:function:: strip_slashes($data)
+.. function:: strip_slashes($data)
 
-	:param	array	$data: Input
-	:returns:	array
+	:param	mixed	$data: Input string or an array of strings
+	:returns:	String(s) with stripped slashes
+	:rtype:	mixed
 
-Removes any slashes from an array of strings.
+	Removes any slashes from an array of strings.
 
-Example::
-	
-	$str = array(
-		'question'  => 'Is your name O\'reilly?',
-		'answer' => 'No, my name is O\'connor.'
-	);
-	
-	$str = strip_slashes($str);
-	
-The above will return the following array::
+	Example::
 
-	array(
-		'question'  => "Is your name O'reilly?",
-		'answer' => "No, my name is O'connor."
-	);
+		$str = array(
+			'question'  => 'Is your name O\'reilly?',
+			'answer' => 'No, my name is O\'connor.'
+		);
 
-.. note:: For historical reasons, this function will also accept
-	and handle string inputs. This however makes it just an
-	alias for ``stripslashes()``.
+		$str = strip_slashes($str);
 
-trim_slashes()
-==============
+	The above will return the following array::
 
-.. php:function:: trim_slashes($str)
+		array(
+			'question'  => "Is your name O'reilly?",
+			'answer' => "No, my name is O'connor."
+		);
 
-	:param	string	$str: Input string
-	:returns:	string
+	.. note:: For historical reasons, this function will also accept
+		and handle string inputs. This however makes it just an
+		alias for ``stripslashes()``.
 
-Removes any leading/trailing slashes from a string. Example::
+.. function:: trim_slashes($str)
 
-	$string = "/this/that/theother/";
-	echo trim_slashes($string); // results in this/that/theother
+	:param	string	$str: Input string
+	:returns:	Slash-trimmed string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-.. note:: This function is DEPRECATED. Use the native ``trim()`` instead:
-	|
-	| trim($str, '/');
+	Removes any leading/trailing slashes from a string. Example::
 
-reduce_multiples()
-==================
+		$string = "/this/that/theother/";
+		echo trim_slashes($string); // results in this/that/theother
 
-.. php:function:: reduce_multiples($str, $character = '', $trim = FALSE)
+	.. note:: This function is DEPRECATED. Use the native ``trim()`` instead:
+		|
+		| trim($str, '/');
+
+.. function:: reduce_multiples($str[, $character = ''[, $trim = FALSE]])
 
 	:param	string	$str: Text to search in
 	:param	string	$character: Character to reduce
 	:param	bool	$trim: Whether to also trim the specified character
-	:returns:	string
-
-Reduces multiple instances of a particular character occuring directly
-after each other. Example::
+	:returns:	Reduced string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-	$string = "Fred, Bill,, Joe, Jimmy";
-	$string = reduce_multiples($string,","); //results in "Fred, Bill, Joe, Jimmy"
+	Reduces multiple instances of a particular character occuring directly
+	after each other. Example::
 
-If the third parameter is set to TRUE it will remove occurences of the
-character at the beginning and the end of the string. Example::
+		$string = "Fred, Bill,, Joe, Jimmy";
+		$string = reduce_multiples($string,","); //results in "Fred, Bill, Joe, Jimmy"
 
-	$string = ",Fred, Bill,, Joe, Jimmy,";
-	$string = reduce_multiples($string, ", ", TRUE); //results in "Fred, Bill, Joe, Jimmy"
+	If the third parameter is set to TRUE it will remove occurrences of the
+	character at the beginning and the end of the string. Example::
 
-quotes_to_entities()
-====================
+		$string = ",Fred, Bill,, Joe, Jimmy,";
+		$string = reduce_multiples($string, ", ", TRUE); //results in "Fred, Bill, Joe, Jimmy"
 
-.. php:function:: quotes_to_entities($str)
+.. function:: quotes_to_entities($str)
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	String with quotes converted to HTML entities
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Converts single and double quotes in a string to the corresponding HTML
-entities. Example::
+	Converts single and double quotes in a string to the corresponding HTML
+	entities. Example::
 
-	$string = "Joe's \"dinner\"";
-	$string = quotes_to_entities($string); //results in "Joe&#39;s &quot;dinner&quot;"
+		$string = "Joe's \"dinner\"";
+		$string = quotes_to_entities($string); //results in "Joe&#39;s &quot;dinner&quot;"
 
-strip_quotes()
-==============
 
-.. php:function:: strip_quotes($str)
+.. function:: strip_quotes($str)
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	String with quotes stripped
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Removes single and double quotes from a string. Example::
+	Removes single and double quotes from a string. Example::
 
-	$string = "Joe's \"dinner\"";
-	$string = strip_quotes($string); //results in "Joes dinner"
\ No newline at end of file
+		$string = "Joe's \"dinner\"";
+		$string = strip_quotes($string); //results in "Joes dinner"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/text_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/text_helper.rst
index aec36c9a7..88a6d0658 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/text_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/text_helper.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ Text Helper
 The Text Helper file contains functions that assist in working with
 text.
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. contents::
+  :local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+  <div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
@@ -14,216 +19,208 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code::
 
 	$this->load->helper('text');
 
-The following functions are available:
+Available Functions
+===================
 
-word_limiter()
-==============
+The following functions are available:
 
-.. php:function:: word_limiter($str, $limit = 100, $end_char = '&#8230;')
+.. function:: word_limiter($str[, $limit = 100[, $end_char = '&#8230;']])
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
 	:param	int	$limit: Limit
 	:param	string	$end_char: End character (usually an ellipsis)
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	Word-limited string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Truncates a string to the number of *words* specified. Example::
+	Truncates a string to the number of *words* specified. Example::
 
-	$string = "Here is a nice text string consisting of eleven words.";
-	$string = word_limiter($string, 4);
-	// Returns:  Here is a nice…
+		$string = "Here is a nice text string consisting of eleven words.";
+		$string = word_limiter($string, 4);
+		// Returns:  Here is a nice
 
-The third parameter is an optional suffix added to the string. By
-default it adds an ellipsis.
+	The third parameter is an optional suffix added to the string. By
+	default it adds an ellipsis.
 
-character_limiter()
-===================
 
-.. php:function:: character_limiter($str, $n = 500, $end_char = '&#8230;')
+.. function:: character_limiter($str[, $n = 500[, $end_char = '&#8230;']])
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
 	:param	int	$n: Number of characters
 	:param	string	$end_char: End character (usually an ellipsis)
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	Character-limited string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Truncates a string to the number of *characters* specified. It
-maintains the integrity of words so the character count may be slightly
-more or less then what you specify.
+	Truncates a string to the number of *characters* specified. It
+	maintains the integrity of words so the character count may be slightly
+	more or less than what you specify.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$string = "Here is a nice text string consisting of eleven words.";
-	$string = character_limiter($string, 20);
-	// Returns:  Here is a nice text string…
+		$string = "Here is a nice text string consisting of eleven words.";
+		$string = character_limiter($string, 20);
+		// Returns:  Here is a nice text string
 
-The third parameter is an optional suffix added to the string, if
-undeclared this helper uses an ellipsis.
+	The third parameter is an optional suffix added to the string, if
+	undeclared this helper uses an ellipsis.
 
-.. note:: If you need to truncate to an exact number of characters please
-	see the :ref:`ellipsize()` function below.
-
-ascii_to_entities()
-===================
+	.. note:: If you need to truncate to an exact number of characters please
+		see the :func:`ellipsize()` function below.
 
-.. php:function:: ascii_to_entities($str)
+.. function:: ascii_to_entities($str)
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	A string with ASCII values converted to entities
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Converts ASCII values to character entities, including high ASCII and MS
-Word characters that can cause problems when used in a web page, so that
-they can be shown consistently regardless of browser settings or stored
-reliably in a database. There is some dependence on your server's
-supported character sets, so it may not be 100% reliable in all cases,
-but for the most part it should correctly identify characters outside
-the normal range (like accented characters).
+	Converts ASCII values to character entities, including high ASCII and MS
+	Word characters that can cause problems when used in a web page, so that
+	they can be shown consistently regardless of browser settings or stored
+	reliably in a database. There is some dependence on your server's
+	supported character sets, so it may not be 100% reliable in all cases,
+	but for the most part it should correctly identify characters outside
+	the normal range (like accented characters).
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$string = ascii_to_entities($string);
+		$string = ascii_to_entities($string);
 
-entities_to_ascii()
-===================
-
-.. php:function::entities_to_ascii($str, $all = TRUE)
+.. function::entities_to_ascii($str[, $all = TRUE])
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
 	:param	bool	$all: Whether to convert unsafe entities as well
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	A string with HTML entities converted to ASCII characters
+	:rtype:	string
 
-This function does the opposite of :php:func:`ascii_to_entities()`.
-It turns character entities back into ASCII.
+	This function does the opposite of :func:`ascii_to_entities()`.
+	It turns character entities back into ASCII.
 
-convert_accented_characters()
-=============================
-
-.. php:function:: convert_accented_characters($str)
+.. function:: convert_accented_characters($str)
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
-	:returns:	string
-
-Transliterates high ASCII characters to low ASCII equivalents. Useful
-when non-English characters need to be used where only standard ASCII
-characters are safely used, for instance, in URLs.
+	:returns:	A string with accented characters converted
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Example::
+	Transliterates high ASCII characters to low ASCII equivalents. Useful
+	when non-English characters need to be used where only standard ASCII
+	characters are safely used, for instance, in URLs.
 
-	$string = convert_accented_characters($string);
+	Example::
 
-.. note:: This function uses a companion config file
-	`application/config/foreign_chars.php` to define the to and
-	from array for transliteration.
+		$string = convert_accented_characters($string);
 
-word_censor()
-=============
+	.. note:: This function uses a companion config file
+		`application/config/foreign_chars.php` to define the to and
+		from array for transliteration.
 
-.. php:function:: word_censor($str, $censored, $replacement = '')
+.. function:: word_censor($str, $censored[, $replacement = ''])
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
 	:param	array	$censored: List of bad words to censor
 	:param	string	$replacement: What to replace bad words with
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	Censored string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Enables you to censor words within a text string. The first parameter
-will contain the original string. The second will contain an array of
-words which you disallow. The third (optional) parameter can contain
-a replacement value for the words. If not specified they are replaced
-with pound signs: ####.
+	Enables you to censor words within a text string. The first parameter
+	will contain the original string. The second will contain an array of
+	words which you disallow. The third (optional) parameter can contain
+	a replacement value for the words. If not specified they are replaced
+	with pound signs: ####.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$disallowed = array('darn', 'shucks', 'golly', 'phooey');
-	$string = word_censor($string, $disallowed, 'Beep!');
+		$disallowed = array('darn', 'shucks', 'golly', 'phooey');
+		$string = word_censor($string, $disallowed, 'Beep!');
 
-highlight_code()
-================
-
-.. php:function:: highlight_code($str)
+.. function:: highlight_code($str)
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	String with code highlighted via HTML
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Colorizes a string of code (PHP, HTML, etc.). Example::
+	Colorizes a string of code (PHP, HTML, etc.). Example::
 
-	$string = highlight_code($string);
+		$string = highlight_code($string);
 
-The function uses PHP's ``highlight_string()`` function, so the
-colors used are the ones specified in your php.ini file.
+	The function uses PHP's ``highlight_string()`` function, so the
+	colors used are the ones specified in your php.ini file.
 
-highlight_phrase()
-==================
 
-.. php:function:: highlight_phrase($str, $phrase, $tag_open = '<strong>', $tag_close = '</strong>')
+.. function:: highlight_phrase($str, $phrase[, $tag_open = '<mark>'[, $tag_close = '</mark>']])
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
 	:param	string	$phrase: Phrase to highlight
 	:param	string	$tag_open: Opening tag used for the highlight
 	:param	string	$tag_close: Closing tag for the highlight
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	String with a phrase highlighted via HTML
+	:rtype:	string
+
+	Will highlight a phrase within a text string. The first parameter will
+	contain the original string, the second will contain the phrase you wish
+	to highlight. The third and fourth parameters will contain the
+	opening/closing HTML tags you would like the phrase wrapped in.
 
-Will highlight a phrase within a text string. The first parameter will
-contain the original string, the second will contain the phrase you wish
-to highlight. The third and fourth parameters will contain the
-opening/closing HTML tags you would like the phrase wrapped in.
+	Example::
 
-Example::
+		$string = "Here is a nice text string about nothing in particular.";
+		echo highlight_phrase($string, "nice text", '<span style="color:#990000;">', '</span>');
 
-	$string = "Here is a nice text string about nothing in particular.";
-	echo highlight_phrase($string, "nice text", '<span style="color:#990000;">', '</span>');
+	The above code prints::
 
-The above code prints::
+		Here is a <span style="color:#990000;">nice text</span> string about nothing in particular.
 
-	Here is a <span style="color:#990000;">nice text</span> string about nothing in particular.
+	.. note:: This function used to use the ``<strong>`` tag by default. Older browsers
+		might not support the new HTML5 mark tag, so it is recommended that you
+		insert the following CSS code into your stylesheet if you need to support
+		such browsers::
 
-word_wrap()
-===========
+			mark {
+				background: #ff0;
+				color: #000;
+			};
 
-.. php:function:: word_wrap($str, $charlim = 76)
+.. function:: word_wrap($str[, $charlim = 76])
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
 	:param	int	$charlim: Character limit
-	:returns:	string
-
-Wraps text at the specified *character* count while maintaining
-complete words.
-
-Example::
+	:returns:	Word-wrapped string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-	$string = "Here is a simple string of text that will help us demonstrate this function.";
-	echo word_wrap($string, 25);
+	Wraps text at the specified *character* count while maintaining
+	complete words.
 
-	// Would produce:  Here is a simple string of text that will help us demonstrate this function
+	Example::
 
-.. _ellipsize():
+		$string = "Here is a simple string of text that will help us demonstrate this function.";
+		echo word_wrap($string, 25);
 
-ellipsize()
-===========
+		// Would produce:  Here is a simple string of text that will help us demonstrate this function
 
-.. php:function:: ellipsize($str, $max_length, $position = 1, $ellipsis = '&hellip;')
+.. function:: ellipsize($str, $max_length[, $position = 1[, $ellipsis = '&hellip;']])
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
 	:param	int	$max_length: String length limit
-	:param	mixed	$position: Position to split at
-			(int or float)
+	:param	mixed	$position: Position to split at (int or float)
 	:param	string	$ellipsis: What to use as the ellipsis character
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	Ellipsized string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-This function will strip tags from a string, split it at a defined
-maximum length, and insert an ellipsis.
+	This function will strip tags from a string, split it at a defined
+	maximum length, and insert an ellipsis.
 
-The first parameter is the string to ellipsize, the second is the number
-of characters in the final string. The third parameter is where in the
-string the ellipsis should appear from 0 - 1, left to right. For
-example. a value of 1 will place the ellipsis at the right of the
-string, .5 in the middle, and 0 at the left.
+	The first parameter is the string to ellipsize, the second is the number
+	of characters in the final string. The third parameter is where in the
+	string the ellipsis should appear from 0 - 1, left to right. For
+	example. a value of 1 will place the ellipsis at the right of the
+	string, .5 in the middle, and 0 at the left.
 
-An optional forth parameter is the kind of ellipsis. By default,
-&hellip; will be inserted.
+	An optional forth parameter is the kind of ellipsis. By default,
+	&hellip; will be inserted.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$str = 'this_string_is_entirely_too_long_and_might_break_my_design.jpg';
-	echo ellipsize($str, 32, .5);
+		$str = 'this_string_is_entirely_too_long_and_might_break_my_design.jpg';
+		echo ellipsize($str, 32, .5);
 
-Produces::
+	Produces::
 
-	this_string_is_e&hellip;ak_my_design.jpg
\ No newline at end of file
+		this_string_is_e&hellip;ak_my_design.jpg
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/typography_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/typography_helper.rst
index 3c81687ac..deb3d164e 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/typography_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/typography_helper.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ Typography Helper
 The Typography Helper file contains functions that help your format text
 in semantically relevant ways.
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. contents::
+  :local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+  <div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
@@ -14,58 +19,57 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code::
 
 	$this->load->helper('typography');
 
+Available Functions
+===================
+
 The following functions are available:
 
-auto_typography()
-=================
 
-.. php:function:: auto_typography($str, $reduce_linebreaks = FALSE)
+.. function:: auto_typography($str[, $reduce_linebreaks = FALSE])
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
 	:param	bool	$reduce_linebreaks: Whether to reduce multiple instances of double newlines to two
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	HTML-formatted typography-safe string
+	:rtype: string
 
-Formats text so that it is semantically and typographically correct
-HTML.
+	Formats text so that it is semantically and typographically correct
+	HTML.
 
-This function is an alias for ``CI_Typography::auto_typography``.
-For more info, please see the :doc:`Typography Library
-<../libraries/typography>` documentation.
+	This function is an alias for ``CI_Typography::auto_typography``.
+	For more info, please see the :doc:`Typography Library
+	<../libraries/typography>` documentation.
 
-Usage example::
+	Usage example::
 
-	$string = auto_typography($string);
+		$string = auto_typography($string);
 
-.. note:: Typographic formatting can be processor intensive, particularly if
-	you have a lot of content being formatted. If you choose to use this
-	function you may want to consider `caching <../general/caching>` your
-	pages.
+	.. note:: Typographic formatting can be processor intensive, particularly if
+		you have a lot of content being formatted. If you choose to use this
+		function you may want to consider `caching <../general/caching>` your
+		pages.
 
-nl2br_except_pre()
-==================
 
-.. php:function:: nl2br_except_pre($str)
+.. function:: nl2br_except_pre($str)
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
-	:returns:	string
-
-Converts newlines to <br /> tags unless they appear within <pre> tags.
-This function is identical to the native PHP ``nl2br()`` function,
-except that it ignores <pre> tags.
+	:returns:	String with HTML-formatted line breaks
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Usage example::
+	Converts newlines to <br /> tags unless they appear within <pre> tags.
+	This function is identical to the native PHP ``nl2br()`` function,
+	except that it ignores <pre> tags.
 
-	$string = nl2br_except_pre($string);
+	Usage example::
 
-entity_decode()
-===============
+		$string = nl2br_except_pre($string);
 
-.. php:function:: entity_decode($str, $charset = NULL)
+.. function:: entity_decode($str, $charset = NULL)
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
 	:param	string	$charset: Character set
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	String with decoded HTML entities
+	:rtype:	string
 
-This function is an alias for ``CI_Security::entity_decode()``.
-Fore more info, please see the :doc:`Security Library
-<../libraries/security>` documentation.
\ No newline at end of file
+	This function is an alias for ``CI_Security::entity_decode()``.
+	Fore more info, please see the :doc:`Security Library
+	<../libraries/security>` documentation.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/url_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/url_helper.rst
index 7a49f188d..3bdcb8e17 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/url_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/url_helper.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ URL Helper
 
 The URL Helper file contains functions that assist in working with URLs.
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. contents::
+  :local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+  <div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
@@ -15,371 +20,354 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code::
 
 The following functions are available:
 
-site_url()
-==========
+Available Functions
+===================
 
-.. php:function:: site_url($uri = '', $protocol = NULL)
+.. function:: site_url([$uri = ''[, $protocol = NULL]])
 
 	:param	string	$uri: URI string
 	:param	string	$protocol: Protocol, e.g. 'http' or 'https'
-	:returns:	string
-
-Returns your site URL, as specified in your config file. The index.php
-file (or whatever you have set as your site **index_page** in your config
-file) will be added to the URL, as will any URI segments you pass to the
-function, plus the **url_suffix** as set in your config file.
+	:returns:	Site URL
+	:rtype:	string
 
-You are encouraged to use this function any time you need to generate a
-local URL so that your pages become more portable in the event your URL
-changes.
+	Returns your site URL, as specified in your config file. The index.php
+	file (or whatever you have set as your site **index_page** in your config
+	file) will be added to the URL, as will any URI segments you pass to the
+	function, plus the **url_suffix** as set in your config file.
 
-Segments can be optionally passed to the function as a string or an
-array. Here is a string example::
+	You are encouraged to use this function any time you need to generate a
+	local URL so that your pages become more portable in the event your URL
+	changes.
 
-	echo site_url('news/local/123');
+	Segments can be optionally passed to the function as a string or an
+	array. Here is a string example::
 
-The above example would return something like:
-*http://example.com/index.php/news/local/123*
+		echo site_url('news/local/123');
 
-Here is an example of segments passed as an array::
+	The above example would return something like:
+	*http://example.com/index.php/news/local/123*
 
-	$segments = array('news', 'local', '123');
-	echo site_url($segments);
+	Here is an example of segments passed as an array::
 
-This function is an alias for ``CI_Config::site_url()``. For more info,
-please see the :doc:`Config Library <../libraries/config>` documentation.
+		$segments = array('news', 'local', '123');
+		echo site_url($segments);
 
-base_url()
-===========
+	This function is an alias for ``CI_Config::site_url()``. For more info,
+	please see the :doc:`Config Library <../libraries/config>` documentation.
 
-.. php:function:: base_url($uri = '', $protocol = NULL)
+.. function:: base_url($uri = '', $protocol = NULL)
 
 	:param	string	$uri: URI string
 	:param	string	$protocol: Protocol, e.g. 'http' or 'https'
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	Base URL
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Returns your site base URL, as specified in your config file. Example::
+	Returns your site base URL, as specified in your config file. Example::
 
-	echo base_url();
+		echo base_url();
 
-This function returns the same thing as :php:func:`site_url()`, without
-the *index_page* or *url_suffix* being appended.
+	This function returns the same thing as :func:`site_url()`, without
+	the *index_page* or *url_suffix* being appended.
 
-Also like :php:func:`site_url()`, you can supply segments as a string or
-an array. Here is a string example::
+	Also like :func:`site_url()`, you can supply segments as a string or
+	an array. Here is a string example::
 
-	echo base_url("blog/post/123");
+		echo base_url("blog/post/123");
 
-The above example would return something like:
-*http://example.com/blog/post/123*
+	The above example would return something like:
+	*http://example.com/blog/post/123*
 
-This is useful because unlike :php:func:`site_url()`, you can supply a
-string to a file, such as an image or stylesheet. For example::
+	This is useful because unlike :func:`site_url()`, you can supply a
+	string to a file, such as an image or stylesheet. For example::
 
-	echo base_url("images/icons/edit.png");
+		echo base_url("images/icons/edit.png");
 
-This would give you something like:
-*http://example.com/images/icons/edit.png*
+	This would give you something like:
+	*http://example.com/images/icons/edit.png*
 
-This function is an alias for ``CI_Config::base_url()``. For more info,
-please see the :doc:`Config Library <../libraries/config>` documentation.
+	This function is an alias for ``CI_Config::base_url()``. For more info,
+	please see the :doc:`Config Library <../libraries/config>` documentation.
 
-current_url()
-=============
+.. function:: current_url()
 
-.. php:function:: current_url()
+	:returns:	The current URL
+	:rtype:	string
 
-	:returns:	string
+	Returns the full URL (including segments) of the page being currently
+	viewed.
 
-Returns the full URL (including segments) of the page being currently
-viewed.
+	.. note:: Calling this function is the same as doing this:
+		|
+		| site_url(uri_string());
 
-.. note:: Calling this function is the same as doing this:
-	|
-	| site_url(uri_string());
 
-uri_string()
-============
+.. function:: uri_string()
 
-.. php:function:: uri_string()
+	:returns:	An URI string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-	:returns:	string
+	Returns the URI segments of any page that contains this function.
+	For example, if your URL was this::
 
-Returns the URI segments of any page that contains this function.
-For example, if your URL was this::
+		http://some-site.com/blog/comments/123
 
-	http://some-site.com/blog/comments/123
+	The function would return::
 
-The function would return::
+		blog/comments/123
 
-	blog/comments/123
+	This function is an alias for ``CI_Config::uri_string()``. For more info,
+	please see the :doc:`Config Library <../libraries/config>` documentation.
 
-This function is an alias for ``CI_Config::uri_string()``. For more info,
-please see the :doc:`Config Library <../libraries/config>` documentation.
 
-index_page()
-============
+.. function:: index_page()
 
-.. php:function:: index_page()
+	:returns:	'index_page' value
+	:rtype:	mixed
 
-	:returns:	string
+	Returns your site **index_page**, as specified in your config file.
+	Example::
 
-Returns your site **index_page**, as specified in your config file.
-Example::
+		echo index_page();
 
-	echo index_page();
-
-anchor()
-========
-
-.. php:function:: anchor($uri = '', $title = '', $attributes = '')
+.. function:: anchor($uri = '', $title = '', $attributes = '')
 
 	:param	string	$uri: URI string
 	:param	string	$title: Anchor title
 	:param	mixed	$attributes: HTML attributes
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	HTML hyperlink (anchor tag)
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Creates a standard HTML anchor link based on your local site URL.
+	Creates a standard HTML anchor link based on your local site URL.
 
-The first parameter can contain any segments you wish appended to the
-URL. As with the :php:func:`site_url()` function above, segments can
-be a string or an array.
+	The first parameter can contain any segments you wish appended to the
+	URL. As with the :func:`site_url()` function above, segments can
+	be a string or an array.
 
-.. note:: If you are building links that are internal to your application
-	do not include the base URL (http://...). This will be added
-	automatically from the information specified in your config file.
-	Include only the URI segments you wish appended to the URL.
+	.. note:: If you are building links that are internal to your application
+		do not include the base URL (http://...). This will be added
+		automatically from the information specified in your config file.
+		Include only the URI segments you wish appended to the URL.
 
-The second segment is the text you would like the link to say. If you
-leave it blank, the URL will be used.
+	The second segment is the text you would like the link to say. If you
+	leave it blank, the URL will be used.
 
-The third parameter can contain a list of attributes you would like
-added to the link. The attributes can be a simple string or an
-associative array.
+	The third parameter can contain a list of attributes you would like
+	added to the link. The attributes can be a simple string or an
+	associative array.
 
-Here are some examples::
+	Here are some examples::
 
-	echo anchor('news/local/123', 'My News', 'title="News title"');
-	// Prints: <a href="http://example.com/index.php/news/local/123" title="News title">My News</a>
+		echo anchor('news/local/123', 'My News', 'title="News title"');
+		// Prints: <a href="http://example.com/index.php/news/local/123" title="News title">My News</a>
 
-	echo anchor('news/local/123', 'My News', array('title' => 'The best news!'));
-	// Prints: <a href="http://example.com/index.php/news/local/123" title="The best news!">My News</a>
+		echo anchor('news/local/123', 'My News', array('title' => 'The best news!'));
+		// Prints: <a href="http://example.com/index.php/news/local/123" title="The best news!">My News</a>
 
-	echo anchor('', 'Click here');
-	// Prints: <a href="http://example.com">Click Here</a>
+		echo anchor('', 'Click here');
+		// Prints: <a href="http://example.com">Click Here</a>
 
-anchor_popup()
-==============
 
-.. php:function:: anchor_popup($uri = '', $title = '', $attributes = FALSE)
+.. function:: anchor_popup($uri = '', $title = '', $attributes = FALSE)
 
 	:param	string	$uri: URI string
 	:param	string	$title: Anchor title
 	:param	mixed	$attributes: HTML attributes
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	Pop-up hyperlink
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Nearly identical to the :php:func:``anchor()`` function except that it
-opens the URL in a new window. You can specify JavaScript window
-attributes in the third parameter to control how the window is opened.
-If the third parameter is not set it will simply open a new window with
-your own browser settings.
+	Nearly identical to the :func:`anchor()` function except that it
+	opens the URL in a new window. You can specify JavaScript window
+	attributes in the third parameter to control how the window is opened.
+	If the third parameter is not set it will simply open a new window with
+	your own browser settings.
 
-Here is an example with attributes::
+	Here is an example with attributes::
 
-	$atts = array(
-		'width'       => 800,
-		'height'      => 600,
-		'scrollbars'  => 'yes',
-		'status'      => 'yes',
-		'resizable'   => 'yes',
-		'screenx'     => 0,
-		'screeny'     => 0,
-		'window_name' => '_blank'
-	);
+		$atts = array(
+			'width'       => 800,
+			'height'      => 600,
+			'scrollbars'  => 'yes',
+			'status'      => 'yes',
+			'resizable'   => 'yes',
+			'screenx'     => 0,
+			'screeny'     => 0,
+			'window_name' => '_blank'
+		);
 
-	echo anchor_popup('news/local/123', 'Click Me!', $atts);
+		echo anchor_popup('news/local/123', 'Click Me!', $atts);
 
-.. note:: The above attributes are the function defaults so you only need to
-	set the ones that are different from what you need. If you want the
-	function to use all of its defaults simply pass an empty array in the
-	third parameter:
-	|
-	| echo anchor_popup('news/local/123', 'Click Me!', array());
+	.. note:: The above attributes are the function defaults so you only need to
+		set the ones that are different from what you need. If you want the
+		function to use all of its defaults simply pass an empty array in the
+		third parameter:
+		|
+		| echo anchor_popup('news/local/123', 'Click Me!', array());
 
-.. note:: The **window_name** is not really an attribute, but an argument to
-	the JavaScript `window.open() <http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/met_win_open.asp>`
-	method, which accepts either a window name or a window target.
+	.. note:: The **window_name** is not really an attribute, but an argument to
+		the JavaScript `window.open() <http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/met_win_open.asp>`
+		method, which accepts either a window name or a window target.
 
-.. note:: Any other attribute than the listed above will be parsed as an
-	HTML attribute to the anchor tag.
+	.. note:: Any other attribute than the listed above will be parsed as an
+		HTML attribute to the anchor tag.
 
-mailto()
-========
 
-.. php:function:: mailto($email, $title = '', $attributes = '')
+.. function:: mailto($email, $title = '', $attributes = '')
 
 	:param	string	$email: E-mail address
 	:param	string	$title: Anchor title
 	:param	mixed	$attributes: HTML attributes
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	A "mail to" hyperlink
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Creates a standard HTML e-mail link. Usage example::
+	Creates a standard HTML e-mail link. Usage example::
 
-	echo mailto('me@my-site.com', 'Click Here to Contact Me');
+		echo mailto('me@my-site.com', 'Click Here to Contact Me');
 
-As with the :php:func:`anchor()` tab above, you can set attributes using the
-third parameter::
+	As with the :func:`anchor()` tab above, you can set attributes using the
+	third parameter::
 
-	$attributes = array('title' => 'Mail me');
-	echo mailto('me@my-site.com', 'Contact Me', $attributes);
+		$attributes = array('title' => 'Mail me');
+		echo mailto('me@my-site.com', 'Contact Me', $attributes);
 
-safe_mailto()
-=============
-
-.. php:function:: safe_mailto($email, $title = '', $attributes = '')
+.. function:: safe_mailto($email, $title = '', $attributes = '')
 
 	:param	string	$email: E-mail address
 	:param	string	$title: Anchor title
 	:param	mixed	$attributes: HTML attributes
-	:returns:	string
-
-Identical to the :php:func:`mailto()` function except it writes an obfuscated
-version of the *mailto* tag using ordinal numbers written with JavaScript to
-help prevent the e-mail address from being harvested by spam bots.
+	:returns:	A spam-safe "mail to" hyperlink
+	:rtype:	string
 
-auto_link()
-===========
+	Identical to the :func:`mailto()` function except it writes an obfuscated
+	version of the *mailto* tag using ordinal numbers written with JavaScript to
+	help prevent the e-mail address from being harvested by spam bots.
 
-.. php:function:: auto_link($str, $type = 'both', $popup = FALSE)
+.. function:: auto_link($str, $type = 'both', $popup = FALSE)
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
 	:param	string	$type: Link type ('email', 'url' or 'both')
 	:param	bool	$popup: Whether to create popup links
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	Linkified string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Automatically turns URLs and e-mail addresses contained in a string into
-links. Example::
+	Automatically turns URLs and e-mail addresses contained in a string into
+	links. Example::
 
-	$string = auto_link($string);
+		$string = auto_link($string);
 
-The second parameter determines whether URLs and e-mails are converted or
-just one or the other. Default behavior is both if the parameter is not
-specified. E-mail links are encoded as :php:func:`safe_mailto()` as shown
-above.
+	The second parameter determines whether URLs and e-mails are converted or
+	just one or the other. Default behavior is both if the parameter is not
+	specified. E-mail links are encoded as :func:`safe_mailto()` as shown
+	above.
 
-Converts only URLs::
+	Converts only URLs::
 
-	$string = auto_link($string, 'url');
+		$string = auto_link($string, 'url');
 
-Converts only e-mail addresses::
+	Converts only e-mail addresses::
 
-	$string = auto_link($string, 'email');
+		$string = auto_link($string, 'email');
 
-The third parameter determines whether links are shown in a new window.
-The value can be TRUE or FALSE (boolean)::
+	The third parameter determines whether links are shown in a new window.
+	The value can be TRUE or FALSE (boolean)::
 
-	$string = auto_link($string, 'both', TRUE);
+		$string = auto_link($string, 'both', TRUE);
 
-url_title()
-===========
 
-.. php:function:: url_title($str, $separator = '-', $lowercase = FALSE)
+.. function:: url_title($str, $separator = '-', $lowercase = FALSE)
 
 	:param	string	$str: Input string
 	:param	string	$separator: Word separator
 	:param	string	$lowercase: Whether to transform the output string to lower-case
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	URL-formatted string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-Takes a string as input and creates a human-friendly URL string. This is
-useful if, for example, you have a blog in which you'd like to use the
-title of your entries in the URL. Example::
+	Takes a string as input and creates a human-friendly URL string. This is
+	useful if, for example, you have a blog in which you'd like to use the
+	title of your entries in the URL. Example::
 
-	$title = "What's wrong with CSS?";
-	$url_title = url_title($title);
-	// Produces: Whats-wrong-with-CSS
+		$title = "What's wrong with CSS?";
+		$url_title = url_title($title);
+		// Produces: Whats-wrong-with-CSS
 
-The second parameter determines the word delimiter. By default dashes
-are used. Preferred options are: **-** (dash) or **_** (underscore)
+	The second parameter determines the word delimiter. By default dashes
+	are used. Preferred options are: **-** (dash) or **_** (underscore)
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$title = "What's wrong with CSS?";
-	$url_title = url_title($title, 'underscore');
-	// Produces: Whats_wrong_with_CSS
+		$title = "What's wrong with CSS?";
+		$url_title = url_title($title, 'underscore');
+		// Produces: Whats_wrong_with_CSS
 
-.. note:: Old usage of 'dash' and 'underscore' as the second parameter
-	is DEPRECATED.
+	.. note:: Old usage of 'dash' and 'underscore' as the second parameter
+		is DEPRECATED.
 
-The third parameter determines whether or not lowercase characters are
-forced. By default they are not. Options are boolean TRUE/FALSE.
+	The third parameter determines whether or not lowercase characters are
+	forced. By default they are not. Options are boolean TRUE/FALSE.
 
-Example::
+	Example::
 
-	$title = "What's wrong with CSS?";
-	$url_title = url_title($title, 'underscore', TRUE);
-	// Produces: whats_wrong_with_css
+		$title = "What's wrong with CSS?";
+		$url_title = url_title($title, 'underscore', TRUE);
+		// Produces: whats_wrong_with_css
 
-prep_url()
-----------
 
-.. php:function:: prep_url($str = '')
+.. function:: prep_url($str = '')
 
 	:param	string	$str: URL string
-	:returns:	string
+	:returns:	Protocol-prefixed URL string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-This function will add http:// in the event that a protocol prefix
-is missing from a URL.
+	This function will add http:// in the event that a protocol prefix
+	is missing from a URL.
 
-Pass the URL string to the function like this::
+	Pass the URL string to the function like this::
 
-	$url = prep_url('example.com');
+		$url = prep_url('example.com');
 
-redirect()
-==========
 
-.. php:function:: redirect($uri = '', $method = 'auto', $code = NULL)
+.. function:: redirect($uri = '', $method = 'auto', $code = NULL)
 
 	:param	string	$uri: URI string
 	:param	string	$method: Redirect method ('auto', 'location' or 'refresh')
 	:param	string	$code: HTTP Response code (usually 302 or 303)
-	:returns:	void
+	:rtype:	void
 
-Does a "header redirect" to the URI specified. If you specify the full
-site URL that link will be built, but for local links simply providing
-the URI segments to the controller you want to direct to will create the
-link. The function will build the URL based on your config file values.
+	Does a "header redirect" to the URI specified. If you specify the full
+	site URL that link will be built, but for local links simply providing
+	the URI segments to the controller you want to direct to will create the
+	link. The function will build the URL based on your config file values.
 
-The optional second parameter allows you to force a particular redirection
-method. The available methods are **auto**, **location** and **refresh**,
-with location being faster but less reliable on IIS servers.
-The default is **auto**, which will attempt to intelligently choose the
-method based on the server environment.
+	The optional second parameter allows you to force a particular redirection
+	method. The available methods are **auto**, **location** and **refresh**,
+	with location being faster but less reliable on IIS servers.
+	The default is **auto**, which will attempt to intelligently choose the
+	method based on the server environment.
 
-The optional third parameter allows you to send a specific HTTP Response
-Code - this could be used for example to create 301 redirects for search
-engine purposes. The default Response Code is 302. The third parameter is
-*only* available with **location** redirects, and not *refresh*. Examples::
+	The optional third parameter allows you to send a specific HTTP Response
+	Code - this could be used for example to create 301 redirects for search
+	engine purposes. The default Response Code is 302. The third parameter is
+	*only* available with **location** redirects, and not *refresh*. Examples::
 
-	if ($logged_in == FALSE)
-	{      
-		redirect('/login/form/');
-	}
+		if ($logged_in == FALSE)
+		{      
+			redirect('/login/form/');
+		}
 
-	// with 301 redirect
-	redirect('/article/13', 'location', 301);
+		// with 301 redirect
+		redirect('/article/13', 'location', 301);
 
-.. note:: In order for this function to work it must be used before anything
-	is outputted to the browser since it utilizes server headers.
+	.. note:: In order for this function to work it must be used before anything
+		is outputted to the browser since it utilizes server headers.
 
-.. note:: For very fine grained control over headers, you should use the
-	`Output Library </libraries/output>` ``set_header()`` method.
+	.. note:: For very fine grained control over headers, you should use the
+		`Output Library </libraries/output>` ``set_header()`` method.
 
-.. note:: To IIS users: if you hide the `Server` HTTP header, the *auto*
-	method won't detect IIS, in that case it is advised you explicitly
-	use the **refresh** method.
+	.. note:: To IIS users: if you hide the `Server` HTTP header, the *auto*
+		method won't detect IIS, in that case it is advised you explicitly
+		use the **refresh** method.
 
-.. note:: When the **location** method is used, an HTTP status code of 303
-	will *automatically* be selected when the page is currently accessed
-	via POST and HTTP/1.1 is used.
+	.. note:: When the **location** method is used, an HTTP status code of 303
+		will *automatically* be selected when the page is currently accessed
+		via POST and HTTP/1.1 is used.
 
-.. important:: This function will terminate script execution.
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+	.. important:: This function will terminate script execution.
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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/xml_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/xml_helper.rst
index be848bcd1..a40ea9ad3 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/xml_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/xml_helper.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ XML Helper
 The XML Helper file contains functions that assist in working with XML
 data.
 
-.. contents:: Page Contents
+.. contents::
+  :local:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+  <div class="custom-index container"></div>
 
 Loading this Helper
 ===================
@@ -16,23 +21,35 @@ This helper is loaded using the following code
 
 	$this->load->helper('xml');
 
+Available Functions
+===================
+
 The following functions are available:
 
-xml_convert()
-=====================
+.. function:: xml_convert($str[, $protect_all = FALSE])
 
-Takes a string as input and converts the following reserved XML
-characters to entities:
+	:param string $str: the text string to convert
+	:param bool $protect_all: Whether to protect all content that looks like a potential entity instead of just numbered entities, e.g. &foo;
+	:returns: XML-converted string
+	:rtype:	string
 
-- Ampersands: &
-- Less then and greater than characters: < >
-- Single and double quotes: ' "
-- Dashes: -
+	Takes a string as input and converts the following reserved XML
+	characters to entities:
 
-This function ignores ampersands if they are part of existing character
-entities. Example
+	  - Ampersands: &
+	  - Less than and greater than characters: < >
+	  - Single and double quotes: ' "
+	  - Dashes: -
 
-::
+	This function ignores ampersands if they are part of existing numbered
+	character entities, e.g. &#123;. Example::
+
+		$string = '<p>Here is a paragraph & an entity (&#123;).</p>';
+		$string = xml_convert($string);
+		echo $string;
+
+	outputs:
 
-	$string = xml_convert($string);
+	.. code-block:: html
 
+		&lt;p&gt;Here is a paragraph &amp; an entity (&#123;).&lt;/p&gt;
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