diff --git a/config/nimdoc.cfg b/config/nimdoc.cfg
index 1fa07509be..3abae73885 100644
--- a/config/nimdoc.cfg
+++ b/config/nimdoc.cfg
@@ -609,6 +609,10 @@ table {
   border-collapse: collapse;
   border-spacing: 0; }
 
+table th, table td {
+  padding: 0px 8px 0px;
+}
+
 .table {
   width: 100%;
   margin-bottom: 20px; }
diff --git a/doc/basicopt.txt b/doc/basicopt.txt
index e8aaa2e4c1..ffb374f188 100644
--- a/doc/basicopt.txt
+++ b/doc/basicopt.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-Usage::
-  nim command [options] [projectfile] [arguments]
+::
+
+    nim command [options] [projectfile] [arguments]
 
 Command:
   //compile, c                compile project with default code generator (C)
diff --git a/doc/nimc.txt b/doc/nimc.txt
index 1f2675df89..92acd3979d 100644
--- a/doc/nimc.txt
+++ b/doc/nimc.txt
@@ -28,10 +28,14 @@ Compiler Usage
 
 Command line switches
 ---------------------
-Basic command line switches are:
+Basic command line switches are: 
+
+Usage:
 
 .. include:: basicopt.txt
 
+----
+
 Advanced command line switches are:
 
 .. include:: advopt.txt