--- doc/en/dia.xml	2007-03-29 08:08:39.000000000 +0200
+++ doc/en/dia.xml	2008-04-03 12:04:19.000000000 +0200
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 
 <!DOCTYPE book
 
-  PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "../../dtd/docbookx.dtd"
-
+  PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
   [
 
     <!ENTITY VERSION "0.96.1">
--- doc/en/usage-layers.xml	2007-01-21 17:12:45.000000000 +0100
+++ doc/en/usage-layers.xml	2008-04-03 12:03:43.000000000 +0200
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       </para>
     </tip>
     <para>
-      Each new diagram comes with the default layer labelled “Background”. Of course you can change its name and settings to customize it to your needs as you can do with any other layer.
+      Each new diagram comes with the default layer labelled <emphasis>Background</emphasis>. Of course you can change its name and settings to customize it to your needs as you can do with any other layer.
     </para>
     <para>
       You can use layers to create overlay slide show by drawing each incremental slide in a