diff --git a/docbook/make-wsluarm.pl b/docbook/make-wsluarm.pl
index 16b753a922..9aa957b18e 100755
--- a/docbook/make-wsluarm.pl
+++ b/docbook/make-wsluarm.pl
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ sub parse_desc_common {
 	# (ie, <para> followed by </para>), so we do this stuff to a temp @r
 	# array and then copy the non-empty ones into the passed-in array @ret
 	if ($#lines >= 0) {
-		# capitalize the first letter of the first line
-		$lines[0] = ucfirst($lines[0]);
 		# for each double newline, break into separate para's
 		for (my $idx=0; $idx <= $#lines; $idx++) {
 
@@ -222,9 +220,9 @@ sub parse_attrib_desc {
 
 	my $mode = shift;
 	if ($mode) {
-		$mode =~ s/RO/ Retrieve only./;
-		$mode =~ s/WO/ Assign only./;
-		$mode =~ s/RW|WR/ Retrieve or assign./;
+		$mode =~ s/RO/Retrieve only./;
+		$mode =~ s/WO/Assign only./;
+		$mode =~ s/RW|WR/Retrieve or assign./;
 		$r[++$#r] = "Mode: $mode\n\n";
 	} else {
 		die "Attribute does not have a RO/WO/RW mode: '$s'\n";
diff --git a/epan/wslua/wslua_dumper.c b/epan/wslua/wslua_dumper.c
index 31070daba7..7a91e3a298 100644
--- a/epan/wslua/wslua_dumper.c
+++ b/epan/wslua/wslua_dumper.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ WSLUA_METHOD Dumper_dump(lua_State* L) {
      */
 #define WSLUA_ARG_Dumper_dump_TIMESTAMP 2 /* The absolute timestamp the packet will have. */
 #define WSLUA_ARG_Dumper_dump_PSEUDOHEADER 3 /* The `PseudoHeader` to use. */
-#define WSLUA_ARG_Dumper_dump_BYTEARRAY 4 /* the data to be saved */
+#define WSLUA_ARG_Dumper_dump_BYTEARRAY 4 /* The data to be saved */
 
     Dumper d = checkDumper(L,1);
     PseudoHeader ph;
diff --git a/epan/wslua/wslua_file_handler.c b/epan/wslua/wslua_file_handler.c
index 4b638d234f..f006d724ca 100644
--- a/epan/wslua/wslua_file_handler.c
+++ b/epan/wslua/wslua_file_handler.c
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ WSLUA_FUNCTION wslua_register_filehandler(lua_State* L) {
     /* Register the FileHandler into Wireshark/TShark, so they can read/write this new format.
        All functions and settings must be complete before calling this registration function.
        This function cannot be called inside the reading/writing callback functions. */
-#define WSLUA_ARG_register_filehandler_FILEHANDLER 1 /* the FileHandler object to be registered */
+#define WSLUA_ARG_register_filehandler_FILEHANDLER 1 /* The FileHandler object to be registered */
     FileHandler fh = checkFileHandler(L,WSLUA_ARG_register_filehandler_FILEHANDLER);
 
     if (in_routine)
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ wslua_deregister_filehandler_work(FileHandler fh)
 WSLUA_FUNCTION wslua_deregister_filehandler(lua_State* L) {
     /* Deregister the FileHandler from Wireshark/TShark, so it no longer gets used for reading/writing/display.
        This function cannot be called inside the reading/writing callback functions. */
-#define WSLUA_ARG_register_filehandler_FILEHANDLER 1 /* the FileHandler object to be deregistered */
+#define WSLUA_ARG_register_filehandler_FILEHANDLER 1 /* The FileHandler object to be deregistered */
     FileHandler fh = checkFileHandler(L,WSLUA_ARG_register_filehandler_FILEHANDLER);
 
     if (in_routine)
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE_NAMED_NUMBER_GETTER(FileHandler,type,file_type);
 WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE_STRING_GETTER(FileHandler,extensions);
 WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE_STRING_SETTER(FileHandler,extensions,TRUE);
 
-/* WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE FileHandler_writing_must_seek RW true if the ability to seek is required when writing
+/* WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE FileHandler_writing_must_seek RW True if the ability to seek is required when writing
     this file format, else false.
 
     This will be checked by Wireshark when writing out to compressed
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE_STRING_SETTER(FileHandler,extensions,TRUE);
 WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE_NAMED_BOOLEAN_GETTER(FileHandler,writing_must_seek,finfo.writing_must_seek);
 WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE_NAMED_BOOLEAN_SETTER(FileHandler,writing_must_seek,finfo.writing_must_seek);
 
-/* WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE FileHandler_writes_name_resolution RW true if the file format supports name resolution
+/* WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE FileHandler_writes_name_resolution RW True if the file format supports name resolution
     records, else false. */
 static inline struct supported_block_type *
 safe_cast_away_block_type_const(const struct supported_block_type *arg)
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE_SET(FileHandler,writes_name_resolution, { \
     } \
 });
 
-/* WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE FileHandler_supported_comment_types RW set to the bit-wise OR'ed number representing
+/* WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE FileHandler_supported_comment_types RW Set to the bit-wise OR'ed number representing
     the type of comments the file writer supports writing, based on the numbers in the `wtap_comments` table. */
 static inline struct supported_option_type *
 safe_cast_away_option_type_const(const struct supported_option_type *arg)
diff --git a/epan/wslua/wslua_frame_info.c b/epan/wslua/wslua_frame_info.c
index 330b4298f3..5eb28b69aa 100644
--- a/epan/wslua/wslua_frame_info.c
+++ b/epan/wslua/wslua_frame_info.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static int FrameInfo__gc(lua_State* L) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-/* WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE FrameInfo_comment RW table of comments in this frame. */
+/* WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE FrameInfo_comment RW Table of comments in this frame. */
 static int FrameInfo_get_comment (lua_State* L) {
     FrameInfo fi = checkFrameInfo(L,1);
 #define FRAMEINFO_COMMENTS_TABLE 2
diff --git a/epan/wslua/wslua_pinfo.c b/epan/wslua/wslua_pinfo.c
index bb3b99a2dc..71f5b9c19f 100644
--- a/epan/wslua/wslua_pinfo.c
+++ b/epan/wslua/wslua_pinfo.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ PINFO_ADDRESS_SETTER(src);
 PINFO_ADDRESS_GETTER(dst);
 PINFO_ADDRESS_SETTER(dst);
 
-/* WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE Pinfo_p2p_dir RW direction of this Packet. (incoming / outgoing) */
+/* WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE Pinfo_p2p_dir RW Direction of this Packet. (incoming / outgoing) */
 PINFO_NUMBER_GETTER(p2p_dir);
 PINFO_NUMBER_SETTER(p2p_dir,int);
 
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static int Pinfo_get_private(lua_State *L) {
     return 1;
 }
 
-/* WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE Pinfo_hi RW higher Address of this Packet. */
+/* WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE Pinfo_hi RW Higher Address of this Packet. */
 static int Pinfo_get_hi(lua_State *L) {
     Pinfo pinfo = checkPinfo(L,1);
     Address addr;
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static int Pinfo_get_hi(lua_State *L) {
     return 1;
 }
 
-/* WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE Pinfo_lo RO lower Address of this Packet. */
+/* WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE Pinfo_lo RO Lower Address of this Packet. */
 static int Pinfo_get_lo(lua_State *L) {
     Pinfo pinfo = checkPinfo(L,1);
     Address addr;
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ static int Pinfo_get_lo(lua_State *L) {
     return 1;
 }
 
-/* WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE Pinfo_conversation WO sets the packet conversation to the given Proto object. */
+/* WSLUA_ATTRIBUTE Pinfo_conversation WO Sets the packet conversation to the given Proto object. */
 static int Pinfo_set_conversation(lua_State *L) {
     Pinfo pinfo = checkPinfo(L,1);
     Proto proto = checkProto(L,2);
diff --git a/epan/wslua/wslua_proto.c b/epan/wslua/wslua_proto.c
index e435a7f02f..58c4c987e2 100644
--- a/epan/wslua/wslua_proto.c
+++ b/epan/wslua/wslua_proto.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static int Proto__tostring(lua_State* L) {
 WSLUA_FUNCTION wslua_register_postdissector(lua_State* L) {
     /* Make a <<lua_class_Proto,`Proto`>> protocol (with a dissector function) a post-dissector.
        It will be called for every frame after dissection. */
-#define WSLUA_ARG_register_postdissector_PROTO 1 /* the protocol to be used as post-dissector. */
+#define WSLUA_ARG_register_postdissector_PROTO 1 /* The protocol to be used as post-dissector. */
 #define WSLUA_OPTARG_register_postdissector_ALLFIELDS 2 /* Whether to generate all fields.
                                                            Note: This impacts performance (default=false). */
 
diff --git a/epan/wslua/wslua_proto_field.c b/epan/wslua/wslua_proto_field.c
index 410372c5a9..494aa099fe 100644
--- a/epan/wslua/wslua_proto_field.c
+++ b/epan/wslua/wslua_proto_field.c
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ static int ProtoField_boolean(lua_State* L, enum ftenum type) {
 /* _WSLUA_CONSTRUCTOR_ ProtoField_bool Creates a <<lua_class_ProtoField,`ProtoField`>> for a boolean true/false value. */
 /* WSLUA_ARG_ProtoField_bool_ABBR Abbreviated name of the field (the string used in filters). */
 /* WSLUA_OPTARG_ProtoField_bool_NAME Actual name of the field (the string that appears in the tree). */
-/* WSLUA_OPTARG_ProtoField_bool_DISPLAY how wide the parent bitfield is (`base.NONE` is used for NULL-value). */
+/* WSLUA_OPTARG_ProtoField_bool_DISPLAY How wide the parent bitfield is (`base.NONE` is used for NULL-value). */
 /* WSLUA_OPTARG_ProtoField_bool_VALUESTRING A table containing the text that corresponds to the values. */
 /* WSLUA_OPTARG_ProtoField_bool_MASK Integer mask of this field. */
 /* WSLUA_OPTARG_ProtoField_bool_DESC Description of the field. */