diff --git a/doc/config.ld b/doc/config.ld
index f45b293..b775eed 100644
--- a/doc/config.ld
+++ b/doc/config.ld
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ backtick_references=false
 file='../ldoc.lua'
 dir='../out'
 readme='doc.md'
-style='!pale'
+style='!new'
 kind_names={topic='Manual',script='Programs'}
 examples = {
     '../tests/styles/colon.lua',
diff --git a/doc/doc.md b/doc/doc.md
index 683d93c..2677313 100644
--- a/doc/doc.md
+++ b/doc/doc.md
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ examples of use; there can be multiple such tags:
     -- @return second part
     -- @usage local hello,world = split2("hello world")
     -- @see split
-    funtion split2(s,delim) .. end
+    function split2(s,delim) .. end
 
 Here it's assumed that 'split' is a function defined in the same module. If you wish to link
 to a function in another module, then the reference has to be qualified.
@@ -754,8 +754,11 @@ Niklas Frykholm. For convenience, LDoc comes with a copy of markdown.lua.
 more features than the pure Lua version, such as PHP-Extra style tables.
   - [lunamark](http://jgm.github.com/lunamark/), another pure Lua processor,  faster than
 markdown, and with extra features (`luarocks install lunamark`).
+  - commonmark via [cmark-lua](https://github.com/jgm/cmark-lua), a Lua wrapper
+around the fast [libcmark](https://github.com/jgm/cmark) C library (`luarocks
+install cmark`)
 
-You can request the processor you like with `format = 'markdown|discount|lunamark|plain|backticks'`, and
+You can request the processor you like with `format = 'markdown|discount|lunamark|commonmark|plain|backticks'`, and
 LDoc will attempt to use it.  If it can't find it, it will look for one of the other
 markdown processors; the original `markdown.lua` ships with LDoc, although it's slow
 for larger documents.
diff --git a/ldoc-scm-2.rockspec b/ldoc-scm-3.rockspec
similarity index 96%
rename from ldoc-scm-2.rockspec
rename to ldoc-scm-3.rockspec
index d294153..a3e578b 100644
--- a/ldoc-scm-2.rockspec
+++ b/ldoc-scm-3.rockspec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package = "ldoc"
-version = "scm-2"
+version = "scm-3"
 
 source = {
   dir="LDoc",
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ build = {
     ["ldoc.html._reset_css"] = "ldoc/html/_reset_css.lua",
     ["ldoc.html.ldoc_one_css"] = "ldoc/html/ldoc_one_css.lua",
     ["ldoc.html.ldoc_pale_css"] = "ldoc/html/ldoc_pale_css.lua",
+    ["ldoc.html.ldoc_new_css"] = "ldoc/html/ldoc_new_css.lua",
     ["ldoc.html.ldoc_fixed_css"] = "ldoc/html/ldoc_fixed_css.lua",
     ["ldoc.builtin.globals"] = "ldoc/builtin/globals.lua",
     ["ldoc.builtin.coroutine"] = "ldoc/builtin/coroutine.lua",
diff --git a/ldoc.lua b/ldoc.lua
index 4cb9966..687df7a 100644
--- a/ldoc.lua
+++ b/ldoc.lua
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ ldoc, a documentation generator for Lua, vs ]]..version..[[
   -l,--template (default !) directory for template (ldoc.ltp)
   -p,--project (default ldoc) project name
   -t,--title (default Reference) page title
-  -f,--format (default plain) formatting - can be markdown, discount or plain
+  -f,--format (default plain) formatting - can be markdown, discount, lunamark, commonmark, backticks, or plain
   -b,--package  (default .) top-level package basename (needed for module(...))
   -x,--ext (default html) output file extension
   -c,--config (default config.ld) configuration name
@@ -573,11 +573,13 @@ if ldoc.prettify_files then
    for F in file_list:iter() do
       files:append(F.filename)
       local mod = F.modules[1]
-      local ls = List()
-      for item in mod.items:iter() do
-         ls:append(item.lineno)
+      if mod then
+        local ls = List()
+        for item in mod.items:iter() do
+           ls:append(item.lineno)
+        end
+        linemap[F.filename] = ls
       end
-      linemap[F.filename] = ls
    end
 
    if type(ldoc.prettify_files) == 'table' then
diff --git a/ldoc/builtin/lpeg.lua b/ldoc/builtin/lpeg.lua
index b2c020e..274670a 100644
--- a/ldoc/builtin/lpeg.lua
+++ b/ldoc/builtin/lpeg.lua
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function lpeg.P(value) end
 -- characters with code between the codes of x and y (both inclusive).
 -- As an example, the pattern `lpeg.R("09")` matches any digit, and `lpeg.R("az",
 -- "AZ")` matches any ASCII letter.
-function lpeg.R({range}) end
+function lpeg.R(range) end
 
 ---
 -- Returns a pattern that matches any single character that appears in the given
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ function lpeg.Ct(patt) end
 ---
 -- Creates a match-time capture. Unlike all other captures, this one is
 -- evaluated immediately when a match occurs. It forces the immediate evaluation
--- of all its nested captures and then calls function.
+-- of all its nested captures and then calls func.
 -- The given function gets as arguments the entire subject, the current position
 -- (after the match of patt), plus any capture values produced by patt.
 -- The first value returned by function defines how the match happens. If the
@@ -209,6 +209,6 @@ function lpeg.Ct(patt) end
 -- match fails.
 -- Any extra values returned by the function become the values produced by the
 -- capture.
-function lpeg.Cmt(patt, function) end
+function lpeg.Cmt(patt, func) end
 
 return lpeg
diff --git a/ldoc/html/ldoc_new_css.lua b/ldoc/html/ldoc_new_css.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30191ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ldoc/html/ldoc_new_css.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,292 @@
+return [[
+body { 
+    color: #47555c;
+    font-size: 16px;
+    font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;
+    margin: 0;
+    background: #eff4ff;
+}
+
+a:link { color: #008fee; }
+a:visited { color: #008fee; }
+a:hover { color: #22a7ff; }
+
+h1 { font-size:26px; font-weight: normal; }
+h2 { font-size:22px; font-weight: normal; }
+h3 { font-size:18px; font-weight: normal; }
+h4 { font-size:16px; font-weight: bold; }
+
+hr {
+    height: 1px;
+    background: #c1cce4;
+    border: 0px;
+    margin: 15px 0;
+}
+
+code, tt {
+    font-family: monospace;
+}
+span.parameter {
+    font-family: monospace;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    color: rgb(99, 115, 131);
+}
+span.parameter:after {
+    content:":";
+}
+span.types:before {
+    content:"(";
+}
+span.types:after {
+    content:")";
+}
+.type {
+    font-weight: bold; font-style:italic
+}
+
+p.name {
+    font-family: "Andale Mono", monospace;
+}
+
+#navigation {
+    float: left;
+    background-color: white;
+    border-right: 1px solid #d3dbec;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #d3dbec;
+
+    width: 14em;
+    vertical-align: top;
+    overflow: visible;
+}
+
+#navigation br {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+#navigation h1 {
+    background-color: white;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #d3dbec;
+    padding: 15px;
+    margin-top: 0px;
+    margin-bottom: 0px;
+}
+
+#navigation h2 {
+    font-size: 18px;
+    background-color: white;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #d3dbec;
+    padding-left: 15px;
+    padding-right: 15px;
+    padding-top: 10px;
+    padding-bottom: 10px;
+    margin-top: 30px;
+    margin-bottom: 0px;
+}
+
+#content h1 {
+    background-color: #2c3e67;
+    color: white;
+    padding: 15px;
+    margin: 0px;
+}
+
+#content h2 {
+    background-color: #6c7ea7;
+    color: white;
+    padding: 15px;
+    padding-top: 15px;
+    padding-bottom: 15px;
+    margin-top: 0px;
+}
+
+#content h2 a {
+    background-color: #6c7ea7;
+    color: white;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+#content h2 a:hover {
+    text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
+#content h3 {
+    font-style: italic;
+    padding-top: 15px;
+    padding-bottom: 4px;
+    margin-right: 15px;
+    margin-left: 15px;
+    margin-bottom: 5px;
+    border-bottom: solid 1px #bcd;
+}
+
+#content h4 {
+    margin-right: 15px;
+    margin-left: 15px;
+    border-bottom: solid 1px #bcd;
+}
+
+#content pre {
+    margin: 15px;
+}
+
+pre {
+    background-color: rgb(50, 55, 68);
+    color: white;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    /* border: 1px solid #C0C0C0; /* silver */
+    padding: 15px;
+    overflow: auto;
+    font-family: "Andale Mono", monospace;
+}
+
+#content ul pre.example {
+    margin-left: 0px;
+}
+
+table.index {
+/* border: 1px #00007f; */
+}
+table.index td { text-align: left; vertical-align: top; }
+
+#navigation ul
+{
+    font-size:1em;
+    list-style-type: none;
+    margin: 1px 1px 10px 1px;
+}
+
+#navigation li {
+    text-indent: -1em;
+    display: block;
+    margin: 3px 0px 0px 22px;
+}
+
+#navigation li li a {
+    margin: 0px 3px 0px -1em;
+}
+
+#content {
+    margin-left: 14em;
+}
+
+#content p {
+    padding-left: 15px;
+    padding-right: 15px;
+}
+
+#content table {
+    padding-left: 15px;
+    padding-right: 15px;
+    background-color: white;
+}
+
+#content p, #content table, #content ol, #content ul, #content dl {
+    max-width: 900px;
+}
+
+#about {
+    padding: 15px;
+    padding-left: 16em;
+    background-color: white;
+    border-top: 1px solid #d3dbec;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #d3dbec;
+}
+
+table.module_list, table.function_list {
+    border-width: 1px;
+    border-style: solid;
+    border-color: #cccccc;
+    border-collapse: collapse;
+    margin: 15px;
+}
+table.module_list td, table.function_list td {
+    border-width: 1px;
+    padding-left: 10px;
+    padding-right: 10px;
+    padding-top: 5px;
+    padding-bottom: 5px;
+    border: solid 1px rgb(193, 204, 228);
+}
+table.module_list td.name, table.function_list td.name {
+    background-color: white; min-width: 200px; border-right-width: 0px;
+}
+table.module_list td.summary, table.function_list td.summary {
+    background-color: white; width: 100%; border-left-width: 0px;
+}
+
+dl.function {
+    margin-right: 15px;
+    margin-left: 15px;
+    border-bottom: solid 1px rgb(193, 204, 228);
+    border-left: solid 1px rgb(193, 204, 228);
+    border-right: solid 1px rgb(193, 204, 228);
+    background-color: white;
+}
+
+dl.function dt {
+    color: rgb(99, 123, 188);
+    font-family: monospace;
+    border-top: solid 1px rgb(193, 204, 228);
+    padding: 15px;
+}
+
+dl.function dd {
+    margin-left: 15px;
+    margin-right: 15px;
+    margin-top: 5px;
+    margin-bottom: 15px;
+}
+
+#content dl.function dd h3 {
+    margin-top: 0px;
+    margin-left: 0px;
+    padding-left: 0px;
+    font-size: 16px;
+    color: rgb(128, 128, 128);
+    border-bottom: solid 1px #def;
+}
+
+#content dl.function dd ul, #content dl.function dd ol {
+    padding: 0px;
+    padding-left: 15px;
+    list-style-type: none;
+}
+
+ul.nowrap {
+    overflow:auto;
+    white-space:nowrap;
+}
+
+.section-description {
+    padding-left: 15px;
+    padding-right: 15px;
+}
+
+/* stop sublists from having initial vertical space */
+ul ul { margin-top: 0px; }
+ol ul { margin-top: 0px; }
+ol ol { margin-top: 0px; }
+ul ol { margin-top: 0px; }
+
+/* make the target distinct; helps when we're navigating to a function */
+a:target + * {
+  background-color: #FF9;
+}
+
+
+/* styles for prettification of source */
+pre .comment { color: #bbccaa; }
+pre .constant { color: #a8660d; }
+pre .escape { color: #844631; }
+pre .keyword { color: #ffc090; font-weight: bold; }
+pre .library { color: #0e7c6b; }
+pre .marker { color: #512b1e; background: #fedc56; font-weight: bold; }
+pre .string { color: #8080ff; }
+pre .number { color: #f8660d; }
+pre .operator { color: #2239a8; font-weight: bold; }
+pre .preprocessor, pre .prepro { color: #a33243; }
+pre .global { color: #c040c0; }
+pre .user-keyword { color: #800080; }
+pre .prompt { color: #558817; }
+pre .url { color: #272fc2; text-decoration: underline; }
+]]
diff --git a/ldoc/markup.lua b/ldoc/markup.lua
index e34286d..d080c16 100644
--- a/ldoc/markup.lua
+++ b/ldoc/markup.lua
@@ -275,6 +275,15 @@ local formatters =
                                                     { smart = true })
          return function(text) return parse(text) end
       end
+   end,
+   commonmark = function(format)
+     local ok, cmark = pcall(require, 'cmark')
+     if ok then
+       return function(text)
+         local doc = cmark.parse_document(text, string.len(text), cmark.OPT_DEFAULT)
+         return cmark.render_html(doc, cmark.OPT_DEFAULT)
+       end
+     end
    end
 }
 
@@ -316,7 +325,7 @@ local function markdown_processor(ldoc, formatter)
          return plain_processor(txt,item)
       end
       local is_file = utils.is_type(item,doc.File)
-      local is_module = not file and item and doc.project_level(item.type)
+      local is_module = not is_file and item and doc.project_level(item.type)
       if is_file or is_module then
         local deflang = 'lua'
         if ldoc.parse_extra and ldoc.parse_extra.C then
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index dae151c..0f3dbf0 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Steve Donovan.
 
 This project grew out of the documentation needs of
 [Penlight](https://github.com/lunarmodules/Penlight) (and not always getting satisfaction
-with LuaDoc) and depends on Penlight itself.(This allowed me to _not_ write a lot of code.)
+with LuaDoc) and depends on Penlight itself. (This allowed me to _not_ write a lot of code.)
 
 The [API documentation](http://lunarmodules.github.com/Penlight/api/index.html) of Penlight
 is an example of a project using plain LuaDoc markup processed using LDoc.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ in [Lua for Windows](https://github.com/rjpcomputing/luaforwindows), and Penligh
 penlight`.
 
 Unpack the sources somewhere and make an alias to `ldoc.lua` on your path. That is, either
-an excutable script called 'ldoc' like so:
+an executable script called 'ldoc' like so:
 
     lua /path/to/ldoc/ldoc.lua $*