diff --git a/collects/slideshow/core.ss b/collects/slideshow/core.ss
index 288085dfc7..ca718f4456 100644
--- a/collects/slideshow/core.ss
+++ b/collects/slideshow/core.ss
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 			    'swiss))
       (define current-main-font (make-parameter main-font))
 
+      (define current-line-sep (make-parameter line-sep))
+
       (when (not (and (= use-screen-w screen-w)
 		      (= use-screen-h screen-h)
 		      (= pixel-scale 1)))
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@
 	(parameterize ([current-main-font f])
 	  (k)))
 
-      (define (tt* . l) (apply vl-append line-sep (map tt l)))
+      (define (tt* . l) (apply vl-append (current-line-sep) (map tt l)))
 
       (define bullet (if (send (dc-for-text-size) glyph-exists? #\u2022)
 			 (t "\u2022")
@@ -544,12 +546,12 @@
 		(if (null? rest)
 		    p
 		    (v-append
-		     line-sep
+		     (current-line-sep)
 		     p
 		     (loop #f rest null)))]
 	       [else
 		(v-append
-		 line-sep
+		 (current-line-sep)
 		 pre
 		 (loop p rest null))]))])))
 
diff --git a/collects/slideshow/doc.txt b/collects/slideshow/doc.txt
index 362b6b35f5..15ad1b557c 100644
--- a/collects/slideshow/doc.txt
+++ b/collects/slideshow/doc.txt
@@ -470,12 +470,14 @@ Procedure Reference
 
 > current-font-size - Parameter for the font size used by `t', etc.,
   initialized to `font-size'.
-> line-sep - Amount of separating between paragraph lines.
+> current-line-sep - Parameter for the amount of separation between
+  paragraph lines.
+> line-sep - Default for `current-line-sep'.
 > title-size - Font size used for slide titles, derived from `font-size'.
-> main-font - Font specification used for `t' by default
 > current-main-font - Parameter for the font specification
   used for `t'. Its argument must be a text-style (see
   texpict for details).
+> main-font - Defaultfor `current-main-font'
 > current-title-color - Parameter for the color used by titles/`titlet'
 
 > (with-font f thunk) - Calls `thunk' with
diff --git a/collects/slideshow/sig.ss b/collects/slideshow/sig.ss
index 2a63f335a5..f832391ddd 100644
--- a/collects/slideshow/sig.ss
+++ b/collects/slideshow/sig.ss
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
      itemize itemize* page-itemize page-itemize*
      para para* page-para page-para*
      para/c para/r para*/c para*/r page-para/c page-para/r page-para*/c page-para*/r
-     font-size gap-size current-font-size line-sep title-size 
+     font-size gap-size current-font-size current-line-sep line-sep title-size 
      main-font current-main-font with-font current-title-color
      red green blue purple orange size-in-pixels
      t it bt bit tt titlet tt* rt
diff --git a/collects/slideshow/slide.ss b/collects/slideshow/slide.ss
index 0b5b4c2009..c56943e9df 100644
--- a/collects/slideshow/slide.ss
+++ b/collects/slideshow/slide.ss
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 	   itemize itemize* page-itemize page-itemize*
 	   para para* page-para page-para*
 	   para/c para/r para*/c para*/r page-para/c page-para/r page-para*/c page-para*/r
-	   font-size gap-size current-font-size line-sep title-size 
+	   font-size gap-size current-font-size current-line-sep line-sep title-size 
 	   main-font current-main-font with-font current-title-color
 	   red green blue purple orange size-in-pixels
 	   t it bt bit tt titlet tt* rt