diff --git a/hgext/record.py b/hgext/record.py
--- a/hgext/record.py
+++ b/hgext/record.py
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ def filterpatch(ui, chunks):
                     _('&Quit, recording no changes'),
                     _('&?'))
             r = ui.promptchoice("%s %s" % (query, resps), choices)
+            ui.write("\n")
             if r == 7: # ?
                 doc = gettext(record.__doc__)
                 c = doc.find(_('y - record this change'))
diff --git a/tests/test-diff-color.out b/tests/test-diff-color.out
--- a/tests/test-diff-color.out
+++ b/tests/test-diff-color.out
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ adding a
 old mode 100644
 new mode 100755
 1 hunks, 2 lines changed
-examine changes to 'a'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
+examine changes to 'a'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  c
  a
  a
@@ -41,13 +42,15 @@ examine changes to 'a'? [Ynsfdaq?] [0;3
  a
  c
 record this change to 'a'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 rolling back last transaction
 % qrecord
 diff --git a/a b/a
 old mode 100644
 new mode 100755
 1 hunks, 2 lines changed
-examine changes to 'a'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
+examine changes to 'a'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  c
  a
  a
@@ -57,3 +60,4 @@ examine changes to 'a'? [Ynsfdaq?] [0;3
  a
  c
 record this change to 'a'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
diff --git a/tests/test-qrecord.out b/tests/test-qrecord.out
--- a/tests/test-qrecord.out
+++ b/tests/test-qrecord.out
@@ -80,28 +80,34 @@ diff -r 1057167b20ef dir/a.txt
 % qrecord a.patch
 diff --git a/1.txt b/1.txt
 2 hunks, 4 lines changed
-examine changes to '1.txt'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
+examine changes to '1.txt'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
  1
 -2
 +2 2
  3
-record change 1/6 to '1.txt'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -3,3 +3,3 @@
+record change 1/6 to '1.txt'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -3,3 +3,3 @@
  3
 -4
 +4 4
  5
-record change 2/6 to '1.txt'? [Ynsfdaq?] diff --git a/2.txt b/2.txt
+record change 2/6 to '1.txt'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+diff --git a/2.txt b/2.txt
 1 hunks, 2 lines changed
-examine changes to '2.txt'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+examine changes to '2.txt'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
  a
 -b
 +b b
  c
  d
  e
-record change 4/6 to '2.txt'? [Ynsfdaq?] diff --git a/dir/a.txt b/dir/a.txt
+record change 4/6 to '2.txt'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+diff --git a/dir/a.txt b/dir/a.txt
 1 hunks, 2 lines changed
 examine changes to 'dir/a.txt'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 % after qrecord a.patch 'tip'
 changeset:   1:5d1ca63427ee
 tag:         qtip
@@ -157,22 +163,26 @@ diff -r 5d1ca63427ee dir/a.txt
 % qrecord b.patch
 diff --git a/1.txt b/1.txt
 1 hunks, 2 lines changed
-examine changes to '1.txt'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+examine changes to '1.txt'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
  1
  2 2
  3
 -4
 +4 4
  5
-record change 1/3 to '1.txt'? [Ynsfdaq?] diff --git a/dir/a.txt b/dir/a.txt
+record change 1/3 to '1.txt'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+diff --git a/dir/a.txt b/dir/a.txt
 1 hunks, 2 lines changed
-examine changes to 'dir/a.txt'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+examine changes to 'dir/a.txt'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 -hello world
 +hello world!
  
  someone
  up
 record change 3/3 to 'dir/a.txt'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 % after qrecord b.patch 'tip'
 changeset:   2:b056198bf878
 tag:         qtip
diff --git a/tests/test-record.out b/tests/test-record.out
--- a/tests/test-record.out
+++ b/tests/test-record.out
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ use "hg -v help record" to show global o
 % select no files
 diff --git a/empty-rw b/empty-rw
 new file mode 100644
-examine changes to 'empty-rw'? [Ynsfdaq?] no changes to record
+examine changes to 'empty-rw'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+no changes to record
 
 changeset:   -1:000000000000
 tag:         tip
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0
 % select files but no hunks
 diff --git a/empty-rw b/empty-rw
 new file mode 100644
-examine changes to 'empty-rw'? [Ynsfdaq?] abort: empty commit message
+examine changes to 'empty-rw'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+abort: empty commit message
 
 changeset:   -1:000000000000
 tag:         tip
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0
 diff --git a/empty-rw b/empty-rw
 new file mode 100644
 examine changes to 'empty-rw'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 changeset:   0:c0708cf4e46e
 tag:         tip
 user:        test
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ diff --git a/empty-rw b/empty-rename
 rename from empty-rw
 rename to empty-rename
 examine changes to 'empty-rw' and 'empty-rename'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 changeset:   1:d695e8dcb197
 tag:         tip
 user:        test
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@ diff --git a/empty-rename b/empty-copy
 copy from empty-rename
 copy to empty-copy
 examine changes to 'empty-rename' and 'empty-copy'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 changeset:   2:1d4b90bea524
 tag:         tip
 user:        test
@@ -97,6 +102,7 @@ summary:     copy
 diff --git a/empty-copy b/empty-copy
 deleted file mode 100644
 examine changes to 'empty-copy'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 changeset:   3:b39a238f01a1
 tag:         tip
 user:        test
@@ -110,6 +116,7 @@ diff --git a/tip.bundle b/tip.bundle
 new file mode 100644
 this is a binary file
 examine changes to 'tip.bundle'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 changeset:   4:ad816da3711e
 tag:         tip
 user:        test
@@ -124,6 +131,7 @@ 1 changesets found
 diff --git a/tip.bundle b/tip.bundle
 this modifies a binary file (all or nothing)
 examine changes to 'tip.bundle'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 changeset:   5:dccd6f3eb485
 tag:         tip
 user:        test
@@ -140,6 +148,7 @@ rename from tip.bundle
 rename to top.bundle
 this modifies a binary file (all or nothing)
 examine changes to 'tip.bundle' and 'top.bundle'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 changeset:   6:7fa44105f5b3
 tag:         tip
 user:        test
@@ -155,6 +164,7 @@ Binary file top.bundle has changed
 diff --git a/plain b/plain
 new file mode 100644
 examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 changeset:   7:11fb457c1be4
 tag:         tip
 user:        test
@@ -179,46 +189,55 @@ diff -r 7fa44105f5b3 -r 11fb457c1be4 pla
 % modify end of plain file
 diff --git a/plain b/plain
 1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -8,3 +8,4 @@
+examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@
  8
  9
  10
 +11
-record this change to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] % modify end of plain file, no EOL
+record this change to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+% modify end of plain file, no EOL
 diff --git a/plain b/plain
 1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -9,3 +9,4 @@
+examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@
  9
  10
  11
 +7264f99c5f5ff3261504828afa4fb4d406c3af54
 \ No newline at end of file
-record this change to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] % modify end of plain file, add EOL
+record this change to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+% modify end of plain file, add EOL
 diff --git a/plain b/plain
 1 hunks, 2 lines changed
-examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
+examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
  9
  10
  11
 -7264f99c5f5ff3261504828afa4fb4d406c3af54
 \ No newline at end of file
 +7264f99c5f5ff3261504828afa4fb4d406c3af54
-record this change to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] % modify beginning, trim end, record both
+record this change to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+% modify beginning, trim end, record both
 diff --git a/plain b/plain
 2 hunks, 4 lines changed
-examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 -1
 +2
  2
  3
  4
-record change 1/2 to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -8,5 +8,3 @@
+record change 1/2 to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -8,5 +8,3 @@
  8
  9
  10
 -11
 -7264f99c5f5ff3261504828afa4fb4d406c3af54
 record change 2/2 to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 changeset:   11:efca65c9b09e
 tag:         tip
 user:        test
@@ -245,7 +264,8 @@ diff -r cd07d48e8cbe -r efca65c9b09e pla
 % record end
 diff --git a/plain b/plain
 2 hunks, 5 lines changed
-examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
+examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 -2
 -2
 -3
@@ -255,7 +275,8 @@ examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] @
  7
  8
  9
-record change 1/2 to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -4,7 +1,7 @@
+record change 1/2 to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -4,7 +1,7 @@
  4
  5
  6
@@ -265,6 +286,7 @@ record change 1/2 to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?]
 -10
 +10.new
 record change 2/2 to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 changeset:   12:7d1e66983c15
 tag:         tip
 user:        test
@@ -284,7 +306,8 @@ diff -r efca65c9b09e -r 7d1e66983c15 pla
 % record beginning
 diff --git a/plain b/plain
 1 hunks, 3 lines changed
-examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
+examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 -2
 -2
 -3
@@ -292,6 +315,7 @@ examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] @
  5
  6
 record this change to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 changeset:   13:a09fc62a0e61
 tag:         tip
 user:        test
@@ -313,7 +337,8 @@ diff -r 7d1e66983c15 -r a09fc62a0e61 pla
 % record end
 diff --git a/plain b/plain
 2 hunks, 4 lines changed
-examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 +1
 +2
 +3
@@ -323,7 +348,8 @@ examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] @
  7
  8
  9
-record change 1/2 to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -1,7 +4,6 @@
+record change 1/2 to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -1,7 +4,6 @@
  4
  5
  6
@@ -331,17 +357,20 @@ record change 1/2 to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?]
  8
  9
 -10.new
-record change 2/2 to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] % add to beginning, middle, end
+record change 2/2 to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+% add to beginning, middle, end
 % record beginning, middle
 diff --git a/plain b/plain
 3 hunks, 7 lines changed
-examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
+examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 +1
 +2
 +3
  4
  5
-record change 1/3 to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -1,6 +4,8 @@
+record change 1/3 to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -1,6 +4,8 @@
  4
  5
 +5.new
@@ -350,7 +379,8 @@ record change 1/3 to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?]
  7
  8
  9
-record change 2/3 to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -3,4 +8,6 @@
+record change 2/3 to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -3,4 +8,6 @@
  6
  7
  8
@@ -358,6 +388,7 @@ record change 2/3 to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?]
 +10
 +11
 record change 3/3 to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 changeset:   15:7d137997f3a6
 tag:         tip
 user:        test
@@ -382,13 +413,15 @@ diff -r c0b8e5fb0be6 -r 7d137997f3a6 pla
 % record end
 diff --git a/plain b/plain
 1 hunks, 2 lines changed
-examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -9,3 +9,5 @@
+examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@
  7
  8
  9
 +10
 +11
 record this change to 'plain'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 changeset:   16:4959e3ff13eb
 tag:         tip
 user:        test
@@ -408,10 +441,12 @@ diff -r 7d137997f3a6 -r 4959e3ff13eb pla
 adding subdir/a
 diff --git a/subdir/a b/subdir/a
 1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-examine changes to 'subdir/a'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@
+examine changes to 'subdir/a'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -1,1 +1,2 @@
  a
 +a
 record this change to 'subdir/a'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 changeset:   18:40698cd490b2
 tag:         tip
 user:        test
@@ -428,7 +463,8 @@ diff -r 661eacdc08b9 -r 40698cd490b2 sub
 % help, quit
 diff --git a/subdir/f1 b/subdir/f1
 1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] y - record this change
+examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+y - record this change
 n - skip this change
 s - skip remaining changes to this file
 f - record remaining changes to this file
@@ -436,31 +472,38 @@ d - done, skip remaining changes and fil
 a - record all changes to all remaining files
 q - quit, recording no changes
 ? - display help
-examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] abort: user quit
+examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+abort: user quit
 % skip
 diff --git a/subdir/f1 b/subdir/f1
 1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] diff --git a/subdir/f2 b/subdir/f2
+examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+diff --git a/subdir/f2 b/subdir/f2
 1 hunks, 1 lines changed
 examine changes to 'subdir/f2'? [Ynsfdaq?] abort: response expected
 % no
 diff --git a/subdir/f1 b/subdir/f1
 1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] diff --git a/subdir/f2 b/subdir/f2
+examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+diff --git a/subdir/f2 b/subdir/f2
 1 hunks, 1 lines changed
 examine changes to 'subdir/f2'? [Ynsfdaq?] abort: response expected
 % f, quit
 diff --git a/subdir/f1 b/subdir/f1
 1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] diff --git a/subdir/f2 b/subdir/f2
+examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+diff --git a/subdir/f2 b/subdir/f2
 1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-examine changes to 'subdir/f2'? [Ynsfdaq?] abort: user quit
+examine changes to 'subdir/f2'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+abort: user quit
 % s, all
 diff --git a/subdir/f1 b/subdir/f1
 1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] diff --git a/subdir/f2 b/subdir/f2
+examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+diff --git a/subdir/f2 b/subdir/f2
 1 hunks, 1 lines changed
 examine changes to 'subdir/f2'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 changeset:   20:d2d8c25276a8
 tag:         tip
 user:        test
@@ -478,6 +521,7 @@ diff -r 25eb2a7694fb -r d2d8c25276a8 sub
 diff --git a/subdir/f1 b/subdir/f1
 1 hunks, 1 lines changed
 examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 changeset:   21:1013f51ce32f
 tag:         tip
 user:        test
@@ -496,11 +540,13 @@ diff --git a/subdir/f1 b/subdir/f1
 old mode 100644
 new mode 100755
 1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
  a
  a
 +a
 record this change to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 changeset:   22:5df857735621
 tag:         tip
 user:        test
@@ -520,12 +566,14 @@ new mode 100755
 % preserve execute permission on original
 diff --git a/subdir/f1 b/subdir/f1
 1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
  a
  a
  a
 +b
 record this change to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 changeset:   23:a4ae36a78715
 tag:         tip
 user:        test
@@ -546,12 +594,14 @@ diff --git a/subdir/f1 b/subdir/f1
 old mode 100755
 new mode 100644
 1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
+examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
  a
  a
  b
 +c
 record this change to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 changeset:   24:1460f6e47966
 tag:         tip
 user:        test
@@ -572,12 +622,14 @@ new mode 100644
 % with win32ext
 diff --git a/subdir/f1 b/subdir/f1
 1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] @@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
+examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
  a
  b
  c
 +d
 record this change to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynsfdaq?] 
+
 changeset:   25:5bacc1f6e9cf
 tag:         tip
 user:        test