diff --git a/configtool/boardpanel.py b/configtool/boardpanel.py
index 5425375..b7dfd68 100644
--- a/configtool/boardpanel.py
+++ b/configtool/boardpanel.py
@@ -300,9 +300,19 @@ class BoardPanel(wx.Panel):
     self.candProcessors = []
     self.candClocks = []
     self.tempTables = {}
+    gatheringHelpText = False
 
     prevLines = ""
     for ln in self.userBuffer:
+      if gatheringHelpText:
+        if reHelpTextEnd.match(ln):
+          gatheringHelpText = False
+        continue
+
+      if reHelpTextStart.match(ln):
+        gatheringHelpText = True
+        continue
+
       if ln.rstrip().endswith("\\"):
         prevLines += ln.rstrip()[:-1]
         continue
diff --git a/configtool/printerpanel.py b/configtool/printerpanel.py
index a790647..618908d 100644
--- a/configtool/printerpanel.py
+++ b/configtool/printerpanel.py
@@ -245,8 +245,19 @@ class PrinterPanel(wx.Panel):
       if self.parseDefineName(ln):
         continue
 
+    gatheringHelpText = False
+
     prevLines = ""
     for ln in self.userBuffer:
+      if gatheringHelpText:
+        if reHelpTextEnd.match(ln):
+          gatheringHelpText = False
+        continue
+
+      if reHelpTextStart.match(ln):
+        gatheringHelpText = True
+        continue
+
       if ln.rstrip().endswith("\\"):
         prevLines += ln.rstrip()[:-1]
         continue