diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c933cebe3..8f2019e1c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2020-12-02  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	* src/*: Don't use more than one '\n' in `FT_TRACE` and `FT_ERROR`.
+
+	This ensures good logging output, with all lines having a proper
+	prefix (if requested).
+
 2020-12-02  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
 
 	[base] Don't close 'stderr' after logging.
diff --git a/include/freetype/internal/ftdebug.h b/include/freetype/internal/ftdebug.h
index 464717ad8..9d83f9757 100644
--- a/include/freetype/internal/ftdebug.h
+++ b/include/freetype/internal/ftdebug.h
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    * Each component must define the macro FT_COMPONENT to a valid FT_Trace
    * value before using any TRACE macro.
    *
+   * To get consistent logging output, there should be no newline character
+   * (i.e., '\n') or a single trailing one in the message string of
+   * `FT_TRACEx` and `FT_ERROR`.
    */
 
 
@@ -104,7 +107,6 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
    * If FT_LOGGING is enabled, tracing messages are sent to dlg's API.
    * If FT_LOGGING is disabled, tracing messages are sent to `FT_Message`
    * (defined in ftdebug.c).
-   *
    */
 #ifdef FT_LOGGING
 
diff --git a/src/autofit/afcjk.c b/src/autofit/afcjk.c
index 3b340cd5e..de89253ff 100644
--- a/src/autofit/afcjk.c
+++ b/src/autofit/afcjk.c
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@
     AF_GlyphHintsRec  hints[1];
 
 
-    FT_TRACE5(( "\n"
-                "cjk standard widths computation (style `%s')\n"
-                "===================================================\n"
-                "\n",
+    FT_TRACE5(( "\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE5(( "cjk standard widths computation (style `%s')\n",
                 af_style_names[metrics->root.style_class->style] ));
+    FT_TRACE5(( "===================================================\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE5(( "\n" ));
 
     af_glyph_hints_init( hints, face->memory );
 
@@ -314,9 +314,9 @@
     /* style's entry in the `af_blue_stringset' array, computing its */
     /* extremum points (depending on the string properties)          */
 
-    FT_TRACE5(( "cjk blue zones computation\n"
-                "==========================\n"
-                "\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE5(( "cjk blue zones computation\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE5(( "==========================\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE5(( "\n" ));
 
 #ifdef FT_CONFIG_OPTION_USE_HARFBUZZ
     shaper_buf = af_shaper_buf_create( face );
@@ -555,9 +555,8 @@
       if ( AF_CJK_IS_TOP_BLUE( bs ) )
         blue->flags |= AF_CJK_BLUE_TOP;
 
-      FT_TRACE5(( "    -> reference = %ld\n"
-                  "       overshoot = %ld\n",
-                  *blue_ref, *blue_shoot ));
+      FT_TRACE5(( "    -> reference = %ld\n", *blue_ref ));
+      FT_TRACE5(( "       overshoot = %ld\n", *blue_shoot ));
 
     } /* end for loop */
 
@@ -743,12 +742,12 @@
 
         blue->shoot.fit = blue->ref.fit - delta2;
 
-        FT_TRACE5(( ">> active cjk blue zone %c%d[%ld/%ld]:\n"
-                    "     ref:   cur=%.2f fit=%.2f\n"
-                    "     shoot: cur=%.2f fit=%.2f\n",
+        FT_TRACE5(( ">> active cjk blue zone %c%d[%ld/%ld]:\n",
                     ( dim == AF_DIMENSION_HORZ ) ? 'H' : 'V',
-                    nn, blue->ref.org, blue->shoot.org,
-                    blue->ref.cur / 64.0, blue->ref.fit / 64.0,
+                    nn, blue->ref.org, blue->shoot.org ));
+        FT_TRACE5(( "     ref:   cur=%.2f fit=%.2f\n",
+                    blue->ref.cur / 64.0, blue->ref.fit / 64.0 ));
+        FT_TRACE5(( "     shoot: cur=%.2f fit=%.2f\n",
                     blue->shoot.cur / 64.0, blue->shoot.fit / 64.0 ));
 
         blue->flags |= AF_CJK_BLUE_ACTIVE;
diff --git a/src/autofit/afglobal.c b/src/autofit/afglobal.c
index d5129423d..cad72a1b3 100644
--- a/src/autofit/afglobal.c
+++ b/src/autofit/afglobal.c
@@ -285,10 +285,10 @@
 
 #ifdef FT_DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE
 
-    FT_TRACE4(( "\n"
-                "style coverage\n"
-                "==============\n"
-                "\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "style coverage\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "==============\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "\n" ));
 
     for ( ss = 0; af_style_classes[ss]; ss++ )
     {
diff --git a/src/autofit/aflatin.c b/src/autofit/aflatin.c
index 21ec02ebd..72c783a83 100644
--- a/src/autofit/aflatin.c
+++ b/src/autofit/aflatin.c
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@
     AF_GlyphHintsRec  hints[1];
 
 
-    FT_TRACE5(( "\n"
-                "latin standard widths computation (style `%s')\n"
-                "=====================================================\n"
-                "\n",
+    FT_TRACE5(( "\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE5(( "latin standard widths computation (style `%s')\n",
                 af_style_names[metrics->root.style_class->style] ));
+    FT_TRACE5(( "=====================================================\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE5(( "\n" ));
 
     af_glyph_hints_init( hints, face->memory );
 
@@ -350,9 +350,9 @@
     /* we walk over the blue character strings as specified in the */
     /* style's entry in the `af_blue_stringset' array              */
 
-    FT_TRACE5(( "latin blue zones computation\n"
-                "============================\n"
-                "\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE5(( "latin blue zones computation\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE5(( "============================\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE5(( "\n" ));
 
 #ifdef FT_CONFIG_OPTION_USE_HARFBUZZ
     shaper_buf = af_shaper_buf_create( face );
@@ -976,9 +976,8 @@
       if ( AF_LATIN_IS_X_HEIGHT_BLUE( bs ) )
         blue->flags |= AF_LATIN_BLUE_ADJUSTMENT;
 
-      FT_TRACE5(( "    -> reference = %ld\n"
-                  "       overshoot = %ld\n",
-                  *blue_ref, *blue_shoot ));
+      FT_TRACE5(( "    -> reference = %ld\n", *blue_ref ));
+      FT_TRACE5(( "       overshoot = %ld\n", *blue_shoot ));
 
     } /* end for loop */
 
@@ -1346,9 +1345,9 @@
 
 #ifdef FT_DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE
     if ( axis->extra_light )
-      FT_TRACE5(( "`%s' style is extra light (at current resolution)\n"
-                  "\n",
+      FT_TRACE5(( "`%s' style is extra light (at current resolution)\n",
                   af_style_names[metrics->root.style_class->style] ));
+      FT_TRACE5(( "\n" ));
 #endif
 
     if ( dim == AF_DIMENSION_VERT )
@@ -1473,13 +1472,13 @@
         AF_LatinBlue  blue = &axis->blues[nn];
 
 
-        FT_TRACE5(( "  reference %d: %ld scaled to %.2f%s\n"
-                    "  overshoot %d: %ld scaled to %.2f%s\n",
+        FT_TRACE5(( "  reference %d: %ld scaled to %.2f%s\n",
                     nn,
                     blue->ref.org,
                     blue->ref.fit / 64.0,
                     ( blue->flags & AF_LATIN_BLUE_ACTIVE ) ? ""
-                                                           : " (inactive)",
+                                                           : " (inactive)" ));
+        FT_TRACE5(( "  overshoot %d: %ld scaled to %.2f%s\n",
                     nn,
                     blue->shoot.org,
                     blue->shoot.fit / 64.0,
diff --git a/src/autofit/aflatin2.c b/src/autofit/aflatin2.c
index 902f3982e..d0ba20a5c 100644
--- a/src/autofit/aflatin2.c
+++ b/src/autofit/aflatin2.c
@@ -208,8 +208,9 @@
     /* 'af_latin2_blue_chars[blues]' string, then compute its top-most or */
     /* bottom-most points (depending on `AF_IS_TOP_BLUE')                 */
 
-    FT_TRACE5(( "blue zones computation\n"
-                "======================\n\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE5(( "blue zones computation\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE5(( "======================\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE5(( "\n" ));
 
     for ( bb = 0; bb < AF_LATIN_BLUE_MAX; bb++ )
     {
@@ -426,9 +427,8 @@
       if ( AF_LATIN_IS_X_HEIGHT_BLUE( bb ) )
         blue->flags |= AF_LATIN_BLUE_ADJUSTMENT;
 
-      FT_TRACE5(( "    -> reference = %ld\n"
-                  "       overshoot = %ld\n",
-                  *blue_ref, *blue_shoot ));
+      FT_TRACE5(( "    -> reference = %ld\n", *blue_ref ));
+      FT_TRACE5(( "       overshoot = %ld\n", *blue_shoot ));
     }
 
     return;
diff --git a/src/autofit/afshaper.c b/src/autofit/afshaper.c
index bbf7b6b1f..6b65721a4 100644
--- a/src/autofit/afshaper.c
+++ b/src/autofit/afshaper.c
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@
     if ( hb_set_is_empty( gsub_lookups ) )
       goto Exit; /* nothing to do */
 
-    FT_TRACE4(( "GSUB lookups (style `%s'):\n"
-                " ",
+    FT_TRACE4(( "GSUB lookups (style `%s'):\n",
                 af_style_names[style_class->style] ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( " " ));
 
 #ifdef FT_DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE
     count = 0;
@@ -202,12 +202,13 @@
 #ifdef FT_DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE
     if ( !count )
       FT_TRACE4(( " (none)" ));
-    FT_TRACE4(( "\n\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "\n" ));
 #endif
 
-    FT_TRACE4(( "GPOS lookups (style `%s'):\n"
-                " ",
+    FT_TRACE4(( "GPOS lookups (style `%s'):\n",
                 af_style_names[style_class->style] ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( " " ));
 
     gpos_lookups = hb_set_create();
     hb_ot_layout_collect_lookups( face,
@@ -242,7 +243,8 @@
 #ifdef FT_DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE
     if ( !count )
       FT_TRACE4(( " (none)" ));
-    FT_TRACE4(( "\n\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "\n" ));
 #endif
 
     /*
@@ -353,8 +355,10 @@
     {
 #ifdef FT_DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE
       if ( !( count % 10 ) )
-        FT_TRACE4(( "\n"
-                    "   " ));
+      {
+        FT_TRACE4(( "\n" ));
+        FT_TRACE4(( "   " ));
+      }
 
       FT_TRACE4(( " %d", idx ));
       count++;
@@ -376,9 +380,12 @@
 
 #ifdef FT_DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE
     if ( !count )
-      FT_TRACE4(( "\n"
-                  "    (none)" ));
-    FT_TRACE4(( "\n\n" ));
+    {
+      FT_TRACE4(( "\n" ));
+      FT_TRACE4(( "    (none)" ));
+    }
+    FT_TRACE4(( "\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "\n" ));
 #endif
 
   Exit:
diff --git a/src/autofit/afwarp.c b/src/autofit/afwarp.c
index 808280df5..735c28415 100644
--- a/src/autofit/afwarp.c
+++ b/src/autofit/afwarp.c
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@
 
       if ( idx_min < 0 || idx_min > idx_max || idx_max > 64 )
       {
-        FT_TRACE5(( "invalid indices:\n"
-                    "  min=%d max=%d, xx1=%ld xx2=%ld,\n"
-                    "  x1min=%ld x1max=%ld, x2min=%ld x2max=%ld\n",
-                    idx_min, idx_max, xx1, xx2,
+        FT_TRACE5(( "invalid indices:\n" ));
+        FT_TRACE5(( "  min=%d max=%d, xx1=%ld xx2=%ld,\n",
+                    idx_min, idx_max, xx1, xx2 ));
+        FT_TRACE5(( "  x1min=%ld x1max=%ld, x2min=%ld x2max=%ld\n",
                     warper->x1min, warper->x1max,
                     warper->x2min, warper->x2max ));
         return;
diff --git a/src/base/ftbitmap.c b/src/base/ftbitmap.c
index 584213ddc..c21d0075d 100644
--- a/src/base/ftbitmap.c
+++ b/src/base/ftbitmap.c
@@ -907,8 +907,8 @@
     final_rows  = ( final_ury - final_lly ) >> 6;
 
 #ifdef FT_DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE
-    FT_TRACE5(( "FT_Bitmap_Blend:\n"
-                "  source bitmap: (%ld, %ld) -- (%ld, %ld); %d x %d\n",
+    FT_TRACE5(( "FT_Bitmap_Blend:\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE5(( "  source bitmap: (%ld, %ld) -- (%ld, %ld); %d x %d\n",
       source_llx / 64, source_lly / 64,
       source_urx / 64, source_ury / 64,
       source_->width, source_->rows ));
diff --git a/src/base/ftobjs.c b/src/base/ftobjs.c
index c3e01b3a5..5b66848ab 100644
--- a/src/base/ftobjs.c
+++ b/src/base/ftobjs.c
@@ -2681,10 +2681,10 @@
 #ifdef FT_DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE
     if ( !error && face_index < 0 )
     {
-      FT_TRACE3(( "FT_Open_Face: The font has %ld face%s\n"
-                  "              and %ld named instance%s for face %ld\n",
+      FT_TRACE3(( "FT_Open_Face: The font has %ld face%s\n",
                   face->num_faces,
-                  face->num_faces == 1 ? "" : "s",
+                  face->num_faces == 1 ? "" : "s" ));
+      FT_TRACE3(( "              and %ld named instance%s for face %ld\n",
                   face->style_flags >> 16,
                   ( face->style_flags >> 16 ) == 1 ? "" : "s",
                   -face_index - 1 ));
diff --git a/src/cff/cffload.c b/src/cff/cffload.c
index 73d3eecd3..be613c99b 100644
--- a/src/cff/cffload.c
+++ b/src/cff/cffload.c
@@ -1018,8 +1018,8 @@
       case 0:
         if ( num_glyphs > 229 )
         {
-          FT_ERROR(( "cff_charset_load: implicit charset larger than\n"
-                     "predefined charset (Adobe ISO-Latin)\n" ));
+          FT_ERROR(( "cff_charset_load: implicit charset larger than\n" ));
+          FT_ERROR(( "predefined charset (Adobe ISO-Latin)\n" ));
           error = FT_THROW( Invalid_File_Format );
           goto Exit;
         }
@@ -1036,8 +1036,8 @@
       case 1:
         if ( num_glyphs > 166 )
         {
-          FT_ERROR(( "cff_charset_load: implicit charset larger than\n"
-                     "predefined charset (Adobe Expert)\n" ));
+          FT_ERROR(( "cff_charset_load: implicit charset larger than\n" ));
+          FT_ERROR(( "predefined charset (Adobe Expert)\n" ));
           error = FT_THROW( Invalid_File_Format );
           goto Exit;
         }
@@ -1054,8 +1054,8 @@
       case 2:
         if ( num_glyphs > 87 )
         {
-          FT_ERROR(( "cff_charset_load: implicit charset larger than\n"
-                     "predefined charset (Adobe Expert Subset)\n" ));
+          FT_ERROR(( "cff_charset_load: implicit charset larger than\n" ));
+          FT_ERROR(( "predefined charset (Adobe Expert Subset)\n" ));
           error = FT_THROW( Invalid_File_Format );
           goto Exit;
         }
@@ -1456,10 +1456,8 @@
       if ( master == 0 )
       {
         blend->BV[master] = FT_FIXED_ONE;
-        FT_TRACE4(( "   build blend vector len %d\n"
-                    "   [ %f ",
-                    len,
-                    blend->BV[master] / 65536.0 ));
+        FT_TRACE4(( "   build blend vector len %d\n", len ));
+        FT_TRACE4(( "   [ %f ", blend->BV[master] / 65536.0 ));
         continue;
       }
 
diff --git a/src/cid/cidload.c b/src/cid/cidload.c
index bb9136a3d..a7b555adb 100644
--- a/src/cid/cidload.c
+++ b/src/cid/cidload.c
@@ -803,8 +803,8 @@
       if ( parser->binary_length >
              face->root.stream->size - parser->data_offset )
       {
-        FT_TRACE0(( "cid_face_open: adjusting length of binary data\n"
-                    "               (from %ld to %ld bytes)\n",
+        FT_TRACE0(( "cid_face_open: adjusting length of binary data\n" ));
+        FT_TRACE0(( "               (from %ld to %ld bytes)\n",
                     parser->binary_length,
                     face->root.stream->size - parser->data_offset ));
         parser->binary_length = face->root.stream->size -
diff --git a/src/gxvalid/gxvcommn.c b/src/gxvalid/gxvcommn.c
index ead0f24cd..9f30de694 100644
--- a/src/gxvalid/gxvcommn.c
+++ b/src/gxvalid/gxvcommn.c
@@ -1493,9 +1493,11 @@
       state = (FT_UShort)( newState_idx / ( 1 + maxClassID ) );
       if ( 0 != ( newState_idx % ( 1 + maxClassID ) ) )
       {
-        FT_TRACE4(( "-> new state = %d (supposed)\n"
-                    "but newState index 0x%04x is not aligned to %d-classes\n",
-                    state, newState_idx,  1 + maxClassID ));
+        FT_TRACE4(( "-> new state = %d (supposed)\n",
+                    state ));
+        FT_TRACE4(( "but newState index 0x%04x"
+                    " is not aligned to %d-classes\n",
+                    newState_idx, 1 + maxClassID ));
         GXV_SET_ERR_IF_PARANOID( FT_INVALID_OFFSET );
       }
 
diff --git a/src/pcf/pcfread.c b/src/pcf/pcfread.c
index 8817682cd..c3fa4e846 100644
--- a/src/pcf/pcfread.c
+++ b/src/pcf/pcfread.c
@@ -501,8 +501,8 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
     if ( FT_READ_ULONG_LE( format ) )
       goto Bail;
 
-    FT_TRACE4(( "pcf_get_properties:\n"
-                "  format: 0x%lX (%s)\n",
+    FT_TRACE4(( "pcf_get_properties:\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "  format: 0x%lX (%s)\n",
                 format,
                 PCF_BYTE_ORDER( format ) == MSBFirst ? "MSB" : "LSB" ));
 
@@ -697,8 +697,8 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
     if ( FT_READ_ULONG_LE( format ) )
       goto Bail;
 
-    FT_TRACE4(( "pcf_get_metrics:\n"
-                "  format: 0x%lX (%s, %s)\n",
+    FT_TRACE4(( "pcf_get_metrics:\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "  format: 0x%lX (%s, %s)\n",
                 format,
                 PCF_BYTE_ORDER( format ) == MSBFirst ? "MSB" : "LSB",
                 PCF_FORMAT_MATCH( format, PCF_COMPRESSED_METRICS ) ?
@@ -840,17 +840,16 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 
     FT_Stream_ExitFrame( stream );
 
-    FT_TRACE4(( "pcf_get_bitmaps:\n"
-                "  format: 0x%lX\n"
-                "          (%s, %s,\n"
-                "           padding=%d bit%s, scanning=%d bit%s)\n",
-                format,
+    FT_TRACE4(( "pcf_get_bitmaps:\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "  format: 0x%lX\n", format ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "          (%s, %s,\n",
                 PCF_BYTE_ORDER( format ) == MSBFirst
                   ? "most significant byte first"
                   : "least significant byte first",
                 PCF_BIT_ORDER( format ) == MSBFirst
                   ? "most significant bit first"
-                  : "least significant bit first",
+                  : "least significant bit first" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "           padding=%d bit%s, scanning=%d bit%s)\n",
                 8 << PCF_GLYPH_PAD_INDEX( format ),
                 ( 8 << PCF_GLYPH_PAD_INDEX( format ) ) == 1 ? "" : "s",
                 8 << PCF_SCAN_UNIT_INDEX( format ),
@@ -1001,8 +1000,8 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
     if ( FT_READ_ULONG_LE( format ) )
       goto Bail;
 
-    FT_TRACE4(( "pcf_get_encodings:\n"
-                "  format: 0x%lX (%s)\n",
+    FT_TRACE4(( "pcf_get_encodings:\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "  format: 0x%lX (%s)\n",
                 format,
                 PCF_BYTE_ORDER( format ) == MSBFirst ? "MSB" : "LSB" ));
 
@@ -1021,11 +1020,11 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
         goto Bail;
     }
 
-    FT_TRACE4(( "  firstCol 0x%X, lastCol 0x%X\n"
-                "  firstRow 0x%X, lastRow 0x%X\n"
-                "  defaultChar 0x%X\n",
-                enc->firstCol, enc->lastCol,
-                enc->firstRow, enc->lastRow,
+    FT_TRACE4(( "  firstCol 0x%X, lastCol 0x%X\n",
+                enc->firstCol, enc->lastCol ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "  firstRow 0x%X, lastRow 0x%X\n",
+                enc->firstRow, enc->lastRow ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "  defaultChar 0x%X\n",
                 enc->defaultChar ));
 
     /* sanity checks; we limit numbers of rows and columns to 256 */
@@ -1208,10 +1207,10 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
     if ( FT_READ_ULONG_LE( format ) )
       goto Bail;
 
-    FT_TRACE4(( "pcf_get_accel%s:\n"
-                "  format: 0x%lX (%s, %s)\n",
+    FT_TRACE4(( "pcf_get_accel%s:\n",
                 type == PCF_BDF_ACCELERATORS ? " (getting BDF accelerators)"
-                                             : "",
+                                             : "" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "  format: 0x%lX (%s, %s)\n",
                 format,
                 PCF_BYTE_ORDER( format ) == MSBFirst ? "MSB" : "LSB",
                 PCF_FORMAT_MATCH( format, PCF_ACCEL_W_INKBOUNDS ) ?
diff --git a/src/psaux/cffdecode.c b/src/psaux/cffdecode.c
index 3f60abce1..f6917e8e6 100644
--- a/src/psaux/cffdecode.c
+++ b/src/psaux/cffdecode.c
@@ -2271,7 +2271,8 @@
 
     } /* while ip < limit */
 
-    FT_TRACE4(( "..end..\n\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "..end..\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "\n" ));
 
   Fail:
     return error;
diff --git a/src/psaux/t1decode.c b/src/psaux/t1decode.c
index f35f2440c..dce7308c9 100644
--- a/src/psaux/t1decode.c
+++ b/src/psaux/t1decode.c
@@ -1650,7 +1650,8 @@
 
     } /* while ip < limit */
 
-    FT_TRACE4(( "..end..\n\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "..end..\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "\n" ));
 
   Fail:
     return error;
@@ -2070,7 +2071,8 @@
 
     } /* while ip < limit */
 
-    FT_TRACE4(( "..end..\n\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "..end..\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE4(( "\n" ));
 
   No_Width:
     FT_ERROR(( "t1_decoder_parse_metrics:"
diff --git a/src/sfnt/sfobjs.c b/src/sfnt/sfobjs.c
index 39460be2e..c65a6d862 100644
--- a/src/sfnt/sfobjs.c
+++ b/src/sfnt/sfobjs.c
@@ -820,7 +820,8 @@
     /* it doesn't contain outlines.                                */
     /*                                                             */
 
-    FT_TRACE2(( "sfnt_load_face: %p\n\n", (void *)face ));
+    FT_TRACE2(( "sfnt_load_face: %p\n", (void *)face ));
+    FT_TRACE2(( "\n" ));
 
     /* do we have outlines in there? */
 #ifdef FT_CONFIG_OPTION_INCREMENTAL
diff --git a/src/sfnt/sfwoff.c b/src/sfnt/sfwoff.c
index f0a32e1e0..c1be338bf 100644
--- a/src/sfnt/sfwoff.c
+++ b/src/sfnt/sfwoff.c
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@
          FT_NEW_ARRAY( indices, woff.num_tables ) )
       goto Exit;
 
-    FT_TRACE2(( "\n"
-                "  tag    offset    compLen  origLen  checksum\n"
-                "  -------------------------------------------\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE2(( "\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE2(( "  tag    offset    compLen  origLen  checksum\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE2(( "  -------------------------------------------\n" ));
 
     if ( FT_FRAME_ENTER( 20L * woff.num_tables ) )
       goto Exit;
diff --git a/src/sfnt/ttload.c b/src/sfnt/ttload.c
index 4b46f4135..a5d317a63 100644
--- a/src/sfnt/ttload.c
+++ b/src/sfnt/ttload.c
@@ -416,9 +416,9 @@
          FT_FRAME_ENTER( sfnt.num_tables * 16L ) )
       goto Exit;
 
-    FT_TRACE2(( "\n"
-                "  tag    offset    length   checksum\n"
-                "  ----------------------------------\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE2(( "\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE2(( "  tag    offset    length   checksum\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE2(( "  ----------------------------------\n" ));
 
     valid_entries = 0;
     for ( nn = 0; nn < sfnt.num_tables; nn++ )
@@ -505,7 +505,8 @@
 
     FT_FRAME_EXIT();
 
-    FT_TRACE2(( "table directory loaded\n\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE2(( "table directory loaded\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE2(( "\n" ));
 
   Exit:
     return error;
diff --git a/src/truetype/ttgload.c b/src/truetype/ttgload.c
index 1dd319dcb..d08a97565 100644
--- a/src/truetype/ttgload.c
+++ b/src/truetype/ttgload.c
@@ -736,12 +736,14 @@
                       subglyph->transform.xx / 65536.0,
                       subglyph->transform.yy / 65536.0 ));
         else if ( subglyph->flags & WE_HAVE_A_2X2 )
-          FT_TRACE7(( "      scaling: xx=%f, yx=%f\n"
-                      "               xy=%f, yy=%f\n",
+        {
+          FT_TRACE7(( "      scaling: xx=%f, yx=%f\n",
                       subglyph->transform.xx / 65536.0,
-                      subglyph->transform.yx / 65536.0,
+                      subglyph->transform.yx / 65536.0 ));
+          FT_TRACE7(( "               xy=%f, yy=%f\n",
                       subglyph->transform.xy / 65536.0,
                       subglyph->transform.yy / 65536.0 ));
+        }
 
         subglyph++;
       }
diff --git a/src/truetype/ttgxvar.c b/src/truetype/ttgxvar.c
index 53b0cc26f..c544e980e 100644
--- a/src/truetype/ttgxvar.c
+++ b/src/truetype/ttgxvar.c
@@ -371,8 +371,9 @@
 
     if ( axisCount != (FT_Long)blend->mmvar->num_axis )
     {
-      FT_TRACE2(( "ft_var_load_avar: number of axes in `avar' and `fvar'\n"
-                  "                  table are different\n" ));
+      FT_TRACE2(( "ft_var_load_avar:"
+                  " number of axes in `avar' and `fvar'\n" ));
+      FT_TRACE2(( "                  table are different\n" ));
       goto Exit;
     }
 
@@ -1524,8 +1525,9 @@
 
     if ( gvar_head.axisCount != (FT_UShort)blend->mmvar->num_axis )
     {
-      FT_TRACE1(( "ft_var_load_gvar: number of axes in `gvar' and `cvar'\n"
-                  "                  table are different\n" ));
+      FT_TRACE1(( "ft_var_load_gvar:"
+                  " number of axes in `gvar' and `cvar'\n" ));
+      FT_TRACE1(( "                  table are different\n" ));
       error = FT_THROW( Invalid_Table );
       goto Exit;
     }
@@ -2124,8 +2126,8 @@
         if ( FT_SET_ERROR( face->goto_table( face, TTAG_CFF2,
                                              stream, &table_len ) ) )
         {
-          FT_TRACE1(( "\n"
-                      "TT_Get_MM_Var: `gvar' or `CFF2' table is missing\n" ));
+          FT_TRACE1(( "\n" ));
+          FT_TRACE1(( "TT_Get_MM_Var: `gvar' or `CFF2' table is missing\n" ));
           goto Exit;
         }
       }
@@ -2553,17 +2555,17 @@
       num_coords = mmvar->num_axis;
     }
 
-    FT_TRACE5(( "TT_Set_MM_Blend:\n"
-                "  normalized design coordinates:\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE5(( "TT_Set_MM_Blend:\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE5(( "  normalized design coordinates:\n" ));
 
     for ( i = 0; i < num_coords; i++ )
     {
       FT_TRACE5(( "    %.5f\n", coords[i] / 65536.0 ));
       if ( coords[i] < -0x00010000L || coords[i] > 0x00010000L )
       {
-        FT_TRACE1(( "TT_Set_MM_Blend: normalized design coordinate %.5f\n"
-                    "                 is out of range [-1;1]\n",
+        FT_TRACE1(( "TT_Set_MM_Blend: normalized design coordinate %.5f\n",
                     coords[i] / 65536.0 ));
+        FT_TRACE1(( "                 is out of range [-1;1]\n" ));
         error = FT_THROW( Invalid_Argument );
         goto Exit;
       }
@@ -2961,8 +2963,8 @@
     if ( !face->blend->avar_loaded )
       ft_var_load_avar( face );
 
-    FT_TRACE5(( "TT_Set_Var_Design:\n"
-                "  normalized design coordinates:\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE5(( "TT_Set_Var_Design:\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE5(( "  normalized design coordinates:\n" ));
     ft_var_to_normalized( face, num_coords, blend->coords, normalized );
 
     error = tt_set_mm_blend( face, mmvar->num_axis, normalized, 0 );
@@ -3238,16 +3240,16 @@
 
     if ( !blend )
     {
-      FT_TRACE2(( "\n"
-                  "tt_face_vary_cvt: no blend specified\n" ));
+      FT_TRACE2(( "\n" ));
+      FT_TRACE2(( "tt_face_vary_cvt: no blend specified\n" ));
       error = FT_Err_Ok;
       goto Exit;
     }
 
     if ( !face->cvt )
     {
-      FT_TRACE2(( "\n"
-                  "tt_face_vary_cvt: no `cvt ' table\n" ));
+      FT_TRACE2(( "\n" ));
+      FT_TRACE2(( "tt_face_vary_cvt: no `cvt ' table\n" ));
       error = FT_Err_Ok;
       goto Exit;
     }
diff --git a/src/truetype/ttinterp.c b/src/truetype/ttinterp.c
index 29eafa3d8..192377466 100644
--- a/src/truetype/ttinterp.c
+++ b/src/truetype/ttinterp.c
@@ -7781,8 +7781,8 @@
       if ( num_twilight_points > 0xFFFFU )
         num_twilight_points = 0xFFFFU;
 
-      FT_TRACE5(( "TT_RunIns: Resetting number of twilight points\n"
-                  "           from %d to the more reasonable value %ld\n",
+      FT_TRACE5(( "TT_RunIns: Resetting number of twilight points\n" ));
+      FT_TRACE5(( "           from %d to the more reasonable value %ld\n",
                   exc->twilight.n_points,
                   num_twilight_points ));
       exc->twilight.n_points = (FT_UShort)num_twilight_points;