1 file changed, 11 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/custom/extensions/about-render.lua b/custom/extensions/about-render.lua
index fe0d599c..fb5dee77 100644
--- a/custom/extensions/about-render.lua
+++ b/custom/extensions/about-render.lua
@@ -741,30 +741,23 @@ if has_lpeg then
 		+ C((1 - backslash) ^ 1) / text_token
 	) ^ 0)
 
+	local function in_font(font, nodes)
+		if font == "B" then
+			return { { kind = "strong", kids = nodes } }
+		elseif font == "I" then
+			return { { kind = "em", kids = nodes } }
+		end
+		return nodes
+	end
+
 	local function man_inline(text)
 		local tokens = man_inline_grammar:match(text)
 		local nodes, parts, font = {}, {}, "R"
 		local function flush()
-			if #parts == 0 then
-				return
-			end
 			local run = table.concat(parts)
 			parts = {}
-			if run == "" then
-				return
-			end
-			if font == "B" then
-				nodes[#nodes + 1] = {
-					kind = "strong",
-					kids = { { kind = "text", text = run } },
-				}
-			elseif font == "I" then
-				nodes[#nodes + 1] = {
-					kind = "em",
-					kids = { { kind = "text", text = run } },
-				}
-			else
-				nodes[#nodes + 1] = { kind = "text", text = run }
+			if run ~= "" then
+				nodes[#nodes + 1] = in_font(font, { node_text(run) })[1]
 			end
 		end
 		for _, token in ipairs(tokens) do
@@ -811,15 +804,6 @@ if has_lpeg then
 		end
 	end
 
-	local function in_font(font, nodes)
-		if font == "B" then
-			return { { kind = "strong", kids = nodes } }
-		elseif font == "I" then
-			return { { kind = "em", kids = nodes } }
-		end
-		return nodes
-	end
-
 	-- Each alternating macro sets its arguments in its two fonts by turns
 	-- with nothing between them, as in .BR ls (1).
 	local single_font = { B = "B", I = "I" }