===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docbook2mdoc/docbook2mdoc.c,v
retrieving revision 1.53
retrieving revision 1.54
diff -u -p -r1.53 -r1.54
--- docbook2mdoc/docbook2mdoc.c	2019/03/22 16:25:42	1.53
+++ docbook2mdoc/docbook2mdoc.c	2019/03/22 16:32:34	1.54
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: docbook2mdoc.c,v 1.53 2019/03/22 16:25:42 schwarze Exp $ */
+/* $Id: docbook2mdoc.c,v 1.54 2019/03/22 16:32:34 schwarze Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2014 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
  * Copyright (c) 2019 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>
@@ -690,6 +690,37 @@ pnode_printmclosepunct(struct parse *p, struct pnode *
 	p->newln = 1;
 }
 
+static void
+pnode_printpara(struct parse *p, struct pnode *pn)
+{
+	struct pnode	*pp;
+
+	assert(p->newln);
+	if (NULL == pn->parent || NODE_LISTITEM == pn->parent->node)
+		return;
+
+	pp = TAILQ_PREV(pn, pnodeq, child);
+	if (NULL == pp)
+		pp = pn->parent;
+	switch (pp->node) {
+	case (NODE_CHAPTER):
+	case (NODE_PREFACE):
+	case (NODE_REFSECT1):
+	case (NODE_REFSECT2):
+	case (NODE_REFSECT3):
+	case (NODE_REFSECTION):
+	case (NODE_SECT1):
+	case (NODE_SECT2):
+	case (NODE_SECTION):
+		if (2 > p->level)
+			return;
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	puts(".Pp");
+}
+
 /*
  * If the SYNOPSIS macro has a superfluous title, kill it.
  */
@@ -765,7 +796,7 @@ pnode_printrefsect(struct parse *p, struct pnode *pn)
 		fputs(".Ss", stdout);
 		break;
 	default:
-		puts(".Pp");
+		pnode_printpara(p, pn);
 		fputs(".Sy", stdout);
 		break;
 	}
@@ -1161,7 +1192,7 @@ pnode_printtable(struct parse *p, struct pnode *pn)
 	assert(p->newln);
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(pp, &pn->childq, child)
 		if (NODE_TITLE == pp->node) {
-			puts(".Pp");
+			pnode_printpara(p, pp);
 			pnode_print(p, pp);
 			pnode_unlink(pp);
 		}
@@ -1185,7 +1216,7 @@ pnode_printlist(struct parse *p, struct pnode *pn)
 	assert(p->newln);
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(pp, &pn->childq, child)
 		if (NODE_TITLE == pp->node) {
-			puts(".Pp");
+			pnode_printpara(p, pp);
 			pnode_print(p, pp);
 			pnode_unlink(pp);
 		}
@@ -1214,7 +1245,7 @@ pnode_printvariablelist(struct parse *p, struct pnode 
 	assert(p->newln);
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(pp, &pn->childq, child)
 		if (NODE_TITLE == pp->node) {
-			puts(".Pp");
+			pnode_printpara(p, pp);
 			pnode_print(p, pp);
 			pnode_unlink(pp);
 		}
@@ -1380,11 +1411,7 @@ pnode_print(struct parse *p, struct pnode *pn)
 		pnode_unlinksub(pn);
 		break;
 	case (NODE_PARA):
-		assert(p->newln);
-		if (NULL != pn->parent &&
-			NODE_LISTITEM == pn->parent->node)
-			break;
-		puts(".Pp");
+		pnode_printpara(p, pn);
 		break;
 	case (NODE_PARAMETER):
 		/* Suppress non-text children... */