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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/html.c,v
retrieving revision 1.218
retrieving revision 1.219
diff -u -p -r1.218 -r1.219
--- mandoc/html.c	2017/07/14 16:28:38	1.218
+++ mandoc/html.c	2017/07/15 17:57:51	1.219
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$Id: html.c,v 1.218 2017/07/14 16:28:38 schwarze Exp $ */
+/*	$Id: html.c,v 1.219 2017/07/15 17:57:51 schwarze Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008-2011, 2014 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
  * Copyright (c) 2011-2015, 2017 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>
@@ -624,24 +624,28 @@ print_otag(struct html *h, enum htmltag tag, const cha
 			su = va_arg(ap, struct roffsu *);
 			break;
 		case 'w':
-			if ((arg2 = va_arg(ap, char *)) == NULL) {
-				if (*fmt == '+')
-					fmt++;
-				if (*fmt == '-')
-					fmt++;
-				break;
+			if ((arg2 = va_arg(ap, char *)) != NULL) {
+				su = &mysu;
+				a2width(arg2, su);
 			}
-			su = &mysu;
-			a2width(arg2, su);
+			if (*fmt == '*') {
+				if (su != NULL && su->unit == SCALE_EN &&
+				    su->scale > 5.9 && su->scale < 6.1)
+					su = NULL;
+				fmt++;
+			}
 			if (*fmt == '+') {
-				/* Increase to make even bold text fit. */
-				su->scale *= 1.2;
-				/* Add padding. */
-				su->scale += 3.0;
+				if (su != NULL) {
+					/* Make even bold text fit. */
+					su->scale *= 1.2;
+					/* Add padding. */
+					su->scale += 3.0;
+				}
 				fmt++;
 			}
 			if (*fmt == '-') {
-				su->scale *= -1.0;
+				if (su != NULL)
+					su->scale *= -1.0;
 				fmt++;
 			}
 			break;