===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/pod2mdoc/pod2mdoc.c,v
retrieving revision 1.11
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -u -p -r1.11 -r1.12
--- pod2mdoc/pod2mdoc.c	2014/04/01 08:31:00	1.11
+++ pod2mdoc/pod2mdoc.c	2014/04/01 11:58:32	1.12
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$Id: pod2mdoc.c,v 1.11 2014/04/01 08:31:00 kristaps Exp $ */
+/*	$Id: pod2mdoc.c,v 1.12 2014/04/01 11:58:32 kristaps Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2014 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
  *
@@ -817,6 +817,26 @@ ordinary(struct state *st, const char *buf, size_t sta
 				printf("\\&");
 			else if ('\n' == last && '\'' == buf[start])
 				printf("\\&");
+#if notyet
+			/*
+			 * If we're in the SYNOPSIS, have square
+			 * brackets indicate that we're opening and
+			 * closing an optional context.
+			 */
+			if (SECT_SYNOPSIS == st->sect) {
+				if ('[' == buf[start] || 
+					']' == buf[start]) {
+					if (last != '\n')
+						putchar('\n');
+					if ('[' == buf[start]) 
+						printf(".Oo\n");
+					else
+						printf(".Oc\n");
+					start++;
+					continue;
+				}
+			}
+#endif
 			putchar(last = buf[start++]);
 			if ('\\' == last)
 				putchar('e');
@@ -861,19 +881,7 @@ ordinary(struct state *st, const char *buf, size_t sta
 			for ( ; start < end; start++)
 				if (' ' != buf[start] && '\t' != buf[start])
 					break;
-		} else if (start < end) {
-			/* 
-			 * Default: print the character. 
-			 * Escape initial control characters.
-			 */
-			if ('\n' == last && '.' == buf[start])
-				printf("\\&");
-			else if ('\n' == last && '\'' == buf[start])
-				printf("\\&");
-			putchar(last = buf[start++]);
-			if ('\\' == last)
-				putchar('e');
-		}
+		} 
 	}
 
 	if (last != '\n')