===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/man_html.c,v
retrieving revision 1.62
retrieving revision 1.63
diff -u -p -r1.62 -r1.63
--- mandoc/man_html.c	2011/01/07 13:20:58	1.62
+++ mandoc/man_html.c	2011/01/12 10:43:22	1.63
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$Id: man_html.c,v 1.62 2011/01/07 13:20:58 kristaps Exp $ */
+/*	$Id: man_html.c,v 1.63 2011/01/12 10:43:22 kristaps Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
  *
@@ -197,7 +197,16 @@ print_man_node(MAN_ARGS)
 		child = man_root_pre(m, n, mh, h);
 		break;
 	case (MAN_TEXT):
+		if ('\0' == *n->string) {
+			print_otag(h, TAG_P, 0, NULL);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (' ' == *n->string && MAN_LINE & n->flags)
+			print_otag(h, TAG_BR, 0, NULL);
+
 		print_text(h, n->string);
+
 		if (MANH_LITERAL & mh->fl)
 			print_otag(h, TAG_BR, 0, NULL);
 		return;