5 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/bk_info.c b/bk_info.c
index 0d7c032..f7f83fb 100644
--- a/bk_info.c
+++ b/bk_info.c
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ static void info_rdaddwc(rdstringc *rs, word *words, word *end, int xrefs) {
 		  attraux(words->aux) == attr_Only))
 	    rdaddc(rs, '`');	       /* FIXME: configurability */
 	if (removeattr(words->type) == word_Normal) {
-	    if (info_convert(words->text, &c))
+	    if (info_convert(words->text, &c) || !words->alt)
 		rdaddsc(rs, c);
 	    else
 		info_rdaddwc(rs, words->alt, NULL, FALSE);
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ static int info_width_internal(word *words, int xrefs) {
 		 ? (attraux(words->aux) == attr_Only ? 2 :
 		    attraux(words->aux) == attr_Always ? 0 : 1)
 		 : 0) +
-		(info_convert(words->text, NULL) ?
+		(info_convert(words->text, NULL) || !words->alt ?
 		 ustrlen(words->text) :
 		 info_width_internal_list(words->alt, xrefs)));
 
diff --git a/bk_man.c b/bk_man.c
index 60157fa..d03f6b7 100644
--- a/bk_man.c
+++ b/bk_man.c
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ static void man_rdaddwc(rdstringc *rs, word *text, word *end,
 	if (removeattr(text->type) == word_Normal) {
 	    if (rs->pos > 0)
 		quote_props &= ~QUOTE_INITCTRL;   /* not at start any more */
-	    if (man_convert(text->text, 0, &c, quote_props))
+	    if (man_convert(text->text, 0, &c, quote_props) || !text->alt)
 		rdaddsc(rs, c);
 	    else
 		man_rdaddwc(rs, text->alt, NULL, quote_props);
diff --git a/bk_text.c b/bk_text.c
index 359ea25..499f232 100644
--- a/bk_text.c
+++ b/bk_text.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ static void text_rdaddwc(rdstringc *rs, word *text, word *end) {
 		  attraux(text->aux) == attr_Only))
 	    rdaddc(rs, '`');	       /* FIXME: configurability */
 	if (removeattr(text->type) == word_Normal) {
-	    if (text_convert(text->text, &c))
+	    if (text_convert(text->text, &c) || !text->alt)
 		rdaddsc(rs, c);
 	    else
 		text_rdaddwc(rs, text->alt, NULL);
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static int text_width(void *ctx, word *text) {
 		 ? (attraux(text->aux) == attr_Only ? 2 :
 		    attraux(text->aux) == attr_Always ? 0 : 1)
 		 : 0) +
-		(text_convert(text->text, NULL) ?
+		(text_convert(text->text, NULL) || !text->alt ?
 		 ustrlen(text->text) :
 		 text_width_list(ctx, text->alt)));
 
diff --git a/bk_whlp.c b/bk_whlp.c
index 9655b1f..7738c71 100644
--- a/bk_whlp.c
+++ b/bk_whlp.c
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ static void whlp_mkparagraph(struct bk_whlp_state *state,
 	    whlp_set_font(state->h, newfont);
 	}
 	if (removeattr(text->type) == word_Normal) {
-	    if (whlp_convert(text->text, 0, &c, TRUE))
+	    if (whlp_convert(text->text, 0, &c, TRUE) || !text->alt)
 		whlp_text(state->h, c);
 	    else
 		whlp_mkparagraph(state, deffont, text->alt, FALSE);
diff --git a/bk_xhtml.c b/bk_xhtml.c
index aff20a3..4b9b98c 100644
--- a/bk_xhtml.c
+++ b/bk_xhtml.c
@@ -1651,7 +1651,8 @@ static void xhtml_rdaddwc(rdstringc *rs, word *text, word *end, int indexable) {
 	    rdaddsc(rs, "<code>");
 
 	if (removeattr(text->type) == word_Normal) {
-	  if (xhtml_convert(text->text, 0, &c, TRUE)) /* spaces in the word are hard */
+	  if (xhtml_convert(text->text, 0, &c, TRUE) || !text->alt)
+		/* spaces in the word are hard */
 	    rdaddsc(rs, c);
 	  else
 	    xhtml_rdaddwc(rs, text->alt, NULL, indexable);