- /*
- * Begin recursive parse sequence. Since we're at the start of
- * the line, we don't need to do callable/parseable checks.
+ /*
+ * If an initial macro or a list invocation, divert directly
+ * into macro processing.
+ */
+
+ if (NULL == m->last || MDOC_It == tok || MDOC_El == tok) {
+ if ( ! mdoc_macro(m, tok, ln, sv, &i, buf))
+ goto err;
+ return(1);
+ }
+
+ n = m->last;
+ assert(m->last);
+
+ /*
+ * If the first macro of a `Bl -column', open an `It' block
+ * context around the parsed macro.
+ */
+
+ if (MDOC_Bl == n->tok && MDOC_BODY == n->type &&
+ LIST_column == n->data.Bl->type) {
+ m->flags |= MDOC_FREECOL;
+ if ( ! mdoc_macro(m, MDOC_It, ln, sv, &sv, buf))
+ goto err;
+ return(1);
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * If we're following a block-level `It' within a `Bl -column'
+ * context (perhaps opened in the above block or in ptext()),
+ * then open an `It' block context around the parsed macro.