+int
+man_addspan(struct man *m, const struct tbl_span *sp)
+{
+
+ if ( ! man_span_alloc(m, sp))
+ return(0);
+ return(man_descope(m, 0, 0));
+}
+
+static int
+man_descope(struct man *m, int line, int offs)
+{
+ /*
+ * Co-ordinate what happens with having a next-line scope open:
+ * first close out the element scope (if applicable), then close
+ * out the block scope (also if applicable).
+ */
+
+ if (MAN_ELINE & m->flags) {
+ m->flags &= ~MAN_ELINE;
+ if ( ! man_unscope(m, m->last->parent, MANDOCERR_MAX))
+ return(0);
+ }
+
+ if ( ! (MAN_BLINE & m->flags))
+ return(1);
+ m->flags &= ~MAN_BLINE;
+
+ if ( ! man_unscope(m, m->last->parent, MANDOCERR_MAX))
+ return(0);
+ return(man_body_alloc(m, line, offs, m->last->tok));
+}
+
+