1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/term.c b/term.c
index bdd3d38c..8d612bbf 100644
--- a/term.c
+++ b/term.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "mdoc.h"
 #include "main.h"
 
-static	struct termp	 *term_alloc(enum termenc);
+static	struct termp	 *term_alloc(enum termenc, size_t);
 static	void		  term_free(struct termp *);
 static	void		  spec(struct termp *, const char *, size_t);
 static	void		  res(struct termp *, const char *, size_t);
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ static	void		  encode(struct termp *, const char *, size_t);
 
 
 void *
-ascii_alloc(void)
+ascii_alloc(size_t width)
 {
 
-	return(term_alloc(TERMENC_ASCII));
+	return(term_alloc(TERMENC_ASCII, width));
 }
 
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ term_free(struct termp *p)
 
 
 static struct termp *
-term_alloc(enum termenc enc)
+term_alloc(enum termenc enc, size_t width)
 {
 	struct termp *p;
 
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ term_alloc(enum termenc enc)
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 	p->enc = enc;
+	/* Enforce some lower boundary. */
+	if (width < 60)
+		width = 60;
+	p->defrmargin = width - 2;
 	return(p);
 }