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diff --git a/man/new_pair.3x b/man/new_pair.3x
index 5160db54..ae20dd44 100644
--- a/man/new_pair.3x
+++ b/man/new_pair.3x
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .\"***************************************************************************
-.\" Copyright (c) 2017,2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                   *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2021,2022 Thomas E. Dickey                                *
+.\" Copyright 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                            *
 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" Author: Thomas E. Dickey
 .\"
-.\" $Id: new_pair.3x,v 1.11 2018/04/01 00:01:17 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: new_pair.3x,v 1.19 2022/02/12 20:03:40 tom Exp $
 .TH new_pair 3X ""
 .ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
 .el       .ds `` ``
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@
 .de NE
 .fi
 .ft R
-.in -4
+.ie n  .in -4
+.el    .in -2
 ..
 .SH NAME
 \fBalloc_pair\fP,
@@ -58,11 +60,11 @@
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <curses.h>\fP
 .sp
-\fBint alloc_pair(int fg, int bg);\fP
+\fBint alloc_pair(int \fIfg\fB, int \fIbg\fB);\fR
 .br
-\fBint find_pair(int fg, int bg);\fP
+\fBint find_pair(int \fIfg\fB, int \fIbg\fB);\fR
 .br
-\fBint free_pair(int pair);\fP
+\fBint free_pair(int \fIpair\fB);\fR
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 These functions are an extension to the curses library.
 They permit an application to dynamically allocate a color pair using
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ That is, the foreground and background colors are applied as a pair.
 .bP
 Color pairs are the curses library's way of managing a color palette
 on a terminal.
-If the library does not keep track of the \fIcombinations\fP of 
+If the library does not keep track of the \fIcombinations\fP of
 colors which are displayed, it will be inefficient.
 .bP
 For simple terminal emulators
@@ -88,20 +90,21 @@ with only a few dozen color combinations,
 it is convenient to use the maximum number of combinations
 as the limit on color pairs:
 .NS
-\fBCOLORS\fP\fI * \fP\fBCOLORS\fP
+\fBCOLORS\fI * \fBCOLORS\fR
 .NE
 .bP
-Terminals which support \fIdefault colors\fP distinct from \*(``ANSI colors\*('' 
+Terminals which support \fIdefault colors\fP distinct
+from \*(``ANSI colors\*(''
 add to the possible combinations, producing this total:
 .NS
-\fI( \fP\fBCOLORS\fP\fI + 1 ) * ( \fP\fBCOLORS\fP\fI + 1 )\fP
+\fI( \fBCOLORS\fI + 1 ) * ( \fBCOLORS\fI + 1 )\fR
 .NE
 .bP
 An application might use up to a few dozen color pairs to
 implement a predefined color scheme.
 .IP
 Beyond that lies in the realm of programs using the foreground
-and background colors for \*(``ASCII art\*('' 
+and background colors for \*(``ASCII art\*(''
 (or some other non-textual application).
 .IP
 Also beyond those few dozen pairs, the required size for a table
@@ -114,15 +117,17 @@ The \fBalloc_pair\fP function accepts parameters for
 foreground and background color, and
 checks if that color combination is already associated with a color pair.
 .bP
-If the combination already exists, \fBalloc_pair\fP returns the existing pair.
+If the combination already exists,
+\fBalloc_pair\fP returns the existing pair.
 .bP
-If the combination does not exist, \fBalloc_pair\fP allocates a new color pair and returns that.
+If the combination does not exist,
+\fBalloc_pair\fP allocates a new color pair and returns that.
 .bP
 If the table fills up, \fBalloc_pair\fP discards the least-recently
 allocated entry using \fBfree_pair\fP and allocates a new color pair.
 .PP
 All of the color pairs are allocated from a table of possible color pairs.
-The size of the table is determined by the terminfo \fIpairs\fP capability.
+The size of the table is determined by the terminfo \fBpairs\fP capability.
 The table is shared with \fBinit_pair\fP;
 in fact \fBalloc_pair\fP calls \fBinit_pair\fP after
 updating the ncurses library's fast index to the colors versus color pairs.
@@ -140,7 +145,8 @@ i.e., like color pair 0.
 The \fBalloc_pair\fP function returns a color pair number in the range
 1 through \fBCOLOR_PAIRS\fP\-1, unless it encounters an error updating
 its fast index to the color pair values, preventing it from allocating
-a color pair.  In that case, it returns \-1.
+a color pair.
+In that case, it returns \-1.
 .PP
 The \fBfind_pair\fP function returns a color pair number if the
 given color combination has been associated with a color pair,
@@ -149,10 +155,12 @@ or \-1 if not.
 Likewise, \fBfree_pair\fP returns \fBOK\fP unless it encounters an
 error updating the fast index or if no such color pair is in use.
 .SH PORTABILITY
-These routines are specific to ncurses.  They were not supported on
-Version 7, BSD or System V implementations.  It is recommended that
+These routines are specific to ncurses.
+They were not supported on
+Version 7, BSD or System V implementations.
+It is recommended that
 any code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.
 .SH SEE ALSO
-\fBcurs_color\fR(3X).
+\fBcurs_color\fP(3X).
 .SH AUTHOR
 Thomas Dickey.