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diff --git a/man/form_field_buffer.3x b/man/form_field_buffer.3x
index 749f24c5..cf71d00d 100644
--- a/man/form_field_buffer.3x
+++ b/man/form_field_buffer.3x
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 '\" t
 .\"***************************************************************************
-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2017,2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2019,2020 Thomas E. Dickey                                *
+.\" Copyright 1998-2010,2017 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            *
@@ -27,8 +28,12 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
-.\" $Id: form_field_buffer.3x,v 1.21 2018/07/28 21:34:06 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: form_field_buffer.3x,v 1.26 2020/03/28 19:06:28 tom Exp $
 .TH form_field_buffer 3X ""
+.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
+.el       .ds `` ``
+.ie \n(.g .ds '' \(rq
+.el       .ds '' ''
 .de bP
 .ie n  .IP \(bu 4
 .el    .IP \(bu 2
@@ -94,7 +99,7 @@ The function \fBset_max_field\fR sets the maximum size for a dynamic field.
 An argument of 0 turns off any maximum size threshold for that field.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 The \fBfield_buffer\fR function returns NULL on error.
-It sets errno according to their success:
+It sets \fBerrno\fP according to their success:
 .TP 5
 .B E_OK
 The routine succeeded.
@@ -110,12 +115,12 @@ The remaining routines return one of the following:
 The routine succeeded.
 .TP 5
 .B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
-System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
+System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)).
 .TP 5
 .B E_BAD_ARGUMENT
 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
 .SH SEE ALSO
-\fBcurses\fR(3X) and related pages whose names begin "form_" for detailed
+\fBcurses\fR(3X) and related pages whose names begin \*(``form_\*('' for detailed
 descriptions of the entry points.
 .SH NOTES
 The header file \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
@@ -130,6 +135,10 @@ same buffer.
 These routines emulate the System V forms library.
 They were not supported on
 Version 7 or BSD versions.
+.PP
+The \fBset_max_field\fP function checks for an ncurses extension
+\fBO_INPUT_FIELD\fP which allows a dynamic field to shrink if the new
+limit is smaller than the current field size.
 .SH AUTHORS
 Juergen Pfeifer.
 Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.