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diff --git a/man/mitem_current.3x b/man/mitem_current.3x
index 179a23be..a231cabe 100644
--- a/man/mitem_current.3x
+++ b/man/mitem_current.3x
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 '\" t
 .\"***************************************************************************
-.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                        *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2018,2019 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            *
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
-.\" $Id: mitem_current.3x,v 1.9 1998/12/26 19:52:34 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: mitem_current.3x,v 1.15 2019/01/20 20:32:23 tom Exp $
 .TH mitem_current 3X ""
 .SH NAME
-\fBmitem_current\fR - set and get current_menu_item
+\fBmitem_current\fR \- set and get current_menu_item
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <menu.h>\fR
 .br
@@ -46,56 +46,55 @@ int item_index(const ITEM *item);
 .br
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The function \fBset_current_item\fR sets the current item (the item on which
-the menu cursor is positioned).  \fBcurrent_item\fR returns a pointer to the
+the menu cursor is positioned).
+\fBcurrent_item\fR returns a pointer to the
 current item in the given menu.
-
+.PP
 The function \fBset_top_row\fR sets the top row of the menu to show the given
 row (the top row is initially 0, and is reset to this value whenever the
-\fBO_ROWMAJOR\fR option is toggled).  The item leftmost on the given row
-becomes current.  The function \fBtop_row\fR returns the number of the top menu
+\fBO_ROWMAJOR\fR option is toggled).
+The item leftmost on the given row
+becomes current.
+The function \fBtop_row\fR returns the number of the top menu
 row being displayed.
-
+.PP
 The function \fBitem_index\fR returns the (zero-origin) index of \fIitem\fR in
 the menu's item pointer list.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
-\fBcurrent_item\fR returns \fBNULL\fR on error.
-
+\fBcurrent_item\fR returns a pointer (which may be \fBNULL\fR).
+It does not set errno.
+.PP
 \fBtop_row\fR and \fBitem_index\fR return \fBERR\fR (the general \fBcurses\fR
-error value) on error.
-
+error value) if their \fImenu\fP parameter is \fBNULL\fP.
+.PP
 \fBset_current_item\fR and \fBset_top_row\fR return one of the following:
 .TP 5
-\fBE_OK\fR
+.B E_OK
 The routine succeeded.
 .TP 5
-\fBE_SYSTEM_ERROR\fR
-System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
-.TP 5
-\fBE_BAD_ARGUMENT\fR
+.B E_BAD_ARGUMENT
 Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
 .TP 5
-\fBE_BAD_STATE\fR
+.B E_BAD_STATE
 Routine was called from an initialization or termination function.
 .TP 5
-\fBE_NOT_CONNECTED\fR
+.B E_NOT_CONNECTED
 No items are connected to the menu.
+.TP 5
+.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
+System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)).
 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X).
 .SH NOTES
 The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
 \fB<curses.h>\fR.
 .SH PORTABILITY
-These routines emulate the System V menu library.  They were not supported on
+These routines emulate the System V menu library.
+They were not supported on
 Version 7 or BSD versions.
-
+.PP
 The SVr4 menu library documentation specifies the \fBtop_row\fR and
-\fBindex_item\fR error value as -1 (which is the value of \fBERR\fR).
+\fBindex_item\fR error value as \-1 (which is the value of \fBERR\fR).
 .SH AUTHORS
-Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
-S. Raymond.
-.\"#
-.\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS
-.\"# Local Variables:
-.\"# mode:nroff
-.\"# fill-column:79
-.\"# End:
+Juergen Pfeifer.
+Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.