 	
 	
 	
-	
-
-
-
-	# Macro: .B
-	"macro-bold":
-		name: "markup.bold.roff"
-		begin: "^[.'][ \t]*B(?:$|[ \t]+|(?=\\\\))"
-		end:   "([^\n ]+ ?\n)"
-		patterns: [{ include: "$self" }]
-	
-	
-	# Macro: .I
-	"macro-italic":
-		name: "markup.italic.roff"
-		begin: "^[.'][ \t]*I(?:$|[ \t]+|(?=\\\\))"
-		end:   "([^\n ]+ ?\n)"
-		patterns: [{ include: "$self" }]
-	
-	
-	# Macro: .BI
-	"macro-bold-italic":
-		name: "markup.bold-italic.roff"
-		begin: "^([.'][ \t]*BI)(?=[ \t\\\\]|$)"
-		end:   "(?<!\\\\)(?=\n)"
-		beginCaptures:
-			1: {name: "entity.function.name.roff"}
+	# Escape sequences
+	escapes:
 		patterns: [{
-			begin: '(?x)(?<=
-				^[.\']        BI|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{1}BI|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{2}BI|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{3}BI|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{4}BI)
-				[ \\t]+(".*?(?<!")"(?!")|[^"\\s]\\S*)[ \t]*(?=")'
-			end: '(?<=")|(?<!\\\\)$'
-			patterns: [{include: "#italic-strings"}]
-			beginCaptures:
-				1:
-					name: "markup.bold.roff"
-					patterns: [{include: "#bold-strings"}]
-		}, {
-			begin: '(?=("[^"]*(?<!\\\\)")|\\S+)'
-			end: '$|(?:^|[ \t]+|(?<="))(("[^"]*")|\\S+)'
-			patterns: [{include: "#bold-strings"}]
+			
+			# Comments
+			name: "comment.line.roff"
+			begin: "(?:^[.'])?\\s*\\\\\""
+			end: "$"
+			beginCaptures:
+				0: {name: "punctuation.definition.begin.comment.roff"}
+		},{
+			
+			# Empty control lines
+			name: "comment.empty.roff"
+			match: "^[.'][ \t]*$"
+		},
+		
+		
+		# Basic sequences
+		{match: "\\x5C{2}",  name: "constant.character.escape.backslash.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\e",     name: "constant.character.escape.current-escape-char.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\´",     name: "constant.character.escape.acute-accent.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\`",     name: "constant.character.escape.grave-accent.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\-",     name: "constant.character.escape.minus.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\\\.",   name: "constant.character.escape.dot.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\ ",     name: "constant.character.escape.space.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\0",     name: "constant.character.escape.space.digit-width.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\\\|",   name: "constant.character.escape.space.one-sixth-em.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\\\^",   name: "constant.character.escape.space.one-twelfth-em.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\&",     name: "constant.character.escape.zero-width-marker.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\!",     name: "constant.character.escape.transparent-line.roff"}  # May need its own rule
+		{match: "\\\\%",     name: "constant.character.escape.hyphenation-char.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\a",     name: "constant.character.escape.leader-char.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\c",     name: "constant.character.escape.connect.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\d",     name: "constant.character.escape.downwards.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\p",     name: "constant.character.escape.spread-line.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\r",     name: "constant.character.escape.reverse.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\t",     name: "constant.character.escape.tab.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\u",     name: "constant.character.escape.upwards.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\\\{",   name: "constant.character.escape.conditional.begin.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\\\}",   name: "constant.character.escape.conditional.end.roff"}
+		{match: "\\\\\n",    name: "constant.character.escape.newline.roff"}, {
+			
+			# \(aa - Character named "aa"
+			name: "constant.character.escape.named-char.roff"
+			match: "(?x)
+				(\\\\ \\()
+				(
+					em|hy|bu|sq|ru|14|12|34|fi|fl|ff|Fi|Fl|de|dg|fm|ct|rg|co|pl|mi|eq|sc|aa|ga|ul|sl|ts|sr|rn|ap|
+					ua|da|mu|di|cu|ca|sb|sp|ib|ip|if|pd|gr|no|is|pt|es|mo|br|dd|rh|lh|bs|or|ci|lt|lb|rt|rb|lk|rk|
+					bv|lf|rf|lc|rc|[>=<|!]=|->|<-|[+]-|\\*[A-IK-UW-Z*a-ik-uw-z]
+				)"
+			captures:
+				1: {name: "punctuation.definition.begin.roff"}
+				2: {name: "entity.name.roff"}
+		
+		},{
+			
+			# \*x, \*(xx - Interpolate string "x" or "xx"
+			name: "constant.character.escape.interpolate-string.roff"
+			match: "(\\\\\\*)(\\(\\S{2}|\\S)"
+			captures:
+				1: {name: "punctuation.definition.begin.roff"}
+				2: {name: "variable.parameter.roff"}
+		},{
+			
+			# \$N - Interpolate argument number N (valid range: 1-9)
+			name: "constant.character.escape.interpolate-argument.roff"
+			match: "(\\\\\\$)(\\d)"
+			captures:
+				1: {name: "punctuation.definition.begin.roff"}
+				2: {name: "variable.parameter.roff"}
+		},{
+			
+			# Parametric/function-like escape sequences
+			name: "constant.character.escape.function.roff"
+			match: "(\\\\[bCDhHSlLovwxXN])((.)(.*?)(\\3))"
+			captures:
+				1: {name: "entity.name.function.roff"}
+				2: {name: "string.other.roff"}
+				3: {name: "punctuation.definition.begin.roff"}
+				4: {patterns: [{include: "#escapes"}]}
+				5: {name: "punctuation.definition.end.roff"}
+		},{
+			
+			# Font: Italics (typically rendered by nroff as underlined text)
+			name: "markup.italic.roff"
+			begin: "(\\\\)(f[I2])"
+			end: "(?=\\\\f[A-Za-z0-9])((\\\\)(f[RP1]))?"
+			beginCaptures:
+				1: {name: "punctuation.definition.backslash.roff"}
+				2: {name: "entity.name.roff"}
 			endCaptures:
-				1: {name: "markup.italic.roff"}
-				2: {patterns: [{include: "#string"}]}
-		}]
-	
-	
-	# Macro: .BR
-	"macro-bold-roman":
-		name: "markup.bold-roman.roff"
-		begin: "^([.'][ \t]*BR)(?=[ \t\\\\]|$)"
-		end:   "(?<!\\\\)(?=\n)"
-		beginCaptures:
-			1: {name: "entity.function.name.roff"}
+				1: {name: "meta.terminator.roff"}
+				2: {name: "punctuation.definition.backslash.roff"}
+				3: {name: "entity.name.roff"}
+		},{
+			
+			# Font: Bold
+			name: "markup.bold.roff"
+			begin: "(\\\\)(f[B3])"
+			end: "(?=\\\\f[A-Za-z0-9])((\\\\)(f[RP1]))?"
+			beginCaptures:
+				1: {name: "punctuation.definition.backslash.roff"}
+				2: {name: "entity.name.roff"}
+			endCaptures:
+				1: {name: "meta.terminator.roff"}
+				2: {name: "punctuation.definition.backslash.roff"}
+				3: {name: "entity.name.roff"}
+		},{
+			
+			# Font: Bold and italic
+			name: "markup.bold.italic.roff"
+			begin: "(\\\\)(f4)"
+			end: "(?=\\\\f[A-Za-z0-9])((\\\\)(f[RP1]))?"
+			beginCaptures:
+				1: {name: "punctuation.definition.backslash.roff"}
+				2: {name: "entity.name.roff"}
+			endCaptures:
+				1: {name: "meta.terminator.roff"}
+				2: {name: "punctuation.definition.backslash.roff"}
+				3: {name: "entity.name.roff"}
+		},{
+			
+			# \fX, \f(XX, \fN - Change to font named "X" or "XX", or position N
+			name: "constant.character.escape.font.roff"
+			match: "(\\\\f)(\\(\\S{2}|\\S)"
+			captures:
+				1: {name: "punctuation.definition.begin.roff"}
+				2: {name: "variable.parameter.roff"}
+		},{
+			
+			# \gx, \g(xx - Format of number register "x" or "xx"
+			name: "constant.character.escape.format-register.roff"
+			match: "(\\\\g)(\\(\\S{2}|\\S)"
+			captures:
+				1: {name: "punctuation.definition.begin.roff"}
+				2: {name: "variable.parameter.roff"}
+		},{
+			
+			# \kX - Mark horizontal input place in register "X"
+			name: "constant.character.escape.mark-input.roff"
+			match: "(\\\\k)(\\S)"
+			captures:
+				1: {name: "punctuation.definition.begin.roff"}
+				2: {name: "variable.parameter.roff"}
+		},{
+			
+			# \nX, \n(XX - Contents of number register "X" or "XX"
+			name: "constant.character.escape.expand-register.roff"
+			match: "(\\\\n)(\\(\\S{2}|\\S)"
+			captures:
+				1: {name: "punctuation.definition.begin.roff"}
+				2: {name: "variable.parameter.roff"}
+		},{
+			
+			# \sN, \s±N - Point-size change function; also \s(NN, \s±(NN
+			name: "constant.character.escape.point-size.roff"
+			match: "(\\\\s)([-+]?\\(?\\d+)"
+			captures:
+				1: {name: "punctuation.definition.begin.roff"}
+				2: {name: "variable.parameter.roff"}
+		},{
+			
+			# \zC - Print "C" with zero width (without spacing)
+			name: "constant.character.escape.zero-width-print.roff"
+			match: "(\\\\z)(\\S)"
+			captures:
+				1: {name: "punctuation.definition.begin.roff"}
+				2: {name: "variable.parameter.roff"}
+		},{
+			
+			# \Z - Any character not listed above
+			match: "\\\\(\\S)",
+			name: "constant.character.escape.misc.roff"
+		}]
+	
+	
+	
+	
+	# Macros
+	macros:
 		patterns: [{
-			begin: '(?x)(?<=
-				^[.\']        BR|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{1}BR|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{2}BR|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{3}BR|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{4}BR)
-				[ \\t]+(".*?(?<!")"(?!")|[^"\\s]\\S*)[ \t]*(?=")'
-			end: '(?<=")|(?<!\\\\)$'
+			
+			# .TH: Title (GNU manual macro)
+			name: "markup.heading.title.gnu.man.macro.roff"
 			patterns: [{include: "#params"}]
-			beginCaptures:
-				1:
-					name: "markup.bold.roff"
-					patterns: [{include: "#bold-strings"}]
-		}, {
-			begin: '(?=("[^"]*(?<!\\\\)")|\\S+)'
-			end: '$|(?:^|[ \t]+|(?<="))(?:("[^"]*")|\\S+)'
-			patterns: [{include: "#bold-strings"}]
-			endCaptures:
-				1: {patterns: [{include: "#string"}]}
-		}]
-	
-	
-	# Macro: .IB
-	"macro-italic-bold":
-		name: "markup.italic-bold.roff"
-		begin: "^([.'][ \t]*IB)(?=[ \t\\\\]|$)"
-		end:   "(?<!\\\\)(?=\n)"
-		beginCaptures:
-			1: {name: "entity.function.name.roff"}
-		patterns: [{
-			begin: '(?x)(?<=
-				^[.\']        IB|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{1}IB|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{2}IB|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{3}IB|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{4}IB)
-				[ \\t]+(".*?(?<!")"(?!")|[^"\\s]\\S*)[ \t]*(?=")'
-			end: '(?<=")|(?<!\\\\)$'
-			patterns: [{include: "#bold-strings"}]
-			beginCaptures:
-				1:
-					name: "markup.italic.roff"
-					patterns: [{include: "#italic-strings"}]
-		}, {
-			begin: '(?=("[^"]*(?<!\\\\)")|\\S+)'
-			end: '$|(?:^|[ \t]+|(?<="))(("[^"]*")|\\S+)'
-			patterns: [{include: "#italic-strings"}]
-			endCaptures:
-				1: {name: "markup.bold.roff"}
-				2: {patterns: [{include: "#string"}]}
-		}]
+			begin: "^([.'][ \t]*TH)(?=[ \t]|$)"
+			end: "$"
+			beginCaptures:
+				1: {name: "entity.name.function.roff"}
+		},{
+			
+			# .SH: Section heading
+			name: "markup.heading.section.man.macro.roff"
+			patterns: [{include: "#params"}]
+			begin: "^([.'][ \t]*SH)(?=[ \t]|$)"
+			end: "$"
+			beginCaptures:
+				1: {name: "entity.name.function.roff"}
+		},{
+			
+			# .Ss: Subsection
+			name: "markup.heading.subsection.man.macro.roff"
+			patterns: [{include: "#params"}]
+			begin: "^([.'][ \t]*Ss)(?=[ \t]|$)"
+			end: "$"
+			beginCaptures:
+				1: {name: "entity.name.function.roff"}
+		},{
+			
+			# .B: Bold
+			name: "markup.bold.roff"
+			begin: "^[.'][ \t]*B(?:$|[ \t]+|(?=\\\\))"
+			end:   "([^\n ]+ ?\n)"
+			patterns: [{ include: "$self" }]
+			
+		},{
+			
+			# .I: Italic
+			name: "markup.italic.roff"
+			begin: "^[.'][ \t]*I(?:$|[ \t]+|(?=\\\\))"
+			end:   "([^\n ]+ ?\n)"
+			patterns: [{ include: "$self" }]
+			
+		},{
+			
+			# .BI: Bold and italic
+			name: "markup.bold-italic.roff"
+			begin: "^([.'][ \t]*BI)(?=[ \t\\\\]|$)"
+			end:   "(?<!\\\\)(?=\n)"
+			beginCaptures:
+				1: {name: "entity.function.name.roff"}
+			patterns: [{
+				begin: '(?x)(?<=
+					^[.\']        BI|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{1}BI|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{2}BI|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{3}BI|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{4}BI)
+					[ \\t]+(".*?(?<!")"(?!")|[^"\\s]\\S*)[ \t]*(?=")'
+				end: '(?<=")|(?<!\\\\)$'
+				patterns: [{include: "#italic-strings"}]
+				beginCaptures:
+					1:
+						name: "markup.bold.roff"
+						patterns: [{include: "#bold-strings"}]
+			},{
+				begin: '(?=("[^"]*(?<!\\\\)")|\\S+)'
+				end: '$|(?:^|[ \t]+|(?<="))(("[^"]*")|\\S+)'
+				patterns: [{include: "#bold-strings"}]
+				endCaptures:
+					1: {name: "markup.italic.roff"}
+					2: {patterns: [{include: "#string"}]}
+			}]
+			
+		},{
+			
+			# .BR: Bold and Roman
+			name: "markup.bold-roman.roff"
+			begin: "^([.'][ \t]*BR)(?=[ \t\\\\]|$)"
+			end:   "(?<!\\\\)(?=\n)"
+			beginCaptures:
+				1: {name: "entity.function.name.roff"}
+			patterns: [{
+				begin: '(?x)(?<=
+					^[.\']        BR|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{1}BR|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{2}BR|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{3}BR|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{4}BR)
+					[ \\t]+(".*?(?<!")"(?!")|[^"\\s]\\S*)[ \t]*(?=")'
+				end: '(?<=")|(?<!\\\\)$'
+				patterns: [{include: "#params"}]
+				beginCaptures:
+					1:
+						name: "markup.bold.roff"
+						patterns: [{include: "#bold-strings"}]
+			},{
+				begin: '(?=("[^"]*(?<!\\\\)")|\\S+)'
+				end: '$|(?:^|[ \t]+|(?<="))(?:("[^"]*")|\\S+)'
+				patterns: [{include: "#bold-strings"}]
+				endCaptures:
+					1: {patterns: [{include: "#string"}]}
+			}]
 		
-
-	# Macro: .IR
-	"macro-italic-roman":
-		name: "markup.italic-roman.roff"
-		begin: "^([.'][ \t]*IR)(?=[ \t\\\\]|$)"
-		end:   "(?<!\\\\)(?=\n)"
-		beginCaptures:
-			1: {name: "entity.function.name.roff"}
-		patterns: [{
-			begin: '(?x)(?<=
-				^[.\']        IR|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{1}IR|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{2}IR|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{3}IR|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{4}IR)
-				[ \\t]+(".*?(?<!")"(?!")|[^"\\s]\\S*)[ \t]*(?=")'
-			end: '(?<=")|(?<!\\\\)$'
-			patterns: [{include: "#params"}]
-			beginCaptures:
-				1:
-					name: "markup.italic.roff"
-					patterns: [{include: "#italic-strings"}]
-		}, {
-			begin: '(?=("[^"]*(?<!\\\\)")|\\S+)'
-			end: '$|(?:^|[ \t]+|(?<="))(?:("[^"]*")|\\S+)'
-			patterns: [{include: "#italic-strings"}]
-			endCaptures:
-				1: {patterns: [{include: "#string"}]}
-		}]
-
-
-	# Macro: .RB
-	"macro-roman-bold":
-		name: "markup.roman-bold.roff"
-		begin: "^([.'][ \t]*RB)(?=[ \t\\\\]|$)"
-		end:   "(?<!\\\\)(?=\n)"
-		beginCaptures:
-			1: {name: "entity.function.name.roff"}
-		patterns: [{
-			begin: '(?x)(?<=
-				^[.\']        RB|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{1}RB|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{2}RB|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{3}RB|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{4}RB)
-				[ \\t]+(".*?(?<!")"(?!")|[^"\\s]\\S*)[ \t]*(?=")'
-			end: '(?<=")|(?<!\\\\)$'
-			patterns: [{include: "#bold-strings"}]
-			beginCaptures:
-				1: patterns: [{include: "#string"}]
-		}, {
-			begin: '(?=("[^"]*(?<!\\\\)")|\\S+)'
-			end: '$|(?:^|[ \t]+|(?<="))(("[^"]*")|\\S+)'
-			patterns: [{include: "#string"}]
-			endCaptures:
-				1: {name: "markup.bold.roff"}
-				2: {patterns: [{include: "#string"}]}
-		}]
-	
-	
-	# Macro: .RI
-	"macro-roman-italic":
-		name: "markup.roman-italic.roff"
-		begin: "^([.'][ \t]*RI)(?=[ \t\\\\]|$)"
-		end:   "(?<!\\\\)(?=\n)"
-		beginCaptures:
-			1: {name: "entity.function.name.roff"}
-		patterns: [{
-			begin: '(?x)(?<=
-				^[.\']        RI|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{1}RI|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{2}RI|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{3}RI|
-				^[.\'][ \t]{4}RI)
-				[ \\t]+(".*?(?<!")"(?!")|[^"\\s]\\S*)[ \t]*(?=")'
-			end: '(?<=")|(?<!\\\\)$'
-			patterns: [{include: "#italic-strings"}]
-			beginCaptures:
-				1: patterns: [{include: "#string"}]
-		}, {
-			begin: '(?=("[^"]*(?<!\\\\)")|\\S+)'
-			end: '$|(?:^|[ \t]+|(?<="))(("[^"]*")|\\S+)'
-			patterns: [{include: "#string"}]
-			endCaptures:
-				1: {name: "markup.italic.roff"}
-				2: {patterns: [{include: "#string"}]}
-		}]
+		},{
+			
+			# .IB: Italic and bold
+			name: "markup.italic-bold.roff"
+			begin: "^([.'][ \t]*IB)(?=[ \t\\\\]|$)"
+			end:   "(?<!\\\\)(?=\n)"
+			beginCaptures:
+				1: {name: "entity.function.name.roff"}
+			patterns: [{
+				begin: '(?x)(?<=
+					^[.\']        IB|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{1}IB|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{2}IB|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{3}IB|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{4}IB)
+					[ \\t]+(".*?(?<!")"(?!")|[^"\\s]\\S*)[ \t]*(?=")'
+				end: '(?<=")|(?<!\\\\)$'
+				patterns: [{include: "#bold-strings"}]
+				beginCaptures:
+					1:
+						name: "markup.italic.roff"
+						patterns: [{include: "#italic-strings"}]
+			},{
+				begin: '(?=("[^"]*(?<!\\\\)")|\\S+)'
+				end: '$|(?:^|[ \t]+|(?<="))(("[^"]*")|\\S+)'
+				patterns: [{include: "#italic-strings"}]
+				endCaptures:
+					1: {name: "markup.bold.roff"}
+					2: {patterns: [{include: "#string"}]}
+			}]
+		
+		},{
+			
+			# .IR: Italic and Roman
+			name: "markup.italic-roman.roff"
+			begin: "^([.'][ \t]*IR)(?=[ \t\\\\]|$)"
+			end:   "(?<!\\\\)(?=\n)"
+			beginCaptures:
+				1: {name: "entity.function.name.roff"}
+			patterns: [{
+				begin: '(?x)(?<=
+					^[.\']        IR|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{1}IR|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{2}IR|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{3}IR|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{4}IR)
+					[ \\t]+(".*?(?<!")"(?!")|[^"\\s]\\S*)[ \t]*(?=")'
+				end: '(?<=")|(?<!\\\\)$'
+				patterns: [{include: "#params"}]
+				beginCaptures:
+					1:
+						name: "markup.italic.roff"
+						patterns: [{include: "#italic-strings"}]
+			},{
+				begin: '(?=("[^"]*(?<!\\\\)")|\\S+)'
+				end: '$|(?:^|[ \t]+|(?<="))(?:("[^"]*")|\\S+)'
+				patterns: [{include: "#italic-strings"}]
+				endCaptures:
+					1: {patterns: [{include: "#string"}]}
+			}]
+		
+		},{
+			
+			# .RB: Roman and bold
+			name: "markup.roman-bold.roff"
+			begin: "^([.'][ \t]*RB)(?=[ \t\\\\]|$)"
+			end:   "(?<!\\\\)(?=\n)"
+			beginCaptures:
+				1: {name: "entity.function.name.roff"}
+			patterns: [{
+				begin: '(?x)(?<=
+					^[.\']        RB|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{1}RB|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{2}RB|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{3}RB|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{4}RB)
+					[ \\t]+(".*?(?<!")"(?!")|[^"\\s]\\S*)[ \t]*(?=")'
+				end: '(?<=")|(?<!\\\\)$'
+				patterns: [{include: "#bold-strings"}]
+				beginCaptures:
+					1: patterns: [{include: "#string"}]
+			},{
+				begin: '(?=("[^"]*(?<!\\\\)")|\\S+)'
+				end: '$|(?:^|[ \t]+|(?<="))(("[^"]*")|\\S+)'
+				patterns: [{include: "#string"}]
+				endCaptures:
+					1: {name: "markup.bold.roff"}
+					2: {patterns: [{include: "#string"}]}
+			}]
+		
+		},{
+			
+			# .RI: Roman and italic
+			name: "markup.roman-italic.roff"
+			begin: "^([.'][ \t]*RI)(?=[ \t\\\\]|$)"
+			end:   "(?<!\\\\)(?=\n)"
+			beginCaptures:
+				1: {name: "entity.function.name.roff"}
+			patterns: [{
+				begin: '(?x)(?<=
+					^[.\']        RI|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{1}RI|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{2}RI|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{3}RI|
+					^[.\'][ \t]{4}RI)
+					[ \\t]+(".*?(?<!")"(?!")|[^"\\s]\\S*)[ \t]*(?=")'
+				end: '(?<=")|(?<!\\\\)$'
+				patterns: [{include: "#italic-strings"}]
+				beginCaptures:
+					1: patterns: [{include: "#string"}]
+			},{
+				begin: '(?=("[^"]*(?<!\\\\)")|\\S+)'
+				end: '$|(?:^|[ \t]+|(?<="))(("[^"]*")|\\S+)'
+				patterns: [{include: "#string"}]
+				endCaptures:
+					1: {name: "markup.italic.roff"}
+					2: {patterns: [{include: "#string"}]}
+			}]
+		}]
+	
+	
 	
 	
 	# Bold words ("Quoted"/Unquoted)

				2: {name: "keyword.control.roff"}
			patterns: [{include: "#params"}]
			
		}, {
			
			# Underlined passage
			name: "meta.request.ul.roff"

		}]
	
	
	
	
	# Requests
