ext/generate.c in rdiscount-1.2.7 vs ext/generate.c in rdiscount-1.2.7.1

@@ -940,10 +940,10 @@
 			Qstring("</sup>", f);
 		    }
 		    break;
 #endif
 	case '*':
-	case '_':   if ( tag_text(f) )
+	case '_':   if ( tag_text(f) || (isthisspace(f,-1) && isthisspace(f,1)) || (isalnum(peek(f,-1)) && isalnum(peek(f,1))) )
 			Qchar(c, f);
 #if RELAXED_EMPHASIS
 		    else if ( peek(f,1) == c ) {
 			for ( rep = 1; peek(f,1) == c; pull(f) )
 			    ++rep;