- if (name_ != "split" && name_ != "align" && verticalAlignment() != 'c')
- ws << '[' << verticalAlignment() << ']';
- if (name_ == "alignedat")
+ bool const hasArg(name_ == "alignedat");
+ if (name_ != "split" && name_ != "align") {
+ if (verticalAlignment() != 'c')
+ ws << '[' << verticalAlignment() << ']';
+ else if (!hasArg) {
+ docstring const first(asString(cell(0)));
+ // prevent misinterpretation of the first character of
+ // the first cell as optional argument (bug 10361)
+ if (!first.empty() && first[0] == '[')
+ ws << "[]";
+ }
+ }
+ if (hasArg)