1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arabluatex.lua b/arabluatex.lua
index acb7b06..a395929 100644
--- a/arabluatex.lua
+++ b/arabluatex.lua
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ local albrkcmds = {
    "RLfootnote",
    "LRfootnote",
    "LRmarginpar",
-   "item",
    "Footnote",
    "Marginpar",
    "edtext",
@@ -105,6 +104,13 @@ local function breakcmd(str)
          str = gsub(str, dblbkslash * lpeg.Cs(brkcmds[i]) * cmdargs, "}%1%2%3\\arb{")
       end
    end
+   -- process \item[], then \item[]
+        str = string.gsub(str, "\\(item.?)(%b[])",
+          function(tag, body)
+          body = string.sub(body, 2, -2)
+          return string.format("}\\item[\\arb{%s}] \\arb{", body)
+        end)
+        str = string.gsub(str, "(\\item)(%s+)", "%1{}%2")
    -- \textcolor
    str = string.gsub(str, "\\(textcolor.?)(%b{})(%b{})",
     function(tag, bodycolor, bodytext)