1 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rdoc/markup/formatter.rb b/lib/rdoc/markup/formatter.rb
index 9308954de1..b6e12f82e7 100644
--- a/lib/rdoc/markup/formatter.rb
+++ b/lib/rdoc/markup/formatter.rb
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ class RDoc::Markup::Formatter
   ##
   # Creates a new Formatter
 
-  def initialize
-    @markup = RDoc::Markup.new
-    @am = @markup.attribute_manager
+  def initialize markup = nil
+    @markup = markup || RDoc::Markup.new
+    @am     = @markup.attribute_manager
+
     @attr_tags = []
 
     @in_tt = 0
@@ -26,6 +27,15 @@ class RDoc::Markup::Formatter
   end
 
   ##
+  # Adds +document+ to the output
+
+  def accept_document document
+    document.parts.each do |item|
+      item.accept self
+    end
+  end
+
+  ##
   # Add a new set of tags for an attribute. We allow separate start and end
   # tags for flexibility