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diff --git a/doc/yaz-iconv-man.xml b/doc/yaz-iconv-man.xml
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+++ b/doc/yaz-iconv-man.xml
@@ -80,72 +80,94 @@
 
   </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
-
+ 
  <refsect1><title>ENCODINGS</title>
   <para>
    The yaz-iconv command and the API as defined in
    <filename>yaz/yaz-iconv.h</filename> is a wrapper for the
-   library system call iconv. But YAZ' implementation also implements
-   conversions on its own. So regardless of iconv, the following
-   below are always supported by YAZ:
+   library system call iconv. But YAZ' iconv utility also implements
+   conversions on its own. The table below lists characters sets (or encodings).
+   that are supported by YAZ. Each character set is marked with either
+   <emphasis>encode</emphasis> or <emphasis>decode</emphasis>. If
+   an encoding is encode-enabled YAZ may convert <emphasis>to</emphasis>
+   to the designated encoding. If an encoding is decode-enabled, YAZ
+   may convert <emphasis>from</emphasis> the designated encoding.
   </para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term>marc8 (encode, decode)</term>
+    <listitem>
      <para>
       The <ulink url="&url.marc8;">MARC8</ulink> encoding as defined by
       the Library of Congress. Most MARC21/USMARC records usees
       this encoding.
      </para>
+    </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term>marc8s (encode, decode)</term>
+    <listitem>
      <para>
       Like MARC8 but with conversion prefers non-combined characters
       in the Latin-1 plane over combined characters.
      </para>
+    </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term>marc8lossy (encode)</term>
+    <listitem>
      <para>
       Lossy encoding of MARC-8.
      </para>
+    </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term>marc8lossless (encode)</term>
+    <listitem>
      <para>
       Lossless encoding of MARC8.
      </para>
+    </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term>utf8 (encode, decode)</term>
+    <listitem>
      <para>
       The most commonly used UNICODE encoding on the Internet.
      </para>
+    </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term>iso8859-1 (encode, decode)</term>
+    <listitem>
      <para>
       ISO-8859-1, AKA Latin-1.
      </para>
+    </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term>iso5426 (decode)</term>
+    <listitem>
      <para>
       ISO 5426. Some MARC records (UNIMARC) uses this encoding.
      </para>
+    </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term>iso5428:1984 (encode, decode)</term>
+    <listitem>
      <para>
       ISO 5428:1984.
      </para>
+    </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term>advancegreek (encode, decode)</term>
+    <listitem>
      <para>
       An encoding for Greek used by some vendors (Advance).
      </para>
+    </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </refsect1>