diff -ru slang-1.4.5/src/slsmg.c slang-1.4.5-new/src/slsmg.c

--- slang-1.4.5/src/slsmg.c	2002-07-25 00:09:00.000000000 -0400

+++ slang-1.4.5-new/src/slsmg.c	2002-07-25 00:04:02.000000000 -0400

@@ -369,7 +369,10 @@

   max_len = Start_Col + Screen_Cols;

   len = This_Col;

-  p = SL_Screen[This_Row - Start_Row].neew + len - Start_Col;

+

+       

+  p = SL_Screen[This_Row - Start_Row].neew;

+  if (len > Start_Col) p += len - Start_Col;

   prev = 0;

   for (i = 0; i < n; i++, str) {