--- newt-0.52.2/checkboxtree.c.dwchar	2006-08-04 13:41:28.000000000 +0200
+++ newt-0.52.2/checkboxtree.c	2006-08-04 13:41:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -490,8 +490,17 @@
 	    currRow = co->top + i;
 	}
 
-	SLsmg_write_nstring((*item)->text, co->width - 4 - 
-					   (3 * (*item)->depth));
+	j = 4 + (3 * (*item)->depth);
+	SLsmg_write_nstring(NULL, co->width - j);
+	newtGotorc(co->top + i, co->left + j);
+	if (wstrlen((*item)->text, -1) > co->width - j) {
+	    char *tmp;
+	    tmp = strdup((*item)->text);
+	    trim_string(tmp, co->width - j);
+	    SLsmg_write_string(tmp);
+	    free(tmp);
+	} else
+	    SLsmg_write_string((*item)->text);
 
 	item++;
 	i++;
--- newt-0.52.2/newt_pr.h.dwchar	2005-09-30 16:05:55.000000000 +0200
+++ newt-0.52.2/newt_pr.h	2006-08-04 13:41:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -82,5 +82,6 @@
 
 int _newt_wstrlen(const char *str, int len);
 #define wstrlen(str,len) _newt_wstrlen((str),(len))
+void trim_string(char *title, int chrs);
 
 #endif /* H_NEWT_PR */
--- newt-0.52.2/listbox.c.dwchar	2006-08-04 13:41:28.000000000 +0200
+++ newt-0.52.2/listbox.c	2006-08-04 13:41:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -527,7 +527,16 @@
 	else
 	    SLsmg_set_color(NEWT_COLORSET_LISTBOX);
 
-	SLsmg_write_nstring(item->text, li->curWidth);
+	SLsmg_write_nstring(NULL, li->curWidth);
+	newtGotorc(co->top + i + li->bdyAdjust, co->left + li->bdxAdjust);
+	if (wstrlen(item->text, -1) > li->curWidth) {
+	    char *tmp;
+	    tmp = strdup(item->text);
+	    trim_string(tmp, li->curWidth);
+	    SLsmg_write_string(tmp);
+	    free(tmp);
+	} else
+	    SLsmg_write_string(item->text);
 
 	if (li->flags & NEWT_FLAG_MULTIPLE) {
 	    newtGotorc(co->top + i + li->bdyAdjust, co->left + li->bdxAdjust);
--- newt-0.52.2/newt.c.dwchar	2006-08-04 13:41:28.000000000 +0200
+++ newt-0.52.2/newt.c	2006-08-04 13:41:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -184,12 +184,13 @@
 void trim_string(char *title, int chrs)
 {
 	char *p = title;
-	int ln = chrs;
+	int ln;
 	int x = 0,y = 0;
 	wchar_t tmp;
 	mbstate_t ps;
 
 	memset(&ps, 0, sizeof(ps));
+	ln = strlen(title);
 
 	while (*p) {
 		x = mbrtowc(&tmp, p, ln, &ps);
@@ -198,12 +199,13 @@
 			return;
 		}
 		y = wcwidth(tmp);
-		if (y > ln) {
+		if (y > chrs) {
 			*p = '\0';
 			return;
 		} else {
 			p += x;
-			ln -= y;
+			ln -= x;
+			chrs -= y;
 		}
 	}	
 }
@@ -638,10 +640,10 @@
     currentWindow->height = height;
     currentWindow->title = title ? strdup(title) : NULL;
 
-    currentWindow->buffer = malloc(sizeof(SLsmg_Char_Type) * (width + 3) * (height + 3));
+    currentWindow->buffer = malloc(sizeof(SLsmg_Char_Type) * (width + 5) * (height + 3));
 
     row = top - 1;
-    col = left - 1;
+    col = left - 2;
     /* clip to the current screen bounds - msw */
     if (row < 0)
 	row = 0;
@@ -655,8 +657,8 @@
     for (j = 0; j < height + 3; j++, row++) {
 	SLsmg_gotorc(row, col);
 	SLsmg_read_raw(currentWindow->buffer + n,
-		       currentWindow->width + 3);
-	n += currentWindow->width + 3;
+		       currentWindow->width + 5);
+	n += currentWindow->width + 5;
     }
 
     newtTrashScreen();
@@ -732,7 +734,7 @@
     row = col = 0;
 
     row = currentWindow->top - 1;
-    col = currentWindow->left - 1;
+    col = currentWindow->left - 2;
     if (row < 0)
 	row = 0;
     if (col < 0)
@@ -740,8 +742,8 @@
     for (j = 0; j < currentWindow->height + 3; j++, row++) {
 	SLsmg_gotorc(row, col);
 	SLsmg_write_raw(currentWindow->buffer + n,
-			currentWindow->width + 3);
-	n += currentWindow->width + 3;
+			currentWindow->width + 5);
+	n += currentWindow->width + 5;
     }
 
     free(currentWindow->buffer);