--- newt-0.52.2/newt.c.wincoord	2005-09-30 16:13:16.000000000 +0200
+++ newt-0.52.2/newt.c	2006-03-28 22:39:40.000000000 +0200
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@
  * @param title - title string
  * @return zero on success (currently no errors reported)
  */
-int newtOpenWindow(unsigned int left, unsigned int top, 
+int newtOpenWindow(int left, int top, 
                    unsigned int width, unsigned int height,
 			  const char * title) {
     int j, row, col;
@@ -708,14 +708,14 @@
  */
 int newtCenteredWindow(unsigned int width,unsigned int height, 
                        const char * title) {
-    unsigned int top, left;
+    int top, left;
 
-    top = (SLtt_Screen_Rows - height) / 2;
+    top = ((int)(SLtt_Screen_Rows - height)) / 2;
 
     /* I don't know why, but this seems to look better */
     if ((SLtt_Screen_Rows % 2) && (top % 2)) top--;
 
-    left = (SLtt_Screen_Cols - width) / 2;
+    left = ((int)(SLtt_Screen_Cols - width)) / 2;
 
     newtOpenWindow(left, top, width, height, title);
 
--- newt-0.52.2/newt.h.wincoord	2005-09-21 11:32:01.000000000 +0200
+++ newt-0.52.2/newt.h	2006-03-28 22:06:07.000000000 +0200
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 void newtClearKeyBuffer(void);
 void newtDelay(unsigned int usecs);
 /* top, left are *not* counting the border */
-int newtOpenWindow(unsigned int left,unsigned int top, 
+int newtOpenWindow(int left,int top, 
 		   unsigned int width,unsigned  int height, 
  		  const char * title);
 int newtCenteredWindow(unsigned int width,unsigned int height, const char * title);