--- ../../ratpoison/src/bar.c	Sat Feb  2 19:13:53 2002
+++ bar.c	Sat Feb  2 19:00:08 2002
@@ -231,24 +231,28 @@
     {
       int start;
       int end;
+      int width;
+
       PRINT_DEBUG ("mark_start = %d, mark_end = %d\n", mark_start, mark_end);
 
       start = XTextWidth (defaults.font, msg, mark_start) + defaults.bar_x_padding;
-      end = XTextWidth (defaults.font, msg + mark_start, mark_end - mark_start) + defaults.bar_x_padding;
+      end = XTextWidth (defaults.font, msg, mark_end) + defaults.bar_x_padding;;
+      width = end - start;
 
-      PRINT_DEBUG ("%d %d strlen(%d)==> %d %d\n", mark_start, mark_end, strlen(msg), start, end);
+      /*PRINT_DEBUG ("%d %d strlen(%d)==> %d %d\n", mark_start, mark_end, strlen(msg), start, end);*/
+      PRINT_DEBUG ("start = %d, end = %d, width = %d\n", start, end, width);
 
       lgv.foreground = current_screen()->fg_color;
       lgv.function = GXxor;
       mask = GCForeground | GCFunction;
       lgc = XCreateGC(dpy, s->root, mask, &lgv);
 
-      XFillRectangle (dpy, s->bar_window, lgc, start, 0, end, height);
+      XFillRectangle (dpy, s->bar_window, lgc, start, 0, width, height);
 
       lgv.foreground = s->bg_color;
       lgc = XCreateGC(dpy, s->root, mask, &lgv);
 
-      XFillRectangle (dpy, s->bar_window, lgc, start, 0, end, height);
+      XFillRectangle (dpy, s->bar_window, lgc, start, 0, width, height);
     }
 
   /* Keep a record of the message. */