--- newt-0.51.4/newt.c.pix	2003-08-30 03:09:25.000000000 +0200
+++ newt-0.51.4/newt.c	2003-08-30 03:09:44.000000000 +0200
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 			y = wcwidth(tmp);
 			if (y>0)
 			  nchars+=y;
-		} else break;
+		} else return nchars + len;
 	}
 	return nchars;
 }