1 files changed, 15 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/src/bar.c b/src/bar.c
index 617eee2..62d99fd 100644
--- a/src/bar.c
+++ b/src/bar.c
@@ -231,23 +231,33 @@ marked_message (char *msg, int mark_start, int mark_end)
     {
       int start;
       int end;
+      int width;
 
-      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;
+      if (mark_start == 0)
+	start = 0;
+      else
+	start = XTextWidth (defaults.font, msg, mark_start) + defaults.bar_x_padding;
 
-      PRINT_DEBUG ("%d %d strlen(%d)==> %d %d\n", mark_start, mark_end, strlen(msg), start, end);
+      if (mark_end == strlen (msg))
+	end = XTextWidth (defaults.font, msg, mark_end) + defaults.bar_x_padding * 2;
+      else
+	end = XTextWidth (defaults.font, msg, mark_end) + defaults.bar_x_padding;
+
+      width = end - start;
+
+      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. */