diff -ur nano-cvs/src/winio.c nano-new/src/winio.c
--- nano-cvs/src/winio.c	2006-03-30 03:18:29.000000000 +0200
+++ nano-new/src/winio.c	2006-04-12 12:24:30.000000000 +0200
@@ -2205,7 +2205,7 @@
  * portion of the window. */
 void bottombars(const shortcut *s)
 {
-    size_t i, colwidth, slen;
+    size_t i, colwidth, extra, slen;
 
     if (ISSET(NO_HELP))
 	return;
@@ -2225,6 +2225,8 @@
     /* There will be this many characters per column.  We need at least
      * 3 to display anything properly. */
     colwidth = COLS / ((slen / 2) + (slen % 2));
+    /* The slack at the end -- is used to run on into. */
+    extra = COLS % colwidth;
 
     blank_bottombars();
 
@@ -2247,7 +2249,7 @@
 	keystr = foo;
 
 	wmove(bottomwin, 1 + i % 2, (i / 2) * colwidth);
-	onekey(keystr, s->desc, colwidth);
+	onekey(keystr, s->desc, colwidth + extra);
     }
 
     wnoutrefresh(bottomwin);