diff -u nano/nano.c nano-dietoosmall/nano.c
--- nano/nano.c	Thu Feb  6 19:38:10 2003
+++ nano-dietoosmall/nano.c	Thu Feb  6 19:37:51 2003
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@
     current_x = 0;
     current_y = 0;
 
-    if ((editwinrows = LINES - 5 + no_help()) < MIN_EDITOR_ROWS)
+    editwinrows = LINES - 5 + no_help();
+    if (editwinrows < MIN_EDITOR_ROWS || COLS < MIN_EDITOR_COLS)
 	die_too_small();
 
     fileage = NULL;
@@ -216,8 +217,8 @@
     fill = wrap_at;
     if (fill <= 0)
 	fill += COLS;
-    if (fill < MIN_FILL_LENGTH)
-	die_too_small();
+    if (fill < 0)
+	fill = 0;
 #endif
 
     hblank = charalloc(COLS + 1);
@@ -227,7 +228,8 @@
 
 void window_init(void)
 {
-    if ((editwinrows = LINES - 5 + no_help()) < MIN_EDITOR_ROWS)
+    editwinrows = LINES - 5 + no_help();
+    if (editwinrows < MIN_EDITOR_ROWS)
 	die_too_small();
 
     if (edit != NULL)
@@ -2864,15 +2866,16 @@
      * But not in all cases, argh. */
     COLS = win.ws_col;
     LINES = win.ws_row;
-    if ((editwinrows = LINES - 5 + no_help()) < MIN_EDITOR_ROWS)
+    editwinrows = LINES - 5 + no_help();
+    if (editwinrows < MIN_EDITOR_ROWS || COLS < MIN_EDITOR_COLS)
 	die_too_small();
 
 #ifndef DISABLE_WRAPJUSTIFY
     fill = wrap_at;
     if (fill <= 0)
 	fill += COLS;
-    if (fill < MIN_FILL_LENGTH)
-	die_too_small();
+    if (fill < 0)
+	fill = 0;
 #endif
 
     hblank = nrealloc(hblank, COLS + 1);
diff -u nano/nano.h nano-dietoosmall/nano.h
--- nano/nano.h	Thu Feb  6 19:38:10 2003
+++ nano-dietoosmall/nano.h	Thu Feb  6 19:37:51 2003
@@ -417,14 +417,13 @@
 /* Minimum editor window rows required for nano to work correctly */
 #define MIN_EDITOR_ROWS 3
 
+/* Minimum editor window cols required for nano to work correctly */
+#define MIN_EDITOR_COLS 10
+
 /* Default number of characters from end-of-line where text wrapping
    occurs */
 #define CHARS_FROM_EOL 8
 
-/* Minimum fill length (space available for text before wrapping
-   occurs) */
-#define MIN_FILL_LENGTH 10
-
 /* Maximum number of search history strings saved, same value used for
    replace history */
 #define MAX_SEARCH_HISTORY 100