diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 695f4230..73ab107e 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 19 January 2009
 
+* Fix various stupid issues when the status line is turned off. Grr.
 * Use reverse attributes for clock and cursor, otherwise they do not
   appear on black and white terminals.
 * An error in a command sequence now stops execution of that sequence.
@@ -969,7 +970,7 @@
   (including mutt, emacs). No status bar yet and no key remapping or other
   customisation.
 
-$Id: CHANGES,v 1.223 2009-01-19 19:01:11 nicm Exp $
+$Id: CHANGES,v 1.224 2009-01-19 20:14:55 nicm Exp $
 
  LocalWords:  showw utf UTF fulvio ciriaco joshe OSC APC gettime abc DEF OA clr
  LocalWords:  rivo nurges lscm Erdely eol smysession mysession ek dstname RB ms
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index c3490bbe..488e7e2f 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -83,3 +83,7 @@
 - bring back -l/-p on splitw so i can do "splitw -p 75 elinks"
 - UTF-8 combining characters don't work (probably should be width 1 but are
   listed as 2)
+- client sx/sy should be in tty, then can let the terminal wrap at edge
+  to allow xterm to pick up it should be one line for its c/p
+- with no status line and when window sy<cy, use blank line
+- doesn't redraw last line properly when status is off
diff --git a/screen-redraw.c b/screen-redraw.c
index 66d3d5ab..ff33ab31 100644
--- a/screen-redraw.c
+++ b/screen-redraw.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: screen-redraw.c,v 1.19 2009-01-14 21:00:41 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $Id: screen-redraw.c,v 1.20 2009-01-19 20:14:55 nicm Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ screen_redraw_screen(struct client *c, struct screen *s)
 		s = wp->screen;
 
 		sy = screen_size_y(s);
-		if (!status && TAILQ_NEXT(wp, entry) == NULL)
-			sy--;
 
 		cx = s->cx;
 		cy = s->cy;
 		if (wp->yoff + sy <= w->sy) {
-			for (i = 0; i < sy; i++)
-				screen_redraw_line(c, s, wp->yoff, i);
+			for (i = 0; i < sy; i++) {
+				if (wp->yoff + i != c->sy - 1)
+					screen_redraw_line(c, s, wp->yoff, i);
+			}
 			if (TAILQ_NEXT(wp, entry) != NULL)
 				screen_redraw_blanky(c, wp->yoff + sy, 1, '-');
 		}
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ screen_redraw_screen(struct client *c, struct screen *s)
 
 	/* Fill in empty space below. */
 	if (w->sy < c->sy - status)
-		screen_redraw_blanky(c, w->sy, c->sy - w->sy, '=');
+		screen_redraw_blanky(c, w->sy, c->sy - status - w->sy, '=');
 
 	/* Draw the status line. */
 	screen_redraw_status(c);
diff --git a/status.c b/status.c
index a7d0d58f..c388cd76 100644
--- a/status.c
+++ b/status.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: status.c,v 1.65 2009-01-19 19:01:11 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $Id: status.c,v 1.66 2009-01-19 20:14:55 nicm Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ status_redraw(struct client *c)
 
 	left = right = NULL;
 
+	/* Resize the target screen. */
+	if (screen_size_x(&c->status) != c->sx) {
+		screen_free(&c->status);
+		screen_init(&c->status, c->sx, 1, 0);
+	}
+
+	/* No status line? */
 	if (c->sy == 0 || !options_get_number(&s->options, "status"))
 		goto off;
 	larrow = rarrow = 0;
@@ -67,6 +74,7 @@ status_redraw(struct client *c)
 	if (yy == 0)
 		goto blank;
 
+	/* Work out the left and right strings. */
 	left = status_replace(s, options_get_string(
 	    &s->options, "status-left"), c->status_timer.tv_sec);
 	llen = options_get_number(&s->options, "status-left-length");
@@ -147,12 +155,6 @@ status_redraw(struct client *c)
  	width = xx;
 
 draw:
-	/* Resize the target screen. */
-	if (screen_size_x(&c->status) != c->sx) {
-		screen_free(&c->status);
-		screen_init(&c->status, c->sx, 1, 0);
-	}
-
 	/* Bail here if anything is too small too. XXX. */
 	if (width == 0 || xx == 0)
 		goto blank;
@@ -259,20 +261,20 @@ off:
 	 * Draw the real window last line. Necessary to wipe over message if
 	 * status is off. Not sure this is the right place for this.
 	 */
+	memcpy(&gc, &grid_default_cell, sizeof gc);
 	screen_write_start(&ctx, NULL, &c->status);
 
 	sy = 0;
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(wp, &s->curw->window->panes, entry) {
-		sy += wp->sy;
+		sy += wp->sy + 1;
 		sc = wp->screen;
 	}
-	sy++;
 
 	screen_write_cursormove(&ctx, 0, 0);
-	if (sy < c->sy - 1) {
+	if (sy < c->sy) {
 		/* If the screen is too small, use blank. */
-		for (offset = 0; offset < c->sx; offset++)
-			screen_write_putc(&ctx, &gc, ' ');
+ 		for (offset = 0; offset < c->sx; offset++)
+ 			screen_write_putc(&ctx, &gc, ' ');
 	} else {
 		screen_write_copy(&ctx,
 		    sc, 0, sc->grid->hsize + screen_size_y(sc) - 1, c->sx, 1);