diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index db0709f4..94f456b0 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 27 March 2009
 
+* Clear using ED when redrawing the screen. I foolishly assumed using spaces
+  would be equivalent and terminals would pick up on this, but apparently not.
+  This fixes copy and paste in xterm/rxvt.
 * Sockets in /tmp are now created in a subdirectory named, tmux-UID, eg
   tmux-1000. The default socket is thus /tmp/tmux-UID/default. To start a
   separate server, the new -L command line option should be used: this creates
@@ -1142,7 +1145,7 @@
   (including mutt, emacs). No status bar yet and no key remapping or other
   customisation.
 
-$Id: CHANGES,v 1.260 2009-03-27 15:57:09 nicm Exp $
+$Id: CHANGES,v 1.261 2009-03-28 10:15:01 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/screen-redraw.c b/screen-redraw.c
index 11147e02..d5099a31 100644
--- a/screen-redraw.c
+++ b/screen-redraw.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: screen-redraw.c,v 1.28 2009-03-27 16:44:51 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $Id: screen-redraw.c,v 1.29 2009-03-28 10:15:01 nicm Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
@@ -128,21 +128,5 @@ screen_redraw_blanky(struct client *c, u_int oy, u_int ny, char ch)
 void
 screen_redraw_line(struct client *c, struct screen *s, u_int oy, u_int py)
 {
-	const struct grid_cell	*gc;
-	struct grid_cell	 tc;
-	u_int			 i, sx;
-
-	sx = screen_size_x(s);
-	if (sx > c->tty.sx)
-		sx = c->tty.sx;
-	for (i = 0; i < sx; i++) {
-		gc = grid_view_peek_cell(s->grid, i, py);
- 		tty_cursor(&c->tty, i, py, oy);
-		if (screen_check_selection(s, i, py)) {
-			memcpy(&tc, &s->sel.cell, sizeof tc);
-			tc.data = gc->data;
-			tty_cell(&c->tty, &tc);
-		} else
-			tty_cell(&c->tty, gc);
-	}
+	tty_draw_line(&c->tty, s, py, oy);
 }
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index 1945b2b4..9c7f9e28 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: tmux.h,v 1.284 2009-03-27 17:04:04 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $Id: tmux.h,v 1.285 2009-03-28 10:15:01 nicm Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
@@ -1065,6 +1065,7 @@ void		 tty_start_tty(struct tty *);
 void		 tty_stop_tty(struct tty *);
 void		 tty_set_title(struct tty *, const char *);
 void		 tty_update_mode(struct tty *, int);
+void		 tty_draw_line(struct tty *, struct screen *, u_int, u_int);
 int		 tty_open(struct tty *, char **);
 void		 tty_close(struct tty *, int);
 void		 tty_free(struct tty *, int);
diff --git a/tty.c b/tty.c
index fa37d309..6e6f345c 100644
--- a/tty.c
+++ b/tty.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: tty.c,v 1.82 2009-03-27 16:44:51 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $Id: tty.c,v 1.83 2009-03-28 10:15:01 nicm Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ u_char	tty_get_acs(struct tty *, u_char);
 
 void	tty_emulate_repeat(
     	    struct tty *, enum tty_code_code, enum tty_code_code, u_int);
-void	tty_draw_line(struct tty *, struct window_pane *, u_int);
 
 void	tty_raw(struct tty *, const char *);
 
@@ -380,23 +379,41 @@ tty_emulate_repeat(
 }
 
 void
-tty_draw_line(struct tty *tty, struct window_pane *wp, u_int py)
+tty_draw_line(struct tty *tty, struct screen *s, u_int py, u_int oy)
 {
-	struct screen		*s = wp->screen;
-	const struct grid_cell	*gc;
+	const struct grid_cell	*gc; 
 	struct grid_cell	 tc;
-	u_int			 i;
+	u_int			 i, sx;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < tty->sx; i++) {
+	sx = screen_size_x(s);
+	if (sx > s->grid->size[s->grid->hsize + py])
+		sx = s->grid->size[s->grid->hsize + py];
+	if (sx > tty->sx)
+		sx = tty->sx;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < sx; i++) {
 		gc = grid_view_peek_cell(s->grid, i, py);
 
- 		tty_cursor(tty, i, py, wp->yoff);
 		if (screen_check_selection(s, i, py)) {
 			memcpy(&tc, &s->sel.cell, sizeof tc);
 			tc.data = gc->data;
-			tty_cell(tty, &tc);
-		} else
-			tty_cell(tty, gc);
+			gc = &tc;
+		} 
+		
+ 		tty_cursor(tty, i, py, oy);
+		tty_cell(tty, gc);
+	}
+
+	if (sx >= tty->sx)
+		return;
+	tty_reset(tty);
+		
+	tty_cursor(tty, sx, py, oy);
+	if (tty_term_has(tty->term, TTYC_EL))
+		tty_putcode(tty, TTYC_EL);
+	else {
+		for (i = sx; i < screen_size_x(s); i++)
+			tty_putc(tty, ' ');
 	}
 }
 
@@ -469,10 +486,10 @@ tty_cmd_insertline(struct tty *tty, struct window_pane *wp, va_list ap)
 		 */
 		if (s->old_cy < s->old_rupper || s->old_cy > s->old_rlower) {
 			for (i = s->old_cy; i < screen_size_y(s); i++)
-				tty_draw_line(tty, wp, i);
+				tty_draw_line(tty, wp->screen, i, wp->yoff);
 		} else {
 			for (i = s->old_rupper; i <= s->old_rlower; i++)
-				tty_draw_line(tty, wp, i);
+				tty_draw_line(tty, wp->screen, i, wp->yoff);
 		}
 		return;
 	}
@@ -500,10 +517,10 @@ tty_cmd_deleteline(struct tty *tty, struct window_pane *wp, va_list ap)
 		 */
 		if (s->old_cy < s->old_rupper || s->old_cy > s->old_rlower) {
 			for (i = s->old_cy; i < screen_size_y(s); i++)
-				tty_draw_line(tty, wp, i);
+				tty_draw_line(tty, wp->screen, i, wp->yoff);
 		} else {
 			for (i = s->old_rupper; i <= s->old_rlower; i++)
-				tty_draw_line(tty, wp, i);
+				tty_draw_line(tty, wp->screen, i, wp->yoff);
 		}
 		return;
 	}
@@ -585,7 +602,7 @@ tty_cmd_reverseindex(struct tty *tty, struct window_pane *wp, unused va_list ap)
 		 */
 		if (s->old_cy == s->old_rupper) {
 			for (i = s->old_rupper; i <= s->old_rlower; i++)
-				tty_draw_line(tty, wp, i);
+				tty_draw_line(tty, wp->screen, i, wp->yoff);
 		}
 		return;
 	}
@@ -613,7 +630,7 @@ tty_cmd_linefeed(struct tty *tty, struct window_pane *wp, unused va_list ap)
 		 */
 		if (s->old_cy == s->old_rlower) {
 			for (i = s->old_rupper; i <= s->old_rlower; i++)
-				tty_draw_line(tty, wp, i);
+				tty_draw_line(tty, wp->screen, i, wp->yoff);
 			return;
 		}
 	}