final version -- Gottox verified it using the test driver

diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index dbc4997..92b1ff2 100644 (file)
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ drawtext(const char *text, ulong col[ColLast], Bool invert) {
        if(!len)
                return;
        if(len < olen)
-               for(i = len; i >= MAX(0, len - 3); buf[i--] = '.');
+               for(i = len; i && i > len - 3; buf[--i] = '.');
        XSetForeground(dpy, dc.gc, col[invert ? ColBG : ColFG]);
        if(dc.font.set)
                XmbDrawString(dpy, dc.drawable, dc.font.set, dc.gc, x, y, buf, len);