1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index 7dfc2d3..608023d 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ static void setup(void);
 static void usage(void);
 
 static char text[4096];
+static int promptw;
 static size_t cursor = 0;
 static const char *prompt = NULL;
 static const char *normbgcolor = "#cccccc";
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ void
 calcoffsetsh(void) {
         unsigned int w, x;
 
-        w = (prompt ? textw(dc, prompt) : 0) + inputw + textw(dc, "<") + textw(dc, ">");
+        w = promptw + inputw + textw(dc, "<") + textw(dc, ">");
         for(x = w, next = curr; next; next = next->right)
                 if((x += MIN(textw(dc, next->text), mw / 3)) > mw)
                         break;
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ drawmenu(void) {
         dc->y = topbar ? 0 : mh - dc->h;
         /* print prompt? */
         if(prompt) {
-                dc->w = textw(dc, prompt);
+                dc->w = promptw;
                 drawtext(dc, prompt, selcol);
                 dc->x = dc->w;
         }
@@ -506,7 +507,9 @@ setup(void) {
         grabkeyboard();
         setcanvas(dc, win, mw, mh);
         inputw = MIN(inputw, mw/3);
+        promptw = prompt ? MIN(textw(dc, prompt), mw/5) : 0;
         XMapRaised(dc->dpy, win);
+        text[0] = '\0';
         match();
 }