diff -r 9a01a8cb12a6 -r 18e6b1ddd091 src/gtkhtml.c
--- a/src/gtkhtml.c	Fri Sep 08 02:16:10 2000 +0000
+++ b/src/gtkhtml.c	Fri Sep 08 05:05:06 2000 +0000
@@ -2049,13 +2049,14 @@
 
 
 			if (hb->text && hb->back != NULL && selected_state != GTK_STATE_SELECTED) {
-				int wid = gdk_string_width(hb->font, hb->text),
-				    hei = gdk_text_height(hb->font, "C", 1);
+				int hwidth, hheight;
+				int hei = gdk_text_height(hb->font, "C", 1);
+				gdk_window_get_size(html->html_area, &hwidth, &hheight);
 				gdk_gc_set_foreground(gc, hb->back);
 				gdk_draw_rectangle(html->html_area, gc, TRUE /* filled */,
 							shift + hb->x,
-							hb->y - html->yoffset - hei - 5,
-							wid, hei + hei);
+							hb->y - html->yoffset - hei - 6,
+							hwidth - shift - hb->x + 1, hei + hei + 2);
 			}
 
 			if (hb->fore != NULL)