Does the following patch fix that? === modified file 'src/macfont.m' --- src/macfont.m 2013-09-22 09:31:55 +0000 +++ src/macfont.m 2013-10-01 15:21:23 +0000 @@ -2708,7 +2708,7 @@ { CG_SET_FILL_COLOR_WITH_GC_BACKGROUND (context, s); CGContextFillRect (context, - NSMakeRect (x, y, + CGRectMake (x, y, s->width, FONT_HEIGHT (s->font))); }