diff -r 77d02446edf0 -r f7221183a994 sources/interface.cpp
--- a/sources/interface.cpp	Sun Dec 14 20:24:16 2014 +0200
+++ b/sources/interface.cpp	Sun Dec 14 20:47:44 2014 +0200
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 static struct { char ch; int x; } g_cursorChar;
 static Vector<String> g_output = {""};
 static int g_outputScroll = 0;
+static String g_title;
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
 	::noecho();
 	::refresh();
 	::timeout (0);
+	g_title = format (APPNAME " %1 (%2)", full_version_string(), changeset_date_string());
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_COLORS; ++i)
 	for (int j = 0; j < NUM_COLORS; ++j)
@@ -91,29 +93,32 @@
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 static FUNCTION
-interface_clear_titlebar() -> void
+interface_render_titlebar() -> void
 {
-	int pair = interface_color_pair (WHITE, BLUE);
-	attron (pair);
-	mvhline (0, 0, ' ', COLS);
-	attroff (pair);
+	if (g_title.length() <= COLS)
+	{
+		int pair = interface_color_pair (WHITE, BLUE);
+		int startx = (COLS - g_title.length()) / 2;
+		int endx = startx + g_title.length();
+		print ("startx: %1, endx: %2\n", startx, endx);
+
+		attron (pair);
+		mvprintw (0, startx, "%s", g_title.chars());
+		mvhline (0, 0, ' ', startx);
+		mvhline (0, endx, ' ', COLS - endx);
+		attroff (pair);
+	}
+
+	g_needRefresh = true;
 }
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
-static FUNCTION
-interface_render_titlebar() -> void
+FUNCTION
+Interface::set_title (const String& title) -> void
 {
-	String versionText = format (APPNAME " %1 (%2)",
-		full_version_string(), changeset_date_string());
-
-	if (versionText.length() <= COLS)
-	{
-		int pair = interface_color_pair (WHITE, BLUE);
-		attron (pair);
-		mvprintw (0, (COLS - versionText.length()) / 2, "%s", versionText.chars());
-		attroff (pair);
-	}
+	g_title = title;
+	interface_render_titlebar();
 }
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -148,8 +153,8 @@
 static FUNCTION
 interface_render_input() -> void
 {
-	static char prompt[] = "> ";
-	int displaylength = COLS - strlen (prompt) - 1;
+	static char prompt[] = ">";
+	int displaylength = COLS - strlen (prompt) - 2;
 	int y = LINES - 2;
 
 	// Ensure the cursor is within bounds
@@ -164,12 +169,10 @@
 	int start = g_pan;
 	int end = min<int> (g_input.length(), start + displaylength);
 	assert (g_cursor >= start and g_cursor <= end);
-	String displayTextBegin = g_input.mid (start, g_cursor);
-	String displayTextEnd = g_input.mid (g_cursor, end);
 
 	// Clear, but only as much as is necessary. I want to avoid clearing the entire line to save
 	// bandwidth over SSH connections. Perhaps needlessly? I'm paranoid.
-	int renderLength = strlen (prompt) + displayTextBegin.length() + displayTextEnd.length();
+	int renderLength = strlen (prompt) + 1 + g_input.length();
 	static int lastRenderLength = 0;
 
 	if (lastRenderLength > renderLength)
@@ -180,11 +183,14 @@
 	// Render the input line, with the part of the input string that's before the cursor written
 	// AFTER the part that comes afterwards. This is to ensure that the cursor is placed at the
 	// position where our cursor is. It looks nice like that. :)
+
+	int pair = interface_color_pair (WHITE, BLUE);
+	attron (pair);
 	mvprintw (y, 0, "%s", prompt);
-	mvprintw (y, strlen (prompt) + displayTextBegin.length(), "%s", displayTextEnd.chars());
-	mvprintw (y, strlen (prompt), "%s", displayTextBegin.chars());
+	attroff (pair);
+	mvprintw (y, strlen (prompt) + 1, "%s", g_input.chars());
 	g_cursorChar.ch = g_cursor != 0 ? g_input[g_cursor - 1] : '\0';
-	g_cursorChar.x = strlen (prompt) + displayTextBegin.length() - 1;
+	g_cursorChar.x = strlen (prompt) + (g_cursor - g_pan);
 	g_needRefresh = true;
 	g_needInputRender = false;
 }
@@ -215,7 +221,6 @@
 FUNCTION
 Interface::render_full() -> void
 {
-	interface_clear_titlebar();
 	interface_render_titlebar();
 	interface_render_output();
 	interface_render_statusbar();