--- libzvt-2.0.1-orig/libzvt/vt.c	Mon Jun  3 18:59:26 2002
+++ libzvt-2.0.1-bmg/libzvt/vt.c	Sat Oct 26 21:13:28 2002
@@ -396,7 +396,6 @@
 {
   int i, j;
   struct vt_line *l;
-  uint32 blank;
 
   d(printf("vt_delete_chars(%d)\n", count));
   l=vt->this_line;
@@ -411,9 +410,8 @@
   }
 
   /* clear the rest of the line */
-  blank = l->data[l->width-1] & VTATTR_CLEARMASK & VTATTR_MASK;
   for (i=l->width-count;i<l->width;i++) {
-    l->data[i] = blank;
+    l->data[i] = vt->attr;
   }
   l->modcount+=count;
 }