--- src/mledit.cpp.orig	Mon Jul 13 20:53:46 1998
+++ src/mledit.cpp	Wed Aug  5 18:12:05 1998
@@ -6,18 +6,25 @@
 {
    // add word wrap here
    char *newText = new char[strlen(s) + 1];
-   int j = 0;
-   for (int i = 0; i < strlen(s); i++) 
+   int j, m, n;
+   j = 0;
+   for (unsigned long i = 0; i < strlen(s); i++) 
    {
       //if (s[i] == '\t') j += 3;  // add whatever the length of a tab is (broken)
       if (j > fill_column_value)
       {
          // backup until we get to a space or a newline
-         while (s[i] != ' ' && s[i] != '\n') { i--; j--; }
-         newText[j] = '\0';
-         QMultiLineEdit::append(newText);
-         j = 0;
-         i++;  // get past the space or newline
+         m = i;
+         n = j;
+         while (m >= 0 && s[m] != ' ' && s[m] != '\n') { m--; n--; }
+         if (s[m] == ' ')  // space found
+         {
+            i = m;
+            newText[n] = '\0';
+            QMultiLineEdit::append(newText);
+            j = 0;
+            i++;  // get past the space or newline
+         }
       }
       if (s[i] == '\n') 
       {