--- aterm/src/screen.c	2003-10-07 22:36:09.000000000 +0200
+++ aterm/src/screen.c	2003-10-18 01:13:50.000000000 +0200
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 #include <X11/Xatom.h>
 #include <X11/Xmd.h>		/* get the typedef for CARD32 */
 
+XGCValues cur_fg_color;
+XGCValues shadow_color;
 
 static screen_t    screen;
 
@@ -177,11 +179,11 @@
 	hx = (TermWin.width+TermWin_internalBorders+1)-x;
     if (y + hy > (TermWin.height+TermWin_internalBorder) - line_h)
 	hy = (TermWin.height+TermWin_internalBorders+1)-y;
-    XClearArea(Xdisplay, drawBuffer, x, y, hx, hy, 0);
+    XClearArea(Xdisplay, drawBuffer, x, y, hx+1, hy, 0);
 #if defined(BACKGROUND_IMAGE) || defined(TRANSPARENT)
     if (TermWin.tintGC)
     {
-        XFillRectangle(Xdisplay, drawBuffer, TermWin.tintGC, x, y, hx, hy);
+        XFillRectangle(Xdisplay, drawBuffer, TermWin.tintGC, x, y, hx+1, hy);
     }
 #endif
 }
@@ -230,7 +232,8 @@
     rend_t	    setrstyle;
 
     D_SCREEN((stderr, "scr_reset()"));
-
+    shadow_color.foreground = PixColors[Color_Black];
+    
     TermWin.view_start = 0;
     RESET_CHSTAT;
 
@@ -1964,6 +1967,11 @@
  */
 
 #define DRAW_STRING(Func, x, y, str, len)				\
+    XGetGCValues(Xdisplay, TermWin.gc, GCForeground, &cur_fg_color), \
+    XChangeGC(Xdisplay, TermWin.gc, GCForeground, &shadow_color), \
+    set_clipping((x), (y), (len)), \
+    Func(Xdisplay, drawBuffer, TermWin.gc, (x)+1, (y)+1, (str), (len)), \
+    XChangeGC(Xdisplay, TermWin.gc, GCForeground, &cur_fg_color), \
     Func(Xdisplay, drawBuffer, TermWin.gc, (x), (y), (str), (len))
 
 #if defined (NO_BRIGHTCOLOR) || defined (VERYBOLD)
@@ -3440,3 +3448,20 @@
 #endif
     fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", name[color]);
 }
+
+void
+set_clipping(int x, int y, int len)
+{
+  unsigned char_w = Width2Pixel(1)-1;
+  register unsigned hx = (char_w+1)*len;
+  unsigned line_h = Height2Pixel(1)-1;
+  register unsigned hy = (line_h+1)*1;
+
+  XRectangle rectangle;
+  rectangle.x = 0;
+  rectangle.y = 2;
+  rectangle.width  = hx;
+  rectangle.height = hy;
+
+  XSetClipRectangles(Xdisplay, TermWin.gc, x, y-hy, &rectangle, 1, Unsorted);
+}
--- aterm.cvs/src/screen.h	2001-03-11 08:50:05.000000000 +0100
+++ aterm/src/screen.h	2003-10-18 00:26:50.000000000 +0200
@@ -128,5 +128,7 @@
 
 #define scr_clear()  scr_clear_tint(1)
 
+void set_clipping(int x, int y, int len);
+
 
 #endif				/* repeat inclusion protection */