--- src/kvirc/ui/kvi_ircview.cpp        (revision 340)
+++ src/kvirc/ui/kvi_ircview.cpp        (working copy)
@@ -3437,7 +3437,8 @@
                        while(curBlockLen < maxBlockLen)
                        {
                                // FIXME: this is ugly :/
-                               curBlockWidth += IRCVIEW_WCHARWIDTH(*p);
+                               if (m_pFm)
+                                       curBlockWidth += IRCVIEW_WCHARWIDTH(*p);
                                curBlockLen++;
                                p++;
                        }