diff --git a/include/printwin.cpp b/include/printwin.cpp
index ef54eec7d..4f2c0b9c6 100755
--- a/include/printwin.cpp
+++ b/include/printwin.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void TPrintwin::paint_background(long j)
   {        
     const char* line = printer().background_chars(rw);
     set_color (COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_WHITE);
-    printat (_hofs, (int)j, "%s", line);
+    xvt_dwin_draw_text(win(), _hofs , (rw*_chary + _chary - _descent + _vofs), (char*)line, -1);                           
     return;
   }
   if (!isbackground) return;     
@@ -64,21 +64,21 @@ void TPrintwin::paint_background(long j)
     case 'v':  // verticale intera
       x1  = (byte)rwd[cnt++]-1;
       b.h = e.h = LEN_SPACES(win(), x1)+LEN_SPACES(win(), 1)/2+_hofs;
-      b.v = rw * _chary + _vofs; e.v = rw * _chary + _vofs;
+      b.v = rw * _chary + _vofs; e.v = (rw+1) * _chary + _vofs;
       xvt_dwin_draw_set_pos(win(),b);
       xvt_dwin_draw_line(win(),e);
       break;   
     case 'o':  // verticale pezzo sopra
       x1  = (byte)rwd[cnt++]-1;
       b.h = e.h = LEN_SPACES(win(), x1)+LEN_SPACES(win(), 1)/2 + _hofs;
-      b.v = rw * _chary + _vofs; e.v = rw * _chary - _chary/2 + _vofs; 
+      b.v = rw * _chary + _vofs; e.v = rw * _chary + _chary/2 + _vofs; 
       xvt_dwin_draw_set_pos(win(),b);                 
       xvt_dwin_draw_line(win(),e); 
       break;   
     case 'u':  // verticale pezzo sotto
       x1 = (byte)rwd[cnt++]-1;
       b.h = e.h = LEN_SPACES(win(), x1)+LEN_SPACES(win(), 1)/2 + _hofs;
-      b.v = rw*_chary + _chary/2 + _vofs; e.v = rw * _chary + _vofs; 
+      b.v = rw*_chary + _chary/2 + _vofs; e.v = (rw+1) * _chary + _vofs; 
       xvt_dwin_draw_set_pos(win(),b);                          
       xvt_dwin_draw_line(win(),e); 
       break;   
@@ -304,12 +304,15 @@ TPrintwin::TPrintwin(TTextfile& txt)
   
 #if XVT_OS != XVT_OS_SCOUNIX
   p.set_win_formlen(prwin);       // Calcola offset e altre misure pagina
-
+  
+  int abs_column=p.get_column_offset();
+  int segno = abs_column>=0 ? 1 : -1;
+  abs_column*=segno;
   xvt_dwin_get_font_metrics(prwin, &_lead, &_ascent, &_descent);
   _bg        = &p.getbgdesc();
   _chary     = p.get_dots_per_line(); 
-  _hofs      = p.get_horz_offset();
-  _vofs      = p.get_vert_offset();
+  _hofs      = p.get_horz_offset() + segno*LEN_SPACES(prwin,abs_column);
+  _vofs      = p.get_vert_offset() + p.get_line_offset()*_chary;
 #endif
 
   _formlen   = p.formlen();