1 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/writer.dats b/kernel/writer.dats
index 0d67129..cd6f5d7 100644
--- a/kernel/writer.dats
+++ b/kernel/writer.dats
@@ -51,14 +51,23 @@ staload WRITER = {
   end
 }
 
+
 fun put_char (c : char, writer: &writer) : void = let
   val buf = get_buffer()
   val pos = writer.position
 in
-   buf.1->[writer.position] := @{ ascii_character = c, color_code = writer.color_code};
-
-  if (pos < N - 1) then
-    writer.position := succ(pos);
+  if (c = '\n') then
+    let 
+      val new_pos = (pos /  BUFFER_WIDTH + 1) * BUFFER_WIDTH
+    in
+      if (new_pos < N) then
+        writer.position := new_pos
+    end
+  else (
+    buf.1->[writer.position] := @{ ascii_character = c, color_code = writer.color_code};
+
+    if (pos < N - 1) then
+      writer.position := succ(pos));
 
   let prval() = eat_buffer buf in () end
 end
@@ -69,8 +78,5 @@ implement put_string (str : string) : void = let
   implement string_foreach$fwork<writer> (c,env) = put_char(c,env)
   val _ =  string_foreach_env<writer> (g1ofg0(str),!p_val)
   prval() = fpf(pf)
-in 
-end
-
-
+in  end