diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8e330305afc77446bf5d427e73455d49cefb414c..9235ed9bdac607c9aa845fb6c8f75170aad41987 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ CVS code -
 	- When displaying "(dir)" in the available screen space, make
 	  sure that the string it's stored in is always null-terminated.
 	  (DLR)
+	- Rename variable selectedbackup to old_selected, for
+	  consistency. (DLR)
   save_history()
 	- Properly save history when in view mode. (DLR)
 - global.c:
diff --git a/src/chars.c b/src/chars.c
index e35a06f467b4775b6a4793bf0414f154b4f63128..23373dede5379be6e4b89d5bdb4b48744df278da 100644
--- a/src/chars.c
+++ b/src/chars.c
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ bool is_cntrl_char(int c)
  * set. */
 bool is_cntrl_wchar(wint_t wc)
 {
-    return (-128 <= wc && wc < -96) || (0 <= wc && wc < 32) ||
-	(127 <= wc && wc < 160);
+    return (0 <= wc && wc < 32) || (127 <= wc && wc < 160);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index 183bbe2641e14f339ecca63fd06e99c6be7e0777..6e28b88c5a844a780d80837057ef5fbac3233aff 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -2397,25 +2397,23 @@ char **browser_init(const char *path, int *longest, size_t *numents, DIR
 {
     const struct dirent *nextdir;
     char **filelist;
-    size_t i, path_len;
+    size_t i = 0, path_len;
 
     assert(dir != NULL);
 
     *longest = 0;
 
-    i = 0;
-
     while ((nextdir = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
 	size_t dlen;
 
-	/* Don't show the . entry. */
+	/* Don't show the "." entry. */
 	if (strcmp(nextdir->d_name, ".") == 0)
 	   continue;
 	i++;
 
 	dlen = strlenpt(nextdir->d_name);
 	if (dlen > *longest)
-	    *longest = dlen;
+	    *longest = (dlen > COLS - 1) ? COLS - 1 : dlen;
     }
 
     *numents = i;
@@ -2527,7 +2525,7 @@ char *do_browser(char *path, DIR *dir)
 		/* If we clicked in the edit window, we probably clicked
 		 * on a file. */
 		if (wenclose(edit, mevent.y, mevent.x)) {
-		    int selectedbackup = selected;
+		    int old_selected = selected;
 
 		    mevent.y -= 2;
 
@@ -2547,7 +2545,7 @@ char *do_browser(char *path, DIR *dir)
 		     * this name! */
 		    if (selected > numents - 1)
 			selected = numents - 1;
-		    else if (selectedbackup == selected)
+		    else if (old_selected == selected)
 			/* Put back the 'select' key. */
 			unget_kbinput('s', FALSE, FALSE);
 		} else {
diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 351b93ad4ccd3170a67f99fe51e6dd6d2f6b92bd..197ca5654e8030a825316771db6ae284b8630c92 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -1809,7 +1809,7 @@ bool do_wrap(filestruct *line)
 	next_line = line->next->data;
 	next_line_len = strlen(next_line);
 
-	if ((after_break_len + next_line_len) <= fill) {
+	if (after_break_len + next_line_len <= fill) {
 	    wrapping = TRUE;
 	    new_line_len += next_line_len;
 	}