diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3c2056d26a8e9d2aaacfe09b1c63041a23e52c92..52ad9d4cc276bab5668d99413261ffe037c2df12 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ CVS code -
 	  lines aren't lined up since the menu width changed though,
 	  this breakage depends on whether the new widths will be kept
 	  or not (FEEDBACK!!)
+	- Change k based on currslen to allow the new widths in
+	  bottombars().
   do_wrap()
 	- Fixes for Pico incompatibility in cases 2b and 2c.  
 	  (David Lawrence Ramsey).
diff --git a/nano.c b/nano.c
index 6fae56e28cd4aa45eeba4ed5899440e1951cca5e..fa6f9b8aa50bc144c8af8979fb89c6dec4019648 100644
--- a/nano.c
+++ b/nano.c
@@ -1771,7 +1771,13 @@ void do_mouse(void)
 	update_cursor();
 	edit_refresh();
     } else if (wenclose(bottomwin, mevent.y, mevent.x) && !ISSET(NO_HELP)) {
-	int k = COLS / 6, val = 0;
+
+	int k, val = 0;
+
+	if (currslen < 2)
+	    k = COLS / 6;
+	else 
+	    k = COLS / ((currslen + (currslen %2)) / 2);
 
 	/* Determine what shortcut list was clicked */
 	mevent.y -= (editwinrows + 3);