1 files changed, 8 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/lib/libdialog/checklist.c b/gnu/lib/libdialog/checklist.c
index f33dfc231fd6..61a636be3c25 100644
--- a/gnu/lib/libdialog/checklist.c
+++ b/gnu/lib/libdialog/checklist.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static int list_width, check_x, item_x;
 int dialog_checklist(unsigned char *title, unsigned char *prompt, int height, int width, int list_height, int item_no, unsigned char **items, unsigned char *result)
 {
   int i, j, x, y, cur_x, cur_y, box_x, box_y, key = 0, button = 0, choice = 0,
-      scroll = 0, max_choice, *status;
+      l, k, scroll = 0, max_choice, *status;
   WINDOW *dialog, *list;
 
   /* Allocate space for storing item on/off status */
@@ -54,8 +54,12 @@ int dialog_checklist(unsigned char *title, unsigned char *prompt, int height, in
   item_x = 0;
   /* Find length of longest item in order to center checklist */
   for (i = 0; i < item_no; i++) {
-    check_x = MAX(check_x, strlen(items[i*3]) + strlen(items[i*3 + 1]) + 6);
-    item_x = MAX(item_x, strlen(items[i*3]));
+    l = strlen(items[i*3]);
+    for (j = 0; j < item_no; j++) {
+      k = strlen(items[j*3 + 1]);
+      check_x = MAX(check_x, l + k + 6);
+    }
+    item_x = MAX(item_x, l);
   }
   if (height < 0)
 	height = strheight(prompt)+list_height+4+2;
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ int dialog_checklist(unsigned char *title, unsigned char *prompt, int height, in
 	i = strwidth(prompt);
 	j = strwidth(title);
 	width = MAX(i,j);
-	width = MAX(width,check_x+10)+4;
+	width = MAX(width,check_x+4)+4;
   }
 
   /* center dialog box on screen */
@@ -122,13 +126,6 @@ int dialog_checklist(unsigned char *title, unsigned char *prompt, int height, in
   /* draw a box around the list items */
   draw_box(dialog, box_y, box_x, list_height+2, list_width+2, menubox_border_attr, menubox_attr);
 
-  check_x = 0;
-  item_x = 0;
-  /* Find length of longest item in order to center checklist */
-  for (i = 0; i < item_no; i++) {
-    check_x = MAX(check_x, strlen(items[i*3]) + strlen(items[i*3 + 1]) + 6);
-    item_x = MAX(item_x, strlen(items[i*3]));
-  }
   check_x = (list_width - check_x) / 2;
   item_x = check_x + item_x + 6;