--- branches/development/src/utils/ProgressBar.cpp	2012/09/06 19:44:06	1794
+++ branches/development/src/utils/ProgressBar.cpp	2013/01/09 22:02:30	1830
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #else
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
 #ifdef IS_MPI
@@ -98,10 +99,10 @@ namespace OpenMD {
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
         CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO csbi;
-        int ret = GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(GetStdHandle( STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE ),
-                                             &csbi);
+        HANDLE hConsole = GetStdHandle( STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE );
+        int ret = GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hConsole, &csbi);
         if(ret) {
-          width = csbi.dwSize.X;
+          width = csbi.dwSize.X - 1;
         }
 #else
         struct winsize w;