'Flush terminal.'
         print('', end='', flush=True)
 
-    def write_yx(self, yx: YX, msg: str) -> None:
-        'Starting at yx, write line with msg, padded at end with spaces.'
-        len_padding = self.size.x - (yx.x + len(msg))
-        print(self._blessed.move_yx(yx.y, yx.x), end='')
-        print(msg + (' ' * len_padding), end='')
+    def write_yx(self, offset: YX, msg: str) -> None:
+        'Starting at offset, write line with msg, padded at end with spaces.'
+        print(self._blessed.move_yx(offset.y, offset.x), end='')
+        len_with_offset = offset.x + self._blessed.length(msg)
+        if len_with_offset > self.size.x:
+            print(self._blessed.truncate(msg, self.size.x - offset.x), end='')
+        else:
+            len_padding = self.size.x - len_with_offset#  - 2
+            print(msg + (f' ' * len_padding), end='')
 
     def get_keypresses(self) -> Iterator[str]:
         '''Loop through keypresses from terminal, collect what blessed ignores.
         if not super().process_main(event):
             return False
         if event.type_ == 'RECV':
-            self._log_buffer += [f'<- {event.args[0]}']
+            self._log_buffer += [f'<--- {event.args[0]}']
             self._draw_log()
         elif event.type_ == 'SEND':
-            self._log_buffer += [f'-> {event.args[0]}']
+            self._log_buffer += [f'---> {event.args[0]}']
             self._draw_log()
         elif event.type_ == 'INPUT_PROMPT':
             if event.args[0] == 'ENTER':
     def _draw_log(self) -> None:
         temp_buffer = ([''] * self._term.size.y) + self._log_buffer[:]
         for i, line in enumerate(temp_buffer[-self._y_separator:]):
-            self._term.write_yx(YX(i, 0), line[:self._term.size.x])
+            self._term.write_yx(YX(i, 0), line)
 
     def _draw_prompt(self) -> None:
         self._term.write_yx(YX(self._y_prompt, len(INPUT_PROMPT)),
         msg = IrcMessage.from_raw(yielded)
         if msg.verb == 'PING':
             self.broadcast('PING', msg.parameters[0])
-            # DEBUG = 3 / 0
         self.broadcast('RECV', str(msg))