diff --git a/epggrid.c b/epggrid.c
index a67188c..897851f 100644
--- a/epggrid.c
+++ b/epggrid.c
@@ -131,12 +131,7 @@ void cEpgGrid::drawText() {
             }
         }
     } else if (config.displayMode == eHorizontal) {
-        if (Width() / geoManager.minutePixel < 10) {
-            int titleY = (geoManager.rowHeight - fontManager.FontGridHorizontal->Height()) / 2;
-            pixmap->DrawText(cPoint(borderWidth - 2, titleY), "...", colorText, colorTextBack, fontManager.FontGridHorizontal);
-            return;
-        }
-        cString strTitle = CutText(event->Title(), viewportHeight, fontManager.FontGridHorizontal).c_str();
+        cString strTitle = CutText(event->Title(), viewportHeight - borderWidth, fontManager.FontGridHorizontal).c_str();
         int titleY = 0;
         if (config.showTimeInGrid) { // mit Zeitangabe im Grid
             pixmap->DrawText(cPoint(borderWidth, borderWidth), *timeString, colorText, colorTextBack, fontManager.FontGridHorizontalSmall);
diff --git a/tools.c b/tools.c
index 075c0ce..229bf9e 100644
--- a/tools.c
+++ b/tools.c
@@ -24,31 +24,23 @@ cPlugin *GetScraperPlugin(void) {
 *            CUTTEXT
 ****************************************************************************************/
 std::string CutText(std::string text, int width, const cFont *font) {
-    if (width <= font->Size())
+    int actWidth = font->Width(text.c_str());
+    if (actWidth <= width) {
         return text.c_str();
-    if (font->Width(text.c_str()) < width)
-        return text.c_str();
-    cTextWrapper twText;
-    twText.Set(text.c_str(), font, width);
-    std::string cuttedTextNative = twText.GetLine(0);
-    std::stringstream sstrText;
-    sstrText << cuttedTextNative << "...";
-    std::string cuttedText = sstrText.str();
-    int actWidth = font->Width(cuttedText.c_str());
-    if (actWidth > width) {
-        int overlap = actWidth - width;
-        int charWidth = font->Width(".");
-        if (charWidth == 0)
-            charWidth = 1;
-        int cutChars = overlap / charWidth;
-        if (cutChars > 0) {
-            cuttedTextNative = cuttedTextNative.substr(0, cuttedTextNative.length() - cutChars);
-            std::stringstream sstrText2;
-            sstrText2 << cuttedTextNative << "...";
-            cuttedText = sstrText2.str();
+    } else {
+        int i = std::max((actWidth - width) / font->Size(), 1);
+        do {
+            text = text.substr(0, text.length() - i);
+            std::stringstream sstrText;
+            sstrText << text << "....";
+            actWidth = font->Width(sstrText.str().c_str());
+            i = 1;
         }
+        while ((actWidth > width) && (text.length() > 0));
+        std::stringstream sstrText2;
+        sstrText2 << text << "...";
+        return sstrText2.str();
     }
-    return cuttedText;
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************************
diff --git a/view.c b/view.c
index f66938a..31174bf 100644
--- a/view.c
+++ b/view.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void cView::DrawHeader(void) {
     int yDateTime = border / 2;
     int yTitle = (headerHeight - fontHeaderLarge->Height()) / 2;
     int ySubtitle = headerHeight - fontHeader->Height() - border / 3;
-    int textWidthMax = headerWidth - xText;
+    int textWidthMax = headerWidth - xText - border / 2;
     pixmapHeader->DrawText(cPoint(xText, yDateTime), CutText(dateTime, textWidthMax, fontHeader).c_str(), theme.Color(clrFont), theme.Color(clrStatusHeader), fontHeader);
     pixmapHeader->DrawText(cPoint(xText, yTitle), CutText(title, textWidthMax, fontHeaderLarge).c_str(), theme.Color(clrFont), theme.Color(clrStatusHeader), fontHeaderLarge);
     pixmapHeader->DrawText(cPoint(xText, ySubtitle), CutText(subTitle, textWidthMax, fontHeader).c_str(), theme.Color(clrFont), theme.Color(clrStatusHeader), fontHeader);