diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index b17ed304..0d471863 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -4763,3 +4763,4 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Fixed handling the display of the '*' indicator in the "What's on now/next?"
   menu, so that events that haven't been "seen" in the data stream within 30
   seconds won't be shown as "running".
+- Fixed handling tabbed item display in 'skincurses'.
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/HISTORY b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/HISTORY
index 841d5505..6c870957 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/HISTORY
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/HISTORY
@@ -29,3 +29,7 @@ VDR Plugin 'skincurses' Revision History
 2006-04-14: Version 0.0.6
 
 - Added a missing "Key$" in skincurses.c.
+
+2006-06-03: Version 0.0.7
+
+- Fixed handling tabbed item display.
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/skincurses.c b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/skincurses.c
index 96b62e31..f9e15dd2 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/skincurses.c
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/skincurses.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * See the README file for copyright information and how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: skincurses.c 1.8 2006/04/14 11:35:59 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: skincurses.c 1.9 2006/06/03 13:21:33 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <ncurses.h>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <vdr/plugin.h>
 #include <vdr/skins.h>
 
-static const char *VERSION        = "0.0.6";
+static const char *VERSION        = "0.0.7";
 static const char *DESCRIPTION    = "A text only skin";
 static const char *MAINMENUENTRY  = NULL;
 
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ public:
   virtual void SetEvent(const cEvent *Event);
   virtual void SetRecording(const cRecording *Recording);
   virtual void SetText(const char *Text, bool FixedFont);
+  virtual const cFont *GetTextAreaFont(bool FixedFont) const { return &Font; }
   virtual void Flush(void);
   };
 
@@ -366,13 +367,13 @@ void cSkinCursesDisplayMenu::SetItem(const char *Text, int Index, bool Current,
   for (int i = 0; i < MaxTabs; i++) {
       const char *s = GetTabbedText(Text, i);
       if (s) {
-         int xt = Tab(i);
+         int xt = Tab(i) / 12;// Tab() is in "pixel" - see also skins.c!!!
          osd->DrawText(xt, y, s, ColorFg, ColorBg, &Font, OsdWidth - xt);
          }
       if (!Tab(i + 1))
          break;
       }
-  SetEditableWidth(OsdWidth - Tab(1));
+  SetEditableWidth(OsdWidth - Tab(1) / 12); // Tab() is in "pixel" - see also skins.c!!!
 }
 
 void cSkinCursesDisplayMenu::SetEvent(const cEvent *Event)
diff --git a/menuitems.c b/menuitems.c
index 1bca4873..517664c7 100644
--- a/menuitems.c
+++ b/menuitems.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: menuitems.c 1.44 2006/04/25 15:59:02 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: menuitems.c 1.45 2006/06/03 13:20:01 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "menuitems.h"
@@ -296,7 +296,10 @@ void cMenuEditStrItem::Set(void)
   char buf[1000];
 
   if (InEditMode()) {
-     const cFont *font = cFont::GetFont(fontOsd);
+     // This is an ugly hack to make editing strings work with the 'skincurses' plugin.
+     const cFont *font = dynamic_cast<cSkinDisplayMenu *>(cSkinDisplay::Current())->GetTextAreaFont(false);
+     if (!font || font->Width("W") != 1) // all characters have with == 1 in the font used by 'skincurses'
+        font = cFont::GetFont(fontOsd);
      strncpy(buf, value, pos);
      snprintf(buf + pos, sizeof(buf) - pos - 2, insert && newchar ? "[]%c%s" : "[%c]%s", *(value + pos), value + pos + 1);
      int width = cSkinDisplay::Current()->EditableWidth();
diff --git a/skins.c b/skins.c
index 736d7dad..c3c93961 100644
--- a/skins.c
+++ b/skins.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: skins.c 1.9 2006/04/09 11:25:30 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: skins.c 1.10 2006/06/03 10:18:07 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "skins.h"
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void cSkinDisplayMenu::SetTabs(int Tab1, int Tab2, int Tab3, int Tab4, int Tab5)
   tabs[4] = Tab4 ? tabs[3] + Tab4 : 0;
   tabs[5] = Tab5 ? tabs[4] + Tab5 : 0;
   for (int i = 1; i < MaxTabs; i++)
-      tabs[i] *= 12;//XXX average character width of font used for items!!!
+      tabs[i] *= 12;//XXX average character width of font used for items - see also skincurses.c!!!
 }
 
 void cSkinDisplayMenu::Scroll(bool Up, bool Page)
diff --git a/skins.h b/skins.h
index 225fbc22..9a9ba570 100644
--- a/skins.h
+++ b/skins.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: skins.h 1.13 2006/04/09 11:23:35 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: skins.h 1.14 2006/06/03 10:21:45 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __SKINS_H
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ protected:
   cTextScroller textScroller;
   int Tab(int n) { return (n >= 0 && n < MaxTabs) ? tabs[n] : 0; }
        ///< Returns the offset of the given tab from the left border of the
-       ///< item display area. The value returned is in pixel.//XXX ncurses???
+       ///< item display area. The value returned is in pixel.
   const char *GetTabbedText(const char *s, int Tab);
        ///< Returns the part of the given string that follows the given
        ///< Tab (where 0 indicates the beginning of the string). If no such
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public:
   cSkinDisplayMenu(void);
   virtual void SetTabs(int Tab1, int Tab2 = 0, int Tab3 = 0, int Tab4 = 0, int Tab5 = 0);
        ///< Sets the tab columns to the given values, which are the number of
-       ///< characters in each column.//XXX ncurses???
+       ///< characters in each column.
   virtual void Scroll(bool Up, bool Page);
        ///< If this menu contains a text area that can be scrolled, this function
        ///< will be called to actually scroll the text. Up indicates whether the