diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index cb2c516a..833eecf0 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -3332,6 +3332,8 @@ Thomas Reufer <thomas@reufer.ch>
  replay of recordings with B-frames
  for fixing replaying recordings to their very end, if they don't end with an I-frame
  for implementing a frame parser for H.265 (HEVC) recordings
+ for adding cFont::Width(void) to get the default character width and allow stretched
+ font drawing in high level OSDs
 
 Eike Sauer <EikeSauer@t-online.de>
  for reporting a problem with channels that need more than 5 TS packets for detecting
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index ce3af2d7..db1b2170 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -8862,3 +8862,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Fixed replaying recordings to their very end, if they don't end with an I-frame
   (thanks to Thomas Reufer).
 - Implemented a frame parser for H.265 (HEVC) recordings (thanks to Thomas Reufer).
+- Added cFont::Width(void) to get the default character width and allow stretched
+  font drawing in high level OSDs (thanks to Thomas Reufer).
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/HISTORY b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/HISTORY
index f24e6766..d4673f26 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/HISTORY
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/HISTORY
@@ -130,3 +130,8 @@ VDR Plugin 'skincurses' Revision History
 2015-02-19: Version 2.2.0
 
 - Official release.
+
+2016-12-22: Version 2.3.2
+
+- Added cFont::Width(void) to get the default character width and allow stretched
+  font drawing in high level OSDs (dummy for skincurses).
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/skincurses.c b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/skincurses.c
index 2d92a574..2d98f5b9 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 3.3 2015/02/17 13:13:17 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: skincurses.c 4.1 2016/12/22 12:50:20 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <ncurses.h>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <vdr/skins.h>
 #include <vdr/videodir.h>
 
-static const char *VERSION        = "2.2.0";
+static const char *VERSION        = "2.3.2";
 static const char *DESCRIPTION    = trNOOP("A text only skin");
 static const char *MAINMENUENTRY  = NULL;
 
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ static const char *MAINMENUENTRY  = NULL;
 
 class cCursesFont : public cFont {
 public:
+  virtual int Width(void) const { return 1; }
   virtual int Width(uint c) const { return 1; }
   virtual int Width(const char *s) const { return s ? Utf8StrLen(s) : 0; }
   virtual int Height(void) const { return 1; }
diff --git a/font.c b/font.c
index 29256e05..2a92c34b 100644
--- a/font.c
+++ b/font.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * BiDi support by Osama Alrawab <alrawab@hotmail.com> @2008 Tripoli-Libya.
  *
- * $Id: font.c 4.1 2015/04/19 11:13:45 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: font.c 4.2 2016/12/22 12:31:23 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "font.h"
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ class cFreetypeFont : public cFont {
 private:
   cString fontName;
   int size;
+  int width;
   int height;
   int bottom;
   FT_Library library; ///< Handle to library
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ public:
   virtual ~cFreetypeFont();
   virtual const char *FontName(void) const { return fontName; }
   virtual int Size(void) const { return size; }
+  virtual int Width(void) const { return width; }
   virtual int Width(uint c) const;
   virtual int Width(const char *s) const;
   virtual int Height(void) const { return height; }
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ cFreetypeFont::cFreetypeFont(const char *Name, int CharHeight, int CharWidth)
 {
   fontName = Name;
   size = CharHeight;
+  width = CharWidth;
   height = 0;
   bottom = 0;
   int error = FT_Init_FreeType(&library);
@@ -384,10 +387,12 @@ void cFreetypeFont::DrawText(cPixmap *Pixmap, int x, int y, const char *s, tColo
 class cDummyFont : public cFont {
 private:
   int height;
+  int width;
 public:
-  cDummyFont(int CharHeight) { height = CharHeight; }
-  virtual int Width(uint c) const { return height; }
-  virtual int Width(const char *s) const { return height; }
+  cDummyFont(int CharHeight, int CharWidth) { height = CharHeight; width = CharWidth; }
+  virtual int Width(void) const { return width ? width : height; }
+  virtual int Width(uint c) const { return width ? width : height; }
+  virtual int Width(const char *s) const { return width ? width : height; }
   virtual int Height(void) const { return height; }
   virtual void DrawText(cBitmap *Bitmap, int x, int y, const char *s, tColor ColorFg, tColor ColorBg, int Width) const {}
   virtual void DrawText(cPixmap *Pixmap, int x, int y, const char *s, tColor ColorFg, tColor ColorBg, int Width) const {};
@@ -425,7 +430,7 @@ cFont *cFont::CreateFont(const char *Name, int CharHeight, int CharWidth)
   cString fn = GetFontFileName(Name);
   cFont *f = *fn ? new cFreetypeFont(fn, CharHeight, CharWidth) : NULL;
   if (!f || !f->Height())
-     f = new cDummyFont(CharHeight);
+     f = new cDummyFont(CharHeight, CharWidth);
   return f;
 }
 
diff --git a/font.h b/font.h
index 5e4b4da9..9d18bde2 100644
--- a/font.h
+++ b/font.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: font.h 4.1 2016/12/13 14:58:53 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: font.h 4.2 2016/12/22 12:43:24 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __FONT_H
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ public:
           ///< Returns the original size as requested when the font was created.
           ///< This may be smaller than the actual height, for instance if the
           ///< font contains descenders.
+  virtual int Width(void) const = 0;
+          ///< Returns the original character width as requested when the font was
+          ///< created, or 0 if the default width is used.
   virtual int Width(uint c) const = 0;
           ///< Returns the width of the given character in pixel.
   virtual int Width(const char *s) const = 0;