diff --git a/calmwm.h b/calmwm.h
index cf63adc..055496a 100644
--- a/calmwm.h
+++ b/calmwm.h
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ void			 conf_mousebind(struct conf *, char *, char *);
 void			 conf_screen(struct screen_ctx *);
 void			 conf_ungrab(struct conf *, struct keybinding *);
 
-void			 font_draw(struct screen_ctx *, const char *, int,
+void			 font_draw(struct screen_ctx *, const char *,
 			     Drawable, int, int, int);
 void			 font_init(struct screen_ctx *, const char *,
 			     const char **);
diff --git a/font.c b/font.c
index c69d30c..e2b68c0 100644
--- a/font.c
+++ b/font.c
@@ -75,13 +75,10 @@ font_width(XftFont *xftfont, const char *text, int len)
 }
 
 void
-font_draw(struct screen_ctx *sc, const char *text, int len,
-    Drawable d, int active, int x, int y)
+font_draw(struct screen_ctx *sc, const char *text,
+    Drawable d, int color, int x, int y)
 {
-	int	 color;
-
-	color = active ? CWM_COLOR_MENU_FONT_SEL : CWM_COLOR_MENU_FONT;
 	XftDrawChange(sc->xftdraw, d);
 	XftDrawStringUtf8(sc->xftdraw, &sc->xftcolor[color], sc->xftfont, x, y,
-	    (const FcChar8*)text, len);
+	    (const FcChar8*)text, strlen(text));
 }
diff --git a/menu.c b/menu.c
index 5b545a2..c2bd37c 100644
--- a/menu.c
+++ b/menu.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ menu_draw(struct screen_ctx *sc, struct menu_ctx *mc, struct menu_q *menuq,
 	    mc->width, mc->height);
 
 	if (mc->hasprompt) {
-		font_draw(sc, mc->dispstr, strlen(mc->dispstr), sc->menuwin, 0,
+		font_draw(sc, mc->dispstr, sc->menuwin, CWM_COLOR_MENU_FONT,
 		    0, sc->xftfont->ascent);
 		n = 1;
 	} else
@@ -434,8 +434,7 @@ menu_draw(struct screen_ctx *sc, struct menu_ctx *mc, struct menu_q *menuq,
 		if (mc->y + y > xine.h)
 			break;
 
-		font_draw(sc, text, MIN(strlen(text), MENU_MAXENTRY),
-		    sc->menuwin, 0, 0, y);
+		font_draw(sc, text, sc->menuwin, CWM_COLOR_MENU_FONT, 0, y);
 		n++;
 	}
 	if (mc->hasprompt && n > 1 && (mc->searchstr[0] != '\0')) {
@@ -466,7 +465,8 @@ menu_draw_entry(struct screen_ctx *sc, struct menu_ctx *mc,
 	XftDrawRect(sc->xftdraw, &sc->xftcolor[color], 0,
 	    (sc->xftfont->height + 1) * entry, mc->width,
 	    (sc->xftfont->height + 1) + sc->xftfont->descent);
-	font_draw(sc, text, strlen(text), sc->menuwin, active,
+	color = active ? CWM_COLOR_MENU_FONT_SEL : CWM_COLOR_MENU_FONT;
+	font_draw(sc, text, sc->menuwin, color,
 	    0, (sc->xftfont->height + 1) * entry + sc->xftfont->ascent + 1);
 }
 
diff --git a/mousefunc.c b/mousefunc.c
index e43fd1b..205f073 100644
--- a/mousefunc.c
+++ b/mousefunc.c
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ mousefunc_sweep_draw(struct client_ctx *cc)
 	XMapWindow(X_Dpy, sc->menuwin);
 	XClearWindow(X_Dpy, sc->menuwin);
 
-	font_draw(sc, asize, strlen(asize), sc->menuwin, 0, 0,
-	    sc->xftfont->ascent + 1);
+	font_draw(sc, asize, sc->menuwin, CWM_COLOR_MENU_FONT,
+	    0, sc->xftfont->ascent + 1);
 }
 
 void