diff --git a/include/ircterm.h b/include/ircterm.h
index a8b9932..1608b2c 100644
--- a/include/ircterm.h
+++ b/include/ircterm.h
@@ -639,6 +639,8 @@ struct term_struct {
 	char *TI_memu;	 /* mu  / memu      memory unlock */
 	char *TI_box1;	 /* bx  / box1      box characters primary set */
 	/* non termcap/terminfo terminal info (generated by epic) */
+	int co;		/* current actual number of columns */
+	int li;		/* current actual number of lines */
 	char TI_normal[256];
 	char *TI_sgrstrs[TERM_SGR_MAXVAL];
 	char *TI_forecolors[16];
diff --git a/source/functions.c b/source/functions.c
index ab916e5..67ff0d6 100644
--- a/source/functions.c
+++ b/source/functions.c
@@ -4209,7 +4209,7 @@ BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_channelmode, word)
 BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_geom, words)
 {
 	/* Erf. CO and LI are ints. (crowman) */
-	return m_sprintf("%d %d", current_term->TI_cols, current_term->TI_lines);
+	return m_sprintf("%d %d", current_term->co, current_term->li);
 }
 
 BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_pass, words)
diff --git a/source/gtkbitchx.c b/source/gtkbitchx.c
index eddd050..e5a4cf0 100644
--- a/source/gtkbitchx.c
+++ b/source/gtkbitchx.c
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ void gtk_label_set_color(GtkWidget *label, int color)
 /* This may be going away, it replaces code which is currently elsewhere in BitchX */
 void gtk_resize(Screen *this_screen)
 {
-	co = this_screen->co; li = this_screen->li;
+	current_term->co = this_screen->co; current_term->li = this_screen->li;
 
 	/* Recalculate some stuff that was done in input.c previously */
 	this_screen->input_line = this_screen->li-1;
@@ -2179,8 +2179,8 @@ void gui_init(void)
 {
 	current_term->TI_cols = 80;
 	current_term->TI_lines = 25;
-	li = current_term->TI_lines;
-	co = current_term->TI_cols;
+	current_term->li = current_term->TI_lines;
+	current_temr->co = current_term->TI_cols;
 
 	pthread_mutex_init(&evmutex, NULL);
 	pthread_cond_init(&evcond, NULL);
@@ -2544,7 +2544,7 @@ void gtk_new_window(Screen *gtknew, Window *win)
 	else
 		zvt_load_font("fixed", gtknew);
 
-	gtknew->co = co; gtknew->li = li;
+	gtknew->co = current_term->co; gtknew->li = current_term->li;
 	zvt_term_set_scrollback((ZvtTerm *)gtknew->viewport, 0);
 	zvt_term_set_blink((ZvtTerm *)gtknew->viewport, TRUE);
 	zvt_term_set_bell((ZvtTerm *)gtknew->viewport, TRUE);
diff --git a/source/pmbitchx.c b/source/pmbitchx.c
index 9cf5eb5..632a804 100644
--- a/source/pmbitchx.c
+++ b/source/pmbitchx.c
@@ -447,11 +447,11 @@ MRESULT EXPENTRY FontDlgProc(HWND hwnd, ULONG msg, MPARAM mp1, MPARAM mp2)
 				changescreen->VIO_font_width = fonts[i].lAveCharWidth;
 				changescreen->VIO_font_height = fonts[i].lMaxBaselineExt;
 
-				co = changescreen->co;
-				li = changescreen->li;
+				current_term->co = changescreen->co;
+				current_term->li = changescreen->li;
 
-				cx = (co - 1) * changescreen->VIO_font_width;
-				cy = li * changescreen->VIO_font_height;
+				cx = (changescreen->co - 1) * changescreen->VIO_font_width;
+				cy = changescreen->li * changescreen->VIO_font_height;
 
 				maxX = WinQuerySysValue(HWND_DESKTOP, SV_CXSCREEN);
 				maxY = WinQuerySysValue(HWND_DESKTOP, SV_CYSCREEN);
@@ -464,8 +464,8 @@ MRESULT EXPENTRY FontDlgProc(HWND hwnd, ULONG msg, MPARAM mp1, MPARAM mp2)
 					changescreen->li = (maxY / changescreen->VIO_font_height) -1;
 
 				/* Recalculate in case we modified the values */
-				cx = (co - 1) * changescreen->VIO_font_width;
-				cy = li * changescreen->VIO_font_height;
+				cx = (changescreen->co - 1) * changescreen->VIO_font_width;
+				cy = changescreen->li * changescreen->VIO_font_height;
 
 				if(changescreen->nicklist)
 					cx += (changescreen->VIO_font_width * changescreen->nicklist) + cxvs;
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ void pm_resize(Screen *this_screen)
 	cx = this_screen->co * this_screen->VIO_font_width;
 	cy = this_screen->li * this_screen->VIO_font_height;
 
-	co = this_screen->co; li = this_screen->li;
+	current_term->co = this_screen->co; current_term->li = this_screen->li;
 
 	/* Recalculate some stuff that was done in input.c previously */
 	this_screen->input_line = this_screen->li-1;
@@ -1765,10 +1765,10 @@ void avio_init() {
 					 NULL);
 	hwndMenu=(HWND)NULL;
 
-	current_term->TI_cols = co = 81;
-	current_term->TI_lines = li = 25;
-	cx = (co+14) * VIO_font_width;
-	cy = li * VIO_font_height;
+	current_term->co = current_term->TI_cols = 81;
+	current_term->li = current_term->TI_lines = 25;
+	cx = (current_term->co+14) * VIO_font_width;
+	cy = current_term->li * VIO_font_height;
 
 	WinSetParent(MDIFrame, HWND_OBJECT, FALSE);
 	/* Setup main window */
@@ -1811,8 +1811,8 @@ void avio_init() {
 	WinSubclassWindow(hwndLeft, FrameWndProc);
 	WinSubclassWindow(hwndRight, FrameWndProc);
 
-	WinSendMsg(hwndnickscroll, SBM_SETSCROLLBAR, (MPARAM)0, MPFROM2SHORT(0, li));
-	WinSendMsg(hwndnickscroll, SBM_SETTHUMBSIZE, MPFROM2SHORT(li, 0), (MPARAM)NULL);
+	WinSendMsg(hwndnickscroll, SBM_SETSCROLLBAR, (MPARAM)0, MPFROM2SHORT(0, current_term->li));
+	WinSendMsg(hwndnickscroll, SBM_SETTHUMBSIZE, MPFROM2SHORT(current_term->li, 0), (MPARAM)NULL);
 
 	setmode(guiipc[0], O_BINARY);
 	setmode(guiipc[1], O_BINARY);
@@ -2662,8 +2662,8 @@ void gui_init(void)
 					  DC_SEM_SHARED,
 					  FALSE);
 
-	li = 25;
-	co = 80;
+	current_term->li = 25;
+	current_term->co = 80;
 
 #ifdef SOUND
 	if(DosLoadModule(NULL, 0, "MCIAPI", &hmod) == NO_ERROR)
diff --git a/source/screen.c b/source/screen.c
index 5a388cb..e774c04 100644
--- a/source/screen.c
+++ b/source/screen.c
@@ -1500,8 +1500,8 @@ Screen	* BX_create_new_screen(void)
 	new->fdin = fileno(stdin);
 
 	new->alive = 1;
-	new->li = current_term->TI_lines;
-	new->co = current_term->TI_cols;
+	new->li = current_term->li;
+	new->co = current_term->co;
 	new->old_li = 0;
 	new->old_co = 0;
 	new->buffer_pos = new->buffer_min_pos = 0;
@@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@ extern	Window	*BX_create_additional_screen (void)
 			}
 			else if (screen_type == ST_XTERM)
 			{
-				snprintf(geom, sizeof geom, "%dx%d", current_term->TI_cols, current_term->TI_lines);
+				snprintf(geom, sizeof geom, "%dx%d", current_term->co, current_term->li);
 				opts = LOCAL_COPY(get_string_var(XTERM_OPTIONS_VAR));
 				if (!(xterm = getenv("XTERM")))
 					if (!(xterm = get_string_var(XTERM_VAR)))
diff --git a/source/term.c b/source/term.c
index 0192dae..8bbc4e4 100644
--- a/source/term.c
+++ b/source/term.c
@@ -623,8 +623,6 @@ static const int numcaps = sizeof tcaps / sizeof tcaps[0];
 	int	can_color = 0;
 	int	need_redraw = 0;
 static	int	term_echo_flag = 1;
-static	int	li;
-static	int	co;
 
 #if !defined(__EMX__) && !defined(WINNT) && !defined(GUI)
 #ifndef HAVE_TERMINFO
@@ -872,12 +870,13 @@ int term_init (char *term)
 		}
 	}
 
-	li = current_term->TI_lines;
-	co = current_term->TI_cols;
-	if (!co)
-		co = 79;
-	if (!li)
-		li = 24;
+	if (!current_term->TI_cols)
+		current_term->TI_cols = 79;
+	if (!current_term->TI_lines)
+		current_term->TI_lines = 24;
+
+	current_term->li = current_term->TI_lines;
+	current_term->co = current_term->TI_cols;
 
 	if (!current_term->TI_nel)
 		current_term->TI_nel = "\n";
@@ -901,7 +900,7 @@ int term_init (char *term)
 	}
 
 
-#else
+#else /* !defined(__EMX__) && !defined(WINNT) && !defined(GUI) */
 
 #if defined(WINNT) && !defined(GUI)
 	CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO scrbuf;
@@ -929,13 +928,13 @@ int term_init (char *term)
 	GetConsoleCursorInfo(hinput, &gcursbuf);
 
 	GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(ghstdout, &scrbuf);
-	li = scrbuf.srWindow.Bottom - scrbuf.srWindow.Top + 1;
-	co = scrbuf.srWindow.Right - scrbuf.srWindow.Left + 1;
+	current_term->TI_lines = scrbuf.srWindow.Bottom - scrbuf.srWindow.Top + 1;
+	current_term->TI_cols = scrbuf.srWindow.Right - scrbuf.srWindow.Left + 1;
 
 	memset(current_term, 0, sizeof(struct term_struct));
 
-	current_term->TI_lines = li;
-	current_term->TI_cols = co - 1;
+	current_term->li = current_term->TI_lines;
+	current_term->co = current_term->TI_cols - 1;
 #elif defined(GUI)
 
 	memset(current_term, 0, sizeof(struct term_struct));
@@ -950,8 +949,8 @@ int term_init (char *term)
 
 	current_term->TI_lines = vmode.row;
 	current_term->TI_cols = vmode.col;
-	li = current_term->TI_lines;
-	co = current_term->TI_cols;
+	current_term->li = current_term->TI_lines;
+	current_term->co = current_term->TI_cols;
 #endif
 
 	current_term->TI_cup = strdup("\e[%i%d;%dH");
@@ -1248,14 +1247,16 @@ void tty_dup(int tty)
 	dup2(tty, tty_des);
 }
 
+/* These force the default terminal size, and are used when reattached by scr-bx.
+   They are then used as the fallback by term_resize(). */
 void reset_lines(int nlines)
 {
-	li = nlines;
+	current_term->TI_lines = nlines;
 }
 
 void reset_cols(int cols)
 {
-	co = cols;
+	current_term->TI_cols = cols;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1275,40 +1276,40 @@ int term_resize (void)
 
 		if (ioctl(tty_des, TIOCGWINSZ, &window) < 0)
 		{
-			current_term->TI_lines = li;
-			current_term->TI_cols = co;
+			current_term->li = current_term->TI_lines;
+			current_term->co = current_term->TI_cols;
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			if ((current_term->TI_lines = window.ws_row) == 0)
-				current_term->TI_lines = li;
-			if ((current_term->TI_cols = (window.ws_col)) == 0)
-				current_term->TI_cols = co;
+			if ((current_term->li = window.ws_row) == 0)
+				current_term->li = current_term->TI_lines;
+			if ((current_term->co = window.ws_col) == 0)
+				current_term->co = current_term->TI_cols;
 		}
 	}
 #	else
 	{
-		current_term->TI_lines = li;
-		current_term->TI_cols = co;
+		current_term->li = current_term->TI_lines;
+		current_term->co = current_term->TI_cols;
 	}
 #	endif
 
 #if use_automargins
 	if (!current_term->TI_am || !current_term->TI_rmam)
 	{
-		current_term->TI_cols--;
+		current_term->co--;
 	}
 #else
-	current_term->TI_cols--;
+	current_term->co--;
 #endif
-	if ((old_li != current_term->TI_lines) || (old_co != current_term->TI_cols))
+	if ((old_li != current_term->li) || (old_co != current_term->co))
 	{
-		old_li = current_term->TI_lines;
-		old_co = current_term->TI_cols;
+		old_li = current_term->li;
+		old_co = current_term->co;
 		if (main_screen)
 		{
-			main_screen->li = current_term->TI_lines;
-			main_screen->co = current_term->TI_cols;
+			main_screen->li = current_term->li;
+			main_screen->co = current_term->co;
 		}
 		return (1);
 	}
diff --git a/source/winbitchx.c b/source/winbitchx.c
index 023f6a0..92ca39c 100644
--- a/source/winbitchx.c
+++ b/source/winbitchx.c
@@ -3174,8 +3174,8 @@ void winbx_init(void)
 	ShowWindow(HVTWin, SW_SHOWDEFAULT);
 	ChangeCaret();
 
-	current_term->TI_cols = co = 81;
-	current_term->TI_lines = li = 25;
+	current_term->co = current_term->TI_cols =  81;
+	current_term->li = current_term->TI_lines = 25;
 
 #if 0
 	while (GetMessage(&msg,NULL,0,0)) {
@@ -3325,7 +3325,7 @@ void gui_resize(Screen *this_screen)
 	/*cx = this_screen->co * this_screen->VIO_font_width;
 	cy = this_screen->li * this_screen->VIO_font_height;*/
 
-	co = this_screen->co; li = this_screen->li;
+	current_term->co = this_screen->co; current_term->li = this_screen->li;
 
 	/* Recalculate some stuff that was done in input.c previously */
 	this_screen->input_line = this_screen->li-1;
diff --git a/source/window.c b/source/window.c
index 255da32..95ae2c8 100644
--- a/source/window.c
+++ b/source/window.c
@@ -940,8 +940,8 @@ void BX_recalculate_windows (Screen *screen)
 	if (dumb_mode)
 		return;
 #ifdef GUI
-	current_term->TI_lines = screen->li;
-	current_term->TI_cols = screen->co;
+	current_term->li = screen->li;
+	current_term->co = screen->co;
 #endif
                 
 	if (!screen) /* it's a hidden window. ignore this */
@@ -951,10 +951,10 @@ void BX_recalculate_windows (Screen *screen)
 	 */
 	if (screen && !screen->current_window)
 	{
+		int display_size = current_term->li - 2 - screen->window_list->double_status;
 		screen->window_list->top = 0;
-		screen->window_list->display_size = current_term->TI_lines - 2 - screen->window_list->double_status;
-		screen->window_list->bottom = current_term->TI_lines - 2 - screen->window_list->double_status;
-		old_li = current_term->TI_lines;
+		screen->window_list->display_size = display_size;
+		screen->window_list->bottom = display_size;
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ void BX_recalculate_windows (Screen *screen)
 			split += tmp->status_lines;
 	}
 
-	excess_li = current_term->TI_lines - old_li - split;
+	excess_li = current_term->li - old_li - split;
 
 	for (tmp = screen->window_list; tmp; tmp = tmp->next)
 	{