@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const char *tags[] = { "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", NULL };
 
 #define DEFMODE			dotile		/* dofloat */
 #define FLOATSYMBOL		"><>"
-#define TILESYMBOL		"[%u]="		/* %u is replaced with nmaster */
+#define TILESYMBOL		"[]="
 
 #define FONT			"-*-terminus-medium-r-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
 #define NORMBGCOLOR		"#222"

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const char *tags[] = { "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", NULL };
 
 #define DEFMODE			dotile		/* dofloat */
 #define FLOATSYMBOL		"><>"
-#define TILESYMBOL		"[%u]="		/* %u is replaced with nmaster */
+#define TILESYMBOL		"[]="
 
 #define FONT			"-*-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-13-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
 #define NORMBGCOLOR		"#333366"

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ drawtext(tags[i], dc.norm, sel && sel->tags[i], isoccupied(i));
 		dc.x += dc.w;
 	}
 	dc.w = bmw;
-	drawtext(mtext, dc.status, False, False);
+	drawtext(arrange == dofloat ? FLOATSYMBOL : TILESYMBOL, dc.status, False, False);
 	x = dc.x + dc.w;
 	dc.w = textw(stext);
 	dc.x = bw - dc.w;

@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ Window win;
 };
 
 extern const char *tags[];			/* all tags */
-extern char stext[1024];			/* status text */
-extern char mtext[32];				/* mode text */
+extern char stext[256];				/* status text */
 extern int bx, by, bw, bh, bmw;			/* bar geometry, bar mode label width */
 extern int screen, sx, sy, sw, sh;		/* screen geometry */
 extern int wax, way, wah, waw;			/* windowarea geometry */
@@ -163,6 +162,5 @@ extern void restack(void);			/* restores z layers of all clients */
 extern void togglefloat(Arg *arg);		/* toggles focusesd client between floating/non-floating state */
 extern void togglemode(Arg *arg);		/* toggles global arrange function (dotile/dofloat) */
 extern void toggleview(Arg *arg);		/* toggles the tag with arg's index (in)visible */
-extern void updatemodetext(void);		/* updates mtext */
 extern void view(Arg *arg);			/* views the tag with arg's index */
 extern void zoom(Arg *arg);			/* zooms the focused client to master area, arg is ignored */

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ #include <X11/Xproto.h>
 
 /* extern */
 
-char stext[1024], mtext[32];
+char stext[256];
 Bool *seltag;
 int bx, by, bw, bh, bmw, masterd, screen, sx, sy, sw, sh, wax, way, waw, wah;
 unsigned int master, nmaster, ntags, numlockmask;
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ sw = DisplayWidth(dpy, screen);
 	sh = DisplayHeight(dpy, screen);
 	master = MASTER;
 	nmaster = NMASTER;
-	updatemodetext();
+	bmw = textw(TILESYMBOL) > textw(FLOATSYMBOL) ? textw(TILESYMBOL) : textw(FLOATSYMBOL);
 	/* bar */
 	bx = sx;
 	by = sy;

@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ incnmaster(Arg *arg) {
 	if((arrange == dofloat) || (nmaster + arg->i < 1) || (wah / (nmaster + arg->i) < bh))
 		return;
 	nmaster += arg->i;
-	updatemodetext();
 	if(sel)
 		arrange();
 	else
@@ -217,7 +216,6 @@ 
 void
 togglemode(Arg *arg) {
 	arrange = (arrange == dofloat) ? dotile : dofloat;
-	updatemodetext();
 	if(sel)
 		arrange();
 	else
@@ -233,12 +231,6 @@ for(i = 0; i < ntags && !seltag[i]; i++);
 	if(i == ntags)
 		seltag[arg->i] = True; /* cannot toggle last view */
 	arrange();
-}
-
-void
-updatemodetext() {
-	snprintf(mtext, sizeof mtext, arrange == dofloat ? FLOATSYMBOL : TILESYMBOL, nmaster);
-	bmw = textw(mtext);
 }
 
 void