diff -BrauN /tmp/tt/src/config.c ./src/config.c
--- /tmp/tt/src/config.c	2008-01-29 20:44:23.000000000 +0100
+++ ./src/config.c	2008-03-24 00:28:23.000000000 +0100
@@ -75,6 +75,38 @@
 	return ses;
 }
 
+DO_CONFIG(config_termwidth)
+{
+	char str[BUFFER_SIZE];
+
+	if (!strcasecmp(arg, "OFF")||(is_number(arg) && atoi(arg) <= 0))
+	{
+    ses->force_cols = 0;
+	}
+  else if (!is_number(arg))
+  {
+		tintin_printf(ses, "#SYNTAX: #CONFIG {TERMWIDTH} <OFF|NUMBER>");
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  else if (atoi(arg) < 10 || atoi(arg) > 500)
+  {
+    tintin_printf(ses, "#CONFIG {TERMWIDTH}: REFUSING UNREASONABLE WIDTH NUMBER");
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    ses->force_cols = atoi(arg);
+  }
+
+  init_screen_size(ses);
+
+	sprintf(str, "%d", index);
+
+	updatenode_list(ses, config_table[index].name, capitalize(arg), str, LIST_CONFIG);
+
+	return ses;
+}
+
 
 DO_CONFIG(config_speedwalk)
 {
diff -BrauN /tmp/tt/src/main.c ./src/main.c
--- /tmp/tt/src/main.c	2008-01-29 00:50:32.000000000 +0100
+++ ./src/main.c	2008-03-23 23:55:06.000000000 +0100
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@
 
 	printf("\033=\033[?1h");
 
+  do_configure(gts, "{TERMWIDTH}        {OFF}");
 	do_configure(gts, "{SPEEDWALK}         {OFF}");
 	do_configure(gts, "{VERBATIM}          {OFF}");
 	do_configure(gts, "{REPEAT ENTER}      {OFF}");
diff -BrauN /tmp/tt/src/session.c ./src/session.c
--- /tmp/tt/src/session.c	2007-12-19 15:39:34.000000000 +0100
+++ ./src/session.c	2008-03-24 00:30:22.000000000 +0100
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@
 
 	newsession                = calloc(1, sizeof(struct session));
 
+  newsession->force_cols    = 0;
+  if(ses->force_cols != 0)
+  {
+    newsession->force_cols = ses->force_cols;
+  }
 	newsession->name          = strdup(name);
 	newsession->host          = strdup(host);
 	newsession->port          = strdup(port);
diff -BrauN /tmp/tt/src/tables.c ./src/tables.c
--- /tmp/tt/src/tables.c	2008-01-29 20:55:11.000000000 +0100
+++ ./src/tables.c	2008-03-23 23:58:36.000000000 +0100
@@ -141,6 +141,14 @@
 
 struct config_type config_table[] =
 {
+
+  {
+    "TERMWIDTH",
+    "",
+    "Force text wrapping shorter than the terminal width",
+    config_termwidth
+  },
+
 	{
 		"SPEEDWALK",
 		"Your input is scanned for speedwalk directions",
diff -BrauN /tmp/tt/src/terminal.c ./src/terminal.c
--- /tmp/tt/src/terminal.c	2007-11-18 16:14:58.000000000 +0100
+++ ./src/terminal.c	2008-03-24 00:18:55.000000000 +0100
@@ -128,6 +128,18 @@
 		ses->rows = screen.ws_row;
 		ses->cols = screen.ws_col;
 	}
+  if(ses->force_cols != 0)
+  {
+    if(ses->force_cols > ses->cols)
+    {
+		  tintin_printf(ses, "#ERROR: TERMWIDTH can't be forced to be wider than your actual terminal width. (actual: %d, tried forcing: %d)", ses->cols, ses->force_cols);
+      ses->force_cols = 0;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      ses->cols = ses->force_cols;
+    }
+  }
 
 	ses->top_row = top;
 	ses->bot_row = ses->rows - bot;
diff -BrauN /tmp/tt/src/tintin.h ./src/tintin.h
--- /tmp/tt/src/tintin.h	2008-01-29 20:59:03.000000000 +0100
+++ ./src/tintin.h	2008-03-23 23:55:06.000000000 +0100
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@
 	int                     socket;
 	int                     telopts;
 	int                     flags;
+  int                     force_cols;
 	char                  * host;
 	char                  * port;
 	long long               connect_retry;
@@ -1025,6 +1026,7 @@
 #define __CONFIG_H__
 
 extern DO_COMMAND(do_configure);
+extern DO_CONFIG(config_termwidth);
 extern DO_CONFIG(config_speedwalk);
 extern DO_CONFIG(config_verbatim);
 extern DO_CONFIG(config_repeatenter);