diff --git a/lib/widget.js b/lib/widget.js
index 5d2832e..3de83ad 100644
--- a/lib/widget.js
+++ b/lib/widget.js
@@ -891,7 +891,9 @@ Screen.prototype.draw = function(start, end) {
 
         // If there's more than 10 spaces, use EL regardless
         // and start over drawing the rest of line. Might
-        // not be worth it.
+        // not be worth it. Try to use ECH if the terminal
+        // supports it. Maybe only try to use ECH here.
+        // //if (this.tput && this.tput.strings.erase_chars)
         // if (!clr && neq && (xx - x) > 10) {
         //   lx = ly = -1;
         //   if (data !== attr) {
@@ -901,37 +903,40 @@ Screen.prototype.draw = function(start, end) {
         //   out += this.tput
         //     ? this.tput.cup(y, x)
         //     : '\x1b[' + (y + 1) + ';' + (x + 1) + 'H';
-        //   out += this.tput
-        //     ? this.tput.el(0)
-        //     : '\x1b[K';
+        //   if (this.tput && this.tput.strings.erase_chars) {
+        //     // Use erase_chars to avoid erasing the whole line.
+        //     out += this.tput
+        //       ? this.tput.ech(xx - x)
+        //       : '\x1b[' + (xx - x) + 'X';
+        //   } else {
+        //     out += this.tput
+        //       ? this.tput.el(0)
+        //       : '\x1b[K';
+        //   }
         //   out += this.tput
         //     ? this.tput.cuf(xx - x)
         //     : '\x1b[' + (xx - x) + 'C';
-        //   clr = xx; // tmp
-        //   for (xx = x; xx < this.cols; xx++) {
-        //     o[xx][0] = data;
-        //     o[xx][1] = ' ';
-        //   }
-        //   x = clr - 1;
+        //   this.fillRegion(data, ' ',
+        //     x, this.tput && this.tput.strings.erase_chars ? xx : this.cols,
+        //     y, y);
+        //   x = xx - 1;
         //   continue;
         // }
 
         // Skip to the next line if the
         // rest of the line is already drawn.
-        // Comment the break in the first
-        // xx loop above for this to work.
-        // Which carries less overhead?
-        // OR use another for loop:
-        // for (xx = x; xx < this.cols; xx++) {
-        //   if (line[xx][0] !== o[xx][0] || line[xx][1] !== o[xx][1]) {
-        //     neq = true;
+        // if (!neq) {
+        //   for (; xx < this.cols; xx++) {
+        //     if (line[xx][0] !== o[xx][0] || line[xx][1] !== o[xx][1]) {
+        //       neq = true;
+        //       break;
+        //     }
+        //   }
+        //   if (!neq) {
+        //     attr = data;
         //     break;
         //   }
         // }
-        // if (!neq) {
-        //   attr = data;
-        //   break;
-        // }
       }
 
       // Optimize by comparing the real output