diff --git a/far/vmenu.cpp b/far/vmenu.cpp
index 5d4a733902..792a64cf3b 100644
--- a/far/vmenu.cpp
+++ b/far/vmenu.cpp
@@ -407,15 +407,13 @@ namespace
 
 		if (Shift < 0)
 		{
-			if (Right <= 0) return 0;
-			const auto NegativeLeftShiftLimit{ 1 - Right };
+			const auto NegativeLeftShiftLimit{ std::min(1 - Right, 0) };
 			const auto PositiveGapRightOfTextArea{ std::max(Left - TextAreaWidth, 0) };
 			return std::max(Shift - PositiveGapRightOfTextArea, NegativeLeftShiftLimit);
 		}
 		if (Shift > 0)
 		{
-			if (TextAreaWidth <= Left) return 0;
-			const auto PositiveRightShiftLimit{ TextAreaWidth - Left - 1 };
+			const auto PositiveRightShiftLimit{ std::max(TextAreaWidth - Left - 1, 0) };
 			const auto NegativeGapLeftOfTextArea{ std::min(Right, 0) };
 			return std::min(Shift - NegativeGapLeftOfTextArea, PositiveRightShiftLimit);
 		}
@@ -423,19 +421,17 @@ namespace
 
 		//if (Shift < 0)
 		//{
-		//	if (Right <= 0)
-		//		return 0;
-		//	if (Left >= TextAreaWidth)
-		//		return std::max(Shift - (Left - TextAreaWidth), 1 - Right);
-		//	return std::max(Shift, 1 - Right);
+		//	if (Right <= 0) return 0;
+		//	const auto NegativeLeftShiftLimit{ 1 - Right };
+		//	const auto PositiveGapRightOfTextArea{ std::max(Left - TextAreaWidth, 0) };
+		//	return std::max(Shift - PositiveGapRightOfTextArea, NegativeLeftShiftLimit);
 		//}
 		//if (Shift > 0)
 		//{
-		//	if (Right <= 0)
-		//		return std::min(Shift - Right, TextAreaWidth - Left - 1);
-		//	if (Left >= TextAreaWidth)
-		//		return 0;
-		//	return std::min(Shift, TextAreaWidth - Left - 1);
+		//	if (TextAreaWidth <= Left) return 0;
+		//	const auto PositiveRightShiftLimit{ TextAreaWidth - Left - 1 };
+		//	const auto NegativeGapLeftOfTextArea{ std::min(Right, 0) };
+		//	return std::min(Shift - NegativeGapLeftOfTextArea, PositiveRightShiftLimit);
 		//}
 		//return 0;
 	}