--- procps-3.2.7/top.c.sorthigh	2007-02-05 09:06:34.000000000 +0100
+++ procps-3.2.7/top.c	2007-02-05 09:09:35.000000000 +0100
@@ -3121,6 +3121,7 @@
       unsigned    w = Fieldstab[i].width;
 
       int advance = (x==0) && !Rc.mode_altscr;
+      f += advance;
 
       switch (i) {
          case P_CMD:
@@ -3179,7 +3180,7 @@
             break;
          case P_PRI:
             if (unlikely(-99 > p->priority) || unlikely(999 < p->priority)) {
-               f = "  RT";
+               f = advance ? " RT" : "  RT";
                MKCOL("");
             } else
                MKCOL((int)p->priority);
@@ -3227,7 +3228,7 @@
             break;
          case P_WCH:
             if (No_ksyms) {
-               f = " %08lx ";
+               f = advance ? "%08lx " : " %08lx ";
                MKCOL((long)p->wchan);
             } else {
                MKCOL(lookup_wchan(p->wchan, p->XXXID));
@@ -3236,7 +3237,7 @@
 
         } /* end: switch 'procflag' */
 
-        rp = scat(rp, cbuf+advance);
+        rp = scat(rp, cbuf);
    } /* end: for 'maxpflgs' */
 
    PUFF(