diff --git a/xurses.c b/xurses.c
index a593b7c..65b47a6 100644
--- a/xurses.c
+++ b/xurses.c
@@ -108,13 +108,12 @@ static void curses_exit (void) {
 int curses_realign_x     = 0;
 int curses_realign_y     = 0;
 int curses_tab_width     = 8;
+int curses_character     = 0;
 int curses_signal        = SIGNAL_NONE;
 int curses_screen_width  = 0;
 int curses_screen_height = 0;
 int curses_active        = 1;
 
-char curses_character = '\0';
-
 /* External function definitions. */
 
 void curses_configure (void) {
@@ -159,16 +158,16 @@ void curses_synchronize (void) {
 
 	in (& signal, 4);
 
-	curses_character = (char) signal;
+	curses_character = signal;
 
-	if ((char) signal == '\033') {
+	if (signal == '\033') {
 		curses_signal |= SIGNAL_ESCAPE;
-	} else if (character_is_digit ((char) signal) != 0) {
-		curses_signal |= SIGNAL_0 + (int) ((char) signal - '0');
-	} else if (character_is_lowercase ((char) signal) != 0) {
-		curses_signal |= SIGNAL_A + (int) ((char) signal - 'a');
-	} else if (character_is_uppercase ((char) signal) != 0) {
-		curses_signal |= SIGNAL_A + (int) ((char) signal - 'A');
+	} else if (character_is_digit (signal) != 0) {
+		curses_signal |= SIGNAL_0 + (int) (signal - '0');
+	} else if (character_is_lowercase (signal) != 0) {
+		curses_signal |= SIGNAL_A + (int) (signal - 'a');
+	} else if (character_is_uppercase (signal) != 0) {
+		curses_signal |= SIGNAL_A + (int) (signal - 'A');
 		curses_signal |= SIGNAL_SHIFT;
 	} else {
 		curses_signal = SIGNAL_NONE;
@@ -204,8 +203,8 @@ void curses_render_cursor (int x, int y) {
 	x %= 1000;
 	y %= 1000;
 
-	string_copy_limit (curses_cursor + 2, string_realign (number_to_string (x), 3, '0'), 3);
-	string_copy_limit (curses_cursor + 6, string_realign (number_to_string (y), 3, '0'), 3);
+	string_copy_limit (curses_cursor + 2, string_realign (number_to_string (y), 3, '0'), 3);
+	string_copy_limit (curses_cursor + 6, string_realign (number_to_string (x), 3, '0'), 3);
 
 	string_copy_limit (& curses_screen [CURSES_REVERT + CURSES_FORMAT * curses_screen_width * curses_screen_height], curses_cursor, CURSES_CURSOR);
 }
diff --git a/xurses.h b/xurses.h
index 0502425..3c09d6f 100644
--- a/xurses.h
+++ b/xurses.h
@@ -12,13 +12,12 @@ It is distributed in the hope that it will be useful or harmful, it really depen
 extern int curses_realign_x;
 extern int curses_realign_y;
 extern int curses_tab_width;
+extern int curses_character;
 extern int curses_signal;
 extern int curses_screen_width;
 extern int curses_screen_height;
 extern int curses_active;
 
-extern char curses_character;
-
 extern void curses_configure   (void);
 extern void curses_synchronize (void);