diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 3568035..8140b17 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 ########################################################################
 ####  Script Name: inxi
 ####  Version: 2.1.15
-####  Date: 2014-04-01
-####  Patch Number: 02-b1
+####  Date: 2014-04-02
+####  Patch Number: 01-b1
 ########################################################################
 ####  SPECIAL THANKS
 ########################################################################
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ C2=''
 CN=''
 ## Always leave these blank, these are only going to be set in inxi.conf files, that makes testing
 ## for user changes easier after sourcing the files
+ESC='\x1b'
 GLOBAL_COLOR_SCHEME=''
 IRC_COLOR_SCHEME=''
 IRC_CONS_COLOR_SCHEME=''
@@ -825,6 +826,7 @@ initialize_data()
 			BSD_TYPE='bsd' # all other bsds
 			SED_I="-i ''"
 			SED_RX='-E'
+			ESC=$(echo | tr '\n' '\033')
 		fi
 	fi
 	# now set the script BOOLEANS for files required to run features
@@ -8908,11 +8910,12 @@ get_weather_data()
 
 # args: $1 - string to strip color code characters out of
 # returns count of string length minus colors
+# note; this cleanup may not be working on bsd sed
 calculate_line_length()
 {
 	local string=$1
 	# ansi:  irc: \x0312
-	string=$( sed -e "s/\x1b\[[0-9]\{1,2\}\(;[0-9]\{1,2\}\)\{0,2\}m//g" -e "s/\\\x0[0-9]\{1,3\}//g" <<< $string )
+	string=$( sed -e 's/'$ESC'\[[0-9]\{1,2\}\(;[0-9]\{1,2\}\)\{0,2\}m//g' -e 's/\\\x0[0-9]\{1,3\}//g' <<< $string )
 	count=${#string}
 	echo $count
 }
@@ -10526,12 +10529,14 @@ print_networking_ip_data()
 				if_string=''
 			fi
 		else 
-			if [[ $( calculate_line_length "$if_string_holding$if_string" ) -lt $COLS_INNER ]];then
-				if_string_holding="$if_string_holding$if_string"
-			else
-				full_string=$( create_print_line " " "$if_string_holding${CN}" )
-				print_screen_output "$full_string"
+			if [[ $( calculate_line_length "$if_string_holding$if_string" ) -gt $COLS_INNER ]];then
+				if [[ -n $if_string_holding ]];then
+					full_string=$( create_print_line " " "$if_string_holding${CN}" )
+					print_screen_output "$full_string"
+				fi
 				if_string_holding="$if_string"
+			else
+				if_string_holding="$if_string_holding$if_string"
 			fi
 		fi
 		((i++))
@@ -10679,7 +10684,7 @@ print_optical_drive_data()
 				else
 					multisession='no'
 				fi
-				multisession=" ${C1}multisession$SEP3${C2} $multisession"
+				multisession="${C1}multisession$SEP3${C2} $multisession "
 				if [[ -z ${a_drives[11]} ]];then
 					dvd='N/A'
 				elif [[ ${a_drives[11]} == 1 ]];then
@@ -10693,7 +10698,7 @@ print_optical_drive_data()
 					else
 						state="${a_drives[14]}"
 					fi
-					state=" ${C1}state$SEP3${C2} $state"
+					state="${C1}state$SEP3${C2} $state "
 				fi
 				if [[ -n ${a_drives[9]} && ${a_drives[9]} == 1 ]];then
 					rw_support='cd-r'
@@ -10714,8 +10719,8 @@ print_optical_drive_data()
 				if [[ -z $rw_support ]];then
 					rw_support='none'
 				fi
-				drive_data="${C1}Features: speed$SEP3${C2} $speed$multisession "
-				part_2_data="$audio ${C1}dvd$SEP3${C2} $dvd ${C1}rw$SEP3${C2} $rw_support$state"
+				drive_data="${C1}Features: speed$SEP3${C2} $speed $multisession"
+				part_2_data="$audio${C1}dvd$SEP3${C2} $dvd ${C1}rw$SEP3${C2} $rw_support $state"
 				if [[ $( calculate_line_length "$drive_data$part_2_data" ) -lt $COLS_INNER ]];then
 					drive_data=$( create_print_line "$Line_Starter" "$drive_data$part_2_data${CN}" )
 					print_screen_output "$drive_data"
@@ -10841,8 +10846,10 @@ print_partition_data()
 		else
 			line_starter=' '
 		fi
-		partition_data=$( create_print_line "$line_starter" "${a_partition_data[$i]}${CN}" )
-		print_screen_output "$partition_data"
+		if [[ -n ${a_partition_data[$i]} ]];then
+			partition_data=$( create_print_line "$line_starter" "${a_partition_data[$i]}${CN}" )
+			print_screen_output "$partition_data"
+		fi
 	done
 	
 	eval $LOGFE