diff --git a/examples/colors.rs b/examples/colors.rs
index a48833f..6d9280a 100644
--- a/examples/colors.rs
+++ b/examples/colors.rs
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@ extern crate termion;
 use termion::{TermWrite, Color, Style};
 use std::io::{self, Write};
 
-const LINE_NUM_BG: Color = Color::Grayscale(5);
+const LINE_NUM_BG: Color = Color::Grayscale(3);
 const LINE_NUM_FG: Color = Color::Grayscale(18);
 const ERROR_FG: Color = Color::Grayscale(17);
-const INFO_LINE: &'static str = "│  ";
+const INFO_LINE: &'static str = "|  ";
 
 fn main() {
     let stdout = io::stdout();
     let mut stdout = stdout.lock();
 
     stdout.color(Color::LightGreen).unwrap();
-    stdout.write("—— src/test/ui/borrow-errors.rs at 82:18 ——\n".as_bytes()).unwrap();
+    stdout.write("-- src/test/ui/borrow-errors.rs at 82:18 --\n".as_bytes()).unwrap();
     stdout.reset().unwrap();
 
     stdout.color(Color::Red).unwrap();
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ fn main() {
     stdout.write(INFO_LINE.as_bytes()).unwrap();
     stdout.reset().unwrap();
     stdout.color(Color::Red).unwrap();
-    stdout.write("                  ━━━ ".as_bytes()).unwrap();
+    stdout.write("                  ^^^ ".as_bytes()).unwrap();
     stdout.reset().unwrap();
 
     stdout.color(ERROR_FG).unwrap();
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ fn main() {
     stdout.write(INFO_LINE.as_bytes()).unwrap();
     stdout.reset().unwrap();
     stdout.color(Color::Red).unwrap();
-    stdout.write("         ━━━ ".as_bytes()).unwrap();
+    stdout.write("         ^^^ ".as_bytes()).unwrap();
     stdout.reset().unwrap();
 
     stdout.color(ERROR_FG).unwrap();
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ fn main() {
     stdout.write(INFO_LINE.as_bytes()).unwrap();
     stdout.reset().unwrap();
     stdout.color(Color::Red).unwrap();
-    stdout.write("                  ━━━ ".as_bytes()).unwrap();
+    stdout.write("                  ^^^ ".as_bytes()).unwrap();
     stdout.reset().unwrap();
 
     stdout.color(ERROR_FG).unwrap();
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ fn main() {
     stdout.write(INFO_LINE.as_bytes()).unwrap();
     stdout.reset().unwrap();
     stdout.color(Color::Red).unwrap();
-    stdout.write("         ━━━ ".as_bytes()).unwrap();
+    stdout.write("         ^^^ ".as_bytes()).unwrap();
     stdout.reset().unwrap();
 
     stdout.color(ERROR_FG).unwrap();
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ fn main() {
     stdout.write(INFO_LINE.as_bytes()).unwrap();
     stdout.reset().unwrap();
     stdout.color(Color::Red).unwrap();
-    stdout.write(" ━ ".as_bytes()).unwrap();
+    stdout.write(" ^ ".as_bytes()).unwrap();
     stdout.reset().unwrap();
 
     stdout.color(ERROR_FG).unwrap();
diff --git a/src/size.rs b/src/size.rs
index 2cca756..926f32f 100644
--- a/src/size.rs
+++ b/src/size.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fn tiocgwinsz() -> u32 {
 
 /// Get the size of the terminal.
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "redox"))]
-pub fn terminal_size() -> io::Result<(usize, usize)> {
+pub fn terminal_size() -> io::Result<(u16, u16)> {
     use libc::ioctl;
     use libc::STDOUT_FILENO;
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub fn terminal_size() -> io::Result<(usize, usize)> {
         let mut size: TermSize = mem::zeroed();
 
         if ioctl(STDOUT_FILENO, tiocgwinsz(), &mut size as *mut _) == 0 {
-            Ok((size.col as usize, size.row as usize))
+            Ok((size.col as u16, size.row as u16))
         } else {
             Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "Unable to get the terminal size."))
         }
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub fn terminal_size() -> io::Result<(usize, usize)> {
 
 /// Get the size of the terminal.
 #[cfg(target_os = "redox")]
-pub fn terminal_size() -> io::Result<(usize, usize)> {
+pub fn terminal_size() -> io::Result<(u16, u16)> {
     use std::env;
 
     let width = try!(env::var("COLUMNS").map_err(|x| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, x))).parse().unwrap_or(0);