gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
 
                /* Clear previous selection, logically and visually. */
-               if(sel.ob.x != -1) {
-                       sel.ob.x = -1;
-                       tsetdirt(sel.nb.y, sel.ne.y);
-                       draw();
-               }
+               selclear(NULL);
                sel.mode = 1;
                sel.type = SEL_REGULAR;
                sel.oe.x = sel.ob.x = x2col(e->xbutton.x);
                selpaste(NULL);
        } else if(e->xbutton.button == Button1) {
                if(sel.mode < 2) {
-                       sel.ob.x = -1;
+                       selclear(NULL);
                } else {
                        getbuttoninfo(e);
                        selcopy();
 
        if(BETWEEN(sel.ob.y, orig, term.bot) || BETWEEN(sel.oe.y, orig, term.bot)) {
                if((sel.ob.y += n) > term.bot || (sel.oe.y += n) < term.top) {
-                       sel.ob.x = -1;
+                       selclear(NULL);
                        return;
                }
                if(sel.type == SEL_RECTANGULAR) {
                        tputtab(1);
                break;
        case 'J': /* ED -- Clear screen */
-               sel.ob.x = -1;
+               selclear(NULL);
                switch(csiescseq.arg[0]) {
                case 0: /* below */
                        tclearregion(term.c.x, term.c.y, term.col-1, term.c.y);
        if(control && !(term.c.attr.mode & ATTR_GFX))
                return;
        if(sel.ob.x != -1 && BETWEEN(term.c.y, sel.ob.y, sel.oe.y))
-               sel.ob.x = -1;
+               selclear(NULL);
        if(IS_SET(MODE_WRAP) && (term.c.state & CURSOR_WRAPNEXT)) {
                term.line[term.c.y][term.c.x].mode |= ATTR_WRAP;
                tnewline(1);