diff --git a/doomsday/engine/portable/include/con_main.h b/doomsday/engine/portable/include/con_main.h
index ef4069c147..0a0364a8c0 100644
--- a/doomsday/engine/portable/include/con_main.h
+++ b/doomsday/engine/portable/include/con_main.h
@@ -177,11 +177,13 @@ boolean Con_IsLocked(void);
 
 boolean Con_InputMode(void);
 
-uint Con_CursorPosition(void);
-
 char* Con_CommandLine(void);
 
-cbuffer_t* Con_ConsoleBuffer(void);
+uint Con_CommandLineCursorPosition(void);
+
+cbuffer_t* Con_HistoryBuffer(void);
+
+void Con_ResizeHistoryBuffer(void);
 
 fontnum_t Con_Font(void);
 
diff --git a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/con_busy.c b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/con_busy.c
index 5cff1ea44a..45bdd2c8da 100644
--- a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/con_busy.c
+++ b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/con_busy.c
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ void Con_BusyDrawConsoleOutput(void)
     float               y, topY;
     uint                i, newCount;
 
-    buffer = Con_ConsoleBuffer();
+    buffer = Con_HistoryBuffer();
     newCount = GetBufLines(buffer, visibleBusyLines);
     nowTime = Sys_GetRealSeconds();
     if(newCount > 0)
diff --git a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/con_main.c b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/con_main.c
index e3854f5e34..7972748483 100644
--- a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/con_main.c
+++ b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/con_main.c
@@ -226,25 +226,33 @@ void Con_Register(void)
     Con_DataRegister();
 }
 
-static void resizeHistoryBuffer(void)
+void Con_ResizeHistoryBuffer(void)
 {
-    assert(ConsoleInited);
-    {
     int maxLength = 70;
-    float cw;
-
-    FR_SetFont(consoleFont);
-    FR_LoadDefaultAttrib();
-    FR_SetTracking(consoleFontTracking);
-    FR_SetLeading(consoleFontLeading);
 
-    cw = (FR_TextWidth("AA") * consoleFontScale[0]) / 2;
-    if(0 != cw)
+    if(!ConsoleInited)
     {
-        maxLength = MIN_OF(theWindow->width / cw - 2, 250);
+        Con_Error("Con_ResizeHistoryBuffer: Console is not yet initialised.");
+        exit(1); // Unreachable.
     }
-    Con_BufferSetMaxLineLength(Con_ConsoleBuffer(), maxLength);
+
+    if(!novideo && !isDedicated)
+    {
+        float cw;
+
+        FR_SetFont(consoleFont);
+        FR_LoadDefaultAttrib();
+        FR_SetTracking(consoleFontTracking);
+        FR_SetLeading(consoleFontLeading);
+
+        cw = (FR_TextWidth("AA") * consoleFontScale[0]) / 2;
+        if(0 != cw)
+        {
+            maxLength = MIN_OF(theWindow->width / cw - 2, 250);
+        }
     }
+
+    Con_BufferSetMaxLineLength(Con_HistoryBuffer(), maxLength);
 }
 
 static void PrepareCmdArgs(cmdargs_t *cargs, const char *lpCmdLine)
@@ -427,12 +435,12 @@ char* Con_CommandLine(void)
     return cmdLine;
 }
 
-cbuffer_t* Con_ConsoleBuffer(void)
+cbuffer_t* Con_HistoryBuffer(void)
 {
     return histBuf;
 }
 
-uint Con_CursorPosition(void)
+uint Con_CommandLineCursorPosition(void)
 {
     return cmdCursor;
 }
@@ -451,7 +459,7 @@ void Con_SetFont(fontnum_t font)
     if(consoleFont == font)
         return;
     consoleFont = font;
-    resizeHistoryBuffer();
+    Con_ResizeHistoryBuffer();
 }
 
 con_textfilter_t Con_PrintFilter(void)
@@ -486,7 +494,7 @@ void Con_SetFontScale(float scaleX, float scaleY)
         consoleFontScale[0] = MAX_OF(.5f, scaleX);
     if(scaleY > 0.0001f)
         consoleFontScale[1] = MAX_OF(.5f, scaleY);
-    resizeHistoryBuffer();
+    Con_ResizeHistoryBuffer();
 }
 
 float Con_FontLeading(void)
@@ -501,7 +509,7 @@ void Con_SetFontLeading(float value)
     if(!ConsoleInited)
         Con_Error("Con_SetFontLeading: Console is not yet initialised.");
     consoleFontLeading = MAX_OF(.1f, value);
-    resizeHistoryBuffer();
+    Con_ResizeHistoryBuffer();
 }
 
 int Con_FontTracking(void)
@@ -516,7 +524,7 @@ void Con_SetFontTracking(int value)
     if(!ConsoleInited)
         Con_Error("Con_SetFontTracking: Console is not yet initialised.");
     consoleFontTracking = MAX_OF(0, value);
-    resizeHistoryBuffer();
+    Con_ResizeHistoryBuffer();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/rend_console.c b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/rend_console.c
index 9b9deba1e9..3341eeb78e 100644
--- a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/rend_console.c
+++ b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/rend_console.c
@@ -589,8 +589,8 @@ static void drawConsole(float consoleAlpha)
     static const cbline_t** lines = 0;
     static int bufferSize = 0;
 
-    cbuffer_t* buffer = Con_ConsoleBuffer();
-    uint cmdCursor = Con_CursorPosition();
+    cbuffer_t* buffer = Con_HistoryBuffer();
+    uint cmdCursor = Con_CommandLineCursorPosition();
     char* cmdLine = Con_CommandLine();
     float scale[2], y, fontScaledY, gtosMulY = theWindow->height / 200.0f;
     char buff[LOCALBUFFSIZE];
@@ -714,9 +714,8 @@ static void drawConsole(float consoleAlpha)
 
     y = ConsoleY * gtosMulY - (lineHeight * scale[1]) - textOffsetY;
 
-    cmdLineLength = strlen(cmdLine);
-    maxLineLength = Con_BufferMaxLineLength(buffer);
-    maxLineLength -= 1; /*prompt length*/
+    cmdLineLength = (uint)strlen(cmdLine);
+    maxLineLength = Con_BufferMaxLineLength(buffer) - 1/*prompt length*/;
 
     if(cmdLineLength >= maxLineLength)
     {