diff --git a/src/columns/ColDate.cpp b/src/columns/ColDate.cpp
index bb80efafb..f271887c8 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColDate.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColDate.cpp
@@ -99,15 +99,6 @@ void ColumnDate::measure (Task& task, int& minimum, int& maximum)
       Date now;
       minimum = maximum = Duration (now - date).format ().length ();
     }
-    else if (_style == "short")
-    {
-    }
-    else if (_style == "countdown")
-    {
-    }
-    else if (_style == "remaining")
-    {
-    }
     else
       throw std::string ("Unrecognized column format '") + _type + "." + _style + "'";
   }
diff --git a/src/columns/ColDescription.cpp b/src/columns/ColDescription.cpp
index 1c506d67e..d3d3c526d 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColDescription.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColDescription.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void ColumnDescription::render (
   {
     int len = description.length ();
     if (len > width)
-      lines.push_back (color.colorize (description.substr (0, len - 3) + "..."));
+      lines.push_back (color.colorize (description.substr (0, width - 3) + "..."));
     else
       lines.push_back (color.colorize (leftJustify (description, width)));
   }
diff --git a/src/columns/ColDue.cpp b/src/columns/ColDue.cpp
index 685df755e..0512be23e 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColDue.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColDue.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,14 @@
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <Context.h>
 #include <ColDue.h>
+#include <Date.h>
+#include <Duration.h>
+#include <text.h>
+
+extern Context context;
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 ColumnDue::ColumnDue ()
@@ -40,3 +47,57 @@ ColumnDue::~ColumnDue ()
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Overriden so that style <----> label are linked.
+// Note that you can not determine which gets called first.
+void ColumnDue::setStyle (const std::string& value)
+{
+  _style = value;
+
+  if (_style == "countdown" && _label == "Due")
+    _label = "Countdown";
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Set the minimum and maximum widths for the value.
+void ColumnDue::measure (Task& task, int& minimum, int& maximum)
+{
+  minimum = maximum = 0;
+
+  if (task.has (_attribute))
+  {
+    if (_style == "countdown")
+    {
+      Date date ((time_t) strtol (task.get (_attribute).c_str (), NULL, 10));
+      Date now;
+      minimum = maximum = Duration (now - date).format ().length ();
+    }
+    else
+      ColumnDate::measure (task, minimum, maximum);
+  }
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void ColumnDue::render (
+  std::vector <std::string>& lines,
+  Task& task,
+  int width,
+  Color& color)
+{
+  if (task.has (_attribute))
+  {
+    if (_style == "countdown")
+    {
+      Date date ((time_t) strtol (task.get (_attribute).c_str (), NULL, 10));
+      Date now;
+
+      lines.push_back (
+        color.colorize (
+          rightJustify (
+            Duration (now - date).format (), width)));
+    }
+    else
+      ColumnDate::render (lines, task, width, color);
+  }
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/columns/ColDue.h b/src/columns/ColDue.h
index 279e7d2a7..cf1bad015 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColDue.h
+++ b/src/columns/ColDue.h
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ class ColumnDue : public ColumnDate
 public:
   ColumnDue ();
   ~ColumnDue ();
+
+  void setStyle (const std::string&);
+  void measure (Task&, int&, int&);
+  void render (std::vector <std::string>&, Task&, int, Color&);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/columns/ColStart.cpp b/src/columns/ColStart.cpp
index f7e0e223d..95f94ab44 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColStart.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColStart.cpp
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ void ColumnStart::measure (Task& task, int& minimum, int& maximum)
   if (task.has (_attribute))
   {
     if (_style == "active")
-    {
-    }
+      minimum = maximum = context.config.get ("active.indicator").length ();
     else
       ColumnDate::measure (task, minimum, maximum);
   }
diff --git a/test/view.t.cpp b/test/view.t.cpp
index 942a60c92..1ac437d12 100644
--- a/test/view.t.cpp
+++ b/test/view.t.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
 //    view.add (Column::factory ("status"));
     view.add (Column::factory ("status.short"));
 //    view.add (Column::factory ("due"));
-    view.add (Column::factory ("due.julian"));
+//    view.add (Column::factory ("due.julian"));
+    view.add (Column::factory ("due.countdown"));
 //    view.add (Column::factory ("due.epoch"));
 //    view.add (Column::factory ("due.iso"));
     view.add (Column::factory ("start.active"));