--- gutter.c~	Fri Jan 21 22:06:27 2000
+++ gutter.c	Sat Jan 29 12:02:04 2000
@@ -222,12 +222,17 @@
   struct device *d = XDEVICE (f->device);
   struct window* w = XWINDOW (window);
   int x, y, width, height, ypos;
-  int line;
-  int border_width = FRAME_GUTTER_BORDER_WIDTH (f, pos);
-  face_index findex = get_builtin_face_cache_index (w, Vgui_element_face);
+  int line, border_width;
+  face_index findex;
   display_line_dynarr* ddla, *cdla;
   struct display_line *dl;
   int cdla_len;
+
+  if (!WINDOW_LIVE_P (w))
+    return;
+
+  border_width = FRAME_GUTTER_BORDER_WIDTH (f, pos);
+  findex = get_builtin_face_cache_index (w, Vgui_element_face);
 
   if (!f->current_display_lines)
     f->current_display_lines = Dynarr_new (display_line);