diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 04c834a..345d805 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,28 @@
 language: go
 sudo: false
+
+matrix:
+  include:
+    - go: 1.11.x
+      os: linux
+    - go: 1.12.x
+      os: linux
+    - go: 1.11.x
+      os: linux
+      env: CROSS_COMPILE=true
+    - go: 1.12.x
+      os: linux
+      env: CROSS_COMPILE=true
+    - go: 1.11.x
+      os: osx
+    - go: 1.12.x
+      os: osx
+
 install:
-  - go get ./...
-go:
-  - 1.4
-  - tip
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "linux" -a "$CROSS_COMPILE" = "true" ]; then go get github.com/mattn/go-isatty ; fi
+  - go get -t -v ./...
+
+script:
+  - go build
+  - go test
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "linux" -a "$CROSS_COMPILE" = "true" ]; then env GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -v; fi
diff --git a/terminal_size.go b/terminal_size.go
index 3ae0132..c5f48b5 100644
--- a/terminal_size.go
+++ b/terminal_size.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !windows
+
 package uilive
 
 import (
@@ -22,13 +24,13 @@ func getTermSize() (int, int) {
 	if runtime.GOOS == "openbsd" {
 		out, err = os.OpenFile("/dev/tty", os.O_RDWR, 0)
 		if err != nil {
-			os.Exit(1)
+			return 0, 0
 		}
 
 	} else {
 		out, err = os.OpenFile("/dev/tty", os.O_WRONLY, 0)
 		if err != nil {
-			os.Exit(1)
+			return 0, 0
 		}
 	}
 	_, _, _ = syscall.Syscall(syscall.SYS_IOCTL,
diff --git a/terminal_size_windows.go b/terminal_size_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71b8bec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/terminal_size_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// +build windows
+
+package uilive
+
+import (
+	"math"
+	"syscall"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+type consoleFontInfo struct {
+	font     uint32
+	fontSize coord
+}
+
+const (
+	SmCxMin = 28
+	SmCyMin = 29
+)
+
+var (
+	tmpConsoleFontInfo        consoleFontInfo
+	moduleUser32              = syscall.NewLazyDLL("user32.dll")
+	procGetCurrentConsoleFont = kernel32.NewProc("GetCurrentConsoleFont")
+	getSystemMetrics          = moduleUser32.NewProc("GetSystemMetrics")
+)
+
+func getCurrentConsoleFont(h syscall.Handle, info *consoleFontInfo) (err error) {
+	r0, _, e1 := syscall.Syscall(
+		procGetCurrentConsoleFont.Addr(), 3, uintptr(h), 0, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(info)),
+	)
+	if int(r0) == 0 {
+		if e1 != 0 {
+			err = error(e1)
+		} else {
+			err = syscall.EINVAL
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func getTermSize() (int, int) {
+	out, err := syscall.Open("CONOUT$", syscall.O_RDWR, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0
+	}
+
+	x, _, err := getSystemMetrics.Call(SmCxMin)
+	y, _, err := getSystemMetrics.Call(SmCyMin)
+
+	if x == 0 || y == 0 {
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	err = getCurrentConsoleFont(out, &tmpConsoleFontInfo)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return int(math.Ceil(float64(x) / float64(tmpConsoleFontInfo.fontSize.x))), int(math.Ceil(float64(y) / float64(tmpConsoleFontInfo.fontSize.y)))
+}
diff --git a/writer_windows.go b/writer_windows.go
index c7a0342..8dafb40 100644
--- a/writer_windows.go
+++ b/writer_windows.go
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ package uilive
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 	"unsafe"
+	"github.com/mattn/go-isatty"
 )
 
 var kernel32 = syscall.NewLazyDLL("kernel32.dll")
@@ -14,11 +16,10 @@ var (
 	procGetConsoleScreenBufferInfo = kernel32.NewProc("GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo")
 	procSetConsoleCursorPosition   = kernel32.NewProc("SetConsoleCursorPosition")
 	procFillConsoleOutputCharacter = kernel32.NewProc("FillConsoleOutputCharacterW")
-	procFillConsoleOutputAttribute = kernel32.NewProc("FillConsoleOutputAttribute")
 )
 
 // clear the line and move the cursor up
-var clear = fmt.Sprintf("%c[%dA%c[2K", ESC, 1, ESC)
+var clear = fmt.Sprintf("%c[%dA%c[2K\r", ESC, 0, ESC)
 
 type short int16
 type dword uint32
@@ -55,12 +56,12 @@ func (w *Writer) clearLines() {
 	}
 	fd := f.Fd()
 	var csbi consoleScreenBufferInfo
-	procGetConsoleScreenBufferInfo.Call(fd, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&csbi)))
+	_, _, _ = procGetConsoleScreenBufferInfo.Call(fd, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&csbi)))
 
 	for i := 0; i < w.lineCount; i++ {
 		// move the cursor up
 		csbi.cursorPosition.y--
-		procSetConsoleCursorPosition.Call(fd, uintptr(*(*int32)(unsafe.Pointer(&csbi.cursorPosition))))
+		_, _, _ = procSetConsoleCursorPosition.Call(fd, uintptr(*(*int32)(unsafe.Pointer(&csbi.cursorPosition))))
 		// clear the line
 		cursor := coord{
 			x: csbi.window.left,
@@ -68,6 +69,6 @@ func (w *Writer) clearLines() {
 		}
 		var count, w dword
 		count = dword(csbi.size.x)
-		procFillConsoleOutputCharacter.Call(fd, uintptr(' '), uintptr(count), *(*uintptr)(unsafe.Pointer(&cursor)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&w)))
+		_, _, _ = procFillConsoleOutputCharacter.Call(fd, uintptr(' '), uintptr(count), *(*uintptr)(unsafe.Pointer(&cursor)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&w)))
 	}
 }