diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
index fa6977cd9f..78817fbbf2 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private bool IsTurboSeeking => PauseOnFrame.HasValue && Global.Config.TurboSeek;
 
-		private bool IsTurboing => Global.ClientControls["Turbo"] || IsTurboSeeking;
+		public bool IsTurboing => Global.ClientControls["Turbo"] || IsTurboSeeking;
 
 		#endregion
 
@@ -2969,11 +2969,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 				Global.CheatList.Pulse();
 
-				if (!PauseAvi)
-				{
-					AvFrameAdvance();
-				}
-
 				if (IsLagFrame && Global.Config.AutofireLagFrames)
 				{
 					Global.AutoFireController.IncrementStarts();
@@ -2997,6 +2992,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					UpdateToolsAfter(SuppressLua);
 				}
 
+				if (!PauseAvi)
+				{
+					AvFrameAdvance();
+				}
+
 				if (GlobalWin.Tools.IsLoaded<TAStudio>() &&
 					GlobalWin.Tools.TAStudio.LastPositionFrame == Emulator.Frame)
 				{
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Client.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Client.cs
index 7a20625169..40b99bd2b9 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Client.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Client.cs
@@ -150,6 +150,18 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			return GlobalWin.MainForm.EmulatorPaused;
 		}
 
+		[LuaMethod("isturbo", "Returns true if emulator is in turbo mode, otherwise, false")]
+		public static bool IsTurbo()
+		{
+			return GlobalWin.MainForm.IsTurboing;
+		}
+
+		[LuaMethod("isseeking", "Returns true if emulator is seeking, otherwise, false")]
+		public static bool IsSeeking()
+		{
+			return GlobalWin.MainForm.IsSeeking;
+		}
+
 		[LuaMethod("opencheats", "opens the Cheats dialog")]
 		public static void OpenCheats()
 		{
diff --git a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/StringRenderer.cs b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/StringRenderer.cs
index 94a879483d..11e4d360b2 100644
--- a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/StringRenderer.cs
+++ b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/StringRenderer.cs
@@ -32,34 +32,66 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL
 		public sd.SizeF Measure(string str)
 		{
 			float x = 0;
+			float y = FontInfo.LineHeight;
+			float ox = x;
 			int len = str.Length;
+
 			for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
 			{
-				Cyotek.Drawing.BitmapFont.Character c;
-				if (!FontInfo.Characters.TryGetValue(str[i], out c))
-					c = FontInfo.Characters[unchecked((char)-1)];
+				int c = str[i];
 
-				x += c.XAdvance;
+				if (c == '\r')
+				{
+					if (i != len - 1 && str[i + 1] == '\n')
+						i++;
+				}
+
+				if (c == '\r')
+				{
+					c = '\n';
+				}
+
+				if (c == '\n')
+				{
+					if (x > ox)
+						ox = x;
+					x = 0;
+					y += FontInfo.LineHeight;
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				Cyotek.Drawing.BitmapFont.Character bfc;
+				if (!FontInfo.Characters.TryGetValue((char)c, out bfc))
+					bfc = FontInfo.Characters[unchecked((char)-1)];
+
+				x += bfc.XAdvance;
 			}
 
-			return new sd.SizeF(x, FontInfo.LineHeight);
+			return new sd.SizeF(Math.Max(x, ox), y);
 		}
 
 		public void RenderString(IGuiRenderer renderer, float x, float y, string str)
 		{
 			float ox = x;
 			int len = str.Length;
+
 			for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
 			{
 				int c = str[i];
+
 				if (c == '\r')
 				{
 					if (i != len - 1 && str[i + 1] == '\n')
 						i++;
 				}
-				if (c == '\r') c = '\n';
 
-				if(c == '\n') {
+				if (c == '\r')
+				{
+					c = '\n';
+				}
+
+				if(c == '\n')
+				{
 					x = ox;
 					y += FontInfo.LineHeight;
 					continue;