diff -ur wmii-3.1/cmd/wm/area.c wmii-3.1-new/cmd/wm/area.c
--- wmii-3.1/cmd/wm/area.c	2006-06-17 04:44:30.000000000 -0700
+++ wmii-3.1-new/cmd/wm/area.c	2006-07-04 16:31:15.000000000 -0700
@@ -113,14 +113,11 @@
 			i = 1;
 	} else if(!strncmp(arg, "prev", 5)) {
 		if(i <= 1)
-			return;
+			i = v->area.size - 1;
 		else
 			i--;
 	} else if(!strncmp(arg, "next", 5)) {
-		if(i > 0 && (i + 1 < v->area.size))
-			i++;
-		else
-			return;
+		i = (i % (v->area.size - 1)) + 1;
 	}
 	else {
 		const char *errstr;