diff --git a/pdfio-content.c b/pdfio-content.c
index 85837a9..191ff68 100644
--- a/pdfio-content.c
+++ b/pdfio-content.c
@@ -1462,7 +1462,6 @@ write_string(pdfio_stream_t *st,	// I - Stream
   {
     // ASCII string...
     const char	*start = s;		// Start of fragment
-    int		level = 0;		// Paren level
 
     if (!pdfioStreamPuts(st, "("))
       return (false);
@@ -1500,16 +1499,16 @@ write_string(pdfio_stream_t *st,	// I - Stream
         ptr ++;
 	start = ptr + 1;
       }
-      else if (*ptr == '\\' || (*ptr == ')' && level == 0) || *ptr < ' ')
+      else if (*ptr == '\\' || *ptr == '(' || *ptr == ')' || *ptr < ' ')
       {
         if (ptr > start)
         {
           if (!pdfioStreamWrite(st, start, (size_t)(ptr - start)))
             return (false);
-
-          start = ptr + 1;
 	}
 
+	start = ptr + 1;
+
         if (*ptr < ' ')
         {
           if (!pdfioStreamPrintf(st, "\\%03o", *ptr))
@@ -1518,10 +1517,6 @@ write_string(pdfio_stream_t *st,	// I - Stream
         else if (!pdfioStreamPrintf(st, "\\%c", *ptr))
           return (false);
       }
-      else if (*ptr == '(')
-        level ++;
-      else if (*ptr == ')')
-        level --;
     }
 
     if (ptr > start)
diff --git a/testpdfio.c b/testpdfio.c
index f2ed05a..4a48b12 100644
--- a/testpdfio.c
+++ b/testpdfio.c
@@ -987,8 +987,20 @@ write_text(pdfio_file_t *pdf,		// I - PDF file
       else
 	return (1);
 
-      fputs("pdfioContentTextMoveTo(550.0, 36.0): ", stdout);
-      if (pdfioContentTextMoveTo(st, 550.0, 36.0))
+      fputs("pdfioContentTextMoveTo(36.0, 36.0): ", stdout);
+      if (pdfioContentTextMoveTo(st, 36, 36.0))
+	puts("PASS");
+      else
+	return (1);
+
+      printf("pdfioContentTextShowf(\"\\\"%s\\\"\"): ", filename);
+      if (pdfioContentTextShowf(st, "\"%s\"", filename))
+	puts("PASS");
+      else
+	return (1);
+
+      fputs("pdfioContentTextMoveTo(514.0, 0.0): ", stdout);
+      if (pdfioContentTextMoveTo(st, 514.0, 0.0))
 	puts("PASS");
       else
 	return (1);
@@ -1026,8 +1038,8 @@ write_text(pdfio_file_t *pdf,		// I - PDF file
       else
 	return (1);
 
-      fputs("pdfioContentTextMoveTo(36.0, 746.0): ", stdout);
-      if (pdfioContentTextMoveTo(st, 36.0, 746.0))
+      fputs("pdfioContentTextMoveTo(36.0, 756.0): ", stdout);
+      if (pdfioContentTextMoveTo(st, 36.0, 756.0))
 	puts("PASS");
       else
 	return (1);