diff --git a/examples/hello_world.rs b/examples/hello_world.rs
index e2c6e94..391075e 100644
--- a/examples/hello_world.rs
+++ b/examples/hello_world.rs
@@ -12,19 +12,13 @@ fn draw(f: &mut Frame) {
 }
 
 fn render_frame(term: &mut Terminal) {
-    loop {
-        // Must be called before rendering, otherwise the terminal has out-of-date
-        // size information and will present garbage.
+    // Must be called before rendering, otherwise the terminal has out-of-date
+    // size information and will present garbage.
+    term.autoresize().unwrap();
+    draw(term.frame());
+    while term.present().unwrap() {
         term.autoresize().unwrap();
-
         draw(term.frame());
-        term.present().unwrap();
-
-        if term.measuring_required() {
-            term.measure_widths().unwrap();
-        } else {
-            break;
-        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/hello_world_widgets.rs b/examples/hello_world_widgets.rs
index a0dc4d1..23dc43b 100644
--- a/examples/hello_world_widgets.rs
+++ b/examples/hello_world_widgets.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-use std::convert::Infallible;
+use std::io;
 
 use crossterm::event::Event;
 use crossterm::style::Stylize;
 use toss::widgets::{BorderLook, Text};
 use toss::{Style, Styled, Terminal, Widget, WidgetExt};
 
-fn widget() -> impl Widget<Infallible> {
+fn widget() -> impl Widget<io::Error> {
     let styled = Styled::new("Hello world!", Style::new().dark_green())
         .then_plain("\n")
         .then("Press any key to exit", Style::new().on_dark_blue());
@@ -22,19 +22,13 @@ fn widget() -> impl Widget<Infallible> {
 }
 
 fn render_frame(term: &mut Terminal) {
-    loop {
-        // Must be called before rendering, otherwise the terminal has out-of-date
-        // size information and will present garbage.
+    // Must be called before rendering, otherwise the terminal has out-of-date
+    // size information and will present garbage.
+    term.autoresize().unwrap();
+    widget().draw(term.frame()).unwrap();
+    while term.present().unwrap() {
         term.autoresize().unwrap();
-
         widget().draw(term.frame()).unwrap();
-        term.present().unwrap();
-
-        if term.measuring_required() {
-            term.measure_widths().unwrap();
-        } else {
-            break;
-        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/overlapping_graphemes.rs b/examples/overlapping_graphemes.rs
index 562553f..0a8f90b 100644
--- a/examples/overlapping_graphemes.rs
+++ b/examples/overlapping_graphemes.rs
@@ -49,19 +49,13 @@ fn draw(f: &mut Frame) {
 }
 
 fn render_frame(term: &mut Terminal) {
-    loop {
-        // Must be called before rendering, otherwise the terminal has out-of-date
-        // size information and will present garbage.
+    // Must be called before rendering, otherwise the terminal has out-of-date
+    // size information and will present garbage.
+    term.autoresize().unwrap();
+    draw(term.frame());
+    while term.present().unwrap() {
         term.autoresize().unwrap();
-
         draw(term.frame());
-        term.present().unwrap();
-
-        if term.measuring_required() {
-            term.measure_widths().unwrap();
-        } else {
-            break;
-        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/text_wrapping.rs b/examples/text_wrapping.rs
index 1943fae..21f0ffe 100644
--- a/examples/text_wrapping.rs
+++ b/examples/text_wrapping.rs
@@ -38,19 +38,13 @@ fn draw(f: &mut Frame) {
 }
 
 fn render_frame(term: &mut Terminal) {
-    loop {
-        // Must be called before rendering, otherwise the terminal has out-of-date
-        // size information and will present garbage.
+    // Must be called before rendering, otherwise the terminal has out-of-date
+    // size information and will present garbage.
+    term.autoresize().unwrap();
+    draw(term.frame());
+    while term.present().unwrap() {
         term.autoresize().unwrap();
-
         draw(term.frame());
-        term.present().unwrap();
-
-        if term.measuring_required() {
-            term.measure_widths().unwrap();
-        } else {
-            break;
-        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/terminal.rs b/src/terminal.rs
index 2f1bf5b..2828600 100644
--- a/src/terminal.rs
+++ b/src/terminal.rs
@@ -91,16 +91,6 @@ impl Terminal {
         self.frame.widthdb.active
     }
 
-    pub fn measuring_required(&self) -> bool {
-        self.frame.widthdb.measuring_required()
-    }
-
-    pub fn measure_widths(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
-        self.frame.widthdb.measure_widths(&mut self.out)?;
-        self.full_redraw = true;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     /// Resize the frame and other internal buffers if the terminal size has
     /// changed.
     pub fn autoresize(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
@@ -124,11 +114,27 @@ impl Terminal {
     }
 
     /// Display the current frame on the screen and prepare the next frame.
-    /// Returns `true` if an immediate redraw is required.
+    ///
+    /// Before drawing and presenting a frame, [`Self::autoresize`] should be
+    /// called. [`Self::present`] does **not** call it automatically.
+    ///
+    /// If width measurements are turned on, any new graphemes encountered since
+    /// the last [`Self::present`] call will be measured. This can lead to the
+    /// screen flickering or being mostly blank until measurements complete.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `true` if any new graphemes were measured. Since their widths
+    /// may have changed because of the measurements, the application using this
+    /// [`Terminal`] should re-draw and re-present the current frame.
     ///
     /// After calling this function, the frame returned by [`Self::frame`] will
     /// be empty again and have no cursor position.
-    pub fn present(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+    pub fn present(&mut self) -> io::Result<bool> {
+        let measure = self.frame.widthdb.measuring_required();
+        if measure {
+            self.frame.widthdb.measure_widths(&mut self.out)?;
+            self.full_redraw = true;
+        }
+
         if self.full_redraw {
             io::stdout().queue(Clear(ClearType::All))?;
             self.prev_frame_buffer.reset(); // Because the screen is now empty
@@ -142,7 +148,7 @@ impl Terminal {
         mem::swap(&mut self.prev_frame_buffer, &mut self.frame.buffer);
         self.frame.reset();
 
-        Ok(())
+        Ok(measure)
     }
 
     fn draw_differences(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {