diff --git a/RSyntaxTextArea/src/main/java/org/fife/ui/rtextarea/ConfigurableCaret.java b/RSyntaxTextArea/src/main/java/org/fife/ui/rtextarea/ConfigurableCaret.java
index 5ab06d55a..43fa7f964 100755
--- a/RSyntaxTextArea/src/main/java/org/fife/ui/rtextarea/ConfigurableCaret.java
+++ b/RSyntaxTextArea/src/main/java/org/fife/ui/rtextarea/ConfigurableCaret.java
@@ -468,14 +468,16 @@ public void paint(Graphics g) {
 					// Draw a vertical line.
 					default:
 					case VERTICAL_LINE_STYLE:
-						g.drawLine(r.x,r.y, r.x,r.y+r.height);
+						int lineY = r.y + 1;
+						g.drawLine(r.x,lineY, r.x,lineY+r.height);
 						break;
 
 					// A thicker vertical line.
 					case THICK_VERTICAL_LINE_STYLE:
-						g.drawLine(r.x,r.y, r.x,r.y+r.height);
+						lineY = r.y + 1;
+						g.drawLine(r.x,lineY, r.x,lineY+r.height);
 						r.x++;
-						g.drawLine(r.x,r.y, r.x,r.y+r.height);
+						g.drawLine(r.x,lineY, r.x,lineY+r.height);
 						break;
 
 				} // End of switch (style).
diff --git a/RSyntaxTextAreaDemo/src/main/java/org/fife/ui/rsyntaxtextarea/demo/RSyntaxTextAreaDemoApp.java b/RSyntaxTextAreaDemo/src/main/java/org/fife/ui/rsyntaxtextarea/demo/RSyntaxTextAreaDemoApp.java
index 379e0c11b..399d39fd4 100755
--- a/RSyntaxTextAreaDemo/src/main/java/org/fife/ui/rsyntaxtextarea/demo/RSyntaxTextAreaDemoApp.java
+++ b/RSyntaxTextAreaDemo/src/main/java/org/fife/ui/rsyntaxtextarea/demo/RSyntaxTextAreaDemoApp.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
 			try {
 				UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.
 										getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
-//UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.sun.java.swing.plaf.nimbus.NimbusLookAndFeel");
 			} catch (Exception e) {
 				e.printStackTrace(); // Never happens
 			}