diff --git a/src/filemanager/cmd.c b/src/filemanager/cmd.c
index 1f6eb4c96..c9f96aa45 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/cmd.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/cmd.c
@@ -522,31 +522,30 @@ view_file_at_line (const vfs_path_t * filename_vpath, gboolean plain_view, gbool
 
     if (plain_view)
     {
-        int changed_hex_mode = 0;
-        int changed_nroff_flag = 0;
-        int changed_magic_flag = 0;
+        mcview_mode_flags_t changed_flags;
 
-        mcview_altered_hex_mode = 0;
-        mcview_altered_nroff_flag = 0;
-        mcview_altered_magic_flag = 0;
-        if (mcview_default_hex_mode)
-            changed_hex_mode = 1;
-        if (mcview_default_nroff_flag)
-            changed_nroff_flag = 1;
-        if (mcview_default_magic_flag)
-            changed_magic_flag = 1;
-        mcview_default_hex_mode = 0;
-        mcview_default_nroff_flag = 0;
-        mcview_default_magic_flag = 0;
+        mcview_clear_mode_flags (&changed_flags);
+        mcview_altered_flags.hex = FALSE;
+        mcview_altered_flags.magic = FALSE;
+        mcview_altered_flags.nroff = FALSE;
+        if (mcview_global_flags.hex)
+            changed_flags.hex = TRUE;
+        if (mcview_global_flags.magic)
+            changed_flags.magic = TRUE;
+        if (mcview_global_flags.nroff)
+            changed_flags.nroff = TRUE;
+        mcview_global_flags.hex = FALSE;
+        mcview_global_flags.magic = FALSE;
+        mcview_global_flags.nroff = FALSE;
 
         ret = mcview_viewer (NULL, filename_vpath, start_line, search_start, search_end);
 
-        if (changed_hex_mode && !mcview_altered_hex_mode)
-            mcview_default_hex_mode = 1;
-        if (changed_nroff_flag && !mcview_altered_nroff_flag)
-            mcview_default_nroff_flag = 1;
-        if (changed_magic_flag && !mcview_altered_magic_flag)
-            mcview_default_magic_flag = 1;
+        if (changed_flags.hex && !mcview_altered_flags.hex)
+            mcview_global_flags.hex = TRUE;
+        if (changed_flags.magic && !mcview_altered_flags.magic)
+            mcview_global_flags.magic = TRUE;
+        if (changed_flags.nroff && !mcview_altered_flags.nroff)
+            mcview_global_flags.nroff = TRUE;
 
         dialog_switch_process_pending ();
     }
diff --git a/src/filemanager/ext.c b/src/filemanager/ext.c
index 4ca850e0e..f1db07959 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/ext.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/ext.c
@@ -353,25 +353,34 @@ exec_make_shell_string (const char *lc_data, const vfs_path_t * filename_vpath)
 static void
 exec_extension_view (void *target, char *cmd, const vfs_path_t * filename_vpath, int start_line)
 {
-    int def_hex_mode = mcview_default_hex_mode, changed_hex_mode = 0;
-    int def_nroff_flag = mcview_default_nroff_flag, changed_nroff_flag = 0;
+    mcview_mode_flags_t def_flags = {
+        /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+        .wrap = FALSE,
+        .hex = mcview_global_flags.hex,
+        .magic = FALSE,
+        .nroff = mcview_global_flags.nroff
+        /* *INDENT-ON* */
+    };
 
-    mcview_altered_hex_mode = 0;
-    mcview_altered_nroff_flag = 0;
-    if (def_hex_mode != mcview_default_hex_mode)
-        changed_hex_mode = 1;
-    if (def_nroff_flag != mcview_default_nroff_flag)
-        changed_nroff_flag = 1;
+    mcview_mode_flags_t changed_flags;
+
+    mcview_clear_mode_flags (&changed_flags);
+    mcview_altered_flags.hex = FALSE;
+    mcview_altered_flags.nroff = FALSE;
+    if (def_flags.hex != mcview_global_flags.hex)
+        changed_flags.hex = TRUE;
+    if (def_flags.nroff != mcview_global_flags.nroff)
+        changed_flags.nroff = TRUE;
 
     if (target == NULL)
         mcview_viewer (cmd, filename_vpath, start_line, 0, 0);
     else
         mcview_load ((WView *) target, cmd, vfs_path_as_str (filename_vpath), start_line, 0, 0);
 
-    if (changed_hex_mode && !mcview_altered_hex_mode)
-        mcview_default_hex_mode = def_hex_mode;
-    if (changed_nroff_flag && !mcview_altered_nroff_flag)
-        mcview_default_nroff_flag = def_nroff_flag;
+    if (changed_flags.hex && !mcview_altered_flags.hex)
+        mcview_global_flags.hex = def_flags.hex;
+    if (changed_flags.nroff && !mcview_altered_flags.nroff)
+        mcview_global_flags.nroff = def_flags.nroff;
 
     dialog_switch_process_pending ();
 }
diff --git a/src/setup.c b/src/setup.c
index 430075ced..ac781174d 100644
--- a/src/setup.c
+++ b/src/setup.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static const struct
     { "mouse_close_dialog", &mouse_close_dialog},
     { "fast_refresh", &fast_refresh },
     { "drop_menus", &drop_menus },
-    { "wrap_mode",  &mcview_global_wrap_mode },
+    { "wrap_mode",  &mcview_global_flags.wrap },
     { "old_esc_mode", &old_esc_mode },
     { "cd_symlinks", &mc_global.vfs.cd_symlinks },
     { "show_all_if_ambiguous", &mc_global.widget.show_all_if_ambiguous },
diff --git a/src/usermenu.c b/src/usermenu.c
index 858d7a3ef..3aa6bfb15 100644
--- a/src/usermenu.c
+++ b/src/usermenu.c
@@ -640,22 +640,22 @@ check_format_view (const char *p)
             {
                 if (strncmp (q, DEFAULT_CHARSET, 5) == 0)
                 {
-                    mcview_default_hex_mode = 0;
+                    mcview_global_flags.hex = FALSE;
                     q += 4;
                 }
                 else if (strncmp (q, "hex", 3) == 0)
                 {
-                    mcview_default_hex_mode = 1;
+                    mcview_global_flags.hex = TRUE;
                     q += 2;
                 }
                 else if (strncmp (q, "nroff", 5) == 0)
                 {
-                    mcview_default_nroff_flag = 1;
+                    mcview_global_flags.nroff = TRUE;
                     q += 4;
                 }
                 else if (strncmp (q, "unform", 6) == 0)
                 {
-                    mcview_default_nroff_flag = 0;
+                    mcview_global_flags.nroff = FALSE;
                     q += 5;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/viewer/actions_cmd.c b/src/viewer/actions_cmd.c
index 87743fb8b..2bb9abc1a 100644
--- a/src/viewer/actions_cmd.c
+++ b/src/viewer/actions_cmd.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ mcview_search (WView * view, gboolean start_search)
     {
         if (mcview_dialog_search (view))
         {
-            if (view->hex_mode)
+            if (view->mode_flags.hex)
                 want_search_start = view->hex_cursor;
 
             mcview_do_search (view, want_search_start);
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ mcview_search (WView * view, gboolean start_search)
     }
     else
     {
-        if (view->hex_mode)
+        if (view->mode_flags.hex)
         {
             if (!mcview_search_options.backwards)
                 want_search_start = view->hex_cursor + 1;
@@ -459,11 +459,11 @@ mcview_execute_cmd (WView * view, long command)
         mcview_move_right (view, 1);
         break;
     case CK_LeftQuick:
-        if (!view->hex_mode)
+        if (!view->mode_flags.hex)
             mcview_move_left (view, 10);
         break;
     case CK_RightQuick:
-        if (!view->hex_mode)
+        if (!view->mode_flags.hex)
             mcview_move_right (view, 10);
         break;
     case CK_SearchContinue:
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ mcview_handle_key (WView * view, int key)
     key = convert_from_input_c (key);
 #endif
 
-    if (view->hex_mode)
+    if (view->mode_flags.hex)
     {
         if (view->hexedit_mode && (mcview_handle_editkey (view, key) == MSG_HANDLED))
             return MSG_HANDLED;
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ mcview_callback (Widget * w, Widget * sender, widget_msg_t msg, int parm, void *
         return MSG_HANDLED;
 
     case MSG_CURSOR:
-        if (view->hex_mode)
+        if (view->mode_flags.hex)
             mcview_place_cursor (view);
         return MSG_HANDLED;
 
diff --git a/src/viewer/ascii.c b/src/viewer/ascii.c
index f4b9dcbb4..e7b4833a4 100644
--- a/src/viewer/ascii.c
+++ b/src/viewer/ascii.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ mcview_get_next_maybe_nroff_char (WView * view, mcview_state_machine_t * state,
     if (color != NULL)
         *color = VIEW_NORMAL_COLOR;
 
-    if (!view->text_nroff_mode)
+    if (!view->mode_flags.nroff)
         return mcview_get_next_char (view, state, c);
 
     if (!mcview_get_next_char (view, state, c))
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ mcview_display_line (WView * view, mcview_state_machine_t * state, int row,
     const screen_dimen top = view->data_area.top;
     const screen_dimen width = view->data_area.width;
     const screen_dimen height = view->data_area.height;
-    off_t dpy_text_column = view->text_wrap_mode ? 0 : view->dpy_text_column;
+    off_t dpy_text_column = view->mode_flags.wrap ? 0 : view->dpy_text_column;
     screen_dimen col = 0;
     int cs[1 + MAX_COMBINING_CHARS];
     char str[(1 + MAX_COMBINING_CHARS) * UTF8_CHAR_LEN + 1];
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ mcview_display_line (WView * view, mcview_state_machine_t * state, int row,
     if (paragraph_ended != NULL)
         *paragraph_ended = TRUE;
 
-    if (!view->text_wrap_mode && (row < 0 || row >= (int) height) && linewidth == NULL)
+    if (!view->mode_flags.wrap && (row < 0 || row >= (int) height) && linewidth == NULL)
     {
         /* Optimization: Fast forward to the end of the line, rather than carefully
          * parsing and then not actually displaying it. */
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ mcview_display_line (WView * view, mcview_state_machine_t * state, int row,
         /* In wrap mode only: We're done with this row if the character sequence wouldn't fit.
          * Except if at the first column, because then it wouldn't fit in the next row either.
          * In this extreme case let the unwrapped code below do its best to display it. */
-        if (view->text_wrap_mode && (off_t) col + charwidth > dpy_text_column + (off_t) width
+        if (view->mode_flags.wrap && (off_t) col + charwidth > dpy_text_column + (off_t) width
             && col > 0)
         {
             *state = state_saved;
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ mcview_display_line (WView * view, mcview_state_machine_t * state, int row,
         col += charwidth;
         state->unwrapped_column += charwidth;
 
-        if (!view->text_wrap_mode && (off_t) col >= dpy_text_column + (off_t) width
+        if (!view->mode_flags.wrap && (off_t) col >= dpy_text_column + (off_t) width
             && linewidth == NULL)
         {
             /* Optimization: Fast forward to the end of the line, rather than carefully
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ mcview_display_text (WView * view)
         mcview_display_clean (view);
         mcview_display_ruler (view);
 
-        if (!view->text_wrap_mode)
+        if (!view->mode_flags.wrap)
             mcview_state_machine_init (&state, view->dpy_start);
         else
         {
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ mcview_display_text (WView * view)
                  * scroll the file and display again. This happens when e.g. the
                  * window is made bigger, or the file becomes shorter due to
                  * charset change or enabling nroff. */
-                if ((view->text_wrap_mode ? view->dpy_state_top.offset : view->dpy_start) > 0)
+                if ((view->mode_flags.wrap ? view->dpy_state_top.offset : view->dpy_start) > 0)
                 {
                     mcview_ascii_move_up (view, height - row);
                     again = TRUE;
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ mcview_ascii_move_down (WView * view, off_t lines)
 
         /* Okay, there's enough data. Move by 1 row at the top, too. No need to check for
          * EOF, that can't happen. */
-        if (!view->text_wrap_mode)
+        if (!view->mode_flags.wrap)
         {
             view->dpy_start = mcview_eol (view, view->dpy_start);
             view->dpy_paragraph_skip_lines = 0;
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ mcview_ascii_move_down (WView * view, off_t lines)
 void
 mcview_ascii_move_up (WView * view, off_t lines)
 {
-    if (!view->text_wrap_mode)
+    if (!view->mode_flags.wrap)
     {
         while (lines-- != 0)
             view->dpy_start = mcview_bol (view, view->dpy_start - 1, 0);
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ mcview_ascii_move_up (WView * view, off_t lines)
 void
 mcview_ascii_moveto_bol (WView * view)
 {
-    if (!view->text_wrap_mode)
+    if (!view->mode_flags.wrap)
         view->dpy_text_column = 0;
 }
 
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ mcview_ascii_moveto_bol (WView * view)
 void
 mcview_ascii_moveto_eol (WView * view)
 {
-    if (!view->text_wrap_mode)
+    if (!view->mode_flags.wrap)
     {
         mcview_state_machine_t state;
         off_t linewidth;
diff --git a/src/viewer/coord_cache.c b/src/viewer/coord_cache.c
index 8091c5047..08d2672f3 100644
--- a/src/viewer/coord_cache.c
+++ b/src/viewer/coord_cache.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ mcview_ccache_lookup (WView * view, coord_cache_entry_t * coord, enum ccache_typ
 
     if (sorter == CCACHE_OFFSET)
         cmp_func = mcview_coord_cache_entry_less_offset;
-    else if (view->text_nroff_mode)
+    else if (view->mode_flags.nroff)
         cmp_func = mcview_coord_cache_entry_less_nroff;
     else
         cmp_func = mcview_coord_cache_entry_less_plain;
@@ -342,7 +342,8 @@ mcview_ccache_lookup (WView * view, coord_cache_entry_t * coord, enum ccache_typ
 
         if (!cmp_func (&current, coord))
         {
-            if (lookup_what == CCACHE_OFFSET && view->text_nroff_mode && nroff_state != NROFF_START)
+            if (lookup_what == CCACHE_OFFSET && view->mode_flags.nroff
+                && nroff_state != NROFF_START)
             {
                 /* don't break here */
             }
diff --git a/src/viewer/dialogs.c b/src/viewer/dialogs.c
index a382878dc..2d5b910e0 100644
--- a/src/viewer/dialogs.c
+++ b/src/viewer/dialogs.c
@@ -251,12 +251,12 @@ mcview_dialog_goto (WView * view, off_t * offset)
                 if (view->growbuf_in_use)
                     mcview_growbuf_read_all_data (view);
                 *offset = addr * mcview_get_filesize (view) / 100;
-                if (!view->hex_mode)
+                if (!view->mode_flags.hex)
                     *offset = mcview_bol (view, *offset, 0);
                 break;
             case MC_VIEW_GOTO_OFFSET_DEC:
             case MC_VIEW_GOTO_OFFSET_HEX:
-                if (!view->hex_mode)
+                if (!view->mode_flags.hex)
                 {
                     if (view->growbuf_in_use)
                         mcview_growbuf_read_until (view, addr);
diff --git a/src/viewer/display.c b/src/viewer/display.c
index 12e59deea..f1aa540be 100644
--- a/src/viewer/display.c
+++ b/src/viewer/display.c
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ mcview_set_buttonbar (WView * view)
 {
     WDialog *h = WIDGET (view)->owner;
     WButtonBar *b = find_buttonbar (h);
-    const global_keymap_t *keymap = view->hex_mode ? viewer_hex_map : viewer_map;
+    const global_keymap_t *keymap = view->mode_flags.hex ? viewer_hex_map : viewer_map;
 
     buttonbar_set_label (b, 1, Q_ ("ButtonBar|Help"), keymap, WIDGET (view));
 
-    if (view->hex_mode)
+    if (view->mode_flags.hex)
     {
         if (view->hexedit_mode)
             buttonbar_set_label (b, 2, Q_ ("ButtonBar|View"), keymap, WIDGET (view));
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ mcview_set_buttonbar (WView * view)
     }
     else
     {
-        buttonbar_set_label (b, 2, view->text_wrap_mode ? Q_ ("ButtonBar|UnWrap")
+        buttonbar_set_label (b, 2, view->mode_flags.wrap ? Q_ ("ButtonBar|UnWrap")
                              : Q_ ("ButtonBar|Wrap"), keymap, WIDGET (view));
         buttonbar_set_label (b, 4, Q_ ("ButtonBar|Hex"), keymap, WIDGET (view));
         buttonbar_set_label (b, 6, "", keymap, WIDGET (view));
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ mcview_set_buttonbar (WView * view)
     }
 
     buttonbar_set_label (b, 5, Q_ ("ButtonBar|Goto"), keymap, WIDGET (view));
-    buttonbar_set_label (b, 8, view->magic_mode ? Q_ ("ButtonBar|Raw")
+    buttonbar_set_label (b, 8, view->mode_flags.magic ? Q_ ("ButtonBar|Raw")
                          : Q_ ("ButtonBar|Parse"), keymap, WIDGET (view));
 
     if (!mcview_is_in_panel (view))     /* don't override some panel buttonbar keys  */
     {
         buttonbar_set_label (b, 3, Q_ ("ButtonBar|Quit"), keymap, WIDGET (view));
-        buttonbar_set_label (b, 9, view->text_nroff_mode ? Q_ ("ButtonBar|Unform")
+        buttonbar_set_label (b, 9, view->mode_flags.nroff ? Q_ ("ButtonBar|Unform")
                              : Q_ ("ButtonBar|Format"), keymap, WIDGET (view));
         buttonbar_set_label (b, 10, Q_ ("ButtonBar|Quit"), keymap, WIDGET (view));
     }
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ mcview_display_status (WView * view)
     if (width > 40)
     {
         widget_move (view, top, width - 32);
-        if (view->hex_mode)
+        if (view->mode_flags.hex)
             tty_printf ("0x%08" PRIxMAX, (uintmax_t) view->hex_cursor);
         else
         {
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ mcview_display_status (WView * view)
     else
         tty_print_string (str_fit_to_term (file_label, width - 5, J_LEFT_FIT));
     if (width > 26)
-        mcview_display_percent (view, view->hex_mode ? view->hex_cursor : view->dpy_end);
+        mcview_display_percent (view, view->mode_flags.hex ? view->hex_cursor : view->dpy_end);
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -244,14 +244,10 @@ mcview_update (WView * view)
 void
 mcview_display (WView * view)
 {
-    if (view->hex_mode)
-    {
+    if (view->mode_flags.hex)
         mcview_display_hex (view);
-    }
     else
-    {
         mcview_display_text (view);
-    }
     mcview_display_status (view);
 }
 
@@ -285,7 +281,7 @@ mcview_compute_areas (WView * view)
     view->status_area.height = height;
     rest -= height;
 
-    height = (ruler == RULER_NONE || view->hex_mode) ? 0 : 2;
+    height = (ruler == RULER_NONE || view->mode_flags.hex) ? 0 : 2;
     height = MIN (rest, height);
     view->ruler_area.height = height;
     rest -= height;
diff --git a/src/viewer/internal.h b/src/viewer/internal.h
index 1f01195b6..5a14fc4df 100644
--- a/src/viewer/internal.h
+++ b/src/viewer/internal.h
@@ -134,13 +134,13 @@ struct WView
                                    growing buffer */
     gboolean growbuf_finished;  /* TRUE when all data has been read. */
 
-    /* Editor modes */
-    gboolean hex_mode;          /* Hexview or Hexedit */
-    gboolean hexedit_mode;      /* Hexedit */
+    mcview_mode_flags_t mode_flags;
+
+    /* Hex editor modes */
+    gboolean hexedit_mode;      /* Hexview or Hexedit */
     gboolean hexview_in_text;   /* Is the hexview cursor in the text area? */
-    gboolean text_nroff_mode;   /* Nroff-style highlighting */
-    gboolean text_wrap_mode;    /* Wrap text lines to fit them on the screen */
-    gboolean magic_mode;        /* Preprocess the file using external programs */
+    int bytes_per_line;         /* Number of bytes per line in hex mode */
+    off_t hex_cursor;           /* Hexview cursor position in file */
     gboolean hexedit_lownibble; /* Are we editing the last significant nibble? */
     gboolean locked;            /* We hold lock on current file */
 
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ struct WView
     gboolean dpy_wrap_dirty;    /* dpy_state_top needs to be recomputed */
     off_t dpy_text_column;      /* Number of skipped columns in non-wrap
                                  * text mode */
-    off_t hex_cursor;           /* Hexview cursor position in file */
     screen_dimen cursor_col;    /* Cursor column */
     screen_dimen cursor_row;    /* Cursor row */
     struct hexedit_change_node *change_list;    /* Linked list of changes */
@@ -173,31 +172,25 @@ struct WView
     int dirty;                  /* Number of skipped updates */
     gboolean dpy_bbar_dirty;    /* Does the button bar need to be updated? */
 
-    /* Mode variables */
-    int bytes_per_line;         /* Number of bytes per line in hex mode */
-
-    /* Search variables */
-    off_t search_start;         /* First character to start searching from */
-    off_t search_end;           /* Length of found string or 0 if none was found */
-
-    /* Markers */
-    int marker;                 /* mark to use */
-    off_t marks[10];            /* 10 marks: 0..9 */
-
-    off_t update_steps;         /* The number of bytes between percent
-                                 * increments */
-    off_t update_activate;      /* Last point where we updated the status */
-
-    /* converter for translation of text */
-    GIConv converter;
 
     /* handle of search engine */
     mc_search_t *search;
     gchar *last_search_string;
     struct mcview_nroff_struct *search_nroff_seq;
-
+    off_t search_start;         /* First character to start searching from */
+    off_t search_end;           /* Length of found string or 0 if none was found */
     int search_numNeedSkipChar;
 
+    /* Markers */
+    int marker;                 /* mark to use */
+    off_t marks[10];            /* 10 marks: 0..9 */
+
+    off_t update_steps;         /* The number of bytes between percent increments */
+    off_t update_activate;      /* Last point where we updated the status */
+
+    /* converter for translation of text */
+    GIConv converter;
+
     GArray *saved_bookmarks;
 
     dir_list *dir;              /* List of current directory files
diff --git a/src/viewer/lib.c b/src/viewer/lib.c
index b623b8a65..c2d7fe170 100644
--- a/src/viewer/lib.c
+++ b/src/viewer/lib.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
+#include <string.h>             /* memset() */
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
 #include "lib/global.h"
@@ -74,8 +75,8 @@ mcview_toggle_magic_mode (WView * view)
     dir_list *dir;
     int *dir_idx;
 
-    mcview_altered_magic_flag = 1;
-    view->magic_mode = !view->magic_mode;
+    mcview_altered_flags.magic = TRUE;
+    view->mode_flags.magic = !view->mode_flags.magic;
 
     /* reinit view */
     filename = g_strdup (vfs_path_as_str (view->filename_vpath));
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ mcview_toggle_magic_mode (WView * view)
 void
 mcview_toggle_wrap_mode (WView * view)
 {
-    view->text_wrap_mode = !view->text_wrap_mode;
+    view->mode_flags.wrap = !view->mode_flags.wrap;
     view->dpy_wrap_dirty = TRUE;
     view->dpy_bbar_dirty = TRUE;
     view->dirty++;
@@ -112,8 +113,8 @@ mcview_toggle_wrap_mode (WView * view)
 void
 mcview_toggle_nroff_mode (WView * view)
 {
-    view->text_nroff_mode = !view->text_nroff_mode;
-    mcview_altered_nroff_flag = 1;
+    view->mode_flags.nroff = !view->mode_flags.nroff;
+    mcview_altered_flags.nroff = TRUE;
     view->dpy_wrap_dirty = TRUE;
     view->dpy_bbar_dirty = TRUE;
     view->dirty++;
@@ -124,9 +125,9 @@ mcview_toggle_nroff_mode (WView * view)
 void
 mcview_toggle_hex_mode (WView * view)
 {
-    view->hex_mode = !view->hex_mode;
+    view->mode_flags.hex = !view->mode_flags.hex;
 
-    if (view->hex_mode)
+    if (view->mode_flags.hex)
     {
         view->hex_cursor = view->dpy_start;
         view->dpy_start = mcview_offset_rounddown (view->dpy_start, view->bytes_per_line);
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ mcview_toggle_hex_mode (WView * view)
         view->hex_cursor = view->dpy_start;
         widget_want_cursor (WIDGET (view), FALSE);
     }
-    mcview_altered_hex_mode = 1;
+    mcview_altered_flags.hex = TRUE;
     view->dpy_paragraph_skip_lines = 0;
     view->dpy_wrap_dirty = TRUE;
     view->dpy_bbar_dirty = TRUE;
@@ -206,21 +207,16 @@ mcview_done (WView * view)
     if (mcview_remember_file_position && view->filename_vpath != NULL)
     {
         save_file_position (view->filename_vpath, -1, 0,
-                            view->hex_mode ? view->hex_cursor : view->dpy_start,
+                            view->mode_flags.hex ? view->hex_cursor : view->dpy_start,
                             view->saved_bookmarks);
         view->saved_bookmarks = NULL;
     }
 
     /* Write back the global viewer mode */
-    mcview_default_hex_mode = view->hex_mode;
-    mcview_default_nroff_flag = view->text_nroff_mode;
-    mcview_default_magic_flag = view->magic_mode;
-    mcview_global_wrap_mode = view->text_wrap_mode;
+    mcview_global_flags = view->mode_flags;
 
     /* Free memory used by the viewer */
-
     /* view->widget needs no destructor */
-
     vfs_path_free (view->filename_vpath);
     view->filename_vpath = NULL;
     vfs_path_free (view->workdir_vpath);
@@ -417,7 +413,7 @@ mcview_calc_percent (WView * view, off_t p)
         return (-1);
 
     filesize = mcview_get_filesize (view);
-    if (view->hex_mode && filesize > 0)
+    if (view->mode_flags.hex && filesize > 0)
     {
         /* p can't be beyond the last char, only over that. Compensate for this. */
         filesize--;
@@ -434,3 +430,11 @@ mcview_calc_percent (WView * view, off_t p)
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void
+mcview_clear_mode_flags (mcview_mode_flags_t * flags)
+{
+    memset (flags, 0, sizeof (*flags));
+}
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/viewer/mcviewer.c b/src/viewer/mcviewer.c
index ff71132fe..99bf1b0c2 100644
--- a/src/viewer/mcviewer.c
+++ b/src/viewer/mcviewer.c
@@ -50,14 +50,19 @@
 
 /*** global variables ****************************************************************************/
 
-int mcview_default_hex_mode = 0;
-int mcview_default_nroff_flag = 0;
-gboolean mcview_global_wrap_mode = TRUE;
-int mcview_default_magic_flag = 1;
+mcview_mode_flags_t mcview_global_flags = {
+    .wrap = TRUE,
+    .hex = FALSE,
+    .magic = TRUE,
+    .nroff = FALSE
+};
 
-int mcview_altered_hex_mode = 0;
-int mcview_altered_magic_flag = 0;
-int mcview_altered_nroff_flag = 0;
+mcview_mode_flags_t mcview_altered_flags = {
+    .wrap = FALSE,
+    .hex = FALSE,
+    .magic = FALSE,
+    .nroff = FALSE
+};
 
 gboolean mcview_remember_file_position = FALSE;
 
@@ -109,7 +114,7 @@ mcview_mouse_callback (Widget * w, mouse_msg_t msg, mouse_event_t * event)
         MC_FALLTHROUGH;
 
     case MSG_MOUSE_CLICK:
-        if (!view->text_wrap_mode)
+        if (!view->mode_flags.wrap)
         {
             /* Scrolling left and right */
             screen_dimen x;
@@ -197,26 +202,23 @@ mcview_new (int y, int x, int lines, int cols, gboolean is_panel)
     widget_init (w, y, x, lines, cols, mcview_callback, mcview_mouse_callback);
     w->options |= WOP_SELECTABLE | WOP_TOP_SELECT;
 
-    view->hex_mode = FALSE;
+    mcview_clear_mode_flags (&view->mode_flags);
     view->hexedit_mode = FALSE;
-    view->locked = FALSE;
     view->hexview_in_text = FALSE;
-    view->text_nroff_mode = FALSE;
-    view->text_wrap_mode = FALSE;
-    view->magic_mode = FALSE;
+    view->locked = FALSE;
 
     view->dpy_frame_size = is_panel ? 1 : 0;
     view->converter = str_cnv_from_term;
 
     mcview_init (view);
 
-    if (mcview_default_hex_mode)
+    if (mcview_global_flags.hex)
         mcview_toggle_hex_mode (view);
-    if (mcview_default_nroff_flag)
+    if (mcview_global_flags.nroff)
         mcview_toggle_nroff_mode (view);
-    if (mcview_global_wrap_mode)
+    if (mcview_global_flags.wrap)
         mcview_toggle_wrap_mode (view);
-    if (mcview_default_magic_flag)
+    if (mcview_global_flags.magic)
         mcview_toggle_magic_mode (view);
 
     return view;
@@ -306,7 +308,7 @@ mcview_load (WView * view, const char *command, const char *file, int start_line
 
     mcview_set_codeset (view);
 
-    if (command != NULL && (view->magic_mode || file == NULL || file[0] == '\0'))
+    if (command != NULL && (view->mode_flags.magic || file == NULL || file[0] == '\0'))
         retval = mcview_load_command_output (view, command);
     else if (file != NULL && file[0] != '\0')
     {
@@ -364,7 +366,7 @@ mcview_load (WView * view, const char *command, const char *file, int start_line
         }
         else
         {
-            if (view->magic_mode)
+            if (view->mode_flags.magic)
             {
                 int type;
 
@@ -426,7 +428,7 @@ mcview_load (WView * view, const char *command, const char *file, int start_line
             new_offset = 0;
         else
             new_offset = MIN (new_offset, max_offset);
-        if (!view->hex_mode)
+        if (!view->mode_flags.hex)
         {
             view->dpy_start = mcview_bol (view, new_offset, 0);
             view->dpy_wrap_dirty = TRUE;
diff --git a/src/viewer/mcviewer.h b/src/viewer/mcviewer.h
index 28c05f0ab..d90716c6e 100644
--- a/src/viewer/mcviewer.h
+++ b/src/viewer/mcviewer.h
@@ -16,16 +16,18 @@
 struct WView;
 typedef struct WView WView;
 
+typedef struct
+{
+    gboolean wrap;              /* Wrap text lines to fit them on the screen */
+    gboolean hex;               /* Plainview or hexview */
+    gboolean magic;             /* Preprocess the file using external programs */
+    gboolean nroff;             /* Nroff-style highlighting */
+} mcview_mode_flags_t;
+
 /*** global variables defined in .c file *********************************************************/
 
-extern int mcview_default_hex_mode;
-extern int mcview_default_nroff_flag;
-extern gboolean mcview_global_wrap_mode;
-extern int mcview_default_magic_flag;
-
-extern int mcview_altered_hex_mode;
-extern int mcview_altered_magic_flag;
-extern int mcview_altered_nroff_flag;
+extern mcview_mode_flags_t mcview_global_flags;
+extern mcview_mode_flags_t mcview_altered_flags;
 
 extern gboolean mcview_remember_file_position;
 extern int mcview_max_dirt_limit;
@@ -49,5 +51,7 @@ extern gboolean mcview_viewer (const char *command, const vfs_path_t * file_vpat
 extern gboolean mcview_load (WView * view, const char *command, const char *file, int start_line,
                              off_t search_start, off_t search_end);
 
+extern void mcview_clear_mode_flags (mcview_mode_flags_t * flags);
+
 /*** inline functions ****************************************************************************/
 #endif /* MC__VIEWER_H */
diff --git a/src/viewer/move.c b/src/viewer/move.c
index 1c7eb8c18..b4e1aeb71 100644
--- a/src/viewer/move.c
+++ b/src/viewer/move.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 static void
 mcview_scroll_to_cursor (WView * view)
 {
-    if (view->hex_mode)
+    if (view->mode_flags.hex)
     {
         off_t bytes = view->bytes_per_line;
         off_t cursor = view->hex_cursor;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ mcview_movement_fixups (WView * view, gboolean reset_search)
     mcview_scroll_to_cursor (view);
     if (reset_search)
     {
-        view->search_start = view->hex_mode ? view->hex_cursor : view->dpy_start;
+        view->search_start = view->mode_flags.hex ? view->hex_cursor : view->dpy_start;
         view->search_end = view->search_start;
     }
     view->dirty++;
@@ -109,9 +109,10 @@ mcview_movement_fixups (WView * view, gboolean reset_search)
 void
 mcview_move_up (WView * view, off_t lines)
 {
-    if (view->hex_mode)
+    if (view->mode_flags.hex)
     {
         off_t bytes = lines * view->bytes_per_line;
+
         if (view->hex_cursor >= bytes)
         {
             view->hex_cursor -= bytes;
@@ -140,8 +141,10 @@ void
 mcview_move_down (WView * view, off_t lines)
 {
     off_t last_byte;
+
     last_byte = mcview_get_filesize (view);
-    if (view->hex_mode)
+
+    if (view->mode_flags.hex)
     {
         off_t i, limit;
 
@@ -170,7 +173,7 @@ mcview_move_down (WView * view, off_t lines)
 void
 mcview_move_left (WView * view, off_t columns)
 {
-    if (view->hex_mode)
+    if (view->mode_flags.hex)
     {
         off_t old_cursor = view->hex_cursor;
 
@@ -185,7 +188,7 @@ mcview_move_left (WView * view, off_t columns)
             if (old_cursor > 0 || view->hexedit_lownibble)
                 view->hexedit_lownibble = !view->hexedit_lownibble;
     }
-    else if (!view->text_wrap_mode)
+    else if (!view->mode_flags.wrap)
         view->dpy_text_column = mcview_offset_doz (view->dpy_text_column, columns);
     mcview_movement_fixups (view, FALSE);
 }
@@ -195,7 +198,7 @@ mcview_move_left (WView * view, off_t columns)
 void
 mcview_move_right (WView * view, off_t columns)
 {
-    if (view->hex_mode)
+    if (view->mode_flags.hex)
     {
         off_t last_byte;
         off_t old_cursor = view->hex_cursor;
@@ -213,7 +216,7 @@ mcview_move_right (WView * view, off_t columns)
             if (old_cursor < last_byte || !view->hexedit_lownibble)
                 view->hexedit_lownibble = !view->hexedit_lownibble;
     }
-    else if (!view->text_wrap_mode)
+    else if (!view->mode_flags.wrap)
     {
         view->dpy_text_column += columns;
     }
@@ -247,7 +250,7 @@ mcview_moveto_bottom (WView * view)
 
     filesize = mcview_get_filesize (view);
 
-    if (view->hex_mode)
+    if (view->mode_flags.hex)
     {
         view->hex_cursor = mcview_offset_doz (filesize, 1);
         mcview_movement_fixups (view, TRUE);
@@ -268,7 +271,7 @@ mcview_moveto_bottom (WView * view)
 void
 mcview_moveto_bol (WView * view)
 {
-    if (view->hex_mode)
+    if (view->mode_flags.hex)
     {
         view->hex_cursor -= view->hex_cursor % view->bytes_per_line;
         view->dpy_text_column = 0;
@@ -286,7 +289,8 @@ void
 mcview_moveto_eol (WView * view)
 {
     off_t bol;
-    if (view->hex_mode)
+
+    if (view->mode_flags.hex)
     {
         off_t filesize;
 
@@ -313,7 +317,7 @@ mcview_moveto_eol (WView * view)
 void
 mcview_moveto_offset (WView * view, off_t offset)
 {
-    if (view->hex_mode)
+    if (view->mode_flags.hex)
     {
         view->hex_cursor = offset;
         view->dpy_start = offset - offset % view->bytes_per_line;
@@ -365,7 +369,7 @@ mcview_offset_to_coord (WView * view, off_t * ret_line, off_t * ret_column, off_
     mcview_ccache_lookup (view, &coord, CCACHE_LINECOL);
 
     *ret_line = coord.cc_line;
-    *ret_column = (view->text_nroff_mode) ? coord.cc_nroff_column : coord.cc_column;
+    *ret_column = view->mode_flags.nroff ? coord.cc_nroff_column : coord.cc_column;
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -389,7 +393,7 @@ mcview_place_cursor (WView * view)
 void
 mcview_moveto_match (WView * view)
 {
-    if (view->hex_mode)
+    if (view->mode_flags.hex)
     {
         view->hex_cursor = view->search_start;
         view->hexedit_lownibble = FALSE;
diff --git a/src/viewer/nroff.c b/src/viewer/nroff.c
index 5791efce3..ba1a064b3 100644
--- a/src/viewer/nroff.c
+++ b/src/viewer/nroff.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ mcview__get_nroff_real_len (WView * view, off_t start, off_t length)
     int ret = 0;
     off_t i = 0;
 
-    if (!view->text_nroff_mode)
+    if (!view->mode_flags.nroff)
         return 0;
 
     nroff = mcview_nroff_seq_new_num (view, start);
diff --git a/src/viewer/search.c b/src/viewer/search.c
index 453826618..8dc6170e5 100644
--- a/src/viewer/search.c
+++ b/src/viewer/search.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ mcview_find (mcview_search_status_msg_t * ssm, off_t search_start, off_t search_
             ok = mc_search_run (view->search, (void *) ssm, search_start, search_end, len);
             if (ok && view->search->normal_offset == search_start)
             {
-                if (view->text_nroff_mode)
+                if (view->mode_flags.nroff)
                     view->search->normal_offset++;
                 return TRUE;
             }
@@ -178,17 +178,17 @@ mcview_search_show_result (WView * view, size_t match_len)
     int nroff_len;
 
     nroff_len =
-        view->text_nroff_mode
+        view->mode_flags.nroff
         ? mcview__get_nroff_real_len (view, view->search->start_buffer,
                                       view->search->normal_offset - view->search->start_buffer) : 0;
     view->search_start = view->search->normal_offset + nroff_len;
 
-    if (!view->hex_mode)
+    if (!view->mode_flags.hex)
         view->search_start++;
 
     nroff_len =
-        view->text_nroff_mode ? mcview__get_nroff_real_len (view, view->search_start - 1,
-                                                            match_len) : 0;
+        view->mode_flags.nroff ? mcview__get_nroff_real_len (view, view->search_start - 1,
+                                                             match_len) : 0;
     view->search_end = view->search_start + match_len + nroff_len;
 
     mcview_moveto_match (view);
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ mcview_search_cmd_callback (const void *user_data, gsize char_offset, int *curre
     WView *view = ((const mcview_search_status_msg_t *) user_data)->view;
 
     /*    view_read_continue (view, &view->search_onechar_info); *//* AB:FIXME */
-    if (!view->text_nroff_mode)
+    if (!view->mode_flags.nroff)
     {
         mcview_get_byte (view, char_offset, current_char);
         return MC_SEARCH_CB_OK;
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ mcview_do_search (WView * view, off_t want_search_start)
 
     if (view->search_start != 0)
     {
-        if (!view->text_nroff_mode)
+        if (!view->mode_flags.nroff)
             search_start = view->search_start + (mcview_search_options.backwards ? -2 : 0);
         else
         {