diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index ad04be360..9661aca85 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 	rectangle that can be used for displaying data. Expressed
 	view_get_datalines() and view_get_datacolumns() in terms of
 	these four functions.
+	* view.c (display): Simplified the ruler drawing code.
 
 2005-04-16  Roland Illig  <roland.illig@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/src/view.c b/src/view.c
index 50ef74f2a..3ba09ef56 100644
--- a/src/view.c
+++ b/src/view.c
@@ -884,6 +884,7 @@ display (WView *view)
 
     /* Optionally, display a ruler */
     if ((!view->hex_mode) && (ruler)) {
+	const char ruler_chars[] = "|----*----";
 	char r_buff[10];
 	int cl;
 
@@ -895,12 +896,8 @@ display (WView *view)
 		view_gotoyx (view, row, c);
 	    else
 		view_gotoyx (view, row + height - 2, c);
-	    r_buff[0] = '-';
-	    if ((cl % 10) == 0)
-		r_buff[0] = '|';
-	    else if ((cl % 5) == 0)
-		r_buff[0] = '*';
-	    view_add_character (view, r_buff[0]);
+	    view_add_character (view, ruler_chars[cl % 10]);
+
 	    if ((cl != 0) && (cl % 10) == 0) {
 		g_snprintf (r_buff, sizeof (r_buff), "%03d", cl);
 		if (ruler == 1) {