diff --git a/application.py b/application.py
index bbb3109..bd41ed4 100755
--- a/application.py
+++ b/application.py
@@ -653,11 +653,13 @@ class Application(object):
 
         i = slot.y_offset + count
         if lm:
-            (lmargin, lattr) = w.mode.get_lmargin(y, x, ended, cont)
-            self.win.addstr(i, 0, lmargin, lattr)
+            groups = w.mode.get_lmargin(y, x, ended, cont)
+            for (x, lmargin, lattr) in groups:
+                self.win.addstr(i, x, lmargin, lattr)
         if rm:
-            (rmargin, rattr) = w.mode.get_rmargin(y, x, ended, cont)
-            self.win.addstr(i, slot.width - rm, rmargin, rattr)
+            groups = w.mode.get_rmargin(y, x, ended, cont)
+            for (x, rmargin, rattr) in groups:
+                self.win.addstr(i, slot.width - rm + x, rmargin, rattr)
         
     def _draw_slot_raw(self, i):
         slot     = self.bufferlist.slots[i]
diff --git a/mode/__init__.py b/mode/__init__.py
index 5fe5875..957741a 100644
--- a/mode/__init__.py
+++ b/mode/__init__.py
@@ -223,14 +223,12 @@ class Fundamental(Handler):
         self.lmargin = 0
         self.rmargin = 1
 
-    def _null_margin(self, y, x, ended=False, cont=False):
-        return ('', color.build('default', 'default'))
-    def _continuation_margin(self, y, x, ended=False, cont=False):
+    def get_rmargin(self, y, x, ended=False, cont=False):
         if cont:
-            return ('\\', color.build('red', 'default'))
+            return ((0, '\\', color.build('red', 'default')),)
         else:
-            return (' ', color.build('red', 'default'))
-    def _line_number_margin(self, y, x=0, ended=False, cont=False):
+            return ((0, ' ', color.build('red', 'default')),)
+    def get_lmargin(self, y, x=0, ended=False, cont=False):
         lm = self.lmargin
         if ended:
             i = int(math.log(y, 10)) + 1
@@ -239,10 +237,7 @@ class Fundamental(Handler):
             s = ('% *d' % (lm - 1, y + 1))[-lm:] + ' '
         else:
             s = ' ' * lm
-        return (s, color.build('default', 'default', 'bold'))
-
-    get_lmargin = _line_number_margin
-    get_rmargin = _continuation_margin
+        return ((0, s, color.build('default', 'default', 'bold')),)
 
     # get mode name
     def name(self):
diff --git a/mode/hex.py b/mode/hex.py
index 2321aa9..0c96f53 100644
--- a/mode/hex.py
+++ b/mode/hex.py
@@ -42,13 +42,31 @@ class Hex(mode.Fundamental):
             s = '  --------  '
         elif x == 0:
             s = '0x%08x  ' % (y * 16)
-        return (s, color.build('cyan', 'default', 'bold'))
+        return ((0, s, color.build('cyan', 'default', 'bold')),)
     def get_rmargin(self, y, x=0, ended=False, cont=False):
         if ended:
-            s = ''
+            return ((0, '', 0),)
         else:
+            (cx, cy) = self.window.cursor.xy()
             s = string.translate(self.window.buffer.rawdata[y], self.ctrans)
-        return (s, color.build('green', 'default', 'bold'))
+            if cy == y:
+                i = None
+                if cx >= 0 and cx < 8:
+                    i = cx // 2
+                elif cx >= 9 and cx < 17:
+                    i = (cx - 1) // 2
+                elif cx >= 18 and cx < 26:
+                    i = (cx - 2) // 2
+                elif cx >= 27 and cx < 35:
+                    i = (cx - 3) // 2
+                if i is not None:
+                    return ((0, s[0:i], color.build('green', 'default', 'bold')),
+                            (0, s[i], color.build('green', 'default', 'bold', 'reverse')),
+                            (0, s[i+1:], color.build('green', 'default', 'bold')))
+                else:
+                    return ((0, s, color.build('green', 'default', 'bold')),)
+            else:
+                return ((0, s, color.build('green', 'default', 'bold')),)
 
 class GotoWord(Method):
     '''Jump to the specified line number'''