diff --git a/uppsrc/RichText/ParaPaint.cpp b/uppsrc/RichText/ParaPaint.cpp
index 4c3326481..982f966b0 100644
--- a/uppsrc/RichText/ParaPaint.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/RichText/ParaPaint.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ void RichPara::Paint(PageDraw& pw, const Rect& page, PageY py, const PaintInfo&
 	bool highlight = pi.highlightpara >= 0 && pi.highlightpara < pl.len;
 	int hy = py.y - format.before - format.ruler;
 	int phy = py.page;
+	if(format.ruler && hy >= 0 && hy + format.ruler < page.bottom)
+		pw.Page(phy).DrawRect(z * page.left + z * format.lm, z * hy,
+		                      z * page.right - z * page.left - z * format.rm - z * format.lm,
+			                  max(1, z * format.ruler), format.rulerink);
 	if(pi.sell < 0 && pi.selh > 0)
 		for(int p = opy.page; p <= py.page; p++) {
 			int top = z * (p == opy.page ? opy.y : page.top);
@@ -361,10 +365,6 @@ void RichPara::Paint(PageDraw& pw, const Rect& page, PageY py, const PaintInfo&
 		pw.Page(py.page).DrawRect(z * page.left, top, z * page.right - z * page.left,
 		                          z * min(py.y + format.after, page.bottom) - top, InvertColor);
 	}
-	if(format.ruler && hy >= 0 && hy + format.ruler < page.bottom)
-		pw.Page(phy).DrawRect(z * page.left + z * format.lm, z * hy,
-		                      z * page.right - z * page.left - z * format.rm - z * format.lm,
-			                  max(1, z * format.ruler), format.rulerink);
 }
 
 void RichPara::GetRichPos(RichPos& rp, int pos) const
diff --git a/uppsrc/RichText/TxtPaint.cpp b/uppsrc/RichText/TxtPaint.cpp
index 9614b2338..d26821d8c 100644
--- a/uppsrc/RichText/TxtPaint.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/RichText/TxtPaint.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ PageY RichTxt::GetNextPageY(int parti, const RichContext& rc) const
 				py.page++;
 				py.y = rc.page.top;
 			}
-			py.y += pp.before;
+			py.y += pp.before + pp.ruler;
 			if(py.y + pp.cy < rc.page.bottom)
 				py.y += pp.cy;
 			else
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ PageY RichTxt::GetNextPageY(int parti, const RichContext& rc) const
 			}
 		}
 		else
-			py.y += pp.before + pp.cy + pp.after;
+			py.y += pp.before + pp.cy + pp.after + pp.ruler;
 		return py;
 	}
 }
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ RichCaret RichTxt::GetCaret(int pos, RichContext rc) const
 				if(p.keepnext && parti + 1 < part.GetCount() && part[parti + 1].Is<Para>()) {
 					Sync(parti + 1, rc);
 					const Para& pp = part[parti + 1].Get<Para>();
-					nbefore = pp.before;
+					nbefore = pp.before + pp.ruler;
 					nline = pp.linecy[0];
 				}
 				RichCaret tp = Get(parti, rc.styles).GetCaret(pos, rc.page, rc.py, nbefore, nline);
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ int   RichTxt::GetPos(int x, PageY y, RichContext rc) const
 					if(part[parti].Get<Para>().keepnext && parti + 1 < part.GetCount() && IsPara(parti + 1)) {
 						Sync(parti + 1, rc);
 						const Para& pp = part[parti + 1].Get<Para>();
-						nbefore = pp.before;
+						nbefore = pp.before + pp.ruler;
 						nline = pp.linecy[0];
 					}
 					return Get(parti, rc.styles).GetPos(x, y, rc.page, rc.py, nbefore, nline) + pos;
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ void RichTxt::GatherValPos(Vector<RichValPos>& f, RichContext rc, int pos, int t
 			if(p.keepnext && parti + 1 < part.GetCount() && IsPara(parti + 1)) {
 				Sync(parti + 1, rc);
 				const Para& pp = part[parti + 1].Get<Para>();
-				nbefore = pp.before;
+				nbefore = pp.before + pp.ruler;
 				nline = pp.linecy[0];
 			}
 			if(p.haspos)
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ PageY RichTxt::GetTop(RichContext rc) const
 	else {
 		Sync(0, rc);
 		const Para& pp = part[0].Get<Para>();
-		rc.py.y += pp.before;
+		rc.py.y += pp.before + pp.ruler;
 		if(BreaksPage(rc.py, pp, 0, rc.page))
 			rc.Page();
 		return rc.py;
diff --git a/uppsrc/RichText/srcdoc.tpp/QTF$en-us.tpp b/uppsrc/RichText/srcdoc.tpp/QTF$en-us.tpp
index 9a3a2d1f3..ffd674b4f 100644
--- a/uppsrc/RichText/srcdoc.tpp/QTF$en-us.tpp
+++ b/uppsrc/RichText/srcdoc.tpp/QTF$en-us.tpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ topic "QTF";
 texts).&]
 [s0; &]
 [s0; It is byte oriented format. Bytes with values 2`-31 are ignored. 
-Other are interpreted as characters or formatting commands.&]
+Other values are interpreted as characters or formatting commands.&]
 [s0; &]
 [s0; Letters ([@4 a]`-[@4 zA]`-[@4 Z]), numbers ([@4 0]`-[@4 9]), space (32) 
 and characters&]