--- mc-4.6.1-old/src/screen.c	2005-05-27 16:19:18.000000000 +0200
+++ mc-4.6.1/src/screen.c	2007-04-18 06:12:03.000000000 +0200
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@
 show_dir (WPanel *panel)
 {
     char *tmp;
-
+    int  len = 0;
     set_colors (panel);
     draw_double_box (panel->widget.parent,
 		     panel->widget.y, panel->widget.x,
@@ -760,6 +760,7 @@
     trim (strip_home_and_password (panel->cwd), tmp,
 	 min (max (panel->widget.cols - 7, 0), panel->widget.cols) );
     addstr (tmp);
+    len = strlen(tmp);
     g_free (tmp);
     widget_move (&panel->widget, 0, 1);
     addstr ("<");
@@ -768,6 +769,13 @@
     widget_move (&panel->widget, 0, panel->widget.cols - 3);
     addstr ("v");
 
+    attrset (NORMAL_COLOR);
+    widget_move (&panel->widget, 0, 2);
+    addstr (" ");
+    widget_move (&panel->widget, 0, len + 3);
+    addstr (" ");
+
+
     if (panel->active)
 	standend ();
 }