diff -urNp mc-4.6.2-pre1.orig/edit/editdraw.c mc-4.6.2-pre1/edit/editdraw.c
--- mc-4.6.2-pre1.orig/src/editor/editdraw.c	2007-08-27 14:06:03.000000000 +0200
+++ mc-4.6.2-pre1/src/editor/editdraw.c	2008-05-05 12:00:49.000000000 +0200
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-int visible_tabs = 1, visible_tws = 1;
+int visible_tabs = 0, visible_tws = 0;
 
 /* b is a pointer to the beginning of the line */
 static void