diff --git a/src/org/omegat/gui/editor/mark/WhitespaceMarkerFactory.java b/src/org/omegat/gui/editor/mark/WhitespaceMarkerFactory.java
index 97171da..e88210f 100644
--- a/src/org/omegat/gui/editor/mark/WhitespaceMarkerFactory.java
+++ b/src/org/omegat/gui/editor/mark/WhitespaceMarkerFactory.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class WhitespaceMarkerFactory {
      */
     public static class SpaceMarker extends AbstractMarker {
         public SpaceMarker() throws Exception {
-            PAINTER = new SymbolPainter(Styles.COLOR_WHITESPACE, "\u00B7"); //·•
+            PAINTER = new SymbolPainter(Styles.COLOR_WHITESPACE, "\u00B7"); 
             toolTip = null; //don't overdo it. Space occurs many times.
             pattern = Pattern.compile(" ");
         }
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class WhitespaceMarkerFactory {
      */
     public static class TabMarker extends AbstractMarker {
         public TabMarker() throws Exception {
-            PAINTER = new SymbolPainter(Styles.COLOR_WHITESPACE, "\u00BB"); //»
+            PAINTER = new SymbolPainter(Styles.COLOR_WHITESPACE, "\u00BB"); 
             toolTip = OStrings.getString("MARKER_TAB");
             pattern = Pattern.compile("\\t");
         }
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ public class WhitespaceMarkerFactory {
     /**
      * Marker for linefeed. 
      * 
-     * There is a linefeed symbol: '␊'. But it is so small / hard to see, 
-     * that instead we use '¶' as the symbol to show, like other applications do.
+     * There is a linefeed symbol: '(patched). But it is so small / hard to see, 
+     * that instead we use '(patched)' as the symbol to show, like other applications do.
      * 
      * @author Martin Fleurke
      */
     public static class LFMarker extends AbstractMarker {
         public LFMarker() throws Exception {
-            PAINTER = new SymbolPainter(Styles.COLOR_WHITESPACE, "\u00B6"); //¶␊
+            PAINTER = new SymbolPainter(Styles.COLOR_WHITESPACE, "\u00B6"); 
             toolTip = "LF";
             pattern = Pattern.compile("\\n");
         }