diff --git a/src/edt/edt/edtPartialService.cc b/src/edt/edt/edtPartialService.cc
index a4bcf58b2..4751c0523 100644
--- a/src/edt/edt/edtPartialService.cc
+++ b/src/edt/edt/edtPartialService.cc
@@ -1962,7 +1962,7 @@ PartialService::mouse_press_event (const db::DPoint &p, unsigned int buttons, bo
       m_p1 = p;
       m_p2 = p;
       mp_box = new lay::RubberBox (ui (), m_color, p, p);
-      mp_box->set_stipple (6); // coarse hatched
+      mp_box->set_line_style (3); // long dashed dotted
 
       ui ()->grab_mouse (this, true);
 
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layRubberBox.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layRubberBox.cc
index f2f6ae748..dd1e7b2d0 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layRubberBox.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layRubberBox.cc
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace lay
 
 RubberBox::RubberBox (lay::ViewObjectUI *widget, unsigned int color, const db::DPoint &p1, const db::DPoint &p2)
   : lay::ViewObject (widget, false /*not static*/), 
-    m_p1 (p1), m_p2 (p2), m_color (color), m_stipple (0)
+    m_p1 (p1), m_p2 (p2), m_color (color), m_line_style (0)
 { }
 
 void 
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ RubberBox::set_color (unsigned int color)
 }
 
 void 
-RubberBox::set_stipple (unsigned int s)
+RubberBox::set_line_style (unsigned int s)
 {
-  if (m_stipple != s) {
-    m_stipple = s;
+  if (m_line_style != s) {
+    m_line_style = s;
     redraw ();
   }
 }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ RubberBox::render (const Viewport &vp, ViewObjectCanvas &canvas)
 { 
   lay::Renderer &r = canvas.renderer ();
   int lw = int (0.5 + 1.0 / r.resolution ());
-  lay::CanvasPlane *plane = canvas.plane (lay::ViewOp (m_color, lay::ViewOp::Copy, 0, m_stipple, 0, lay::ViewOp::Rect, lw));
+  lay::CanvasPlane *plane = canvas.plane (lay::ViewOp (m_color, lay::ViewOp::Copy, m_line_style, 0, 0, lay::ViewOp::Rect, lw));
   if (plane) {
     r.draw (vp.trans () * db::DBox (m_p1, m_p2), 0, plane, 0, 0);
   }
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layRubberBox.h b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layRubberBox.h
index ed831238e..79f4c24fe 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layRubberBox.h
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layRubberBox.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class LAYBASIC_PUBLIC RubberBox
   RubberBox (lay::ViewObjectUI *canvas, unsigned int color, const db::DPoint &p1, const db::DPoint &p2);
 
   void set_color (unsigned int color);
-  void set_stipple (unsigned int s);
+  void set_line_style (unsigned int s);
   void set_points (const db::DPoint &begin, const db::DPoint &end);
 
 private:
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class LAYBASIC_PUBLIC RubberBox
 
   db::DPoint m_p1, m_p2;
   unsigned int m_color;
-  unsigned int m_stipple;
+  unsigned int m_line_style;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/laySelector.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/laySelector.cc
index 287dab404..9e376476a 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/laySelector.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/laySelector.cc
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ SelectionService::begin (const db::DPoint &pos)
   m_p1 = pos;
   m_p2 = pos;
   mp_box = new lay::RubberBox (ui (), m_color, pos, pos);
-  mp_box->set_stipple (6); // coarse hatched
+  mp_box->set_line_style (4); // short dashed
 
   ui ()->grab_mouse (this, true);
 }