diff --git a/far2l/src/hilight.cpp b/far2l/src/hilight.cpp
index 0fd62a4cc..98a440317 100644
--- a/far2l/src/hilight.cpp
+++ b/far2l/src/hilight.cpp
@@ -132,38 +132,43 @@ static void SetDefaultHighlighting()
 			//           Mask                NormalColor
 			//                        IncludeAttributes
 			//                     IgnoreMask       CursorColor
+	// === broken '!'
 	{L"*", 1, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_BROKEN, 0x00, 0x10 | F_LIGHTRED, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_LIGHTRED, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF0021 /*!*/, 0, 0},
+	// === symlinks (to directory '~', to file '@')
 	{L"*", 1, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, 0x00, 0x10 | F_WHITE, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_WHITE, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF007E /*~*/, 0, 0},
 	{L"*", 1, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, 0x90 | F_LIGHTCYAN, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_BLUE, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF0040 /*@*/, 0, 0},
-
+	// === devices (char '-', block '+', FIFO '|', socket '=')
 	{L"*", 1, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DEVICE_CHAR, 0x00, 0x10 | F_LIGHTBLUE, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_BLUE, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF002D /*-*/, 0, 0},
 	{L"*", 1, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DEVICE_BLOCK, 0x00, 0x10 | F_LIGHTBLUE, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_BLUE, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF002B /*+*/, 0, 0},
 	{L"*", 1, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DEVICE_FIFO, 0x00, 0x10 | F_LIGHTBLUE, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_BLUE, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF007C /*|*/, 0, 0},
 	{L"*", 1, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DEVICE_SOCK, 0x00, 0x10 | F_LIGHTBLUE, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_BLUE, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF003D /*=*/, 0, 0},
-
-	{L"*", 1, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HARDLINKS, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, 0x10 | F_LIGHTCYAN, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_BLUE, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF00AB, 0, 0},
-
-	{L"*", 1, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, 0x10 | F_CYAN, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_DARKGRAY, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF0000, 0, 0},
-	{L"*", 1, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, 0x00, 0x10 | F_CYAN, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_DARKGRAY, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF002F /*/*/, 0, 0},
-	{L"*", 1, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM, 0x00, 0x10 | F_CYAN, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_DARKGRAY, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF263C, 1, 0},
+	// === regular directories & files
 	// это настройка для каталогов на тех панелях, которые должны раскрашиваться
 	// без учета масок (например, список хостов в "far navigator")
 	{L"*", 1, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_EXECUTABLE | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT, 0, 0x10 | F_GREEN, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_GREEN, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF0000, 0, 0},
+	// executable files '*'
+	{L"*", 1, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_EXECUTABLE, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, 0x10 | F_GREEN, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_GREEN, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF002A /***/, 1, 0},
+	// hidden files (without mark) & directories '/'
+	{L"*", 1, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, 0x10 | F_CYAN, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_DARKGRAY, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF0000, 0, 0},
+	{L"*", 1, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, 0x00, 0x10 | F_CYAN, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_DARKGRAY, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF002F /*/*/, 0, 0},
+	// directories '/'
 	{L"*|..", 0, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, 0x00, 0x10 | F_WHITE, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_WHITE, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF002F /*/*/, 0, 0},
 	{L"..", 0, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x00, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x00002F /*/*/, 0, 0},
-	{L"*", 1, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_EXECUTABLE, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, 0x10 | F_GREEN, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_GREEN, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF002A /***/, 1, 0},
-
+	// system '☼' & with more 1 hardlink '«'
+	{L"*", 1, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM, 0x00, 0x10 | F_CYAN, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_DARKGRAY, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF263C, 1, 0},
+	{L"*", 1, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HARDLINKS, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, 0x10 | F_LIGHTCYAN, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_BLUE, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF00AB, 0, 0},
+	// sound '♪' (disabled by default)
 	{MasksSoundFiles,0, 0x00, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, (0xAAFF00ull << 16) | (0x10 | F_LIGHTGREEN) | FOREGROUND_TRUECOLOR, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, (0x005500ull << 16) | (0x30 | F_LIGHTGREEN) | FOREGROUND_TRUECOLOR, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF266A, 0, FFF_DISABLED},
+	// all other without any mark, only different colors
 	{MaskSharedObjects,0, 0x00, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, (0x00b800ull << 16) | (0x10 | F_GREEN) | FOREGROUND_TRUECOLOR, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, (0x005500ull << 16) | (0x30 | F_GREEN) | FOREGROUND_TRUECOLOR, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF0000, 0, 0},
 	{MaskSourceFiles,0, 0x00, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, (0xffbcacull << 16) | (0x10 | F_GREEN) | FOREGROUND_TRUECOLOR, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, (0x8F0C00ull << 16) | (0x30 | F_GREEN) | FOREGROUND_TRUECOLOR, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF0000, 0, 0},
 	{MaskVideoFiles,0, 0x00, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, (0x30b8ffull << 16) | (0x10 | F_BROWN) | FOREGROUND_TRUECOLOR, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, (0x006767ull << 16) | (0x30 | F_BROWN) | FOREGROUND_TRUECOLOR, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF0000, 0, 0},
 	{MaskImageFiles,0, 0x00, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, (0x00ffaeull << 16) | (0x10 | F_BROWN) | FOREGROUND_TRUECOLOR, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, (0x00432eull << 16) | (0x30 | F_BROWN) | FOREGROUND_TRUECOLOR, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF0000, 0, 0},
 	{MaskModelFiles,0, 0x00, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, (0x00ffaeull << 16) | (0x10 | F_BROWN) | FOREGROUND_TRUECOLOR, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, (0x00432eull << 16) | (0x30 | F_BROWN) | FOREGROUND_TRUECOLOR, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF0000, 0, 0},
-	{MaskTextFiles,0, 0x00, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, (0xccccccull << 16) | (0x10 | F_BROWN) | FOREGROUND_TRUECOLOR, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, (0x767676ull << 16) | (0x30 | F_BROWN) | FOREGROUND_TRUECOLOR, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF0000, 0, 0},
-
 	{MasksScripts,   0, 0x00, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, 0x10 | F_LIGHTGREEN, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_LIGHTGREEN, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF0000, 0, 0},
 	{MasksArchives,  0, 0x00, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, 0x10 | F_LIGHTMAGENTA, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_LIGHTMAGENTA, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF0000, 0, 0},
 	{MasksTemporary, 0, 0x00, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, 0x10 | F_BROWN, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0x30 | F_BROWN, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF0000, 0, 0},
+	{MaskTextFiles,0, 0x00, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, (0xccccccull << 16) | (0x10 | F_BROWN) | FOREGROUND_TRUECOLOR, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, (0x767676ull << 16) | (0x30 | F_BROWN) | FOREGROUND_TRUECOLOR, 0xFFFFFFFD0F, 0xFF0000, 0, 0},
 
 	};