diff --git a/src/draw.c b/src/draw.c
index 38cefe10..9b0ebe68 100644
--- a/src/draw.c
+++ b/src/draw.c
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ void drawline(int c, int what, double linex1, double liney1, double linex2, doub
    if(dash) {
      dash_arr[0] = dash_arr[1] = dash;
      XSetDashes(display, gc[c], 0, dash_arr, 2);
-     XSetLineAttributes (display, gc[c], lw ,LineDoubleDash, CapRound , JoinRound);
+     XSetLineAttributes (display, gc[c], lw ,LineDoubleDash, CapButt , JoinBevel);
    }
    if(draw_window) XDrawLine(display, window, gc[c], x1, y1, x2, y2);
    if(draw_pixmap) 
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ void drawline(int c, int what, double linex1, double liney1, double linex2, doub
    if(dash) {
      dash_arr[0] = dash_arr[1] = dash;
      XSetDashes(display, gc[c], 0, dash_arr, 2);
-     XSetLineAttributes (display, gc[c], bus_width ,LineDoubleDash, CapRound , JoinRound);
+     XSetLineAttributes (display, gc[c], bus_width ,LineDoubleDash, CapButt , JoinBevel);
    } else {
      XSetLineAttributes (display, gc[c], bus_width , LineSolid, CapRound , JoinRound);
    }
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ void drawpolygon(int c, int what, double *x, double *y, int points, int poly_fil
     char dash_arr[2];
     dash_arr[0] = dash_arr[1] = dash;
     XSetDashes(display, gc[c], 0, dash_arr, 2);
-    XSetLineAttributes (display, gc[c], lw ,LineDoubleDash, CapRound , JoinRound);
+    XSetLineAttributes (display, gc[c], lw ,LineDoubleDash, CapButt , JoinBevel);
   }
   if(draw_window) XDrawLines(display, window, gc[c], p, points, CoordModeOrigin);
   if(draw_pixmap)
@@ -1401,7 +1401,7 @@ void drawrect(int c, int what, double rectx1,double recty1,double rectx2,double
    if(dash) {
      dash_arr[0] = dash_arr[1] = dash;
      XSetDashes(display, gc[c], 0, dash_arr, 2);
-     XSetLineAttributes (display, gc[c], lw ,LineDoubleDash, CapRound , JoinRound);
+     XSetLineAttributes (display, gc[c], lw ,LineDoubleDash, CapButt , JoinBevel);
    }
    if(draw_window) XDrawRectangle(display, window, gc[c], (int)x1, (int)y1,
     (unsigned int)x2 - (unsigned int)x1,
diff --git a/xschem_library/examples/0_examples_top.sch b/xschem_library/examples/0_examples_top.sch
index 82a166f4..e5fe6729 100644
--- a/xschem_library/examples/0_examples_top.sch
+++ b/xschem_library/examples/0_examples_top.sch
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ E {}
 L 3 910 -560 960 -540 {}
 L 3 880 -680 1200 -680 {}
 L 8 900 -540 950 -560 {}
-L 11 900 -550 950 -530 {}
+L 11 900 -550 950 -530 {dash=4}
 L 16 910 -530 960 -550 {}
 B 4 940 -510 960 -450 {}
-B 7 900 -490 970 -470 {}
+B 7 900 -490 970 -470 {dash=4}
 B 8 910 -510 930 -450 {}
 A 4 925 -95 35.35533905932738 8.13010235415598 360 {}
 A 6 990 -150 70.71067811865476 188.130102354156 89.99999999999997 {}
 A 7 934.1666666666666 -90 39.58991173406564 210.3432488842396 198.9246444160511 {}
-P 1 10 930 -370 920 -430 1000 -410 960 -390 990 -360 970 -360 960 -340 940 -380 930 -360 930 -370 {}
+P 1 10 930 -370 920 -430 1000 -410 960 -390 990 -360 970 -360 960 -340 940 -380 930 -360 930 -370 {dash=3}
 P 4 6 880 -350 880 -440 870 -390 870 -430 860 -400 860 -370 {}
 P 15 11 920 -400 930 -440 950 -410 960 -430 970 -400 990 -410 970 -370 940 -380 910 -360 890 -410 920 -400 {fill=true}
 T {Welcome to XSCHEM!} 110 -990 0 0 1 1 {layer=5}
diff --git a/xschem_library/examples/LCC_instances.sch b/xschem_library/examples/LCC_instances.sch
index 34b5ca31..272271de 100644
--- a/xschem_library/examples/LCC_instances.sch
+++ b/xschem_library/examples/LCC_instances.sch
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ L 4 270 -260 290 -280 {}
 L 4 250 -280 290 -280 {}
 L 4 250 -280 270 -260 {}
 L 4 270 -340 270 -280 {}
-L 4 350 -620 370 -600 {}
-L 4 370 -640 370 -600 {}
-L 4 350 -620 370 -640 {}
+L 4 350 -620 370 -600 {dash=3}
+L 4 370 -640 370 -600 {dash=3}
+L 4 350 -620 370 -640 {dash=3}
 L 4 370 -620 530 -620 {dash=3}
-L 4 1400 -290 1420 -310 {}
-L 4 1400 -330 1400 -290 {}
-L 4 1400 -330 1420 -310 {}
-L 4 1240 -310 1400 -310 {}
+L 4 1400 -290 1420 -310 {dash=3}
+L 4 1400 -330 1400 -290 {dash=3}
+L 4 1400 -330 1420 -310 {dash=3}
+L 4 1240 -310 1400 -310 {dash=3}
 P 4 7 530 -860 1130 -860 1130 -690 1390 -690 1390 -580 530 -580 530 -860 {dash=3}
 T {These 2 instances are equivalent} 290 -320 0 0 0.4 0.4 {}
 T {Example of using a schematic as a
diff --git a/xschem_library/examples/bus_keeper.sch b/xschem_library/examples/bus_keeper.sch
index ceac7502..efdebbca 100644
--- a/xschem_library/examples/bus_keeper.sch
+++ b/xschem_library/examples/bus_keeper.sch
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ template="name=X1 WN_FB=1u WP_FB=2u"}
 V {}
 S {}
 E {}
-P 4 5 250 -880 250 -120 480 -120 480 -880 250 -880 {dash=5}
+P 2 5 250 -880 250 -120 480 -120 480 -880 250 -880 {dash=5}
 T {@name} 250 -915 0 0 0.5 0.5 {}
 T {@symname} 253.75 -115 0 0 0.5 0.5 {}
 N 250 -300 300 -300 {lab=A}
diff --git a/xschem_library/examples/cmos_inv.sch b/xschem_library/examples/cmos_inv.sch
index 85a877a6..50c15b97 100644
--- a/xschem_library/examples/cmos_inv.sch
+++ b/xschem_library/examples/cmos_inv.sch
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ template="name=X1 WN=15u WP=45u LLN=3u LLP=3u m=1"
 V {}
 S {}
 E {}
-P 4 5 60 -390 60 -90 190 -90 190 -390 60 -390 {dash=5}
+B 2 60 -390 190 -90 {dash=5}
 T {@name} 60 -405 0 0 0.2 0.2 {}
 T {@symname} 63.75 -85 0 0 0.2 0.2 {}
 N 140 -260 140 -200 {lab=Z}