diff --git a/src/draw.c b/src/draw.c
index 6c0ae873..a92e7af7 100644
--- a/src/draw.c
+++ b/src/draw.c
@@ -1283,6 +1283,7 @@ void drawtemparc(GC gc, int what, double x, double y, double r, double a, double
 {
  static int i=0;
  static XArc xarc[CADDRAWBUFFERSIZE];
+ static XRectangle xr[CADDRAWBUFFERSIZE];
  double x1, y1, x2, y2; /* arc bbox */
  double xx1, yy1, xx2, yy2; /* complete circle bbox in screen coords */
 
@@ -1293,6 +1294,7 @@ void drawtemparc(GC gc, int what, double x, double y, double r, double a, double
   if(i>=CADDRAWBUFFERSIZE)
   {
    XDrawArcs(display, xctx->window, gc, xarc,i);
+   XDrawRectangles(display, xctx->window, gc, xr,i);
    i=0;
   }
   xx1=X_TO_SCREEN(x-r);
@@ -1312,6 +1314,10 @@ void drawtemparc(GC gc, int what, double x, double y, double r, double a, double
    xarc[i].height=(unsigned short)(yy2 - yy1);
    xarc[i].angle1 = (short)(a*64);
    xarc[i].angle2 = (short)(b*64);
+   xr[i].x=(short)x1;
+   xr[i].y=(short)y1;
+   xr[i].width=(unsigned short)(x2-xr[i].x);
+   xr[i].height=(unsigned short)(y2-xr[i].y);
    ++i;
   }
  }
@@ -1335,12 +1341,16 @@ void drawtemparc(GC gc, int what, double x, double y, double r, double a, double
     } else {
       XDrawArc(display, xctx->window, gc, (int)xx1, (int)yy1, (int)(xx2-xx1), (int)(yy2-yy1),
                (int)(a*64), (int)(b*64));
+      XDrawRectangle(display, xctx->window, gc, (int)sx1, (int)sy1,
+        (unsigned int)x2 - (unsigned int)sx1,
+        (unsigned int)y2 - (unsigned int)sy1);
     }
   }
  }
  else if((what & END) && i)
  {
   XDrawArcs(display, xctx->window, gc, xarc,i);
+  XDrawRectangles(display, xctx->window, gc, xr,i);
   i=0;
  }
 }
@@ -1656,7 +1666,6 @@ void arc_bbox(double x, double y, double r, double a, double b,
       *by2 = y + r;
     }
   }
-  /* printf("arc_bbox(): bx1=%g by1=%g bx2=%g by2=%g\n", *bx1, *by1, *bx2, *by2); */
 }
 
 /* Convex Nonconvex Complex */
diff --git a/src/move.c b/src/move.c
index 7b3c62b2..ba9fa8c9 100644
--- a/src/move.c
+++ b/src/move.c
@@ -428,18 +428,6 @@ void draw_selection(GC g, int interruptable)
      if(xctx->arc[c][n].sel==SELECTED) {
        drawtemparc(g, ADD, xctx->rx1+xctx->deltax, xctx->ry1+xctx->deltay,
                 xctx->arc[c][n].r, angle, xctx->arc[c][n].b);
-     } else if(xctx->arc[c][n].sel==SELECTED1) {
-       drawtemparc(g, ADD, xctx->rx1, xctx->ry1,
-                fabs(xctx->arc[c][n].r+xctx->deltax), angle, xctx->arc[c][n].b);
-     } else if(xctx->arc[c][n].sel==SELECTED3) {
-       angle = my_round(fmod(atan2(-xctx->deltay, xctx->deltax)*180./XSCH_PI+xctx->arc[c][n].b, 360.));
-       if(angle<0.) angle +=360.;
-       if(angle==0) angle=360.;
-       drawtemparc(g, ADD, xctx->rx1, xctx->ry1, xctx->arc[c][n].r, xctx->arc[c][n].a, angle);
-     } else if(xctx->arc[c][n].sel==SELECTED2) {
-       angle = my_round(fmod(atan2(-xctx->deltay, xctx->deltax)*180./XSCH_PI+angle, 360.));
-       if(angle<0.) angle +=360.;
-       drawtemparc(g, ADD, xctx->rx1, xctx->ry1, xctx->arc[c][n].r, angle, xctx->arc[c][n].b);
      }
      break;
     case ELEMENT:
@@ -1107,24 +1095,6 @@ void move_objects(int what, int merge, double dx, double dy)
          xctx->arc[c][n].x = xctx->rx1+xctx->deltax;
          xctx->arc[c][n].y = xctx->ry1+xctx->deltay;
          xctx->arc[c][n].a = angle;
-       } else if(xctx->arc[c][n].sel == SELECTED1) {
-         xctx->arc[c][n].x = xctx->rx1;
-         xctx->arc[c][n].y = xctx->ry1;
-         if(xctx->arc[c][n].r+xctx->deltax) xctx->arc[c][n].r = fabs(xctx->arc[c][n].r+xctx->deltax);
-         xctx->arc[c][n].a = angle;
-       } else if(xctx->arc[c][n].sel == SELECTED2) {
-         angle = my_round(fmod(atan2(-xctx->deltay, xctx->deltax)*180./XSCH_PI+angle, 360.));
-         if(angle<0.) angle +=360.;
-         xctx->arc[c][n].x = xctx->rx1;
-         xctx->arc[c][n].y = xctx->ry1;
-         xctx->arc[c][n].a = angle;
-       } else if(xctx->arc[c][n].sel==SELECTED3) {
-         angle = my_round(fmod(atan2(-xctx->deltay, xctx->deltax)*180./XSCH_PI+xctx->arc[c][n].b, 360.));
-         if(angle<0.) angle +=360.;
-         if(angle==0) angle=360.;
-         xctx->arc[c][n].x = xctx->rx1;
-         xctx->arc[c][n].y = xctx->ry1;
-         xctx->arc[c][n].b = angle;
        }
        break;
  
diff --git a/src/select.c b/src/select.c
index f61c239d..858e46e6 100644
--- a/src/select.c
+++ b/src/select.c
@@ -1440,21 +1440,6 @@ void select_inside(double x1,double y1, double x2, double y2, int sel) /*added u
        xctx->ui_state |= SELECTION; /* set xctx->ui_state to SELECTION also if unselecting by area ???? */
        sel? select_arc(c, i, SELECTED,1): select_arc(c, i, 0,1);
      }
-     else if( sel && en_s && POINTINSIDE(x, y, x1, y1, x2, y2) )
-     {
-       xctx->ui_state |= SELECTION; /* set xctx->ui_state to SELECTION also if unselecting by area ???? */
-       select_arc(c, i,SELECTED1,1);
-     }
-     else if( sel && en_s && POINTINSIDE(xb, yb, x1, y1, x2, y2) )
-     {
-       xctx->ui_state |= SELECTION; /* set xctx->ui_state to SELECTION also if unselecting by area ???? */
-       select_arc(c, i,SELECTED3,1);
-     }
-     else if( sel && en_s && POINTINSIDE(xa, ya, x1, y1, x2, y2) )
-     {
-       xctx->ui_state |= SELECTION; /* set xctx->ui_state to SELECTION also if unselecting by area ???? */
-       select_arc(c, i,SELECTED2,1);
-     }
    }
    for(i=0;i<xctx->rects[c]; ++i)
    {