MidnightCommander · egmontkob · Jan 18, 2026 · Jan 12, 2026
diff --git a/doc/man/es/mc.1.in b/doc/man/es/mc.1.in
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ como un alias para el correspondiente guión de shell.
 .I \-s, \-\-slow
 Activa el modo para terminales lentos. En este modo el programa no
 dibuja bordes con líneas de caracteres y desactiva el modo detallado.
-Si no se rellena la sección [Lines] el marco pseudo\-gráfico estará
+Si no se rellena la sección [lines] el marco pseudo\-gráfico estará
 formado por espacios; en caso contrario el marco se contruye con
 caracteres de texto según los parámetros siguientes:
 .TP
@@ -3723,14 +3723,14 @@ Colores\&.
 .\"NODE "  Skins lines"
 .SH "  Trazado de líneas"
 Trazos de líneas de la sección
-.B [Lines]
+.B [lines]
 del archivo de skins.  Por defecto se utilizan líneas sencillas, pero
 se pueden redefinir empleando cualquier símbolo utf\-8 (por ejemplo,
 líneas dobles).
 
 .PP
 Descripción de parámetros de la sección
-.BR [Lines] :
+.BR [lines] :
 .TP
 .I lefttop
 esquina superior izquierda.

diff --git a/doc/man/ru/mc.1.in b/doc/man/ru/mc.1.in
@@ -4396,13 +4396,13 @@ menuhotsel=yellow;black;bold+underline
 .\"NODE "  Skins lines"
 .SH "  Линии для отрисовки рамок"
 Линии задаются в секции
-.B [Lines]
+.B [lines]
 в скин\-файле. По умолчанию используются одинарные линии, но возможно
 переназначить на использование любых utf\-8 символов, похожих на линии
 
 .PP
 Описание параметров секции
-.BR [Lines] :
+.BR [lines] :
 .TP
 .I lefttop
 изображение левого верхнего угла рамки

diff --git a/doc/man/sr/mc.1.in b/doc/man/sr/mc.1.in
@@ -3810,13 +3810,13 @@ menuhotsel=yellow;black;bold+underline
 .\"NODE "  Skins lines"
 .SH "  Линије за исцртавање"
 Линије се подешавају у одељку
-.B [Lines]
+.B [lines]
 датотеке скина. Подразумевано, користе се једноструке линије, али можете
 поставити да се користе било који utf\-8 симболи (на пример, линије).
 
 .PP
 Описи параметара
-.BR [Lines] :
+.BR [lines] :
 .TP
 .I lefttop
 горњи леви фрагмент линије.

diff --git a/lib/skin/hc-skins.c b/lib/skin/hc-skins.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 /*** file scope macro definitions ****************************************************************/
 
-#define set_lines(x, y) mc_config_set_string (mc_skin->config, "Lines", x, y)
+#define set_lines(x, y) mc_config_set_string (mc_skin->config, "lines", x, y)
 
 /*** file scope type declarations ****************************************************************/
 

diff --git a/lib/skin/lines.c b/lib/skin/lines.c
@@ -91,7 +91,12 @@ skin_get_char (mc_skin_t *mc_skin, const char *name, gunichar def, mc_tty_char_t
     estr_t conv_res;
     char *value_utf8;
 
-    value_utf8 = mc_config_get_string_raw (mc_skin->config, "Lines", name, NULL);
+    value_utf8 = mc_config_get_string_raw (mc_skin->config, "lines", name, NULL);
+    if (value_utf8 == NULL)
+    {
+        // it was called "Lines" (uppercase L) in mc <= 4.8.33, accept that for compatibility
+        value_utf8 = mc_config_get_string_raw (mc_skin->config, "Lines", name, NULL);
+    }
     if (value_utf8 != NULL)
     {
         c = g_utf8_get_char_validated (value_utf8, -1);

diff --git a/misc/skins/README.txt b/misc/skins/README.txt
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ Character sections
 The following keys define characters to be shown at various positions on the
 display. The characters in the skin files need to be encoded in UTF-8.
 
-    [Lines]
+    [lines]
         Frame characters used all throughout mc.
 
         horiz

diff --git a/misc/skins/dark.ini b/misc/skins/dark.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [skin]
     description = Dark skin
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/darkfar.ini b/misc/skins/darkfar.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [skin]
     description = Dark Far skin
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/default.ini b/misc/skins/default.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [skin]
     description = Standard skin
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/double-lines.ini b/misc/skins/double-lines.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [skin]
     description = Far-like skin
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/featured-plus.ini b/misc/skins/featured-plus.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [skin]
     description = Enhanced standard skin with alternative directory and file select/mark colors
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/featured.ini b/misc/skins/featured.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [skin]
     description = Enhanced standard skin
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/gotar.ini b/misc/skins/gotar.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [skin]
     description = GoTaR @PLD Linux
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/gray-green-purple256.ini b/misc/skins/gray-green-purple256.ini
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     description = Gray-Green-Purple Skin
     256colors = true
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/gray-orange-blue256.ini b/misc/skins/gray-orange-blue256.ini
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     description = Gray-Orange-Blue Skin
     256colors = true
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/julia256.ini b/misc/skins/julia256.ini
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     description = Dark skin with calm colors and good contrast
     256colors = true
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/julia256root.ini b/misc/skins/julia256root.ini
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     description = Dark skin with calm colors and good contrast (root)
     256colors = true
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/mc46.ini b/misc/skins/mc46.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [skin]
     description = mc-4.6 skin
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/modarcon16-defbg-thin.ini b/misc/skins/modarcon16-defbg-thin.ini
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     description = MoDarCon16-DefaultBG (user)
     256colors = false
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/modarcon16-defbg.ini b/misc/skins/modarcon16-defbg.ini
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     description = MoDarCon16-DefaultBG (user)
     256colors = false
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/modarcon16-thin.ini b/misc/skins/modarcon16-thin.ini
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     description = MoDarCon16 (user)
     256colors = false
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/modarcon16.ini b/misc/skins/modarcon16.ini
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     description = MoDarCon16 (user)
     256colors = false
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/modarcon16root-defbg-thin.ini b/misc/skins/modarcon16root-defbg-thin.ini
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     description = MoDarCon16root-DefaultBG (root)
     256colors = false
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/modarcon16root-defbg.ini b/misc/skins/modarcon16root-defbg.ini
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     description = MoDarCon16root-DefaultBG (root)
     256colors = false
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/modarcon16root-thin.ini b/misc/skins/modarcon16root-thin.ini
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     description = MoDarCon16root (root)
     256colors = false
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/modarcon16root.ini b/misc/skins/modarcon16root.ini
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     description = MoDarCon16root (root)
     256colors = false
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/modarin256-defbg-thin.ini b/misc/skins/modarin256-defbg-thin.ini
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     description = MoDarIn256-DefaultBG (user)
     256colors = true
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/modarin256-defbg.ini b/misc/skins/modarin256-defbg.ini
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     description = MoDarIn256-DefaultBG (user)
     256colors = true
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/modarin256-thin.ini b/misc/skins/modarin256-thin.ini
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     description = MoDarIn256 (user)
     256colors = true
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/modarin256.ini b/misc/skins/modarin256.ini
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     description = MoDarIn256 (user)
     256colors = true
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/modarin256root-defbg-thin.ini b/misc/skins/modarin256root-defbg-thin.ini
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     description = MoDarIn256root-DefaultBG (root)
     256colors = true
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/modarin256root-defbg.ini b/misc/skins/modarin256root-defbg.ini
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     description = MoDarIn256root-DefaultBG (root)
     256colors = true
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/modarin256root-thin.ini b/misc/skins/modarin256root-thin.ini
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     description = MoDarIn256root (root)
     256colors = true
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/modarin256root.ini b/misc/skins/modarin256root.ini
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     description = MoDarIn256root (root)
     256colors = true
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/nicedark.ini b/misc/skins/nicedark.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [skin]
     description = Nice and Dark
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/sand256.ini b/misc/skins/sand256.ini
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     description = Sand skin using 256 colors
     256colors = true
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ╌
     vert = ┆
     lefttop = ╭

diff --git a/misc/skins/seasons-autumn16M.ini b/misc/skins/seasons-autumn16M.ini
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     description = Four Seasons – Autumn
     truecolors = true
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/seasons-spring16M.ini b/misc/skins/seasons-spring16M.ini
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     description = Four Seasons – Spring
     truecolors = true
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/seasons-summer16M.ini b/misc/skins/seasons-summer16M.ini
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     description = Four Seasons – Summer
     truecolors = true
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌

diff --git a/misc/skins/seasons-winter16M.ini b/misc/skins/seasons-winter16M.ini
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     description = Four Seasons – Winter
     truecolors = true
 
-[Lines]
+[lines]
     horiz = ─
     vert = │
     lefttop = ┌
-Original file line number
+Diff line change
@@ Expand Up / @@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ Character sections @@
     The following keys define characters to be shown at various positions on the
     display. The characters in the skin files need to be encoded in UTF-8.
-        [Lines]
+        [lines]
             Frame characters used all throughout mc.
             horiz
@@ Expand Down @@