diff --git a/collects/framework/private/frame.ss b/collects/framework/private/frame.ss
index 575a211f..7f323059 100644
--- a/collects/framework/private/frame.ss
+++ b/collects/framework/private/frame.ss
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
           (rename [super-on-close on-close])
           [define remove-first
             (preferences:add-callback
-             'framework:line-offsets
+             'framework:col-offsets
              (lambda (p v)
                (editor-position-changed-offset/numbers
                 v
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@
              'framework:display-line-numbers
              (lambda (p v)
                (editor-position-changed-offset/numbers
-                (preferences:get 'framework:line-offsets)
+                (preferences:get 'framework:col-offsets)
                 v)
                #t))]          
           (override on-close)
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@
           [define last-end #f]
           [define last-params #f]
           [define editor-position-changed-offset/numbers
-             (lambda (offset? line-numbers?)
+            (lambda (offset? line-numbers?)
                (let* ([edit (get-info-editor)]
                       [make-one
                        (lambda (pos)
@@ -489,16 +489,11 @@
                                 [char (- pos line-start)])
                            (if line-numbers?
                                (format "~a:~a"
-                                       (if offset?
-                                           (add1 line)
-                                           line)
+                                       (add1 line)
                                        (if offset?
                                            (add1 char)
                                            char))
-                               (format "~a"
-                                       (if offset?
-                                           (+ pos 1)
-                                           pos)))))])
+                               (format "~a" pos))))])
                  (cond
                    [(not (object? position-canvas))
                     (void)]
@@ -565,7 +560,7 @@
             [define editor-position-changed
              (lambda ()
                (editor-position-changed-offset/numbers
-                (preferences:get 'framework:line-offsets)
+                (preferences:get 'framework:col-offsets)
                 (preferences:get 'framework:display-line-numbers)))]
             [define overwrite-status-changed
              (lambda ()
diff --git a/collects/framework/private/main.ss b/collects/framework/private/main.ss
index f84939f3..dc4440dc 100644
--- a/collects/framework/private/main.ss
+++ b/collects/framework/private/main.ss
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
       (preferences:set-default 'framework:auto-set-wrap? #t boolean?)
       (preferences:set-default 'framework:display-line-numbers #t boolean?)
       (preferences:set-default 'framework:show-status-line #t boolean?)
-      (preferences:set-default 'framework:line-offsets #t boolean?)
+      (preferences:set-default 'framework:col-offsets #f boolean?)
       
       (preferences:set-default
        'framework:print-output-mode
diff --git a/collects/framework/private/preferences.ss b/collects/framework/private/preferences.ss
index 8c488f4b..a5e9e4ed 100644
--- a/collects/framework/private/preferences.ss
+++ b/collects/framework/private/preferences.ss
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@
                        (make-check editor-panel  'framework:delete-forward? (string-constant map-delete-to-backspace)
                                    not not)
                        (make-check editor-panel 'framework:show-status-line (string-constant show-status-line) values values)
-                       (make-check editor-panel 'framework:line-offsets (string-constant count-from-one) values values)
+                       (make-check editor-panel 'framework:col-offsets (string-constant count-columns-from-one) values values)
                        (make-check editor-panel 
                                    'framework:display-line-numbers
                                    (string-constant display-line-numbers)