diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 907de10..41ff6df 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -159,16 +159,23 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file
 
 	unsigned long offset_vertical = 0;
 	unsigned long offset_back = 0;
+	#if SETTINGS_LINE_NUMBERS == 0
+	unsigned long offset_front = 0;
+	#else
 	unsigned long offset_front = 2;
+	#endif
+
 	unsigned long offset_index = 2; /* only used for the index of the file itself */
 	if (print_info) {
 		if (*dir_file_count > 9) {
 
+			#if SETTINGS_LINE_NUMBERS != 0
 			unsigned long dir_file_count_ = *dir_file_count;
 			while(dir_file_count_ > 9) {
 				offset_front++;
 				dir_file_count_ /= 10;
 			}
+			#endif
 		}
 		if (selected_file_current > (terminal_height/3)*2 && *dir_file_count > terminal_height - 2) {
 			if (selected_file_current + (terminal_height/3) >= *dir_file_count) {
@@ -253,19 +260,29 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file
 
 		mvwaddstr(win, i-offset_vertical, 0, bg);
 		if(print_info) {
+			#if SETTINGS_LINE_NUMBERS == 2
+			long i_ = (selected_file_current) - i;
+			offset_index = !((selected_file_current) - i);
+			while(i_) {
+				offset_index++;
+				i_ /= 10;
+			}
+			long relative_index = selected_file_current - i;
+			if (relative_index < 0) {
+				relative_index = relative_index * -1;
+			}
+			mvwprintw(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_front-offset_index-1, "%ld", relative_index);
+
+			#elif SETTINGS_LINE_NUMBERS == 1
 			unsigned long i_ = i;
 			offset_index = 2;
 			while(i_ > 9) {
 				offset_index++;
 				i_ /= 10;
 			}
-			#if SETTINGS_LINE_NUMBERS == 2
-			mvwprintw(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_front-offset_index, "a");
-			#elif SETTINGS_LINE_NUMBERS == 1
 			mvwprintw(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_front-offset_index, "%ld", i);
 			#endif
 
-
 			mvwaddnstr(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_front+is_selected, file_name, line_width-offset_front-is_selected-2);
 			free(file_name);