diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 9fcd3fdb..69baea76 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 Red Panda C++ Version 1.0.2
   - enhancement: press tab in column mode won't exit column mode
   - enhancement: refine behavior of undo input space char
+  - enhancement: better display when input with IM under column mode
+  - enhancement: better display current lines under column mode
+  - change: test to use utf-8 as the default encoding (prepare to use libclang to implement parser)
 
 Red Panda C++ Version 1.0.1
   - fix: only convert project icon file when it's filename doesn't end with ".ico"
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/qsynedit/SynEdit.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/qsynedit/SynEdit.cpp
index 8cb332d3..948b8952 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/qsynedit/SynEdit.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/qsynedit/SynEdit.cpp
@@ -6211,7 +6211,12 @@ void SynEdit::inputMethodEvent(QInputMethodEvent *event)
     QString oldString = mInputPreeditString;
     mInputPreeditString = event->preeditString();
     if (oldString!=mInputPreeditString) {
-        invalidateLine(mCaretY);
+        if (mActiveSelectionMode==SynSelectionMode::smColumn) {
+            BufferCoord selBegin = blockBegin();
+            BufferCoord selEnd = blockEnd();
+            invalidateLines(selBegin.Line,selEnd.Line);
+        } else
+            invalidateLine(mCaretY);
     }
     QString s = event->commitString();
     if (!s.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/qsynedit/TextPainter.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/qsynedit/TextPainter.cpp
index 044eb5b0..a28a9213 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/qsynedit/TextPainter.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/qsynedit/TextPainter.cpp
@@ -124,12 +124,20 @@ void SynEditTextPainter::paintGutter(const QRect& clip)
             textColor = edit->mForegroundColor;
         }
         // draw each line if it is not hidden by a fold
+        BufferCoord selectionStart = edit->blockBegin();
+        BufferCoord selectionEnd = edit->blockEnd();
         for (int cRow = aFirstRow; cRow <= aLastRow; cRow++) {
             vLine = edit->rowToLine(cRow);
             if ((vLine > edit->mLines->count()) && (edit->mLines->count() > 0 ))
                 break;
-            if (edit->mCaretY==vLine && edit->mGutter.activeLineTextColor().isValid()) {
-                painter->setPen(edit->mGutter.activeLineTextColor());
+            if (edit->mGutter.activeLineTextColor().isValid()) {
+                if (
+                        (edit->mCaretY==vLine)     ||
+                        (edit->mActiveSelectionMode == SynSelectionMode::smColumn && vLine >= selectionStart.Line && vLine <= selectionEnd.Line)
+                        )
+                    painter->setPen(edit->mGutter.activeLineTextColor());
+                else
+                    painter->setPen(textColor);
             } else {
                 painter->setPen(textColor);
             }
@@ -803,6 +811,8 @@ void SynEditTextPainter::PaintLines()
     TokenAccu.Columns = 0;
     TokenAccu.ColumnsBefore = 0;
     // Now loop through all the lines. The indices are valid for Lines.
+    BufferCoord selectionBegin = edit->blockBegin();
+    BufferCoord selectionEnd= edit->blockEnd();
     for (cRow = aFirstRow; cRow<=aLastRow; cRow++) {
         vLine = edit->rowToLine(cRow);
         if (vLine > edit->mLines->count() && edit->mLines->count() != 0)
@@ -811,7 +821,11 @@ void SynEditTextPainter::PaintLines()
         // Get the line.
         sLine = edit->mLines->getString(vLine - 1);
         // determine whether will be painted with ActiveLineColor
-        bCurrentLine = (edit->mCaretY == vLine);
+        if (edit->mActiveSelectionMode == SynSelectionMode::smColumn) {
+            bCurrentLine = (vLine >= selectionBegin.Line && vLine <= selectionEnd.Line);
+        } else {
+            bCurrentLine = (edit->mCaretY == vLine);
+        }
         if (bCurrentLine && !edit->mInputPreeditString.isEmpty()) {
             sLine = sLine.left(edit->mCaretX-1) + edit->mInputPreeditString
                     + sLine.mid(edit->mCaretX-1);
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp
index 2710f17d..af7cd942 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ void Settings::Editor::doLoad()
     if (useUTF8ByDefault)
         mDefaultEncoding = ENCODING_UTF8;
     else
-        mDefaultEncoding = value("default_encoding", ENCODING_SYSTEM_DEFAULT).toByteArray();
+        mDefaultEncoding = value("default_encoding", ENCODING_UTF8).toByteArray();
     mAutoDetectFileEncoding = boolValue("auto_detect_file_encoding",true);
     mUndoLimit = intValue("undo_limit",1000);