diff --git a/pd/nw/css/c64.css b/pd/nw/css/c64.css
index 208eb094f910170bd4a16ba6772c1a83dd7317c0..f0f6123cf3cedc6e46d65fdc7f18e60fe2779d08 100644
--- a/pd/nw/css/c64.css
+++ b/pd/nw/css/c64.css
@@ -270,6 +270,15 @@ text {
     stroke: #7569d7;
 }
 
+.comment .border {
+    fill: none;
+}
+
+#patchsvg.editmode .comment .border {
+    stroke: #7569d7;
+    stroke-dasharray: 8 4;
+}
+
 /* A little hack for special case of [cnv].
    All other iemguis have a black border, but
    [cnv] sets its selection rectangle to the
diff --git a/pd/nw/css/default.css b/pd/nw/css/default.css
index 63782f35db643d59c7fb8a9adf7df4d682a5db13..5be0c8a93800e9e36b5da8017106ba44954cbdf8 100644
--- a/pd/nw/css/default.css
+++ b/pd/nw/css/default.css
@@ -386,7 +386,8 @@ text {
 }
 
 #patchsvg.editmode .comment .border {
-    stroke: #ccc;
+    stroke: #aaa;
+    stroke-dasharray: 8 4;
 }
 
 /* A little hack for special case of [cnv].
diff --git a/pd/nw/css/extended.css b/pd/nw/css/extended.css
index ac2db554ddea86b0ccfbb7c01893e98c379cda14..d3b33791e92e6a9689ab50c4f5060b10b4073860 100644
--- a/pd/nw/css/extended.css
+++ b/pd/nw/css/extended.css
@@ -261,6 +261,15 @@ text {
     stroke: #c1c1c1;
 }
 
+.comment .border {
+    fill: none;
+}
+
+#patchsvg.editmode .comment .border {
+    stroke: #aaa;
+    stroke-dasharray: 8 4;
+}
+
 /* A little hack for special canvas of [cnv].
    All other iemguis have a black border, but
    [cnv] sets its selection rectangle to the
diff --git a/pd/nw/css/inverted.css b/pd/nw/css/inverted.css
index 5c859d504f86902173c13df9e4528b3555894365..734a3e63266e36f2cc5b1c583385c41ea93dbba1 100644
--- a/pd/nw/css/inverted.css
+++ b/pd/nw/css/inverted.css
@@ -282,6 +282,15 @@ text {
     stroke: #3e3e3e;
 }
 
+.comment .border {
+    fill: none;
+}
+
+#patchsvg.editmode .comment .border {
+    stroke: #5f5f5f;
+    stroke-dasharray: 8 4;
+}
+
 /* A little hack for special canvas of [cnv].
    All other iemguis have a black border, but
    [cnv] sets its selection rectangle to the
diff --git a/pd/nw/css/solarized.css b/pd/nw/css/solarized.css
index a6189f85be788f4f91a32d17277f0082b69011ec..44ddaf2388adb09001443e80cf317b2c78428652 100644
--- a/pd/nw/css/solarized.css
+++ b/pd/nw/css/solarized.css
@@ -277,6 +277,15 @@ text {
     stroke: #93a1a1;
 }
 
+.comment .border {
+    fill: none;
+}
+
+#patchsvg.editmode .comment .border {
+    stroke: #94b2b2;
+    stroke-dasharray: 8 4;
+}
+
 /* A little hack for special canvas of [cnv].
    All other iemguis have a black border, but
    [cnv] sets its selection rectangle to the
diff --git a/pd/nw/css/solarized_inverted.css b/pd/nw/css/solarized_inverted.css
index 82dd3c15d08a1e168e9a903a88b00bb74902e945..788643b40d62a7c4dfb412eec029d685e7bebf6e 100644
--- a/pd/nw/css/solarized_inverted.css
+++ b/pd/nw/css/solarized_inverted.css
@@ -277,6 +277,15 @@ text {
     stroke: #586e75;
 }
 
+.comment .border {
+    fill: none;
+}
+
+#patchsvg.editmode .comment .border {
+    stroke: #475d64;
+    stroke-dasharray: 8 4;
+}
+
 /* A little hack for special canvas of [cnv].
    All other iemguis have a black border, but
    [cnv] sets its selection rectangle to the
diff --git a/pd/nw/css/strongbad.css b/pd/nw/css/strongbad.css
index 7a7643930f5e4febc2bf4e3fdf1a9b463a9d0890..45b9708c512eb72c47330c319899e76b76d202d4 100644
--- a/pd/nw/css/strongbad.css
+++ b/pd/nw/css/strongbad.css
@@ -273,6 +273,15 @@ text {
     stroke: #0b560b;
 }
 
+.comment .border {
+    fill: none;
+}
+
+#patchsvg.editmode .comment .border {
+    stroke: #0b560b;
+    stroke-dasharray: 8 4;
+}
+
 /* A little hack for special canvas of [cnv].
    All other iemguis have a black border, but
    [cnv] sets its selection rectangle to the
diff --git a/pd/nw/css/subdued.css b/pd/nw/css/subdued.css
index 924abdcdc56202b001b4ab9c50bc7af70e6a94b2..e8fff273eb7c1cae59cd59bb85c8e03e8bda9d73 100644
--- a/pd/nw/css/subdued.css
+++ b/pd/nw/css/subdued.css
@@ -267,6 +267,15 @@ text {
     stroke: #666666;
 }
 
+.comment .border {
+    fill: none;
+}
+
+#patchsvg.editmode .comment .border {
+    stroke: #777;
+    stroke-dasharray: 8 4;
+}
+
 /* A little hack for special canvas of [cnv].
    All other iemguis have a black border, but
    [cnv] sets its selection rectangle to the
diff --git a/pd/nw/css/vanilla.css b/pd/nw/css/vanilla.css
index 08c8a665a058813eabf3b248b823567d0eb978c3..66a4323d18a8d578e9c36370cc2124e5e3a4c0c8 100644
--- a/pd/nw/css/vanilla.css
+++ b/pd/nw/css/vanilla.css
@@ -261,6 +261,15 @@ text {
     stroke: black;
 }
 
+.comment .border {
+    fill: none;
+}
+
+#patchsvg.editmode .comment .border {
+    stroke: black;
+    stroke-dasharray: 8 4;
+}
+
 /* A little hack for special canvas of [cnv].
    All other iemguis have a black border, but
    [cnv] sets its selection rectangle to the
diff --git a/pd/nw/css/vanilla_inverted.css b/pd/nw/css/vanilla_inverted.css
index bcb2877d9f19deb4dfc0586bd68ca034e66251db..805190c4ddc1398570ba874c6ce5ffbbb978005d 100644
--- a/pd/nw/css/vanilla_inverted.css
+++ b/pd/nw/css/vanilla_inverted.css
@@ -278,6 +278,15 @@ text {
     stroke: white;
 }
 
+.comment .border {
+    fill: none;
+}
+
+#patchsvg.editmode .comment .border {
+    stroke: white;
+    stroke-dasharray: 8 4;
+}
+
 /* A little hack for special canvas of [cnv].
    All other iemguis have a black border, but
    [cnv] sets its selection rectangle to the