diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 518a4a6..4b437f2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = git-20120214
+VERSION = git-20120215
 
 CC      = gcc
 CFLAGS  = -ansi -Wall -pedantic -O2
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index ea6e45a..f528f60 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ void update_info(void) {
 		pw++;
 
 	if (mode == MODE_THUMB) {
-		snprintf(win_bar_l, sizeof win_bar_l, "%0*d/%d  %s",
-		         pw, tns.cnt > 0 ? tns.sel + 1 : 0, filecnt,
+		snprintf(win_bar_l, sizeof win_bar_l, "%0*d/%d%s%s",
+		         pw, tns.cnt > 0 ? tns.sel + 1 : 0, filecnt, BAR_SEPARATOR,
 		         tns.cnt > 0 ? files[tns.sel].base : "");
 		win_bar_r[0] = '\0';
 		snprintf(win_title, sizeof win_title, "sxiv");
@@ -242,16 +242,16 @@ void update_info(void) {
 			fw = 0;
 			for (i = img.multi.cnt; i > 0; i /= 10)
 				fw++;
-			snprintf(frame_info, sizeof frame_info, "  %0*d/%d",
-			         fw, img.multi.sel + 1, img.multi.cnt);
+			snprintf(frame_info, sizeof frame_info, "%s%0*d/%d",
+			         BAR_SEPARATOR, fw, img.multi.sel + 1, img.multi.cnt);
 		} else {
 			frame_info[0] = '\0';
 		}
-		snprintf(win_bar_l, sizeof win_bar_l, "%0*d/%d  %s",
-		         pw, fileidx + 1, filecnt, files[fileidx].base);
-		snprintf(win_bar_r, sizeof win_bar_r, "%.2f%s  %dx%d  %3d%%%s",
-		         size, size_unit, img.w, img.h, (int) (img.zoom * 100.0),
-						 frame_info);
+		snprintf(win_bar_l, sizeof win_bar_l, "%0*d/%d%s%s",
+		         pw, fileidx + 1, filecnt, BAR_SEPARATOR, files[fileidx].base);
+		snprintf(win_bar_r, sizeof win_bar_r, "%.2f%s%s%dx%d%s%3d%%%s",
+		         size, size_unit, BAR_SEPARATOR, img.w, img.h, BAR_SEPARATOR,
+		         (int) (img.zoom * 100.0), frame_info);
 		snprintf(win_title, sizeof win_title, "sxiv - %s",
 		         files[fileidx].name);
 	}
diff --git a/window.c b/window.c
index 95108f5..eb1cfc6 100644
--- a/window.c
+++ b/window.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ int win_textwidth(const char *text, unsigned int len) {
 }
 void win_draw_bar(win_t *win) {
 	win_env_t *e;
-	int len, x, y, w, tw = 0;
+	int len, x, y, w, tw = 0, seplen;
 	const char *rt;
 
 	if (win == NULL || win->xwin == None)
@@ -363,11 +363,12 @@ void win_draw_bar(win_t *win) {
 	}
 	if (win->rbar != NULL) {
 		len = strlen(win->rbar);
+		seplen = strlen(BAR_SEPARATOR);
 		rt = win->rbar;
 		while (len > 0 && (tw = win_textwidth(rt, len)) > w) {
-			rt = strstr(rt, "  ");
+			rt = strstr(rt, BAR_SEPARATOR);
 			if (rt != NULL) {
-				rt += 2;
+				rt += seplen;
 				len = strlen(rt);
 			} else {
 				len = 0;
diff --git a/window.h b/window.h
index dfdf5a6..6bf2bfd 100644
--- a/window.h
+++ b/window.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 #include "types.h"
 
+#define BAR_SEPARATOR " | "
+
 typedef struct {
 	Display *dpy;
 	int scr;