--- xlwtabs.c~	Tue Jan 25 22:10:35 2000
+++ xlwtabs.c	Sun Feb 06 09:35:09 2000
@@ -1273,13 +1273,6 @@
 
 	tab = (TabsConstraints) w->core.constraints ;
 
-	/* Unhighlight before we start messing with the stacking order. */
-	if( tw->tabs.hilight != NULL )
-	  {
-	    DrawHighlight(tw, tw->tabs.hilight, True) ;
-	    tw->tabs.hilight = NULL;
-	  }
-
 	if( tab->tabs.row == 0 )
 	{
 	  /* Easy case; undraw current top, undraw new top, assign new
@@ -1322,6 +1315,8 @@
 
 	if( XtIsRealized(t) && w != tw->tabs.hilight )
 	{
+	  if( tw->tabs.hilight != NULL )
+	    DrawHighlight(tw, tw->tabs.hilight, True) ;
 	  if( w != NULL )
 	    DrawHighlight(tw, w, False) ;
 	}