diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/FileTransferInfoWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/FileTransferInfoWidget.cpp
index 6adb61a68..76c50c5dc 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/FileTransferInfoWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/FileTransferInfoWidget.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void FileTransferInfoWidget::updateDisplay()
 	setFixedHeight(maxHeight);
 
 	QPainter painter(&pixmap);
-	painter.initFrom(this);
+	painter.begin(this);
 
         float S = QFontMetricsF(font()).height();
         int chunk_square_size = S*chunk_square_size_factor;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/GlobalRouterStatistics.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/GlobalRouterStatistics.cpp
index 333544a37..f0019e9ad 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/GlobalRouterStatistics.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/GlobalRouterStatistics.cpp
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ void GlobalRouterStatisticsWidget::updateContent()
     setFixedHeight(maxHeight);
 
     QPainter painter(&tmppixmap);
-    painter.initFrom(this);
+    painter.begin(this);
     painter.setPen(QColor::fromRgb(0,0,0)) ;
 
     QFont times_f(font());//"Times") ;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/GxsIdStatistics.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/GxsIdStatistics.cpp
index 65b7c4bbd..8a877a131 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/GxsIdStatistics.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/GxsIdStatistics.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ void GxsIdStatisticsWidget::updateContent()
     setFixedHeight(mMaxHeight);
 
     QPainter painter(&tmppixmap);
-    painter.initFrom(this);
+    painter.begin(this);
     painter.setPen(QColor::fromRgb(0,0,0)) ;
 
     QFont times_f(font());//"Times") ;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/TurtleRouterDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/TurtleRouterDialog.cpp
index b866ae994..05759c3e1 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/TurtleRouterDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/TurtleRouterDialog.cpp
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ void GxsAuthenticatedTunnelsDialog::updateDisplay()
 	//setFixedHeight(maxHeight);
 
 	QPainter painter(&tmppixmap);
-	painter.initFrom(this);
+	painter.begin(this);
 
         // extracts the height of the fonts in pixels. This is used to calibrate the size of the objects to draw.
 
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ void GxsNetTunnelsDialog::updateDisplay()
 	//setFixedHeight(maxHeight);
 
 	QPainter painter(&tmppixmap);
-	painter.initFrom(this);
+	painter.begin(this);
 
 	// extracts the height of the fonts in pixels. This is used to calibrate the size of the objects to draw.
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/TurtleRouterStatistics.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/TurtleRouterStatistics.cpp
index 50015406b..3b45e753d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/TurtleRouterStatistics.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/TurtleRouterStatistics.cpp
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ void TurtleRouterStatisticsWidget::updateTunnelStatistics(const std::vector<std:
 	setFixedHeight(maxHeight);
 
 	QPainter painter(&tmppixmap);
-	painter.initFrom(this);
+	painter.begin(this);
 
 
         // extracts the height of the fonts in pixels. This is used to callibrate the size of the objects to draw.