diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/qss/stylesheet/Standard.qss b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/qss/stylesheet/Standard.qss
index 50ae5b314..d2304a83d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/qss/stylesheet/Standard.qss
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/qss/stylesheet/Standard.qss
@@ -1038,10 +1038,20 @@ MessagesDialog QWidget#messageTreeWidget::item:hover {
 	color: black;
 }
 
+GxsForumThreadWidget QWidget#threadTreeWidget {
+	selection-background-color: #cde8ff;
+	show-decoration-selected: 1;
+}
+
 GxsForumThreadWidget QWidget#threadTreeWidget::item {
 	padding: 2px;
 }
 
+GxsForumThreadWidget QWidget#threadTreeWidget::item:selected:active ,
+GxsForumThreadWidget QWidget#threadTreeWidget::item:selected:!active {
+	background-color: #cde8ff;
+}
+
 GxsChannelDialog GroupTreeWidget QTreeWidget#treeWidget::item{
 	/*background-color: #F00000;*/
 	/*padding: 2px*/
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle-v2.qss b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle-v2.qss
index 0040d2cb6..b31ed8154 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle-v2.qss
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle-v2.qss
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@ QMainWindow::separator:horizontal {
     width: 5px;
     margin-top: 2px;
     margin-bottom: 2px;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/Vsepartoolbar.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/Vsepartoolbar.png);
 }
 
 QMainWindow::separator:vertical {
     height: 5px;
     margin-left: 2px;
     margin-right: 2px;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/Hsepartoolbar.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/Hsepartoolbar.png);
 }
 
 /* QToolTip --------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -157,47 +157,47 @@ QCheckBox::indicator {
 }
 
 QCheckBox::indicator:unchecked {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_unchecked.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_unchecked.png);
 }
 
 QCheckBox::indicator:unchecked:hover,
 QCheckBox::indicator:unchecked:focus,
 QCheckBox::indicator:unchecked:pressed {
     border: none;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_unchecked_focus.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_unchecked_focus.png);
 }
 
 QCheckBox::indicator:unchecked:disabled {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_unchecked_disabled.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_unchecked_disabled.png);
 }
 
 QCheckBox::indicator:checked {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_checked.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_checked.png);
 }
 
 QCheckBox::indicator:checked:hover,
 QCheckBox::indicator:checked:focus,
 QCheckBox::indicator:checked:pressed {
     border: none;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_checked_focus.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_checked_focus.png);
 }
 
 QCheckBox::indicator:checked:disabled{
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_checked_disabled.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_checked_disabled.png);
 }
 
 QCheckBox::indicator:indeterminate {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_indeterminate.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_indeterminate.png);
 }
 
 QCheckBox::indicator:indeterminate:disabled {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_indeterminate_disabled.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_indeterminate_disabled.png);
 }
 
 QCheckBox::indicator:indeterminate:focus,
 QCheckBox::indicator:indeterminate:hover,
 QCheckBox::indicator:indeterminate:pressed {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_indeterminate_focus.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_indeterminate_focus.png);
 }
 
 /* QGroupBox -------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -236,22 +236,22 @@ QGroupBox::indicator:unchecked:hover,
 QGroupBox::indicator:unchecked:focus,
 QGroupBox::indicator:unchecked:pressed {
     border: none;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_unchecked_focus.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_unchecked_focus.png);
 }
 
 QGroupBox::indicator:checked:hover,
 QGroupBox::indicator:checked:focus,
 QGroupBox::indicator:checked:pressed {
     border: none;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_checked_focus.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_checked_focus.png);
 }
 
 QGroupBox::indicator:checked:disabled {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_checked_disabled.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_checked_disabled.png);
 }
 
 QGroupBox::indicator:unchecked:disabled {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_unchecked_disabled.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_unchecked_disabled.png);
 }
 
 /* QRadioButton ----------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ QRadioButton::indicator {
 }
 
 QRadioButton::indicator:unchecked {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/radio_unchecked.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/radio_unchecked.png);
 }
 
 QRadioButton::indicator:unchecked:hover,
@@ -302,13 +302,13 @@ QRadioButton::indicator:unchecked:focus,
 QRadioButton::indicator:unchecked:pressed {
     border: none;
     outline: none;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/radio_unchecked_focus.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/radio_unchecked_focus.png);
 }
 
 QRadioButton::indicator:checked {
     border: none;
     outline: none;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/radio_checked.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/radio_checked.png);
 }
 
 QRadioButton::indicator:checked:hover,
@@ -316,16 +316,16 @@ QRadioButton::indicator:checked:focus,
 QRadioButton::indicator:checked:pressed {
     border: none;
     outline: none;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/radio_checked_focus.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/radio_checked_focus.png);
 }
 
 QRadioButton::indicator:checked:disabled {
     outline: none;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/radio_checked_disabled.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/radio_checked_disabled.png);
 }
 
 QRadioButton::indicator:unchecked:disabled {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/radio_unchecked_disabled.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/radio_unchecked_disabled.png);
 }
 
 /* QMenuBar --------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -403,42 +403,42 @@ QMenu::indicator {
 /* non-exclusive indicator = check box style indicator (see QActionGroup::setExclusive) */
 
 QMenu::indicator:non-exclusive:unchecked {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_unchecked.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_unchecked.png);
 }
 
 QMenu::indicator:non-exclusive:unchecked:selected {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_unchecked_disabled.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_unchecked_disabled.png);
 }
 
 QMenu::indicator:non-exclusive:checked {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_checked.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_checked.png);
 }
 
 QMenu::indicator:non-exclusive:checked:selected {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_checked_disabled.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_checked_disabled.png);
 }
 
 /* exclusive indicator = radio button style indicator (see QActionGroup::setExclusive) */
 
 QMenu::indicator:exclusive:unchecked {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/radio_unchecked.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/radio_unchecked.png);
 }
 
 QMenu::indicator:exclusive:unchecked:selected {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/radio_unchecked_disabled.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/radio_unchecked_disabled.png);
 }
 
 QMenu::indicator:exclusive:checked {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/radio_checked.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/radio_checked.png);
 }
 
 QMenu::indicator:exclusive:checked:selected {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/radio_checked_disabled.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/radio_checked_disabled.png);
 }
 
 QMenu::right-arrow {
     margin: 5px;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/right_arrow.png)
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/right_arrow.png)
 }
 
 /* QAbstractItemView ------------------------------------------------------ */
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ QScrollBar::handle:horizontal:hover {
 
 QScrollBar::add-line:horizontal {
     margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/right_arrow_disabled.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/right_arrow_disabled.png);
     width: 10px;
     height: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: right;
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ QScrollBar::add-line:horizontal {
 
 QScrollBar::sub-line:horizontal {
     margin: 0px 3px 0px 3px;
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/left_arrow_disabled.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/left_arrow_disabled.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: left;
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ QScrollBar::sub-line:horizontal {
 
 QScrollBar::add-line:horizontal:hover,
 QScrollBar::add-line:horizontal:on {
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/right_arrow.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/right_arrow.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: right;
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ QScrollBar::add-line:horizontal:on {
 
 QScrollBar::sub-line:horizontal:hover,
 QScrollBar::sub-line:horizontal:on {
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/left_arrow.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/left_arrow.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: left;
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ QScrollBar::handle:vertical:hover {
 
 QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical {
     margin: 3px 0px 3px 0px;
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/up_arrow_disabled.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/up_arrow_disabled.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: top;
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical {
 
 QScrollBar::add-line:vertical {
     margin: 3px 0px 3px 0px;
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow_disabled.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow_disabled.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: bottom;
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ QScrollBar::add-line:vertical {
 
 QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical:hover,
 QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical:on {
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/up_arrow.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/up_arrow.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: top;
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical:on {
 
 QScrollBar::add-line:vertical:hover,
 QScrollBar::add-line:vertical:on {
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: bottom;
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ QPlainTextEdit:selected {
 /* QSizeGrip --------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 QSizeGrip {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/sizegrip.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/sizegrip.png);
     width: 12px;
     height: 12px;
 }
@@ -682,29 +682,29 @@ QToolBar QToolButton{
 
 QToolBar::handle:horizontal {
     width: 6px;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/Hmovetoolbar.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/Hmovetoolbar.png);
 }
 
 QToolBar::handle:vertical {
     height: 6px;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/Vmovetoolbar.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/Vmovetoolbar.png);
 }
 
 QToolBar::separator:horizontal {
     width: 3px;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/Hsepartoolbar.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/Hsepartoolbar.png);
 }
 
 QToolBar::separator:vertical {
     height: 3px;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/Vsepartoolbar.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/Vsepartoolbar.png);
 }
 
 QToolButton#qt_toolbar_ext_button {
     background: #32414B;
     border: 0px;
     color: #F0F0F0;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/right_arrow.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/right_arrow.png);
 }
 
 /* QAbstractSpinBox ------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -732,13 +732,13 @@ QAbstractSpinBox:up-button {
 QAbstractSpinBox::up-arrow,
 QAbstractSpinBox::up-arrow:disabled,
 QAbstractSpinBox::up-arrow:off {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/up_arrow_disabled.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/up_arrow_disabled.png);
     width: 9px;
     height: 9px;
 }
 
 QAbstractSpinBox::up-arrow:hover {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/up_arrow.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/up_arrow.png);
 }
 
 QAbstractSpinBox:down-button {
@@ -752,13 +752,13 @@ QAbstractSpinBox:down-button {
 QAbstractSpinBox::down-arrow,
 QAbstractSpinBox::down-arrow:disabled,
 QAbstractSpinBox::down-arrow:off {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow_disabled.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow_disabled.png);
     width: 9px;
     height: 9px;
 }
 
 QAbstractSpinBox::down-arrow:hover {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow.png);
 }
 
 QAbstractSpinBox:hover{
@@ -1028,13 +1028,13 @@ QToolButton::menu-button:checked:hover {
 }
 
 QToolButton::menu-indicator {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow.png);
     top: -8px;     /* shift it a bit */
     left: -4px;    /* shift it a bit */
 }
 
 QToolButton::menu-arrow {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow.png);
 }
 
 QToolButton::menu-arrow:open {
@@ -1109,7 +1109,8 @@ QComboBox::item:alternate {
 }
 
 QComboBox::item:checked {
-    font-weight: bold;
+    /*font-weight: bold;*/
+    background-color: #148CD2;
 }
 
 QComboBox::item:selected {
@@ -1128,13 +1129,13 @@ QComboBox::drop-down {
 }
 
 QComboBox::down-arrow {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow_disabled.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow_disabled.png);
 }
 
 QComboBox::down-arrow:on,
 QComboBox::down-arrow:hover,
 QComboBox::down-arrow:focus {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow.png);
 }
 
 /* QSlider ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -1289,15 +1290,15 @@ QTabBar::close-button {
     border: 0;
     margin: 2px;
     padding: 0;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/close.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/close.png);
 }
 
 QTabBar::close-button:hover {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/close-hover.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/close-hover.png);
 }
 
 QTabBar::close-button:pressed {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/close-pressed.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/close-pressed.png);
 }
 
 /* QTabBar::tab - selected ----------------------------------------------- */
@@ -1486,19 +1487,19 @@ QTabBar::tab:right:!selected:hover {
 }
 
 QTabBar QToolButton::right-arrow:enabled {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/right_arrow.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/right_arrow.png);
 }
 
 QTabBar QToolButton::left-arrow:enabled {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/left_arrow.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/left_arrow.png);
 }
 
 QTabBar QToolButton::right-arrow:disabled {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/right_arrow_disabled.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/right_arrow_disabled.png);
 }
 
 QTabBar QToolButton::left-arrow:disabled {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/left_arrow_disabled.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/left_arrow_disabled.png);
 }
 
 QTabBar QToolButton{
@@ -1514,8 +1515,8 @@ QDockWidget {
     background-color: #19232D;
     border: 1px solid #32414B;
     border-radius: 4px;
-    titlebar-close-icon: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/close.png);
-    titlebar-normal-icon: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/undock.png);
+    titlebar-close-icon: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/close.png);
+    titlebar-normal-icon: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/undock.png);
 }
 
 QDockWidget::title {
@@ -1557,39 +1558,39 @@ QDockWidget::float-button:pressed {
 
 QTreeView:branch:selected,
 QTreeView:branch:hover {
-    background: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/transparent.png);
+    background: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/transparent.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::branch:has-siblings:!adjoins-item {
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/transparent.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/transparent.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::branch:has-siblings:adjoins-item {
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/transparent.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/transparent.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::branch:!has-children:!has-siblings:adjoins-item {
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/transparent.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/transparent.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::branch:has-children:!has-siblings:closed,
 QTreeView::branch:closed:has-children:has-siblings {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/branch_closed.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/branch_closed.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::branch:open:has-children:!has-siblings,
 QTreeView::branch:open:has-children:has-siblings {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/branch_open.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/branch_open.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::branch:has-children:!has-siblings:closed:hover,
 QTreeView::branch:closed:has-children:has-siblings:hover {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/branch_closed-on.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/branch_closed-on.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::branch:open:has-children:!has-siblings:hover,
 QTreeView::branch:open:has-children:has-siblings:hover {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/branch_open-on.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/branch_open-on.png);
 }
 
 QListView::item:!selected:hover,
@@ -1611,12 +1612,12 @@ QColumnView::item:selected:hover {
 
 QTreeView::indicator:checked,
 QListView::indicator:checked {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_checked.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_checked.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::indicator:unchecked,
 QListView::indicator:unchecked {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_unchecked.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_unchecked.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::indicator:checked:hover,
@@ -1625,7 +1626,7 @@ QTreeView::indicator:checked:pressed,
 QListView::indicator:checked:hover,
 QListView::indicator:checked:focus,
 QListView::indicator:checked:pressed {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_checked_focus.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_checked_focus.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::indicator:unchecked:hover,
@@ -1634,7 +1635,7 @@ QTreeView::indicator:unchecked:pressed,
 QListView::indicator:unchecked:hover,
 QListView::indicator:unchecked:focus,
 QListView::indicator:unchecked:pressed {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_unchecked_focus.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_unchecked_focus.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::indicator:indeterminate:hover,
@@ -1643,12 +1644,12 @@ QTreeView::indicator:indeterminate:pressed,
 QListView::indicator:indeterminate:hover,
 QListView::indicator:indeterminate:focus,
 QListView::indicator:indeterminate:pressed {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_indeterminate_focus.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_indeterminate_focus.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::indicator:indeterminate,
 QListView::indicator:indeterminate {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_indeterminate.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/checkbox_indeterminate.png);
 }
 
 QListView,
@@ -1771,7 +1772,7 @@ QHeaderView::down-arrow {
     width: 16px;
     height: 16px;
     border-right: 1px solid #19232D;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow.png);
 }
 
 QHeaderView::up-arrow {
@@ -1779,7 +1780,7 @@ QHeaderView::up-arrow {
     width: 16px;
     height: 16px;
     border-right: 1px solid #19232D;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/up_arrow.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/up_arrow.png);
 }
 
 /* QToolBox -------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -1876,12 +1877,12 @@ QSplitter::separator:hover {
 
 QSplitter::separator:horizontal {
     width: 5px;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/Vsepartoolbar.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/Vsepartoolbar.png);
 }
 
 QSplitter::separator:vertical {
     height: 5px;
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/Hsepartoolbar.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/Hsepartoolbar.png);
 }
 
 
@@ -1912,13 +1913,13 @@ QDateEdit::drop-down {
 }
 
 QDateEdit::down-arrow {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow_disabled.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow_disabled.png);
 }
 
 QDateEdit::down-arrow:on,
 QDateEdit::down-arrow:hover,
 QDateEdit::down-arrow:focus {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/rc/down_arrow.png);
 }
 
 QDateEdit QAbstractItemView {
@@ -1976,10 +1977,6 @@ GxsForumThreadWidget QLabel#forumName
 	font: bold;
 }
 
-GxsForumThreadWidget QWidget#threadTreeWidget::item {
-	padding: 2px;
-}
-
 ForumsDialog, GxsForumThreadWidget
 {
 	qproperty-textColorRead: darkgray;
@@ -1993,6 +1990,20 @@ ForumsDialog, GxsForumThreadWidget
 	qproperty-backgroundColorFiltered: darkGreen;
 }
 
+GxsForumThreadWidget QWidget#threadTreeWidget {
+	selection-background-color: #005599;
+	show-decoration-selected: 1;
+}
+
+GxsForumThreadWidget QWidget#threadTreeWidget::item {
+	padding: 2px;
+}
+
+GxsForumThreadWidget QWidget#threadTreeWidget::item:selected:active ,
+GxsForumThreadWidget QWidget#threadTreeWidget::item:selected:!active {
+	background-color: #005599;
+}
+
 QTreeView [new=true]{
     color: #0099cc;
 
@@ -2056,8 +2067,8 @@ GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel QToolButton#subscribeToolButton:disabled {
 }
 
 /* only for MenuButtonPopup */
-GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel QToolButton#subscribeToolButton[popupMode="1"] { 
-    padding-right: 0px; 
+GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel QToolButton#subscribeToolButton[popupMode="1"] {
+    padding-right: 0px;
 }
 
 GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel QToolButton#subscribeToolButton::menu-arrow {
@@ -2102,7 +2113,7 @@ GxsCreateCommentDialog QPushButton#postButton, GxsGroupDialog QPushButton#create
 
 CreateCircleDialog QPushButton#createButton:hover, CreateLobbyDialog QPushButton#createButton:hover,
 IdEditDialog QPushButton#createButton:hover, CreateGxsForumMsg QPushButton#postButton:hover,
-GxsCreateCommentDialog QPushButton#postButton:hover, , GxsGroupDialog QPushButton#createButton:hover {
+GxsCreateCommentDialog QPushButton#postButton:hover, GxsGroupDialog QPushButton#createButton:hover {
 	background: #03b1f3;
 	border-radius: 4px;
 	min-width: 4em;
@@ -2122,12 +2133,12 @@ CreateGxsChannelMsg QPushButton#postButton:disabled, GxsCreateCommentDialog QPus
 }
 
 QTabBar#smTab::tab{
-	height: 32px; 
+	height: 32px;
 	width: 32px;
 }
 
 QLabel#avatarLabel{
- border: 2px solid #CCCCCC; 
+ border: 2px solid #CCCCCC;
  border-radius: 4px;
 }
 
@@ -2178,7 +2189,7 @@ BoardPostDisplayWidget_compact QFrame#voteFrame {
 	background: #141415;
 }
 
-BoardPostDisplayWidget_compact QToolButton#voteDownButton, QToolButton#voteUpButton, 
+BoardPostDisplayWidget_compact QToolButton#voteDownButton, QToolButton#voteUpButton,
 BoardPostDisplayWidget_card QToolButton#voteDownButton, QToolButton#voteUpButton
 {
 	border: none;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle.qss b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle.qss
index 6e37f3a82..b6af8f258 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle.qss
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle.qss
@@ -557,6 +557,14 @@ QComboBox:on
     selection-background-color: #4a4a4a;
 }
 
+/* Needed to remove indicator - fix #132 */
+QComboBox::indicator {
+    background-color:transparent;
+    selection-background-color:transparent;
+    color:transparent;
+    selection-color:transparent;
+}
+
 QComboBox QAbstractItemView
 {
     background-color: #201F1F;
@@ -1176,10 +1184,20 @@ GxsForumThreadWidget QToolButton#subscribeToolButton:hover {
 	border-radius: 4px;
 }
 
+GxsForumThreadWidget QWidget#threadTreeWidget {
+	selection-background-color: #445566;
+	show-decoration-selected: 1;
+}
+
 GxsForumThreadWidget QWidget#threadTreeWidget::item {
 	padding: 2px;
 }
 
+GxsForumThreadWidget QWidget#threadTreeWidget::item:selected:active ,
+GxsForumThreadWidget QWidget#threadTreeWidget::item:selected:!active {
+	background-color: #445566;
+}
+
 GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel QToolButton#subscribeToolButton {
 	font: bold;
 	font-size: 14px;