diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/blacknight.qss b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/blacknight.qss
index 3d56385ab..b20649895 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/blacknight.qss
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/blacknight.qss
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ selection-background-color: qlineargradient(spread:reflect, x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2
 background-color: qlineargradient(spread:reflect, x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, stop:0 rgb(15, 15, 15), stop:0.10 rgb(0, 0, 0), stop:0.90 rgb(0, 0, 0), stop:1 rgb(15, 15, 15));
 }
 QComboBox::down-arrow{
-image: url(:/qss/simple/combobox/arrow.png);
-width: 8px;
-height: 8px;
+  image: url(%THISPATH%/blacknight/down.png);
+  width: 8px;
+  height: 8px;
 }
 QComboBox::drop-down{
 width: 20px;
@@ -202,10 +202,10 @@ subcontrol-position: top;
 subcontrol-origin: margin;
 }
 QScrollBar::up-arrow:vertical{
-image: url(qss/blacknight/up.png);
+  image: url(%THISPATH%/blacknight/up.png);
 }
 QScrollBar::down-arrow:vertical{
-image: url(qss/blacknight/down.png);
+  image: url(%THISPATH%/blacknight/down.png);
 }
 QScrollBar::add-page:vertical, QScrollBar::sub-page:vertical{
 background: none;
@@ -216,47 +216,29 @@ spacing: 2px;
 QCheckBox::!enabled, QRadioButton::!enabled{
 color : rgb(50, 50, 50);
 }
-QCheckBox::indicator:unchecked{
-image: url(qss/blacknight/check_unsel.png);
-}
-QCheckBox::indicator:unchecked:hover{
-image: url(qss/blacknight/check_unsel.png);
-}
-QCheckBox::indicator:unchecked:pressed{
-image: url(qss/blacknight/check_unsel.png);
-}
-QCheckBox::indicator:checked{
-image: url(qss/blacknight/check_sel.png);
-}
-QCheckBox::indicator:checked:hover{
-image: url(qss/blacknight/check_sel.png);
-}
-QCheckBox::indicator:checked:!enabled{
-image: url(qss/blacknight/check_sel.png);
-}
+QCheckBox::indicator:unchecked,
+QCheckBox::indicator:unchecked:hover,
+QCheckBox::indicator:unchecked:pressed,
 QCheckBox::indicator:unchecked:!enabled{
-image: url(qss/blacknight/check_unsel.png);
+  image: url(%THISPATH%/blacknight/check_unsel.png);
 }
-QRadioButton::indicator::unchecked{
-image: url(qss/blacknight/radio_unsel.png);
-}
-QRadioButton::indicator:unchecked:hover{
-image: url(qss/blacknight/radio_unsel.png);
+QCheckBox::indicator:checked,
+QCheckBox::indicator:checked:hover,
+QCheckBox::indicator:checked:!enabled{
+  image: url(%THISPATH%/blacknight/check_sel.png);
 }
+QRadioButton::indicator::unchecked,
+QRadioButton::indicator:unchecked:hover,
 QRadioButton::indicator:unchecked:pressed{
-image: url(qss/blacknight/radio_unsel.png);
-}
-QRadioButton::indicator::checked{
-image: url(qss/blacknight/radio_sel.png);
-}
-QRadioButton::indicator:checked:hover{
-image: url(qss/blacknight/radio_sel.png);
+  image: url(%THISPATH%/blacknight/radio_unsel.png);
 }
+QRadioButton::indicator::checked,
+QRadioButton::indicator:checked:hover,
 QRadioButton::indicator:checked:pressed{
-image: url(qss/blacknight/radio_sel.png);
+  image: url(%THISPATH%/blacknight/radio_sel.png);
 }
 QTreeWidget#contactListTree{
-background: black url(qss/blacknight/clbg.png) repeat-y;
+background: black url(%THISPATH%/blacknight/clbg.png) repeat-y;
 }
 icqTextBrowser, icqTextEdit{
 /*
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/blue.qss b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/blue.qss
index 35e5bc7e7..781e885f7 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/blue.qss
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/blue.qss
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ QWidget#chatcentralwidget{
 }
 
 QToolBar#chattoolBar{
-    border-image: url(qss/blue/blue.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/blue/blue.png);
 
 
 }
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ QToolBar#chattoolBar{
 
 /* Customize the toolbar. */
 QToolBar#toolBarPage {
-    border-image: url(qss/blue/blue.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/blue/blue.png);
 
 }
 
 QToolBar#toolBarAction {
-    border-image: url(qss/blue/blue.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/blue/blue.png);
 
 }
 
 QTabBar::tab {
-         border-image: url(qss/blue/tab1.png);
+         border-image: url(%THISPATH%/blue/tab1.png);
          min-width: 8ex;
          padding: 4px;
 
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ QTabBar::tab:!selected {
      
 QTabBar::tab:selected, QTabBar::tab:hover {
 
-         border-image: url(qss/orangesurfer/tab_hover.png);
+         border-image: url(%THISPATH%/blue/tab_hover.png);
 
 
 }
 
 QTabBar::tab:selected {
-		border-image: url(qss/blue/tabselected.png);
+		border-image: url(%THISPATH%/blue/tabselected.png);
 }
 
 QPushButton#okButton {
@@ -128,13 +128,13 @@ QStatusBar{
 
 QFrame#messengerframetop{
          
-    border-image: url(qss/blue/blue.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/blue/blue.png);
 
 }
 
 QFrame#Chatbuttonframe{
          
-    border-image: url(qss/blue/blue.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/blue/blue.png);
 
 }
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ QLabel#fromText{
 
 }
 QSplitter#splitter{
-    border-image: url(qss/blue/blue.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/blue/blue.png);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/blue/tab_hover.png b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/blue/tab_hover.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a5fc3ef4
Binary files /dev/null and b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/blue/tab_hover.png differ
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/orangesurfer.qss b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/orangesurfer.qss
index 84ae1c4fd..e7456a5e7 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/orangesurfer.qss
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/orangesurfer.qss
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 QFrame#titleBarFrame, QFrame#toolBarFrame {
        
-    border-image: url(qss/orangesurfer/main.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/orangesurfer/main.png);
 }
 
 HeaderFrame {
@@ -27,25 +27,25 @@ QWidget#chatcentralwidget{
 }
 
 QToolBar#chattoolBar{
-    border-image: url(qss/orangesurfer/main.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/orangesurfer/main.png);
 
 
 }
 
 /* Customize the toolbar. */
 QToolBar#toolBarPage {
-    border-image: url(qss/orangesurfer/main.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/orangesurfer/main.png);
 
 }
 
 QToolBar#toolBarAction {
-    border-image: url(qss/orangesurfer/main.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/orangesurfer/main.png);
 
 }
 
 
 QTabBar::tab {
-         border-image: url(qss/orangesurfer/tab_normal.png);
+         border-image: url(%THISPATH%/orangesurfer/tab_normal.png);
          border-top-left-radius: 4px;
          border-top-right-radius: 4px;
          min-width: 8ex;
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ QTabBar::tab:!selected {
      
 QTabBar::tab:selected, QTabBar::tab:hover {
 
-         border-image: url(qss/orangesurfer/tab_hover.png);
+         border-image: url(%THISPATH%/orangesurfer/tab_hover.png);
 
 
 }
 
 QTabBar::tab:selected {
-		border-image: url(qss/orangesurfer/tab_pressed.png);
+		border-image: url(%THISPATH%/orangesurfer/tab_pressed.png);
 }
 
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ QStatusBar{
 }
 
 QSizeGrip {
-    image: url(qss/orangesurfer/sizegrip.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/orangesurfer/sizegrip.png);
     width: 16px;
     height: 16px;
 }
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ QTreeWidget::item:selected { /* when user selects item using mouse or keyboard *
 
 
                                      
-     border-image: url(qss/gofast/border.png);
+     border-image: url(%THISPATH%/orangesurfer/border.png);
 
 }
 
@@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ QTreeView::item:selected { /* when user selects item using mouse or keyboard */
      /*background: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1,
                                      stop: 0 #F7B552, stop: 1 #FF5E07);*/
                                      
-      border-image: url(qss/orangesurfer/border.png);
+      border-image: url(%THISPATH%/orangesurfer/border.png);
 
 }
 
 QFrame#messengerframetop{
          
-        border-image: url(qss/orangesurfer/main.png);
+        border-image: url(%THISPATH%/orangesurfer/main.png);
          
         /*background: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1,
                                      stop: 0 #F7B552, stop: 1 #FF5E07);*/
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ QFrame#messengerframetop{
 
 QFrame#Chatbuttonframe{
          
-        border-image: url(qss/orangesurfer/main.png);
+        border-image: url(%THISPATH%/orangesurfer/main.png);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle.qss b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle.qss
index fc48849ae..3e0927975 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle.qss
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle.qss
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ QScrollBar::handle:horizontal
 
 QScrollBar::sub-line:horizontal
 {
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/right_arrow_disabled.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/right_arrow_disabled.png);
     width: 10px;
     height: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: right;
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ QScrollBar::sub-line:horizontal
 
 QScrollBar::add-line:horizontal
 {
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/left_arrow_disabled.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/left_arrow_disabled.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: left;
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ QScrollBar::add-line:horizontal
 
 QScrollBar::sub-line:horizontal:hover,QScrollBar::sub-line:horizontal:on
 {
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/right_arrow.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/right_arrow.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: right;
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ QScrollBar::sub-line:horizontal:hover,QScrollBar::sub-line:horizontal:on
 
 QScrollBar::add-line:horizontal:hover, QScrollBar::add-line:horizontal:on
 {
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/left_arrow.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/left_arrow.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: left;
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ QScrollBar::handle:vertical
 
 QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical
 {
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/up_arrow_disabled.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/up_arrow_disabled.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: top;
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical
 QScrollBar::add-line:vertical
 {
 
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/down_arrow_disabled.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/down_arrow_disabled.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: bottom;
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ QScrollBar::add-line:vertical
 QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical:hover,QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical:on
 {
 
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/up_arrow.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/up_arrow.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: top;
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical:hover,QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical:on
 
 QScrollBar::add-line:vertical:hover, QScrollBar::add-line:vertical:on
 {
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/down_arrow.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/down_arrow.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: bottom;
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ QCheckBox:disabled
 }
 
 QSizeGrip {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/sizegrip.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/sizegrip.png);
     width: 12px;
     height: 12px;
 }
@@ -483,16 +483,16 @@ QToolBar {
 }
 
 QToolBar::handle:horizontal {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/Hmovetoolbar.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/Hmovetoolbar.png);
 }
 QToolBar::handle:vertical {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/Vmovetoolbar.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/Vmovetoolbar.png);
 }
 QToolBar::separator:horizontal {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/Hsepartoolbar.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/Hsepartoolbar.png);
 }
 QToolBar::separator:vertical {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/Vsepartoolbars.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/Vsepartoolbars.png);
 }
 
 QPushButton
@@ -574,13 +574,13 @@ QComboBox::drop-down
 
 QComboBox::down-arrow
 {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/down_arrow_disabled.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/down_arrow_disabled.png);
 }
 
 QComboBox::down-arrow:on, QComboBox::down-arrow:hover,
 QComboBox::down-arrow:focus
 {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/down_arrow.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/down_arrow.png);
 }
 
 QPushButton:pressed
@@ -614,25 +614,25 @@ QAbstractSpinBox:down-button
 }
 
 QAbstractSpinBox::up-arrow,QAbstractSpinBox::up-arrow:disabled,QAbstractSpinBox::up-arrow:off {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/up_arrow_disabled.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/up_arrow_disabled.png);
     width: 10px;
     height: 10px;
 }
 QAbstractSpinBox::up-arrow:hover
 {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/up_arrow.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/up_arrow.png);
 }
 
 
 QAbstractSpinBox::down-arrow,QAbstractSpinBox::down-arrow:disabled,QAbstractSpinBox::down-arrow:off
 {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/down_arrow_disabled.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/down_arrow_disabled.png);
     width: 10px;
     height: 10px;
 }
 QAbstractSpinBox::down-arrow:hover
 {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/down_arrow.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/down_arrow.png);
 }
 
 
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ QTabBar:focus
 }
 
 QTabBar::close-button  {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/close.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/close.png);
     background: transparent;
     icon-size: 10px;
     padding: 5px;
@@ -795,26 +795,26 @@ QTabBar::tab:right:selected
 }
 
 QTabBar QToolButton::right-arrow:enabled {
-     image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/right_arrow.png);
+     image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/right_arrow.png);
  }
 
  QTabBar QToolButton::left-arrow:enabled {
-     image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/left_arrow.png);
+     image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/left_arrow.png);
  }
 
 QTabBar QToolButton::right-arrow:disabled {
-     image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/right_arrow_disabled.png);
+     image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/right_arrow_disabled.png);
  }
 
  QTabBar QToolButton::left-arrow:disabled {
-     image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/left_arrow_disabled.png);
+     image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/left_arrow_disabled.png);
  }
 
 
 QDockWidget {
     border: 1px solid #403F3F;
-    titlebar-close-icon: url(qss/qdarkstyle/close.png);
-    titlebar-normal-icon: url(qss/qdarkstyle/undock.png);
+    titlebar-close-icon: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/close.png);
+    titlebar-normal-icon: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/undock.png);
 }
 
 QDockWidget::close-button, QDockWidget::float-button {
@@ -869,39 +869,39 @@ NetworkDialog {
 
 QTreeView:branch:selected, QTreeView:branch:hover
 {
-    background: url(qss/qdarkstyle/transparent.png);
+    background: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/transparent.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::branch:has-siblings:!adjoins-item {
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/transparent.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/transparent.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::branch:has-siblings:adjoins-item {
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/transparent.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/transparent.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::branch:!has-children:!has-siblings:adjoins-item {
-    border-image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/transparent.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/transparent.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::branch:has-children:!has-siblings:closed,
 QTreeView::branch:closed:has-children:has-siblings {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/branch_closed.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/branch_closed.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::branch:open:has-children:!has-siblings,
 QTreeView::branch:open:has-children:has-siblings  {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/branch_open.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/branch_open.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::branch:has-children:!has-siblings:closed:hover,
 QTreeView::branch:closed:has-children:has-siblings:hover {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/branch_closed-on.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/branch_closed-on.png);
     }
 
 QTreeView::branch:open:has-children:!has-siblings:hover,
 QTreeView::branch:open:has-children:has-siblings:hover  {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/branch_open-on.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/branch_open-on.png);
     }
 
 QListView::item:!selected:hover, QTableView::item:!selected:hover, QTreeView::item:!selected:hover  {
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ QToolButton::menu-button {
 }
 
 QToolButton::menu-arrow {
- image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/down_arrow.png);
+ image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/down_arrow.png);
 }
 
 QToolButton::menu-arrow:open {
@@ -1068,11 +1068,11 @@ QHeaderView::section:checked
 
  /* style the sort indicator */
 QHeaderView::down-arrow {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/down_arrow.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/down_arrow.png);
 }
 
 QHeaderView::up-arrow {
-    image: url(qss/qdarkstyle/up_arrow.png);
+    image: url(%THISPATH%/qdarkstyle/up_arrow.png);
 }
 
 
@@ -1208,4 +1208,4 @@ GxsChannelPostsWidget QToolButton#subscribeToolButton::menu-arrow {
 GxsChannelPostsWidget QToolButton#subscribeToolButton::menu-button {
     image: none;
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qlive.qss b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qlive.qss
index b5e7a45a8..90ee24663 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qlive.qss
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qlive.qss
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ QDialog{
 
 QFrame#titleBarFrame, QFrame#toolBarFrame {
        
-       border-image: url(qss/qlive/qb.png);
+       border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qlive/qb.png);
 }
 
 HeaderFrame {
@@ -20,17 +20,17 @@ HeaderFrame {
 
 /* Customize the toolbar. */
 QToolBar#toolBarAction {
-       border-image: url(qss/qlive/qb.png);
+       border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qlive/qb.png);
 
 }
 
 QToolBar#toolBarPage {
-       border-image: url(qss/qlive/qb.png);
+       border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qlive/qb.png);
 
 }
 
 QToolBar#chattoolBar{
-    border-image: url(qss/qlive/qb.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qlive/qb.png);
 
 }
 
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ QTreeView::item:selected { /* when user selects item using mouse or keyboard */
 
 QFrame#messengerframetop{
          
-       border-image: url(qss/qlive/qb.png);
+       border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qlive/qb.png);
 
 }
 
 QFrame#Chatbuttonframe{
          
-       border-image: url(qss/qlive/qb.png);
+       border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qlive/qb.png);
 
 }
 
@@ -113,6 +113,6 @@ QLabel#fromText{
 
 }
 QStatusBar{
-       border-image: url(qss/qlive/qb.png);
+       border-image: url(%THISPATH%/qlive/qb.png);
 }
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/redscorpion.qss b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/redscorpion.qss
index 4946745ca..7b47f360b 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/redscorpion.qss
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/redscorpion.qss
@@ -191,27 +191,27 @@ QFrame#Chatbuttonframe{
 }
 
 QFrame#frame_2{
-        border-image: url(qss/redscorpion/red.png);
+        border-image: url(%THISPATH%/redscorpion/red.png);
 
 
 border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;
 }
 
 QFrame#buttonframe{
-        border-image: url(qss/redscorpion/red.png);
+        border-image: url(%THISPATH%/redscorpion/red.png);
 
 
 border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;
 }
 
 QFrame#frame{
-        border-image: url(qss/redscorpion/red.png);
+        border-image: url(%THISPATH%/redscorpion/red.png);
 
         border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;
 }
 
 QFrame#chheaderframe{
-        border-image: url(qss/redscorpion/red.png);
+        border-image: url(%THISPATH%/redscorpion/red.png);
 
 
 border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/silver.qss b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/silver.qss
index 3d8d30909..2683ad533 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/silver.qss
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/silver.qss
@@ -22,18 +22,18 @@ HeaderFrame {
 
 /* Customize the toolbar. */
 QToolBar#toolBarAction {
-    border-image: url(qss/silver/silver.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/silver/silver.png);
 
 }
 
 /* Customize the toolbar. */
 QToolBar#toolBarPage {
-    border-image: url(qss/silver/silver.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/silver/silver.png);
 
 }
 
 QToolBar#chattoolBar{
-    border-image: url(qss/silver/silver.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/silver/silver.png);
 
 }
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ QStatusBar{
 
 QFrame#messengerframetop{
          
-        border-image: url(qss/silver/silver.png);
+        border-image: url(%THISPATH%/silver/silver.png);
 
          
         /*background: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1,
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ QFrame#messengerframetop{
 
 QFrame#Chatbuttonframe{
          
-        border-image: url(qss/silver/silver.png);
+        border-image: url(%THISPATH%/silver/silver.png);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/uus.qss b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/uus.qss
index 3827ac94e..1c56e4c1f 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/uus.qss
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/uus.qss
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 QFrame#titleBarFrame, QFrame#toolBarFrame {
        
-    border-image: url(qss/uus/uus.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/uus/uus.png);
 }
 
 FriendsDialog QFrame#headFrame {
@@ -31,16 +31,16 @@ QDialog{
 
 /* Customize the toolbar. */
 QToolBar#toolBarAction {
-    border-image: url(qss/uus/uus.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/uus/uus.png);
 
 }
 QToolBar#toolBarPage {
-    border-image: url(qss/uus/uus.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/uus/uus.png);
 
 }
 
 QToolBar#chattoolBar{
-    border-image: url(qss/uus/uus.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/uus/uus.png);
 
 
 }
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ color: white;
 }
 
 QStatusBar{
-    border-image: url(qss/uus/uus.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/uus/uus.png);
 
 }
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ QToolTip{
 
 QFrame#messengerframetop{
          
-        border-image: url(qss/uus/uus.png);
+        border-image: url(%THISPATH%/uus/uus.png);
          
         /*background: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1,
                                      stop: 0 #F7B552, stop: 1 #FF5E07);*/
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/wx.qss b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/wx.qss
index b214c6766..39b5d8130 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/wx.qss
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/wx.qss
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 
 /* Customize the toolbar. */
 QToolBar {
-    border-image: url(qss/wx/wx.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/wx/wx.png);
 
 }
 
 QFrame#titleBarFrame, QFrame#toolBarFrame {
        
-    border-image: url(qss/wx/wx.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/wx/wx.png);
 }
 
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ QPushButton#applyButton {
 
 QFrame#messengerframetop{
          
-        border-image: url(qss/wx/wx.png);
+        border-image: url(%THISPATH%/wx/wx.png);
          
         /*background: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1,
                                      stop: 0 #F7B552, stop: 1 #FF5E07);*/
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ QFrame#messengerframetop{
 
 QFrame#Chatbuttonframe{
          
-        border-image: url(qss/wx/wx.png);
+        border-image: url(%THISPATH%/wx/wx.png);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/yaba.qss b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/yaba.qss
index a9b1e80db..98a09b8de 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/yaba.qss
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/yaba.qss
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  
 QFrame#titleBarFrame, QFrame#toolBarFrame {
        
-    border-image: url(qss/yaba/yaba.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/yaba/yaba.png);
 }
 
 HeaderFrame {
@@ -41,31 +41,31 @@ ChannelFeed QFrame#headerFrame {
 
 /* Customize the toolbar. */
 QToolBar#toolBarAction {
-    border-image: url(qss/yaba/yaba.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/yaba/yaba.png);
 
 }
 
 QToolBar#toolBarPage {
-    border-image: url(qss/yaba/yaba.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/yaba/yaba.png);
 
 }
 
 QFrame#frame_2{
-    border-image: url(qss/yaba/yaba3.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/yaba/yaba3.png);
 
 }
 
 QFrame#buttonframe{
-    border-image: url(qss/yaba/yaba3.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/yaba/yaba3.png);
 
 }
 
 QFrame#chheaderframe{
-    border-image: url(qss/yaba/yaba3.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/yaba/yaba3.png);
 
 }
 QFrame#frame{
-    border-image: url(qss/yaba/yaba3.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/yaba/yaba3.png);
 
 }
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ QTreeView::item:selected { /* when user selects item using mouse or keyboard */
 
 QFrame#messengerframetop{
          
-        border-image: url(qss/yaba/yaba.png);
+        border-image: url(%THISPATH%/yaba/yaba.png);
          
         /*background: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1,
                                      stop: 0 #F7B552, stop: 1 #FF5E07);*/
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ QFrame#messengerframetop{
 
 QFrame#Chatbuttonframe{
          
-        border-image: url(qss/yaba/yaba.png);
+        border-image: url(%THISPATH%/yaba/yaba.png);
 
 }
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ QLabel#fromText{
 }
 
 QToolBar#chattoolBar{
-        border-image: url(qss/yaba/yaba.png);
+        border-image: url(%THISPATH%/yaba/yaba.png);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/yeah.qss b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/yeah.qss
index e625c1867..558aa2b3a 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/yeah.qss
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/yeah.qss
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ QDialog{
 
 /* Customize the toolbar. */
 QToolBar {
-    border-image: url(qss/yeah/yeah.png);
+    border-image: url(%THISPATH%/yeah/yeah.png);
 
 }
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ QTreeView::item:selected { /* when user selects item using mouse or keyboard */
 
 QFrame#messengerframetop{
          
-		border-image: url(qss/yeah/yeah.png);
+		border-image: url(%THISPATH%/yeah/yeah.png);
          
         /*background: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1,
                                      stop: 0 #F7B552, stop: 1 #FF5E07);*/
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ QFrame#messengerframetop{
 
 QFrame#Chatbuttonframe{
          
-		border-image: url(qss/yeah/yeah.png);
+		border-image: url(%THISPATH%/yeah/yeah.png);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/rshare.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/rshare.cpp
index 74fe3b6a7..872273613 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/rshare.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/rshare.cpp
@@ -755,6 +755,9 @@ void Rshare::loadStyleSheet(const QString &sheetName)
                     styleSheet += QLatin1String(file.readAll()) + "\n";
                     file.close();
                 }
+
+                /* replace %THISPATH% by file path so url can get relative files */
+                styleSheet = styleSheet.replace("url(%THISPATH%",QString("url(%1").arg(fileInfo.absolutePath()));
             }
         }
     }