diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/DLListDelegate.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/DLListDelegate.cpp
index 6daa350ca..5c976a8f1 100755
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/DLListDelegate.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/DLListDelegate.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void DLListDelegate::paint(QPainter * painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem & opti
 	painter->setClipRect(opt.rect);
 
 	//set text color
-        QVariant value = index.data(Qt::TextColorRole);
+        QVariant value = index.data(Qt::ForegroundRole);
         if(value.isValid() && qvariant_cast<QColor>(value).isValid()) {
                 opt.palette.setColor(QPalette::Text, qvariant_cast<QColor>(value));
         }
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/TransfersDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/TransfersDialog.cpp
index b35fcf138..3be6343bd 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/TransfersDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/TransfersDialog.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ public:
 		{
 		case Qt::SizeHintRole:       return sizeHintRole(index.column()) ;
 		case Qt::TextAlignmentRole:
-		case Qt::TextColorRole:
+		case Qt::ForegroundRole:
 		case Qt::WhatsThisRole:
 		case Qt::EditRole:
 		case Qt::ToolTipRole:
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/ULListDelegate.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/ULListDelegate.cpp
index 9eefe76f5..81d3b6f0b 100755
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/ULListDelegate.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/ULListDelegate.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void ULListDelegate::paint(QPainter * painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem & opti
 	painter->setClipRect(opt.rect);
 
 	//set text color
-	QVariant value = index.data(Qt::TextColorRole);
+	QVariant value = index.data(Qt::ForegroundRole);
 	if(value.isValid() && qvariant_cast<QColor>(value).isValid()) {
 		opt.palette.setColor(QPalette::Text, qvariant_cast<QColor>(value));
 	}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/RSHumanReadableDelegate.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/RSHumanReadableDelegate.h
index 1b3995cd7..1688ce782 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/RSHumanReadableDelegate.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/RSHumanReadableDelegate.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class RSHumanReadableDelegate: public QAbstractItemDelegate
 			// This part of the code is copied from DLListDelegate.cpp
 			//
 			QPalette::ColorGroup cg = option.state & QStyle::State_Enabled ? QPalette::Normal : QPalette::Disabled;
-			QVariant value = index.data(Qt::TextColorRole);
+			QVariant value = index.data(Qt::ForegroundRole);
 
 			if(value.isValid() && qvariant_cast<QColor>(value).isValid()) 
 				option.palette.setColor(QPalette::Text, qvariant_cast<QColor>(value));
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class RSHumanReadableDelegate: public QAbstractItemDelegate
 			} 
 			else 
 			{
-				value = index.data(Qt::BackgroundColorRole);
+				value = index.data(Qt::BackgroundRole);
 
 				if(value.isValid() && qvariant_cast<QColor>(value).isValid()) 
 					painter->fillRect(option.rect, qvariant_cast<QColor>(value));
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/RemoteDirModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/RemoteDirModel.cpp
index 962001a76..14cf490a9 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/RemoteDirModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/RemoteDirModel.cpp
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ QVariant RetroshareDirModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 	if (role == RetroshareDirModel::FileNameRole) /* end of FileNameRole */
 		return QString::fromUtf8(details.name.c_str()) ;
 
-	if (role == Qt::TextColorRole)
+	if (role == Qt::ForegroundRole)
 	{
         if((details.type == DIR_TYPE_FILE  || details.type == DIR_TYPE_EXTRA_FILE) && details.hash.isNull())
             return QVariant(QColor(Qt::green)) ;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendListModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendListModel.cpp
index eebf384c5..89a924b01 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendListModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendListModel.cpp
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ QVariant RsFriendListModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 	case Qt::SizeHintRole:   return sizeHintRole(entry,index.column()) ;
 	case Qt::DisplayRole:    return displayRole(entry,index.column()) ;
 	case Qt::FontRole:       return fontRole(entry,index.column()) ;
- 	case Qt::TextColorRole:  return textColorRole(entry,index.column()) ;
+ 	case Qt::ForegroundRole: return textColorRole(entry,index.column()) ;
  	case Qt::DecorationRole: return decorationRole(entry,index.column()) ;
 
  	case FilterRole:         return filterRole(entry,index.column()) ;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/GroupSelectionBox.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/GroupSelectionBox.cpp
index 18cdff34d..c57f6bd37 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/GroupSelectionBox.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/GroupSelectionBox.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void GroupSelectionBox::fillGroups()
 	for (std::list<RsGroupInfo>::const_iterator it(groupIds.begin()); it != groupIds.end(); ++it) {
 		QListWidgetItem *item = new QListWidgetItem(GroupDefs::name(*it));
         item->setData(ROLE_ID, QString::fromStdString(it->id.toStdString()));
-		item->setBackgroundColor(QColor(183,236,181));
+		item->setBackground(QColor(183,236,181));
 		addItem(item);
 	}
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollectionModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollectionModel.cpp
index 8c7fa9283..0d4e19000 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollectionModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/RsCollectionModel.cpp
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ QVariant RsCollectionModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
     case Qt::DisplayRole:    return displayRole(i,index.column());
     case Qt::DecorationRole: return decorationRole(i,index.column());
     case Qt::CheckStateRole: return checkStateRole(i,index.column());
-    case Qt::TextColorRole:  return textColorRole(i,index.column());
+    case Qt::ForegroundRole: return textColorRole(i,index.column());
     default:
         return QVariant();
     }
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.cpp
index c52810218..270a98a15 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.cpp
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ QVariant RsGxsForumModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 	case Qt::DecorationRole: return decorationRole(fmpe,index.column()) ;
 	case Qt::ToolTipRole:	 return toolTipRole   (fmpe,index.column()) ;
 	case Qt::UserRole:	 	 return userRole      (fmpe,index.column()) ;
-	case Qt::TextColorRole:  return textColorRole (fmpe,index.column()) ;
+	case Qt::ForegroundRole: return textColorRole (fmpe,index.column()) ;
 	case Qt::BackgroundRole: return backgroundRole(fmpe,index.column()) ;
 
 	case FilterRole:         return filterRole    (fmpe,index.column()) ;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageModel.cpp
index 6e754b096..17185771b 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageModel.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ QVariant RsMessageModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 	case Qt::DecorationRole: return decorationRole(fmpe,index.column()) ;
 	case Qt::ToolTipRole:	 return toolTipRole   (fmpe,index.column()) ;
 	case Qt::UserRole:	 	 return userRole      (fmpe,index.column()) ;
-	case Qt::TextColorRole:  return textColorRole (fmpe,index.column()) ;
+	case Qt::ForegroundRole: return textColorRole (fmpe,index.column()) ;
 	case Qt::BackgroundRole: return backgroundRole(fmpe,index.column()) ;
 
 	case FilterRole:         return filterRole    (fmpe,index.column()) ;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BwCtrlWindow.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BwCtrlWindow.cpp
index e2ac17ce9..adc65ab82 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BwCtrlWindow.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statistics/BwCtrlWindow.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void BWListDelegate::paint(QPainter * painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem & opti
 	painter->setClipRect(opt.rect);
 
 	//set text color
-	QVariant value = index.data(Qt::TextColorRole);
+	QVariant value = index.data(Qt::ForegroundRole);
 	if(value.isValid() && qvariant_cast<QColor>(value).isValid()) {
 		opt.palette.setColor(QPalette::Text, qvariant_cast<QColor>(value));
 	}