diff --git a/client/src/gui/friendchatboard/chatitemcontainer.cpp b/client/src/gui/friendchatboard/chatitemcontainer.cpp
index 4a5d0ac8..839b12a9 100644
--- a/client/src/gui/friendchatboard/chatitemcontainer.cpp
+++ b/client/src/gui/friendchatboard/chatitemcontainer.cpp
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
 extern PNGTexDB *g_progUseDB;
 extern SDLDevice *g_sdlDevice;
 
-ChatItemContainer::BackgroundWrapper::BackgroundWrapper(dir8_t argDir,
-        int argX,
-        int argY,
+ChatItemContainer::BackgroundWrapper::BackgroundWrapper(
+        Widget::VarDir argDir,
+        Widget::VarOff argX,
+        Widget::VarOff argY,
 
         int argMargin,
         int argCorner,
diff --git a/client/src/gui/friendchatboard/chatitemcontainer.hpp b/client/src/gui/friendchatboard/chatitemcontainer.hpp
index 4b55b099..6ed59b9f 100644
--- a/client/src/gui/friendchatboard/chatitemcontainer.hpp
+++ b/client/src/gui/friendchatboard/chatitemcontainer.hpp
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ struct ChatItemContainer: public Widget
         Widget * const gfxWidget;
         ShapeClipBoard background;
 
-        BackgroundWrapper(dir8_t,
-                int, // x
-                int, // y
+        BackgroundWrapper(
+                Widget::VarDir,
+                Widget::VarOff, // x
+                Widget::VarOff, // y
+
                 int, // margin
                 int, // corner