diff --git a/basebmp/source/intconversion.hxx b/basebmp/source/intconversion.hxx
index d18a88cfe912..407948e80c28 100644
--- a/basebmp/source/intconversion.hxx
+++ b/basebmp/source/intconversion.hxx
@@ -57,11 +57,18 @@ namespace basebmp
         }
     };
 
+    //Current c++0x draft (apparently) has std::identity, but not operator()
+    template<typename T> struct SGI_identity : public std::unary_function<T,T>
+    {
+        T& operator()(T& x) const { return x; }
+        const T& operator()(const T& x) const { return x; }
+    };
+
     /// Get converter from given data type to sal_uInt32
     template< typename DataType > struct uInt32Converter
     {
-        typedef std::identity<DataType> to;
-        typedef std::identity<DataType> from;
+        typedef SGI_identity<DataType> to;
+        typedef SGI_identity<DataType> from;
     };
     template< unsigned int RedIndex,
               unsigned int GreenIndex,
diff --git a/vcl/unx/gtk/gdi/salnativewidgets-gtk.cxx b/vcl/unx/gtk/gdi/salnativewidgets-gtk.cxx
index b307f955cc2a..c44285220dd2 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/gtk/gdi/salnativewidgets-gtk.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/gtk/gdi/salnativewidgets-gtk.cxx
@@ -918,7 +918,13 @@ BOOL GtkSalGraphics::drawNativeMixedStateCheck( ControlType nType,
     // draw upper half in off state
     const_cast<ImplControlValue&>(aValue).setTristateVal( BUTTONVALUE_OFF );
     XLIB_Region aRegion = XCreateRegion();
-    XRectangle aXRect = { aCtrlRect.Left(), aCtrlRect.Top(), aCtrlRect.GetWidth(), aCtrlRect.GetHeight() };
+    XRectangle aXRect =
+    {
+        static_cast<short>(aCtrlRect.Left()),
+        static_cast<short>(aCtrlRect.Top()),
+        static_cast<unsigned short>(aCtrlRect.GetWidth()),
+        static_cast<unsigned short>(aCtrlRect.GetHeight())
+    };
     const unsigned short nH = aXRect.height/2;
     aXRect.height -= nH;
     XUnionRectWithRegion( &aXRect, aRegion, aRegion );