diff --git a/gramps/gui/clipboard.py b/gramps/gui/clipboard.py
index 91c2ddd38..00ca79f83 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/clipboard.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/clipboard.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ from gen.constfunc import mac
 from gui.glade import Glade
 from gui.ddtargets import DdTargets
 from gui.makefilter import make_filter
-import gui.utils
+from gramps.gui.utils import is_right_click
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ class MultiTreeView(Gtk.TreeView):
         # Here we intercept mouse clicks on selected items so that we can
         # drag multiple items without the click selecting only one
         target = self.get_path_at_pos(int(event.x), int(event.y))
-        if gui.utils.is_right_click(event):
+        if is_right_click(event):
             selection = widget.get_selection()
             store, paths = selection.get_selected_rows()
             tpath = paths[0] if len(paths) > 0 else None
diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/displaytabs/embeddedlist.py b/gramps/gui/editors/displaytabs/embeddedlist.py
index 28d5ebff5..0223dd7c3 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/displaytabs/embeddedlist.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/displaytabs/embeddedlist.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ from gi.repository import Pango
 # GRAMPS classes
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-import gui.utils
+from gramps.gui.utils import is_right_click
 from buttontab import ButtonTab
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class EmbeddedList(ButtonTab):
         """
         Handle button press, not double-click, that is done in init_interface
         """
-        if gui.utils.is_right_click(event):
+        if is_right_click(event):
             ref = self.get_selected()
             if ref:
                 self.right_click(obj, event)
diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/displaytabs/gallerytab.py b/gramps/gui/editors/displaytabs/gallerytab.py
index 0b0cbd832..ffce2304e 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/displaytabs/gallerytab.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/displaytabs/gallerytab.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ from gi.repository import GObject
 # GRAMPS classes
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-import gui.utils
+from gramps.gui.utils import is_right_click, open_file_with_default_application
 from gui.dbguielement import DbGUIElement
 from gui.selectors import SelectorFactory
 import gen.lib
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ from gen.const import THUMBSCALE
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def make_launcher(path):
-    return lambda x: gui.utils.open_file_with_default_application(path)
+    return lambda x: open_file_with_default_application(path)
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class GalleryTab(ButtonTab, DbGUIElement):
         if event.type == Gdk.EventType._2BUTTON_PRESS and event.button == 1:
             self.edit_button_clicked(obj)
             return True
-        elif gui.utils.is_right_click(event):
+        elif is_right_click(event):
             reflist = self.iconlist.get_selected_items()
             if len(reflist) == 1:
                 path = reflist[0].get_indices()
diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/displaytabs/groupembeddedlist.py b/gramps/gui/editors/displaytabs/groupembeddedlist.py
index 0c9a62dda..84462ec4e 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/displaytabs/groupembeddedlist.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/displaytabs/groupembeddedlist.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ from gi.repository import GObject
 # GRAMPS classes
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-import gui.utils
+from gramps.gui.utils import is_right_click
 from embeddedlist import EmbeddedList
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class GroupEmbeddedList(EmbeddedList):
         """
         Handle button press, not double-click, that is done in init_interface
         """
-        if gui.utils.is_right_click(event):
+        if is_right_click(event):
             obj = self.get_selected()
             if obj and obj[1]:
                 self._tmpgroup = obj[0]
diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/editperson.py b/gramps/gui/editors/editperson.py
index ba4816b18..3492e1c46 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/editperson.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/editperson.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ from gi.repository import Pango
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 from gen.utils.file import media_path_full
 from gui.thumbnails import get_thumbnail_image
-import gui.utils
+from gramps.gui.utils import is_right_click, open_file_with_default_application
 from gen.utils.db import get_birth_or_fallback
 import gen.lib
 from gen.db import DbTxn
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ class EditPerson(EditPrimary):
                 except WindowActiveError:
                     pass
 
-        elif gui.utils.is_right_click(event):
+        elif is_right_click(event):
             media_list = self.obj.get_media_list()
             if media_list:
                 photo = media_list[0]
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ class EditPerson(EditPrimary):
             object_handle = photo.get_reference_handle()
             ref_obj = self.db.get_object_from_handle(object_handle)
             photo_path = media_path_full(self.db, ref_obj.get_path())
-            gui.utils.open_file_with_default_application(photo_path)
+            open_file_with_default_application(photo_path)
 
     def _popup_change_description(self, obj):
         """
diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/editprimary.py b/gramps/gui/editors/editprimary.py
index 06df9b3b3..5adc36c25 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/editprimary.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/editprimary.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ from gui.managedwindow import ManagedWindow
 import gen.datehandler
 from gen.display.name import displayer as name_displayer
 from gen.config import config
-import gui.utils
+from gramps.gui.utils import is_right_click
 from gui.display import display_help
 from gui.dialog import SaveDialog
 import gen.lib
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ class EditPrimary(ManagedWindow, DbGUIElement):
         pressed while on contexteventbox
         It opens a context menu with possible actions
         """
-        if gui.utils.is_right_click(event):
+        if is_right_click(event):
             if self.obj.get_handle() == 0 :
                 return False
             
diff --git a/gramps/gui/grampsbar.py b/gramps/gui/grampsbar.py
index 574a4e4df..966941435 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/grampsbar.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/grampsbar.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ from gui.widgets.grampletpane import (AVAILABLE_GRAMPLETS,
                                       make_requested_gramplet,
                                       GuiGramplet)
 from gui.widgets.undoablebuffer import UndoableBuffer
-import gui.utils
+from gramps.gui.utils import is_right_click
 from gui.dialog import QuestionDialog
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ class GrampsBar(Gtk.Notebook):
         """
         Called when a button is pressed in the tabs section of the GrampsBar.
         """
-        if gui.utils.is_right_click(event):
+        if is_right_click(event):
             menu = Gtk.Menu()
 
             ag_menu = Gtk.MenuItem(label=_('Add a gramplet'))
diff --git a/gramps/gui/plug/export/_exportoptions.py b/gramps/gui/plug/export/_exportoptions.py
index 0f0bb2d9a..1ccbfb41c 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/plug/export/_exportoptions.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/plug/export/_exportoptions.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class WriterOptionBox(object):
         """
         # Make a box and put the option in it:
         from gi.repository import Gtk
-        import gui.widgets
+        from gramps.gui.widgets import SimpleButton
         button = Gtk.Button(ngettext("%d Person", "%d People", 0) % 0)
         button.set_size_request(107, -1)
         button.connect("clicked", self.show_preview_data)
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class WriterOptionBox(object):
             box.pack_start(label, False, True, 0)
             box.pack_start(self.filter_obj, True, True, 0)
             box.pack_start(
-                gui.widgets.SimpleButton(Gtk.STOCK_EDIT, 
+                SimpleButton(Gtk.STOCK_EDIT, 
                    lambda obj: self.edit_filter('Person', self.filter_obj)),
                 False, True, 0)
             button.set_tooltip_text(_("Click to see preview after person filter"))
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class WriterOptionBox(object):
             box.pack_start(label_note, False, True, 0)
             box.pack_start(self.filter_note, True, True, 0)
             box.pack_start(
-                gui.widgets.SimpleButton(Gtk.STOCK_EDIT, 
+                SimpleButton(Gtk.STOCK_EDIT, 
                    lambda obj: self.edit_filter('Note', self.filter_note)),
                 False, True, 0)
             button.set_tooltip_text(_("Click to see preview after note filter"))
diff --git a/gramps/gui/views/listview.py b/gramps/gui/views/listview.py
index e50a8a316..7845c39ad 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/views/listview.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/views/listview.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ from gui.editors import FilterEditor
 from gen.ggettext import sgettext as _
 from gui.ddtargets import DdTargets
 from gui.plug.quick import create_quickreport_menu, create_web_connect_menu
-import gui.utils
+from gramps.gui.utils import is_right_click
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ class ListView(NavigationView):
                     else:
                         self.edit(obj)
                         return True
-        elif gui.utils.is_right_click(event):
+        elif is_right_click(event):
             menu = self.uistate.uimanager.get_widget('/Popup')
             if menu:
                 # Quick Reports
diff --git a/gramps/gui/views/tags.py b/gramps/gui/views/tags.py
index b69d5b946..7df9e40eb 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/views/tags.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/views/tags.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ from gui.listmodel import ListModel, NOSORT, COLOR, INTEGER
 from gen.const import URL_MANUAL_PAGE
 from gui.display import display_help
 from gui.dialog import ErrorDialog, QuestionDialog2
-import gui.widgets.progressdialog as progressdlg
+import gramps.gui.widgets.progressdialog as progressdlg
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
diff --git a/gramps/gui/views/treemodels/treebasemodel.py b/gramps/gui/views/treemodels/treebasemodel.py
index 8334f5694..03473a252 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/views/treemodels/treebasemodel.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/views/treemodels/treebasemodel.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ from gi.repository import Gtk
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 from gen.utils.cast import conv_str_tosrtkey, conv_unicode_tosrtkey
-import gui.widgets.progressdialog as progressdlg
+import gramps.gui.widgets.progressdialog as progressdlg
 from lru import LRU
 from bisect import bisect_right
 from gen.filters import SearchFilter, ExactSearchFilter
diff --git a/gramps/gui/widgets/fanchart.py b/gramps/gui/widgets/fanchart.py
index fd2442ec3..6f6200777 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/widgets/fanchart.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/widgets/fanchart.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ from gen.errors import WindowActiveError
 from gui.editors import EditPerson, EditFamily
 from gui.widgets.reorderfam import Reorder
 import gen.lib
-import gui.utils
+from gramps.gui.utils import color_graph_box, hex_to_rgb, is_right_click
 from gui.ddtargets import DdTargets
 from gen.utils.alive import probably_alive
 from gen.utils.libformatting import FormattingHelper
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ class FanChartBaseWidget(Gtk.DrawingArea):
         needed for the background of the boxes
         """
         maxgen = self.generations
-        cstart = gui.utils.hex_to_rgb(self.grad_start)
-        cend = gui.utils.hex_to_rgb(self.grad_end)
+        cstart = hex_to_rgb(self.grad_start)
+        cend = hex_to_rgb(self.grad_end)
         self.cstart_hsv = colorsys.rgb_to_hsv(cstart[0]/255, cstart[1]/255, 
                                          cstart[2]/255)
         self.cend_hsv = colorsys.rgb_to_hsv(cend[0]/255, cend[1]/255, 
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ class FanChartBaseWidget(Gtk.DrawingArea):
                 alive = probably_alive(person, self.dbstate.db)
             except RuntimeError:
                 alive = False
-            backgr, border = gui.utils.color_graph_box(alive, person.gender)
-            color = gui.utils.hex_to_rgb(backgr)
+            backgr, border = color_graph_box(alive, person.gender)
+            color = hex_to_rgb(backgr)
         elif self.background == BACKGROUND_SINGLE_COLOR:
             color = self.maincolor
         elif self.background == BACKGROUND_GRAD_AGE:
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ class FanChartBaseWidget(Gtk.DrawingArea):
     
         #right click on person, context menu
         # Do things based on state, event.get_state(), or button, event.button
-        if gui.utils.is_right_click(event):
+        if is_right_click(event):
             person = self.person_at(generation, selected, btype)
             family = self.family_at(generation, selected, btype)
             fhandle = None
diff --git a/gramps/gui/widgets/fanchartdesc.py b/gramps/gui/widgets/fanchartdesc.py
index 2a0b3f589..8f7c41606 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/widgets/fanchartdesc.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/widgets/fanchartdesc.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ from gen.display.name import displayer as name_displayer
 from gen.errors import WindowActiveError
 from gui.editors import EditPerson, EditFamily
 import gen.lib
-import gui.utils
+from gramps.gui.utils import hex_to_rgb
 from gui.ddtargets import DdTargets
 from gen.utils.alive import probably_alive
 from gen.utils.libformatting import FormattingHelper
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class FanChartDescWidget(FanChartBaseWidget):
         self.alpha_filter = alpha_filter
         self.form = form
         self.anglealgo = angle_algo
-        self.dupcolor = gui.utils.hex_to_rgb(dupcolor)
+        self.dupcolor = hex_to_rgb(dupcolor)
 
     def gen_pixels(self):
         """
diff --git a/gramps/gui/widgets/grampletpane.py b/gramps/gui/widgets/grampletpane.py
index fa4bc7584..1ba28eaa1 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/widgets/grampletpane.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/widgets/grampletpane.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ from gen.errors import WindowActiveError
 from gen.const import URL_MANUAL_PAGE, VERSION_DIR
 from gui.editors import EditPerson, EditFamily
 from gui.managedwindow import ManagedWindow
-import gui.utils
+from gramps.gui.utils import is_right_click, rgb_to_hex
 from gui.widgets.menuitem import add_menuitem
 from gui.plug.quick import run_quick_report_by_name
 from gui.display import display_help, display_url
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class LinkTag(Gtk.TextTag):
     linkcolor = Gtk.Label(label='test') #needed to avoid label destroyed to early
     linkcolor = linkcolor.get_style_context().lookup_color('link_color')
     if linkcolor[0]:
-        linkcolor = gui.utils.rgb_to_hex((linkcolor[1].red, linkcolor[1].green,
+        linkcolor = rgb_to_hex((linkcolor[1].red, linkcolor[1].green,
                                 linkcolor[1].blue))
     else:
         linkcolor = 'blue'
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ class GuiGramplet(object):
                             elif event.type == Gdk.EventType.BUTTON_PRESS: # single
                                 self.uistate.set_active(handle, 'Person')
                                 return True # handled event
-                        elif gui.utils.is_right_click(event):
+                        elif is_right_click(event):
                             #FIXME: add a popup menu with options
                             try:
                                 EditPerson(self.dbstate, 
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ class GuiGramplet(object):
                             elif event.type == Gdk.EventType.BUTTON_PRESS: # single
                                 self.uistate.set_active(handle, 'Family')
                                 return True # handle event
-                        elif gui.utils.is_right_click(event):
+                        elif is_right_click(event):
                             #FIXME: add a popup menu with options
                             try:
                                 EditFamily(self.dbstate, 
@@ -1405,7 +1405,7 @@ class GrampletPane(Gtk.ScrolledWindow):
             print "Can't make gramplet of type '%s'." % name
 
     def _button_press(self, obj, event):
-        if gui.utils.is_right_click(event):
+        if is_right_click(event):
             self._popup_xy = (event.x, event.y)
             uiman = self.uistate.uimanager
             ag_menu = uiman.get_widget('/GrampletPopup/AddGramplet')
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/bookreport.py b/gramps/plugins/bookreport.py
index 761b7f14e..db8ce11a5 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/bookreport.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/bookreport.py
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ from gui.dialog import WarningDialog, ErrorDialog
 from gen.plug.menu import PersonOption, FilterOption, FamilyOption
 from gui.managedwindow import ManagedWindow, set_titles
 from gui.glade import Glade
-import gui.utils
-import gui.user
+from gramps.gui.utils import is_right_click, open_file_with_default_application
+from gramps.gui.user import User
 from gui.plug import make_gui_option
 from types import ClassType
 
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ class BookReportSelector(ManagedWindow):
         """
         if event.type == Gdk.EventType._2BUTTON_PRESS and event.button == 1:
             self.on_setup_clicked(obj)
-        elif gui.utils.is_right_click(event):
+        elif is_right_click(event):
             self.build_book_context_menu(event)
 
     def avail_button_press(self, obj, event):
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ class BookReportSelector(ManagedWindow):
         """
         if event.type == Gdk.EventType._2BUTTON_PRESS and event.button == 1:
             self.on_add_clicked(obj)
-        elif gui.utils.is_right_click(event):
+        elif is_right_click(event):
             self.build_avail_context_menu(event)
 
     def build_book_context_menu(self, event):
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ class BookReportDialog(DocReportDialog):
         """Create a document of the type requested by the user."""
         pstyle = self.paper_frame.get_paper_style()
         self.doc = self.format(self.selected_style, pstyle)
-        user = gui.user.User()
+        user = User()
         self.rptlist = []
         for item in self.book.get_item_list():
             item.option_class.set_document(self.doc)
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ class BookReportDialog(DocReportDialog):
         self.doc.close()
         
         if self.open_with_app.get_active():
-            gui.utils.open_file_with_default_application(self.target_path)
+            open_file_with_default_application(self.target_path)
 
     def init_options(self, option_class):
         try:
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/gramplet/fanchartdescgramplet.py b/gramps/plugins/gramplet/fanchartdescgramplet.py
index 555bd9b3e..cdbf321d9 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/gramplet/fanchartdescgramplet.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/gramplet/fanchartdescgramplet.py
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ from gen.plug import Gramplet
 import gen.lib
 from gen.errors import WindowActiveError
 from gui.editors import EditPerson
-import gui.utils
 from gui.widgets.fanchartdesc import (FanChartDescWidget, FanChartDescGrampsGUI,
                                       ANGLE_WEIGHT)
 from gui.widgets.fanchart import FORM_HALFCIRCLE, BACKGROUND_SCHEME1
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/gramplet/fanchartgramplet.py b/gramps/plugins/gramplet/fanchartgramplet.py
index 80957630e..92fffca81 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/gramplet/fanchartgramplet.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/gramplet/fanchartgramplet.py
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ from gen.plug import Gramplet
 import gen.lib
 from gen.errors import WindowActiveError
 from gui.editors import EditPerson
-import gui.utils
 from gui.widgets.fanchart import (FanChartWidget, FanChartGrampsGUI,
                     FORM_HALFCIRCLE, BACKGROUND_SCHEME1)
 
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/tool/leak.py b/gramps/plugins/tool/leak.py
index 5d13c5b09..ec7c8c131 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/tool/leak.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/tool/leak.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ from gui.plug import tool
 from gui.managedwindow import ManagedWindow
 from gui.dialog import InfoDialog
 from gui.glade import Glade
-import gui.utils
+from gramps.gui.utils import is_right_click
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class Leak(tool.Tool, ManagedWindow):
         if event.type == Gdk.EventType._2BUTTON_PRESS and event.button == 1:
             self.referenced_in()
             return True
-        elif gui.utils.is_right_click(event):
+        elif is_right_click(event):
             self.refers_to()
             return True
 
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/tool/ownereditor.py b/gramps/plugins/tool/ownereditor.py
index 9a354f60e..ae1d2acea 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/tool/ownereditor.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/tool/ownereditor.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ from gui.managedwindow import ManagedWindow
 from gui.plug import tool
 from gen.ggettext import sgettext as _
 from gui.glade import Glade
-import gui.utils
+from gramps.gui.utils import is_right_click
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class OwnerEditor(tool.Tool, ManagedWindow):
 
     def on_button_press_event(self, obj, event):
         """Shows popup-menu for db <-> preferences copying"""
-        if gui.utils.is_right_click(event):
+        if is_right_click(event):
             self.menu.popup(None, None, None, None, 0, 0)
 
     def build_menu_names(self, obj):
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/view/fanchartdescview.py b/gramps/plugins/view/fanchartdescview.py
index 6b2264927..f1887f8f7 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/view/fanchartdescview.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/view/fanchartdescview.py
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ from gen.ggettext import gettext as _
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import gen.lib
-import gui.widgets.fanchart as fanchart
-import gui.widgets.fanchartdesc as fanchartdesc
+import gramps.gui.widgets.fanchart as fanchart
+import gramps.gui.widgets.fanchartdesc as fanchartdesc
 from gui.views.navigationview import NavigationView
 from gui.views.bookmarks import PersonBookmarks
 from gui.utils import SystemFonts
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/view/fanchartview.py b/gramps/plugins/view/fanchartview.py
index e8e5537e9..281b05664 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/view/fanchartview.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/view/fanchartview.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ from gen.ggettext import gettext as _
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import gen.lib
-import gui.widgets.fanchart as fanchart
+import gramps.gui.widgets.fanchart as fanchart
 from gui.views.navigationview import NavigationView
 from gui.views.bookmarks import PersonBookmarks
 from gui.utils import SystemFonts
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/view/pedigreeview.py b/gramps/plugins/view/pedigreeview.py
index 2ef2bd2a6..4b3cfc547 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/view/pedigreeview.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/view/pedigreeview.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ from gui.views.bookmarks import PersonBookmarks
 from gen.const import CUSTOM_FILTERS
 from gen.constfunc import is_quartz, win
 from gui.dialog import RunDatabaseRepair, ErrorDialog
-import gui.utils
+from gramps.gui.utils import color_graph_box, hex_to_rgb_float, is_right_click
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ class PersonBoxWidgetCairo(_PersonWidgetBase):
             gender = self.person.get_gender()
         else:
             gender = None
-        self.bgcolor, self.bordercolor = gui.utils.color_graph_box(alive, gender)
-        self.bgcolor = gui.utils.hex_to_rgb_float(self.bgcolor)
-        self.bordercolor = gui.utils.hex_to_rgb_float(self.bordercolor)
+        self.bgcolor, self.bordercolor = color_graph_box(alive, gender)
+        self.bgcolor = hex_to_rgb_float(self.bgcolor)
+        self.bordercolor = hex_to_rgb_float(self.bordercolor)
 
         self.img_surf = None    
         if image:
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ class PedigreeView(NavigationView):
             self._last_y = event.y
             self._in_move = True
             return True
-        elif gui.utils.is_right_click(event):
+        elif is_right_click(event):
             self.cb_on_show_option_menu(widget, event)
             return True
         return False
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ class PedigreeView(NavigationView):
         or submenu for person for mouse right click.
         And setup plug for button press on person widget.
         """
-        if gui.utils.is_right_click(event):
+        if is_right_click(event):
             self.cb_build_full_nav_menu(obj, event,
                                         person_handle, family_handle)
             return True
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ class PedigreeView(NavigationView):
         on family line or call full submenu for mouse right click.
         And setup plug for button press on family line.
         """
-        if gui.utils.is_right_click(event):
+        if is_right_click(event):
             self.cb_build_relation_nav_menu(obj, event, family_handle)
             return True
         elif event.button == 1 and event.type == Gdk.EventType._2BUTTON_PRESS:
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ class PedigreeView(NavigationView):
         if event.button == 1 and event.type == Gdk.EventType._2BUTTON_PRESS:
             self.cb_add_parents(obj, person_handle, family_handle)
             return True
-        elif gui.utils.is_right_click(event):
+        elif is_right_click(event):
             self.cb_build_missing_parent_nav_menu(obj, event, person_handle,
                                                   family_handle)
             return True