diff --git a/WPrefs.app/Appearance.c b/WPrefs.app/Appearance.c
index 8d5020c5..b372ceac 100644
--- a/WPrefs.app/Appearance.c
+++ b/WPrefs.app/Appearance.c
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ static Pixmap renderTexture(WMScreen * scr, WMPropList * texture, int width, int
 
 		image = RRenderInterwovenGradient(width, height, c1, t1, c2, t2);
 	} else if (strcasecmp(&type[1], "gradient") == 0) {
-		int style;
+		RGradientStyle style;
 		RColor rcolor2;
 
 		switch (toupper(type[0])) {
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ static Pixmap renderTexture(WMScreen * scr, WMPropList * texture, int width, int
 
 		image = RRenderGradient(width, height, &rcolor, &rcolor2, style);
 	} else if (strcasecmp(&type[2], "gradient") == 0 && toupper(type[0]) == 'T') {
-		int style;
+		RGradientStyle style;
 		RColor rcolor2;
 		int i;
 		RImage *grad = NULL;
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static Pixmap renderTexture(WMScreen * scr, WMPropList * texture, int width, int
 		RReleaseImage(grad);
 
 	} else if (strcasecmp(&type[2], "gradient") == 0 && toupper(type[0]) == 'M') {
-		int style;
+		RGradientStyle style;
 		RColor **colors;
 		int i, j;
 
diff --git a/util/wmsetbg.c b/util/wmsetbg.c
index 9f862a24..785aa1ba 100644
--- a/util/wmsetbg.c
+++ b/util/wmsetbg.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ static BackgroundTexture *parseTexture(RContext * rc, char *text)
 		RColor color1, color2;
 		RImage *image;
 		Pixmap pixmap;
-		int gtype;
+		RGradientStyle gtype;
 		int iwidth, iheight;
 
 		GETSTRORGOTO(val, tmp, 1, error);
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static BackgroundTexture *parseTexture(RContext * rc, char *text)
 		RImage *image;
 		Pixmap pixmap;
 		int i, j;
-		int gtype;
+		RGradientStyle gtype;
 		int iwidth, iheight;
 
 		colors = malloc(sizeof(RColor *) * (count - 1));
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ static BackgroundTexture *parseTexture(RContext * rc, char *text)
 		Pixmap pixmap;
 		int opaq;
 		char *file;
-		int gtype;
+		RGradientStyle gtype;
 		int twidth, theight;
 
 		GETSTRORGOTO(val, file, 1, error);
diff --git a/wrlib/gradient.c b/wrlib/gradient.c
index 930d1225..7a07fe33 100644
--- a/wrlib/gradient.c
+++ b/wrlib/gradient.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static RImage *renderMHGradient(unsigned width, unsigned height, RColor ** color
 static RImage *renderMVGradient(unsigned width, unsigned height, RColor ** colors, int count);
 static RImage *renderMDGradient(unsigned width, unsigned height, RColor ** colors, int count);
 
-RImage *RRenderMultiGradient(unsigned width, unsigned height, RColor ** colors, int style)
+RImage *RRenderMultiGradient(unsigned width, unsigned height, RColor **colors, RGradientStyle style)
 {
 	int count;
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ RImage *RRenderMultiGradient(unsigned width, unsigned height, RColor ** colors,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-RImage *RRenderGradient(unsigned width, unsigned height, const RColor * from, const RColor * to, int style)
+RImage *RRenderGradient(unsigned width, unsigned height, const RColor *from, const RColor *to, RGradientStyle style)
 {
 	switch (style) {
 	case RHorizontalGradient:
diff --git a/wrlib/wraster.h b/wrlib/wraster.h
index 4bb1056a..974688d1 100644
--- a/wrlib/wraster.h
+++ b/wrlib/wraster.h
@@ -254,11 +254,11 @@ enum {
 /* 2 pixel width */
 #define RBEV_RAISED3	3
 
-enum {
+typedef enum {
     RHorizontalGradient = 2,
     RVerticalGradient = 3,
     RDiagonalGradient = 4
-};
+} RGradientStyle;
 /* for backwards compatibility */
 #define RGRD_HORIZONTAL  RHorizontalGradient
 #define RGRD_VERTICAL 	RVerticalGradient
@@ -426,11 +426,11 @@ void RFillImage(RImage *image, const RColor *color);
 void RBevelImage(RImage *image, int bevel_type);
 
 RImage *RRenderGradient(unsigned width, unsigned height, const RColor *from,
-                        const RColor *to, int style);
+                        const RColor *to, RGradientStyle style);
 
 
 RImage *RRenderMultiGradient(unsigned width, unsigned height, RColor **colors,
-                             int style);
+                             RGradientStyle style);
 
 
 RImage *RRenderInterwovenGradient(unsigned width, unsigned height,