diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/drawables/juce_SVGParser.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/drawables/juce_SVGParser.cpp
index b041753f79..d1c748bc63 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/drawables/juce_SVGParser.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/drawables/juce_SVGParser.cpp
@@ -180,13 +180,19 @@ private:
     //==============================================================================
     Drawable* parsePath (const XmlElement& xml) const
     {
-        const String dAttribute (xml.getStringAttribute ("d").trimStart());
-        String::CharPointerType d (dAttribute.getCharPointer());
         Path path;
+        parsePathString (path, xml.getStringAttribute ("d"));
 
         if (getStyleAttribute (&xml, "fill-rule").trim().equalsIgnoreCase ("evenodd"))
             path.setUsingNonZeroWinding (false);
 
+        return parseShape (xml, path);
+    }
+
+    void parsePathString (Path& path, const String& pathString) const
+    {
+        String::CharPointerType d (pathString.getCharPointer().findEndOfWhitespace());
+
         Point<float> subpathStart, last, last2, p1, p2, p3;
         juce_wchar lastCommandChar = 0;
         bool isRelative = true;
@@ -402,8 +408,6 @@ private:
             if (! carryOn)
                 break;
         }
-
-        return parseShape (xml, path);
     }
 
     Drawable* parseRect (const XmlElement& xml) const
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/misc/juce_DropShadower.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/misc/juce_DropShadower.cpp
index 071efc8fbd..00ed746d0a 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/misc/juce_DropShadower.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/misc/juce_DropShadower.cpp
@@ -95,9 +95,7 @@ void DropShadower::setOwner (Component* componentToFollow)
         jassert (componentToFollow != nullptr);
 
         owner = componentToFollow;
-
         jassert (owner != nullptr);
-        jassert (owner->isOpaque()); // doesn't work properly for semi-transparent comps!
 
         updateParent();
         owner->addComponentListener (this);
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_linux_Windowing.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_linux_Windowing.cpp
index 1465e5efaf..e785f846bb 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_linux_Windowing.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_linux_Windowing.cpp
@@ -2961,7 +2961,7 @@ ModifierKeys ModifierKeys::getCurrentModifiersRealtime() noexcept
 void Desktop::setKioskComponent (Component* kioskModeComponent, bool enableOrDisable, bool /* allowMenusAndBars */)
 {
     if (enableOrDisable)
-        kioskModeComponent->setBounds (Desktop::getInstance().getDisplays().getMainDisplay().totalArea);
+        kioskModeComponent->setBounds (getDisplays().getMainDisplay().totalArea);
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_win32_Windowing.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_win32_Windowing.cpp
index 08bd4f80ea..80a8924b3b 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_win32_Windowing.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_win32_Windowing.cpp
@@ -635,8 +635,7 @@ public:
         GetWindowRect (hwnd, &r);
         Rectangle<int> bounds (rectangleFromRECT (r));
 
-        HWND parentH = GetParent (hwnd);
-        if (parentH != 0)
+        if (HWND parentH = GetParent (hwnd))
         {
             GetWindowRect (parentH, &r);
             bounds.translate (-r.left, -r.top);
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/windows/juce_TooltipWindow.h b/modules/juce_gui_basics/windows/juce_TooltipWindow.h
index 750de5de8b..16cbd50b65 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/windows/juce_TooltipWindow.h
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/windows/juce_TooltipWindow.h
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
     A window that displays a pop-up tooltip when the mouse hovers over another component.
 
     To enable tooltips in your app, just create a single instance of a TooltipWindow
-    object.
+    object. Note that if you instantiate more than one instance of this class, you'll
+    end up with multiple tooltips being shown!
 
     The TooltipWindow object will then stay invisible, waiting until the mouse
     hovers for the specified length of time - it will then see if it's currently