diff --git a/examples/progress.rs b/examples/progress.rs
index 0897036..107b036 100644
--- a/examples/progress.rs
+++ b/examples/progress.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ extern crate rand;
 use cursive::Cursive;
 use cursive::traits::*;
 use cursive::views::{Button, Dialog, LinearLayout, ProgressBar, TextView};
-use cursive::views::Counter;
+use cursive::utils::Counter;
 use rand::Rng;
 use std::cmp::min;
 use std::thread;
diff --git a/src/printer.rs b/src/printer.rs
index 0b8c3fe..8ac6825 100644
--- a/src/printer.rs
+++ b/src/printer.rs
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ impl<'a> Printer<'a> {
     /// # use cursive::backend;
     /// # let b = backend::dummy::Backend::init();
     /// # let t = theme::load_default();
-    /// # let printer = Printer::new((6,4), &t, &b);
+    /// # let printer = Printer::new((6,4), &t, &*b);
     /// printer.with_color(theme::ColorStyle::highlight(), |printer| {
     ///     printer.print((0,0), "This text is highlighted!");
     /// });
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ impl<'a> Printer<'a> {
     /// # use cursive::backend;
     /// # let b = backend::dummy::Backend::init();
     /// # let t = theme::load_default();
-    /// # let printer = Printer::new((6,4), &t, &b);
+    /// # let printer = Printer::new((6,4), &t, &*b);
     /// printer.print_box((0,0), (6,4), false);
     /// ```
     pub fn print_box<T: Into<Vec2>, S: Into<Vec2>>(
diff --git a/src/view/scroll.rs b/src/view/scroll.rs
index 2399bbf..0ee3097 100644
--- a/src/view/scroll.rs
+++ b/src/view/scroll.rs
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ impl ScrollBase {
     /// # let scrollbase = ScrollBase::new();
     /// # let b = backend::dummy::Backend::init();
     /// # let t = theme::load_default();
-    /// # let printer = Printer::new((5,1), &t, &b);
+    /// # let printer = Printer::new((5,1), &t, &*b);
     /// # let printer = &printer;
     /// let lines = ["Line 1", "Line number 2"];
     /// scrollbase.draw(printer, |printer, i| {