diff --git a/src/info.cc b/src/info.cc
index ce5510d..1adb915 100644
--- a/src/info.cc
+++ b/src/info.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 #include "info.h"
 
+namespace sigc {
+#ifndef SIGC_FUNCTORS_DEDUCE_RESULT_TYPE_WITH_DECLTYPE
+  template <typename Functor>
+  struct functor_trait<Functor, false> {
+    typedef decltype (::sigc::mem_fun(std::declval<Functor&>(),
+                                      &Functor::operator())) _intermediate;
+    typedef typename _intermediate::result_type result_type;
+    typedef Functor functor_type;
+  };
+#else
+  SIGC_FUNCTORS_DEDUCE_RESULT_TYPE_WITH_DECLTYPE
+#endif
+}
+
 Info::Info() {
   set_hexpand(false);
   set_halign(Gtk::Align::ALIGN_END);
@@ -12,6 +26,15 @@ Info::Info() {
   auto provider = Gtk::CssProvider::create();
   provider->load_from_data("* {border-radius: 5px;}");
   get_style_context()->add_provider(provider, GTK_STYLE_PROVIDER_PRIORITY_APPLICATION);
+  
+  //Workaround from https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=710888
+  //Issue described at the same issue report
+  //TODO: remove later
+  auto revealer = gtk_widget_get_template_child (GTK_WIDGET (gobj()), GTK_TYPE_INFO_BAR, "revealer");
+  if (revealer) {
+    gtk_revealer_set_transition_type (GTK_REVEALER (revealer), GTK_REVEALER_TRANSITION_TYPE_NONE);
+    gtk_revealer_set_transition_duration (GTK_REVEALER (revealer), 0);
+  }
 }
 
 void Info::print(const std::string &text) {
diff --git a/src/window.cc b/src/window.cc
index 6fe7c20..ac704c1 100644
--- a/src/window.cc
+++ b/src/window.cc
@@ -56,13 +56,16 @@ Window::Window() : notebook(Notebook::get()) {
   terminal_vbox.pack_end(info_and_status_hbox, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
   vpaned.pack2(terminal_vbox, true, true);
   
+#if GTKMM_MAJOR_VERSION>3 || (GTKMM_MAJOR_VERSION>=3 && GTKMM_MINOR_VERSION>=18)
   overlay_vbox.pack_start(Info::get(), Gtk::PACK_SHRINK, 20);
   overlay_hbox.pack_end(overlay_vbox, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK, 20);
-  
   overlay.add(vpaned);
   overlay.add_overlay(overlay_hbox);
   overlay.set_overlay_pass_through(overlay_hbox, true);
   add(overlay);
+#else
+  add(vpaned);
+#endif
   
   show_all_children();
   Info::get().hide();
diff --git a/src/window.h b/src/window.h
index 12c8d8b..3d42ae1 100644
--- a/src/window.h
+++ b/src/window.h
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ private:
   Gtk::HBox info_and_status_hbox;
   Gtk::VBox overlay_vbox;
   Gtk::HBox overlay_hbox;
+#if GTKMM_MAJOR_VERSION>3 || (GTKMM_MAJOR_VERSION>=3 && GTKMM_MINOR_VERSION>=18)
   Gtk::Overlay overlay;
+#endif
   Gtk::AboutDialog about;
   
   Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::CssProvider> css_provider;