diff --git a/src/common/KReportItemLine.h b/src/common/KReportItemLine.h
--- a/src/common/KReportItemLine.h
+++ b/src/common/KReportItemLine.h
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
     KProperty *m_lineStyle;
 
     KReportLineStyle lineStyle() const;
-    int weight() const;
-    void setWeight(int w);
+    qreal weight() const;
+    void setWeight(qreal w);
 
 private:
     virtual void createProperties();
diff --git a/src/common/KReportItemLine.cpp b/src/common/KReportItemLine.cpp
--- a/src/common/KReportItemLine.cpp
+++ b/src/common/KReportItemLine.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
             if (parseReportLineStyleData(node.toElement(), &ls)) {
                 m_lineWeight->setValue(ls.width());
                 m_lineColor->setValue(ls.color());
-                m_lineStyle->setValue(int(ls.penStyle()));
+                m_lineStyle->setValue(static_cast<int>(ls.penStyle()));
             }
         } else {
             kreportWarning() << "while parsing line element encountered unknown element: " << n;
@@ -72,9 +72,11 @@
 {
     m_set = new KPropertySet;
 
-    m_lineWeight = new KProperty("line-weight", 1, tr("Line Weight"));
+    m_lineWeight = new KProperty("line-weight", 1.0, tr("Line Weight"));
+    m_lineWeight->setOption("step", 1.0);
+
     m_lineColor = new KProperty("line-color", QColor(Qt::black), tr("Line Color"));
-    m_lineStyle = new KProperty("line-style", (int)Qt::SolidLine, tr("Line Style"), tr("Line Style"), KProperty::LineStyle);
+    m_lineStyle = new KProperty("line-style", static_cast<int>(Qt::SolidLine), tr("Line Style"), tr("Line Style"), KProperty::LineStyle);
     m_start.setName(QLatin1String("Start"));
     m_end.setName(QLatin1String("End"));
 
@@ -89,18 +91,18 @@
 KReportLineStyle KReportItemLine::lineStyle() const
 {
     KReportLineStyle ls;
-    ls.setWidth(m_lineWeight->value().toInt());
+    ls.setWidth(m_lineWeight->value().toReal());
     ls.setColor(m_lineColor->value().value<QColor>());
     ls.setPenStyle((Qt::PenStyle)m_lineStyle->value().toInt());
     return ls;
 }
 
-int KReportItemLine::weight() const
+qreal KReportItemLine::weight() const
 {
-    return m_lineWeight->value().toInt();
+    return m_lineWeight->value().toReal();
 }
 
-void KReportItemLine::setWeight(int w)
+void KReportItemLine::setWeight(qreal w)
 {
     m_lineWeight->setValue(w);
 }
diff --git a/src/common/KReportUtils.cpp b/src/common/KReportUtils.cpp
--- a/src/common/KReportUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/common/KReportUtils.cpp
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
     Q_ASSERT(ls);
     if (elemSource.tagName() == QLatin1String("report:line-style")) {
         ls->setColor(QColor(elemSource.attribute(QLatin1String("report:line-color"), QLatin1String("#ffffff"))));
-        ls->setWidth(elemSource.attribute(QLatin1String("report:line-weight"), QLatin1String("0")).toInt());
+        ls->setWidth(elemSource.attribute(QLatin1String("report:line-weight"), QLatin1String("0.0")).toDouble());
 
         QString l = elemSource.attribute(QLatin1String("report:line-style"), QLatin1String("nopen"));
         if (l == QLatin1String("nopen")) {
diff --git a/src/items/check/KReportItemCheck.cpp b/src/items/check/KReportItemCheck.cpp
--- a/src/items/check/KReportItemCheck.cpp
+++ b/src/items/check/KReportItemCheck.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
             if (parseReportLineStyleData(node.toElement(), &ls)) {
                 m_lineWeight->setValue(ls.width());
                 m_lineColor->setValue(ls.color());
-                m_lineStyle->setValue(QPen(ls.penStyle()));
+                m_lineStyle->setValue(static_cast<int>(ls.penStyle()));
             }
         } else {
             kreportpluginWarning() << "while parsing check element encountered unknown element: " << n;
@@ -86,9 +86,10 @@
 
     m_foregroundColor = new KProperty("foreground-color", QColor(Qt::black), tr("Foreground Color"));
 
-    m_lineWeight = new KProperty("line-weight", 1, tr("Line Weight"));
+    m_lineWeight = new KProperty("line-weight", 1.0, tr("Line Weight"));
+    m_lineWeight->setOption("step", 1.0);
     m_lineColor = new KProperty("line-color", QColor(Qt::black), tr("Line Color"));
-    m_lineStyle = new KProperty("line-style", QPen(Qt::SolidLine), tr("Line Style"), tr("Line Style"), KProperty::LineStyle);
+    m_lineStyle = new KProperty("line-style", static_cast<int>(Qt::SolidLine), tr("Line Style"), tr("Line Style"), KProperty::LineStyle);
     m_staticValue = new KProperty("value", QVariant(false), tr("Value"), tr("Value used if not bound to a field"));
 
     addDefaultProperties();
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@
 KReportLineStyle KReportItemCheckBox::lineStyle()
 {
     KReportLineStyle ls;
-    ls.setWidth(m_lineWeight->value().toInt());
+    ls.setWidth(m_lineWeight->value().toReal());
     ls.setColor(m_lineColor->value().value<QColor>());
     ls.setPenStyle((Qt::PenStyle)m_lineStyle->value().toInt());
     return ls;
diff --git a/src/items/field/KReportItemField.cpp b/src/items/field/KReportItemField.cpp
--- a/src/items/field/KReportItemField.cpp
+++ b/src/items/field/KReportItemField.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
             if (parseReportLineStyleData(node.toElement(), &ls)) {
                 m_lineWeight->setValue(ls.width());
                 m_lineColor->setValue(ls.color());
-                m_lineStyle->setValue(QPen(ls.penStyle()));
+                m_lineStyle->setValue(static_cast<int>(ls.penStyle()));
             }
         } else {
             kreportpluginWarning() << "while parsing field element encountered unknown element: " << n;
@@ -115,9 +115,10 @@
     m_backgroundOpacity->setOption("min", 0);
     m_backgroundOpacity->setOption("unit", QLatin1String("%"));
 
-    m_lineWeight = new KProperty("line-weight", 1, tr("Line Weight"));
+    m_lineWeight = new KProperty("line-weight", 1.0, tr("Line Weight"));
+    m_lineWeight->setOption("step", 1.0);
     m_lineColor = new KProperty("line-color", QColor(Qt::black), tr("Line Color"));
-    m_lineStyle = new KProperty("line-style", QPen(Qt::NoPen), tr("Line Style"), tr("Line Style"), KProperty::LineStyle);
+    m_lineStyle = new KProperty("line-style", static_cast<int>(Qt::NoPen), tr("Line Style"), tr("Line Style"), KProperty::LineStyle);
 
     m_wordWrap = new KProperty("word-wrap", QVariant(false), tr("Word Wrap"));
     m_canGrow = new KProperty("can-grow", QVariant(false), tr("Can Grow"));
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@
 KReportLineStyle KReportItemField::lineStyle() const
 {
     KReportLineStyle ls;
-    ls.setWidth(m_lineWeight->value().toInt());
+    ls.setWidth(m_lineWeight->value().toReal());
     ls.setColor(m_lineColor->value().value<QColor>());
     ls.setPenStyle((Qt::PenStyle)m_lineStyle->value().toInt());
     return ls;
diff --git a/src/items/label/KReportItemLabel.cpp b/src/items/label/KReportItemLabel.cpp
--- a/src/items/label/KReportItemLabel.cpp
+++ b/src/items/label/KReportItemLabel.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
             if (parseReportLineStyleData(node.toElement(), &ls)) {
                 m_lineWeight->setValue(ls.width());
                 m_lineColor->setValue(ls.color());
-                m_lineStyle->setValue(QPen(ls.penStyle()));
+                m_lineStyle->setValue(static_cast<int>(ls.penStyle()));
             }
         } else {
             kreportpluginWarning() << "while parsing label element encountered unknown element: " << n;
@@ -113,9 +113,10 @@
     m_backgroundOpacity->setOption("min", 0);
     m_backgroundOpacity->setOption("unit", QLatin1String("%"));
 
-    m_lineWeight = new KProperty("line-weight", 1, tr("Line Weight"));
+    m_lineWeight = new KProperty("line-weight", 1.0, tr("Line Weight"));
+    m_lineWeight->setOption("step", 1.0);
     m_lineColor = new KProperty("line-color", QColor(Qt::black), tr("Line Color"));
-    m_lineStyle = new KProperty("line-style", QPen(Qt::NoPen), tr("Line Style"), tr("Line Style"), KProperty::LineStyle);
+    m_lineStyle = new KProperty("line-style", static_cast<int>(Qt::NoPen), tr("Line Style"), tr("Line Style"), KProperty::LineStyle);
 
     addDefaultProperties();
     m_set->addProperty(m_text);
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@
 KReportLineStyle KReportItemLabel::lineStyle() const
 {
     KReportLineStyle ls;
-    ls.setWidth(m_lineWeight->value().toInt());
+    ls.setWidth(m_lineWeight->value().toReal());
     ls.setColor(m_lineColor->value().value<QColor>());
     ls.setPenStyle((Qt::PenStyle)m_lineStyle->value().toInt());
     return ls;
diff --git a/src/items/text/KReportItemText.cpp b/src/items/text/KReportItemText.cpp
--- a/src/items/text/KReportItemText.cpp
+++ b/src/items/text/KReportItemText.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
             if (parseReportLineStyleData(node.toElement(), &ls)) {
                 m_lineWeight->setValue(ls.width());
                 m_lineColor->setValue(ls.color());
-                m_lineStyle->setValue(QPen(ls.penStyle()));
+                m_lineStyle->setValue(static_cast<int>(ls.penStyle()));
             }
         } else {
             kreportpluginWarning() << "while parsing field element encountered unknown element: " << n;
@@ -132,9 +132,10 @@
     m_backgroundColor = new KProperty("background-color", QColor(Qt::white), tr("Background Color"));
     m_foregroundColor = new KProperty("foreground-color", QColor(Qt::black), tr("Foreground Color"));
 
-    m_lineWeight = new KProperty("line-weight", 1, tr("Line Weight"));
+    m_lineWeight = new KProperty("line-weight", 1.0, tr("Line Weight"));
+    m_lineWeight->setOption("step", 1.0);
     m_lineColor = new KProperty("line-color", QColor(Qt::black), tr("Line Color"));
-    m_lineStyle = new KProperty("line-style", QPen(Qt::NoPen), tr("Line Style"), tr("Line Style"), KProperty::LineStyle);
+    m_lineStyle = new KProperty("line-style", static_cast<int>(Qt::NoPen), tr("Line Style"), tr("Line Style"), KProperty::LineStyle);
     m_backgroundOpacity = new KProperty("background-opacity", QVariant(0), tr("Background Opacity"));
     m_backgroundOpacity->setOption("max", 100);
     m_backgroundOpacity->setOption("min", 0);
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@
 KReportLineStyle KReportItemText::lineStyle() const
 {
     KReportLineStyle ls;
-    ls.setWidth(m_lineWeight->value().toInt());
+    ls.setWidth(m_lineWeight->value().toReal());
     ls.setColor(m_lineColor->value().value<QColor>());
     ls.setPenStyle((Qt::PenStyle)m_lineStyle->value().toInt());
     return ls;