diff --git a/examples/demo/showcase/main.py b/examples/demo/showcase/main.py
index 2cf1ce540..db966fcc4 100644
--- a/examples/demo/showcase/main.py
+++ b/examples/demo/showcase/main.py
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class ShowcaseApp(App):
         return col
 
     def show_popup(self):
-        btnclose = Button(text='Close this popup', size_hint_y=None, height='50dp')
+        btnclose = Button(text='Close this popup', size_hint_y=None, height='50sp')
         content = BoxLayout(orientation='vertical')
         content.add_widget(Label(text='Hello world'))
         content.add_widget(btnclose)
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class ShowcaseApp(App):
                       auto_dismiss=False)
         btnclose.bind(on_release=popup.dismiss)
         button = Button(text='Open popup', size_hint=(None, None),
-                        size=('150dp', '70dp'))
+                        size=('150sp', '70dp'))
         button.bind(on_release=popup.open)
         popup.open()
         col = AnchorLayout()
diff --git a/examples/demo/showcase/showcase.kv b/examples/demo/showcase/showcase.kv
index 5fad80a20..a81cab496 100644
--- a/examples/demo/showcase/showcase.kv
+++ b/examples/demo/showcase/showcase.kv
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@
 
 [HSeparator@Label]:
     size_hint_y: None
-    height: 45
+    height: max(dp(45), self.texture_size[1] + dp(10))
     text: ctx.text if 'text' in ctx else ''
-    text_size: self.size
+    text_size: self.width, None
     valign: 'middle'
     halign: 'center'
     canvas.before:
@@ -258,18 +258,18 @@
             TextInput:
                 text: 'Monoline textinput'
                 size_hint_y: None
-                height: 30
+                height: sp(30)
 
             TextInput:
                 text: 'This is a password'
                 size_hint_y: None
-                height: 30
+                height: sp(30)
                 password: True
 
             TextInput:
                 text: 'Readonly textinput'
                 size_hint_y: None
-                height: 30
+                height: sp(30)
                 readonly: True
 
             TextInput:
diff --git a/kivy/data/style.kv b/kivy/data/style.kv
index 5354860c8..430d93503 100644
--- a/kivy/data/style.kv
+++ b/kivy/data/style.kv
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 
     orientation: 'horizontal'
     size_hint_y: None
-    height: 24
+    height: '24sp'
     # Don't allow expansion of the ../ node
     is_leaf: not ctx.isdir or ctx.name.endswith('..' + ctx.sep) or self.locked
     on_touch_down: self.collide_point(*args[1].pos) and ctx.controller().entry_touched(self, args[1])
@@ -260,12 +260,13 @@
     BoxLayout:
         pos: root.pos
         Label:
-            text_size: self.size
+			id: filename
+            text_size: self.width, None
             halign: 'left'
             shorten: True
             text: unicode(ctx.name)
         Label:
-            text_size: self.size
+            text_size: self.width, None
             size_hint_x: None
             halign: 'right'
             text: unicode(ctx.get_nice_size())
@@ -291,8 +292,8 @@
                 width: scrollview.width
                 size_hint_y: None
                 height: self.minimum_height
-                spacing: 10
-                padding: 10
+                spacing: '10dp'
+                padding: '10dp'
 
 [FileIconEntry@Widget]:
     locked: False
@@ -302,6 +303,7 @@
 
     on_touch_down: self.collide_point(*args[1].pos) and ctx.controller().entry_touched(self, args[1])
     on_touch_up: self.collide_point(*args[1].pos) and ctx.controller().entry_released(self, args[1])
+	size: '100dp', '100dp'
 
     canvas:
         Color:
@@ -313,22 +315,22 @@
             source: 'atlas://data/images/defaulttheme/filechooser_selected'
 
     Image:
-        size: 48, 48
+        size: '48dp', '48dp'
         source: 'atlas://data/images/defaulttheme/filechooser_%s' % ('folder' if ctx.isdir else 'file')
-        pos: root.x + 24, root.y + 40
+        pos: root.x + dp(24), root.y + dp(40)
     Label:
         text: unicode(ctx.name)
         text_size: (root.width, self.height)
         halign: 'center'
         shorten: True
-        size: 100, 16
-        pos: root.x, root.y + 16
+        size: '100dp', '16dp'
+        pos: root.x, root.y + dp(16)
 
     Label:
         text: unicode(ctx.get_nice_size())
         font_size: '11sp'
         color: .8, .8, .8, 1
-        size: 100, 16
+        size: '100dp', '16sp'
         pos: root.pos
         halign: 'center'
 
diff --git a/kivy/uix/accordion.py b/kivy/uix/accordion.py
index d2a003f4d..6f2c7f875 100644
--- a/kivy/uix/accordion.py
+++ b/kivy/uix/accordion.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class AccordionItem(FloatLayout):
     '''Link to the :attr:`Accordion.orientation` property.
     '''
 
-    min_space = NumericProperty(44)
+    min_space = NumericProperty('44dp')
     '''Link to the :attr:`Accordion.min_space` property.
     '''
 
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class Accordion(Widget):
     easing function.
     '''
 
-    min_space = NumericProperty(44)
+    min_space = NumericProperty('44dp')
     '''Minimum space to use for title of each item. This value is automatically
     set on each children, each time the layout happens.
 
diff --git a/kivy/uix/scrollview.py b/kivy/uix/scrollview.py
index 1df5a4c4d..30da4d5c7 100644
--- a/kivy/uix/scrollview.py
+++ b/kivy/uix/scrollview.py
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ class ScrollView(StencilView):
     [.7, .7, .7, .9].
     '''
 
-    bar_width = NumericProperty(2)
+    bar_width = NumericProperty('2dp')
     '''Width of the horizontal / vertical scroll bar. The width is interpreted
     as a height for the horizontal bar.