diff --git a/skins/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp b/skins/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp
index b6524ac2..f17b2dcd 100644
--- a/skins/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp
+++ b/skins/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ void Editor::setupPushButton()
 
     setShadowColor( Q::Panel, m_pal.shadow );
 
-    setAnimation( Q::Ripple | QskAspect::Color, qskDuration );
+    setAnimation( Q::Splash | QskAspect::Color, qskDuration );
 
 
     // elevated buttons:
@@ -675,7 +675,8 @@ void Editor::setupPushButton()
     setShadowMetrics( Q::Panel | M3::Elevated, m_pal.elevation1 );
     setColor( Q::Text | M3::Elevated, m_pal.primary );
     setGraphicRole( Q::Graphic | M3::Elevated, QskMaterial3Skin::GraphicRolePrimary );
-    setGradient( Q::Ripple | M3::Elevated, stateLayerColor( m_pal.primary, m_pal.pressedOpacity ) );
+    setGradient( Q::Splash | M3::Elevated,
+        stateLayerColor( m_pal.primary, m_pal.pressedOpacity ) );
 
     setGradient( Q::Panel | M3::Elevated | Q::Disabled, m_pal.onSurface12 );
     setShadowMetrics( Q::Panel | M3::Elevated | Q::Disabled, m_pal.elevation0 );
@@ -712,7 +713,7 @@ void Editor::setupPushButton()
 
     setGradient( Q::Panel | Q::Pressed, focusColor );
 
-    setGradient( Q::Ripple, stateLayerColor( m_pal.onPrimary, m_pal.hoverOpacity ) );
+    setGradient( Q::Splash, stateLayerColor( m_pal.onPrimary, m_pal.hoverOpacity ) );
 
     setColor( Q::Text, m_pal.onPrimary );
     setColor( Q::Text | Q::Disabled, m_pal.onSurface38 );
@@ -727,7 +728,7 @@ void Editor::setupPushButton()
     setShadowMetrics( Q::Panel | M3::Tonal, m_pal.elevation0 );
     setColor( Q::Text | M3::Tonal, m_pal.onSecondaryContainer );
     setGraphicRole( Q::Graphic | M3::Tonal, QskMaterial3Skin::GraphicRoleOnSecondaryContainer );
-    setGradient( Q::Ripple | M3::Tonal,
+    setGradient( Q::Splash | M3::Tonal,
         stateLayerColor( m_pal.onSecondaryContainer, m_pal.pressedOpacity ) );
 
     setGradient( Q::Panel | M3::Tonal | Q::Disabled, m_pal.onSurface12 );
@@ -755,9 +756,11 @@ void Editor::setupPushButton()
     setBoxBorderColors( Q::Panel | M3::Outlined, m_pal.outline );
     setBoxBorderMetrics( Q::Panel | M3::Outlined, 1_dp );
     setShadowMetrics( Q::Panel | M3::Outlined, m_pal.elevation0 );
+
     setColor( Q::Text | M3::Outlined, m_pal.primary );
     setGraphicRole( Q::Graphic | M3::Outlined, QskMaterial3Skin::GraphicRolePrimary );
-    setGradient( Q::Ripple | M3::Outlined, stateLayerColor( m_pal.outline, m_pal.pressedOpacity ) );
+    setGradient( Q::Splash | M3::Outlined,
+        stateLayerColor( m_pal.outline, m_pal.pressedOpacity ) );
 
     setBoxBorderColors( Q::Panel | M3::Outlined | Q::Disabled, m_pal.onSurface12 );
     setColor( Q::Text | M3::Outlined | Q::Disabled, m_pal.onSurface38 );
@@ -772,11 +775,13 @@ void Editor::setupPushButton()
     setGradient( Q::Panel | M3::Outlined | Q::Pressed, m_pal.primary12 );
 
 
-    // text buttons:
+    /*
+        text buttons:
 
-    // trick: Use a transparent color that changes between skins;
-    // otherwise we would fall back to the filled button color
-    // during skin change:
+        trick: Use a transparent color that changes between skins;
+        otherwise we would fall back to the filled button color
+        during skin change:
+     */
     QColor c( m_pal.background );
     c.setAlpha( 255 );
     setGradient( Q::Panel | M3::Text, c );
@@ -784,7 +789,8 @@ void Editor::setupPushButton()
     setShadowMetrics( Q::Panel | M3::Text, m_pal.elevation0 );
     setColor( Q::Text | M3::Text, m_pal.primary );
     setGraphicRole( Q::Graphic | M3::Text, QskMaterial3Skin::GraphicRolePrimary );
-    setGradient( Q::Ripple | M3::Text, stateLayerColor( m_pal.primary, m_pal.pressedOpacity ) );
+    setGradient( Q::Splash | M3::Text,
+        stateLayerColor( m_pal.primary, m_pal.pressedOpacity ) );
 
     setColor( Q::Text | M3::Text | Q::Disabled, m_pal.onSurface38 );
     setGraphicRole( Q::Graphic | M3::Text | Q::Disabled, QskMaterial3Skin::GraphicRoleOnSurface38 );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskComboBox.cpp b/src/controls/QskComboBox.cpp
index ea8eca36..dcecbc5f 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskComboBox.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskComboBox.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskComboBox, Panel )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskComboBox, Graphic )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskComboBox, Text )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskComboBox, OpenMenuGraphic )
-QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskComboBox, Ripple )
+QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskComboBox, Splash )
 
 QSK_SYSTEM_STATE( QskComboBox, Pressed, QskAspect::FirstSystemState << 1 )
 QSK_SYSTEM_STATE( QskComboBox, PopupOpen, QskAspect::FirstSystemState << 2 )
diff --git a/src/controls/QskComboBox.h b/src/controls/QskComboBox.h
index 5a168a74..1b823c95 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskComboBox.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskComboBox.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskComboBox : public QskControl
     using Inherited = QskControl;
 
   public:
-    QSK_SUBCONTROLS( Panel, Graphic, Text, OpenMenuGraphic, Ripple )
+    QSK_SUBCONTROLS( Panel, Graphic, Text, OpenMenuGraphic, Splash )
     QSK_STATES( Pressed, PopupOpen )
 
     QskComboBox( QQuickItem* parent = nullptr );
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskComboBox : public QskControl
     virtual void closePopup();
 
     void click();
-    void setCurrentIndex( int index );
+    void setCurrentIndex( int );
 
   Q_SIGNALS:
     void currentIndexChanged( int );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskComboBoxSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskComboBoxSkinlet.cpp
index a2c9cd6d..3b353969 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskComboBoxSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskComboBoxSkinlet.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace
 QskComboBoxSkinlet::QskComboBoxSkinlet( QskSkin* skin )
     : Inherited( skin )
 {
-    setNodeRoles( { PanelRole, GraphicRole, TextRole, OpenMenuGraphicRole, RippleRole } );
+    setNodeRoles( { PanelRole, SplashRole, GraphicRole, TextRole, OpenMenuGraphicRole } );
 }
 
 QskComboBoxSkinlet::~QskComboBoxSkinlet() = default;
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ QRectF QskComboBoxSkinlet::subControlRect( const QskSkinnable* skinnable,
 
     const auto* box = static_cast< const QskComboBox* >( skinnable );
 
+    if ( subControl == Q::Panel )
+        return contentsRect;
+
+    if ( subControl == Q::Splash )
+        return splashRect( box, contentsRect );
+
     if ( subControl == Q::Text || subControl == Q::Graphic )
     {
         const auto r = box->subControlContentsRect( contentsRect, Q::Panel );
@@ -97,16 +103,6 @@ QRectF QskComboBoxSkinlet::subControlRect( const QskSkinnable* skinnable,
         return rect;
     }
 
-    if ( subControl == Q::Panel )
-    {
-        return contentsRect;
-    }
-
-    if ( subControl == Q::Ripple )
-    {
-        return rippleRect( box, contentsRect );
-    }
-
     return Inherited::subControlRect( skinnable, contentsRect, subControl );
 }
 
@@ -115,54 +111,56 @@ QSGNode* QskComboBoxSkinlet::updateSubNode(
 {
     using Q = QskComboBox;
 
-    const auto bar = static_cast< const QskComboBox* >( skinnable );
+    const auto box = static_cast< const QskComboBox* >( skinnable );
 
     switch ( nodeRole )
     {
         case PanelRole:
         {
-            return updateBoxNode( bar, node, Q::Panel );
+            return updateBoxNode( box, node, Q::Panel );
         }
 
         case GraphicRole:
         {
-            return updateGraphicNode( bar, node, bar->graphic(), Q::Graphic );
+            return updateGraphicNode( box, node, box->graphic(), Q::Graphic );
         }
 
         case TextRole:
         {
-            return updateTextNode( bar, node );
+            return updateTextNode( box, node );
         }
 
         case OpenMenuGraphicRole:
         {
-            const auto symbol = bar->isPopupOpen() ? QskStandardSymbol::ComboBoxSymbolPopupOpen
-                                                  : QskStandardSymbol::ComboBoxSymbolPopupClosed;
-            const auto graphic = bar->effectiveSkin()->symbol( symbol );
-            return updateGraphicNode( bar, node, graphic, Q::OpenMenuGraphic );
+            const auto symbol = box->isPopupOpen()
+                ? QskStandardSymbol::ComboBoxSymbolPopupOpen
+                : QskStandardSymbol::ComboBoxSymbolPopupClosed;
+
+            const auto graphic = box->effectiveSkin()->symbol( symbol );
+            return updateGraphicNode( box, node, graphic, Q::OpenMenuGraphic );
         }
     }
 
     return Inherited::updateSubNode( skinnable, nodeRole, node );
 }
 
-QRectF QskComboBoxSkinlet::rippleRect(
-    const QskComboBox* bar, const QRectF& contentsRect ) const
+QRectF QskComboBoxSkinlet::splashRect(
+    const QskComboBox* box, const QRectF& contentsRect ) const
 {
     using Q = QskComboBox;
 
     QRectF rect;
 
-    const auto ratio = bar->metric( Q::Ripple | QskAspect::Size );
+    const auto ratio = box->metric( Q::Splash | QskAspect::Size );
     if ( ratio > 0.0 )
     {
-        const auto pos = bar->effectiveSkinHint(
-            Q::Ripple | QskAspect::Metric | QskAspect::Position ).toPointF();
+        rect = subControlRect( box, contentsRect, Q::Panel );
 
-        const auto panelRect = subControlRect( bar, contentsRect, Q::Panel );
+        const auto pos = box->positionHint( Q::Splash );
+        const qreal w = 2.0 * rect.width() * ratio;
 
-        rect.setSize( 2.0 * panelRect.size() * ratio );
-        rect.moveCenter( pos );
+        rect.setX( pos - 0.5 * w ); 
+        rect.setWidth( w );
     }
 
     return rect;
@@ -185,27 +183,27 @@ QSGNode* QskComboBoxSkinlet::updateTextNode(
         alignment, box->text(), Q::Text );
 }
 
-QSGNode* QskComboBoxSkinlet::updateRippleNode(
-    const QskComboBox* button, QSGNode* node ) const
+QSGNode* QskComboBoxSkinlet::updateSplashNode(
+    const QskComboBox* box, QSGNode* node ) const
 {
     using Q = QskComboBox;
 
-    const auto rippleRect = button->subControlRect( Q::Ripple );
-    if ( rippleRect.isEmpty() )
+    const auto splashRect = box->subControlRect( Q::Splash );
+    if ( splashRect.isEmpty() )
         return nullptr;
 
-    auto clipNode = updateBoxClipNode( button, node,
-        button->subControlRect( Q::Panel ), Q::Panel );
+    auto clipNode = updateBoxClipNode( box, node,
+        box->subControlRect( Q::Panel ), Q::Panel );
 
     if ( clipNode )
     {
-        auto boxNode = QskSGNode::findChildNode( clipNode, RippleRole );
-        boxNode = updateBoxNode( button, boxNode, rippleRect, Q::Ripple );
+        auto boxNode = QskSGNode::findChildNode( clipNode, SplashRole );
+        boxNode = updateBoxNode( box, boxNode, splashRect, Q::Splash );
 
         if ( boxNode == nullptr )
             return nullptr;
 
-        QskSGNode::setNodeRole( boxNode, RippleRole );
+        QskSGNode::setNodeRole( boxNode, SplashRole );
         if ( boxNode->parent() != clipNode )
             clipNode->appendChildNode( boxNode );
     }
diff --git a/src/controls/QskComboBoxSkinlet.h b/src/controls/QskComboBoxSkinlet.h
index dbf25c67..efcafa52 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskComboBoxSkinlet.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskComboBoxSkinlet.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskComboBoxSkinlet : public QskSkinlet
         GraphicRole,
         TextRole,
         OpenMenuGraphicRole,
-        RippleRole,
+        SplashRole,
 
         RoleCount
     };
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskComboBoxSkinlet : public QskSkinlet
         quint8 nodeRole, QSGNode* ) const override;
 
   private:
-    QRectF rippleRect( const QskComboBox*, const QRectF& ) const;
+    QRectF splashRect( const QskComboBox*, const QRectF& ) const;
 
     QSGNode* updateTextNode( const QskComboBox*, QSGNode* ) const;
-    QSGNode* updateRippleNode( const QskComboBox*, QSGNode* ) const;
+    QSGNode* updateSplashNode( const QskComboBox*, QSGNode* ) const;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/controls/QskPushButton.cpp b/src/controls/QskPushButton.cpp
index 6b99dc68..fe69521c 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskPushButton.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskPushButton.cpp
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 #include "QskSkin.h"
 #include "QskSkinlet.h"
 #include "QskTextOptions.h"
+#include "QskEvent.h"
 
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskPushButton, Panel )
-QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskPushButton, Ripple )
+QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskPushButton, Splash )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskPushButton, Text )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskPushButton, Graphic )
 
@@ -304,11 +305,11 @@ void QskPushButton::mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent* event )
 
     using A = QskAspect;
 
-    const auto hint = animationHint( Ripple | A::Color );
+    const auto hint = animationHint( Splash | A::Color );
     if( hint.isValid() )
     {
-        setSkinHint( Ripple | A::Metric | A::Position, event->pos() );
-        startTransition( Ripple | A::Metric | A::Size, hint, 0.0, 1.0 );
+        setPositionHint( Splash, qskMousePosition( event ).x() );
+        startTransition( Splash | A::Metric | A::Size, hint, 0.0, 1.0 );
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/controls/QskPushButton.h b/src/controls/QskPushButton.h
index b59fc231..e1322d21 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskPushButton.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskPushButton.h
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskPushButton : public QskAbstractButton
     using Inherited = QskAbstractButton;
 
   public:
-    QSK_SUBCONTROLS( Panel, Ripple, Text, Graphic )
+    QSK_SUBCONTROLS( Panel, Splash, Text, Graphic )
 
     enum Emphasis
     {
-        VeryLowEmphasis = -2,
-        LowEmphasis = -1,
-        NoEmphasis = 0,
-        HighEmphasis = 1,
+        VeryLowEmphasis  = -2,
+        LowEmphasis      = -1,
+        NoEmphasis       = 0,
+        HighEmphasis     = 1,
         VeryHighEmphasis = 2
     };
     Q_ENUM( Emphasis )
diff --git a/src/controls/QskPushButtonSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskPushButtonSkinlet.cpp
index d97da955..c31141ee 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskPushButtonSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskPushButtonSkinlet.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace
 QskPushButtonSkinlet::QskPushButtonSkinlet( QskSkin* skin )
     : Inherited( skin )
 {
-    setNodeRoles( { PanelRole, RippleRole, GraphicRole, TextRole } );
+    setNodeRoles( { PanelRole, SplashRole, GraphicRole, TextRole } );
 }
 
 QskPushButtonSkinlet::~QskPushButtonSkinlet() = default;
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ QRectF QskPushButtonSkinlet::subControlRect( const QskSkinnable* skinnable,
 
     const auto button = static_cast< const QskPushButton* >( skinnable );
 
+    if ( subControl == Q::Panel )
+        return contentsRect;
+
+    if ( subControl == Q::Splash )
+        return splashRect( button, contentsRect );
+
     if ( ( subControl == Q::Text ) || ( subControl == Q::Graphic ) )
     {
         const auto r = button->subControlContentsRect( contentsRect, Q::Panel );
@@ -78,16 +84,6 @@ QRectF QskPushButtonSkinlet::subControlRect( const QskSkinnable* skinnable,
         return layoutEngine.subControlRect( subControl );
     }
 
-    if ( subControl == Q::Panel )
-    {
-        return contentsRect;
-    }
-
-    if ( subControl == Q::Ripple )
-    {
-        return rippleRect( button, contentsRect );
-    }
-
     return Inherited::subControlRect( skinnable, contentsRect, subControl );
 }
 
@@ -101,46 +97,38 @@ QSGNode* QskPushButtonSkinlet::updateSubNode(
     switch ( nodeRole )
     {
         case PanelRole:
-        {
             return updateBoxNode( button, node, Q::Panel );
-        }
 
-        case RippleRole:
-        {
-            return updateRippleNode( button, node );
-        }
+        case SplashRole:
+            return updateSplashNode( button, node );
 
         case TextRole:
-        {
             return updateTextNode( button, node );
-        }
 
         case GraphicRole:
-        {
             return updateGraphicNode( button, node, button->graphic(), Q::Graphic );
-        }
     }
 
     return Inherited::updateSubNode( skinnable, nodeRole, node );
 }
 
-QRectF QskPushButtonSkinlet::rippleRect(
+QRectF QskPushButtonSkinlet::splashRect(
     const QskPushButton* button, const QRectF& contentsRect ) const
 {
     using Q = QskPushButton;
 
     QRectF rect;
 
-    const auto ratio = button->metric( Q::Ripple | QskAspect::Size );
+    const auto ratio = button->metric( Q::Splash | QskAspect::Size );
     if ( ratio > 0.0 )
     {
-        const auto pos = button->effectiveSkinHint(
-            Q::Ripple | QskAspect::Metric | QskAspect::Position ).toPointF();
+        rect = subControlRect( button, contentsRect, Q::Panel );
 
-        const auto panelRect = subControlRect( button, contentsRect, Q::Panel );
+        const auto pos = button->positionHint( Q::Splash );
+        const qreal w = 2.0 * rect.width() * ratio;
 
-        rect.setSize( { 2.0 * panelRect.width() * ratio, panelRect.height() * 2.0 } );
-        rect.moveCenter( pos );
+        rect.setX( pos - 0.5 * w );
+        rect.setWidth( w );
     }
 
     return rect;
@@ -163,13 +151,13 @@ QSGNode* QskPushButtonSkinlet::updateTextNode(
         alignment, button->text(), Q::Text );
 }
 
-QSGNode* QskPushButtonSkinlet::updateRippleNode(
+QSGNode* QskPushButtonSkinlet::updateSplashNode(
     const QskPushButton* button, QSGNode* node ) const
 {
     using Q = QskPushButton;
 
-    const auto rippleRect = button->subControlRect( Q::Ripple );
-    if ( rippleRect.isEmpty() )
+    const auto splashRect = button->subControlRect( Q::Splash );
+    if ( splashRect.isEmpty() )
         return nullptr;
 
     auto clipNode = updateBoxClipNode( button, node,
@@ -177,13 +165,13 @@ QSGNode* QskPushButtonSkinlet::updateRippleNode(
 
     if ( clipNode )
     {
-        auto boxNode = QskSGNode::findChildNode( clipNode, RippleRole );
-        boxNode = updateBoxNode( button, boxNode, rippleRect, Q::Ripple );
+        auto boxNode = QskSGNode::findChildNode( clipNode, SplashRole );
+        boxNode = updateBoxNode( button, boxNode, splashRect, Q::Splash );
 
         if ( boxNode == nullptr )
             return nullptr;
 
-        QskSGNode::setNodeRole( boxNode, RippleRole );
+        QskSGNode::setNodeRole( boxNode, SplashRole );
         if ( boxNode->parent() != clipNode )
             clipNode->appendChildNode( boxNode );
     }
diff --git a/src/controls/QskPushButtonSkinlet.h b/src/controls/QskPushButtonSkinlet.h
index 722b225e..dd130dc3 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskPushButtonSkinlet.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskPushButtonSkinlet.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskPushButtonSkinlet : public QskSkinlet
     enum NodeRole
     {
         PanelRole,
-        RippleRole,
+        SplashRole,
         TextRole,
         GraphicRole,
 
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskPushButtonSkinlet : public QskSkinlet
         quint8 nodeRole, QSGNode* ) const override;
 
   private:
-    QRectF rippleRect( const QskPushButton*, const QRectF& ) const;
+    QRectF splashRect( const QskPushButton*, const QRectF& ) const;
 
     QSGNode* updateTextNode( const QskPushButton*, QSGNode* ) const;
-    QSGNode* updateRippleNode( const QskPushButton*, QSGNode* ) const;
+    QSGNode* updateSplashNode( const QskPushButton*, QSGNode* ) const;
 };
 
 #endif