diff --git a/examples/qvgviewer/MainWindow.cpp b/examples/qvgviewer/MainWindow.cpp
index f07c78b6..aca62300 100644
--- a/examples/qvgviewer/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/examples/qvgviewer/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -43,19 +43,18 @@ public:
         using namespace QskAspect;
 
         const QskAspect::Aspect aspectRole = QskGraphicLabel::Graphic | GraphicRole;
+        const int oldRole = graphicRole( aspectRole );
 
-        const QVariant oldRole = storedSkinHint( aspectRole );
-
-        QRgb rgb;
+        QColor color;
         if ( on )
         {
-            rgb = qRgb( 40, 40, 40 );
-            setFlagHint( aspectRole, Inverted );
+            color.setRgb( 40, 40, 40 );
+            setGraphicRole( aspectRole, Inverted );
         }
         else
         {
-            rgb = qRgb( 255, 228, 181 );
-            setFlagHint( aspectRole, Normal );
+            color.setRgb( 255, 228, 181 );
+            setGraphicRole( aspectRole, Normal );
         }
 
         const int duration = 500;
@@ -64,12 +63,12 @@ public:
         {
             const Aspect aspectColor = Control | Color | Background | edge;
 
-            const auto oldColor = storedSkinHint( aspectColor );
-            setColor( aspectColor, rgb );
-            startTransition( aspectColor, duration, oldColor, storedSkinHint( aspectColor ) );
+            const auto oldColor = effectiveHint( aspectColor );
+            setColor( aspectColor, color );
+            startTransition( aspectColor, duration, oldColor, color );
         }
 
-        startTransition( aspectRole, duration, oldRole, storedSkinHint( aspectRole ) );
+        startTransition( aspectRole, duration, oldRole, graphicRole( aspectRole ) );
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
index f85f46c7..2471c45e 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ QskColorFilter QskSkinnable::effectiveGraphicFilter(
 #if 1
     QskSkinHintStatus status;
 
-    const QVariant hint = storedSkinHint( aspect | skinState(), &status );
+    const QVariant hint = storedHint( aspect | skinState(), &status );
     if ( status.isValid() )
     {
         // we need to know about how the aspect gets resolved
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ QVariant QskSkinnable::effectiveHint(
     aspect.setSubControl( effectiveSubcontrol( aspect.subControl() ) );
 
     if ( aspect.isAnimator() )
-        return storedSkinHint( aspect, status );
+        return storedHint( aspect, status );
 
     const QVariant v = animatedValue( aspect, status );
     if ( v.isValid() )
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ QVariant QskSkinnable::effectiveHint(
     if ( aspect.state() == QskAspect::NoState )
         aspect = aspect | skinState();
 
-    return storedSkinHint( aspect, status );
+    return storedHint( aspect, status );
 }
 
 QskSkinHintStatus QskSkinnable::hintStatus( QskAspect::Aspect aspect ) const
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ void QskSkinnable::removeSkinHint( QskAspect::Aspect aspect )
         m_data->skinHints->erase( aspect );
 }
 
-const QVariant& QskSkinnable::storedSkinHint(
+const QVariant& QskSkinnable::storedHint(
     QskAspect::Aspect aspect, QskSkinHintStatus* status ) const
 {
     const auto skin = effectiveSkin();
@@ -722,15 +722,15 @@ void QskSkinnable::startTransition( QskAspect::Aspect aspect,
 void QskSkinnable::startTransition( QskAspect::Aspect aspect,
     QskAspect::State oldState, QskAspect::State newState )
 {
-    const auto animationHint = storedSkinHint( aspect ).value< QskAnimationHint >();
+    const auto animationHint = storedHint( aspect ).value< QskAnimationHint >();
     if ( animationHint.duration <= 0 )
         return;
 
     aspect.clearStates();
     aspect.setAnimator( false );
 
-    const auto from = storedSkinHint( aspect | oldState, nullptr );
-    const auto to = storedSkinHint( aspect | newState, nullptr );
+    const auto from = storedHint( aspect | oldState, nullptr );
+    const auto to = storedHint( aspect | newState, nullptr );
 
     startTransition( aspect, animationHint, from, to );
 }
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
index 92a6d5f9..7bba6127 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public:
 
     void removeSkinHint( QskAspect::Aspect );
 
-    const QVariant& storedSkinHint( QskAspect::Aspect, QskSkinHintStatus* = nullptr ) const;
+    QVariant effectiveHint( QskAspect::Aspect, QskSkinHintStatus* = nullptr ) const;
 
     QskSkinHintStatus hintStatus( QskAspect::Aspect ) const;
 
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ protected:
 
 private:
     void setSkinHint( QskAspect::Aspect, const QVariant& );
-    QVariant effectiveHint( QskAspect::Aspect, QskSkinHintStatus* = nullptr ) const;
 
     void startTransition( QskAspect::Aspect, QskAspect::State, QskAspect::State );
     QVariant animatedValue( QskAspect::Aspect, QskSkinHintStatus* ) const;
+    const QVariant& storedHint( QskAspect::Aspect, QskSkinHintStatus* = nullptr ) const;
 
     class PrivateData;
     std::unique_ptr< PrivateData > m_data;
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp b/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp
index 1905e0a1..6162f34f 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp
@@ -228,9 +228,10 @@ void QskSlider::updatePosition()
 
     if ( animation.duration > 0 )
     {
-        const QVariant hint = storedSkinHint( aspect );
+        const qreal oldPos = metric( aspect );
         setMetric( aspect, pos );
-        startTransition( aspect, animation, hint, QVariant( pos ) );
+
+        startTransition( aspect, animation, oldPos, pos );
     }
     else
     {