diff --git a/examples/boxes/main.cpp b/examples/boxes/main.cpp
index 9cacb1d6..aa21a6a8 100644
--- a/examples/boxes/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/boxes/main.cpp
@@ -420,8 +420,9 @@ static void addColoredBorderRectangles6( QskLinearBox* parent )
                                            { 0.7, Qt::white },
                                            { 1.0, Qt::black } } );
     QskGradient gradient3( Qt::green );
-    QskGradient gradient4( Qt::Vertical, Qt::magenta, Qt::cyan );
-    box->setBorderGradients( gradient3, gradient3, gradient3, gradient4 );
+    QskGradient gradient4( Qt::Vertical, Qt::red, Qt::blue );
+    box->setBorderGradients( gradient4, gradient3, gradient3, gradient3 );
+    qDebug() << "@@@ hint:" << gradient4.stops() << box->boxBorderColorsHint( QskBox::Panel ).gradientAt(Qt::LeftEdge).stops();
     box->setShape( 30, Qt::AbsoluteSize );
 }
 
@@ -501,10 +502,20 @@ int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
     SkinnyFont::init( &app );
     SkinnyShortcut::enable( SkinnyShortcut::Quit | SkinnyShortcut::DebugShortcuts );
 
-    auto* tabView = new TabView();
+    // ### remove:
+//    auto* tabView = new TabView();
+
+        auto* tab5 = new QskLinearBox( Qt::Horizontal, 5 );
+        tab5->setMargins( 20 );
+//        addColoredBorderRectangles1( tab5 );
+//        addColoredBorderRectangles2( tab5 );
+//        addColoredBorderRectangles3( tab5 );
+//        addColoredBorderRectangles4( tab5 );
+//        addColoredBorderRectangles5( tab5 );
+        addColoredBorderRectangles6( tab5 );
 
     QskWindow window;
-    window.addItem( tabView );
+    window.addItem( tab5 );
     window.resize( 600, 600 );
     window.show();
 
diff --git a/src/common/QskBoxBorderColors.cpp b/src/common/QskBoxBorderColors.cpp
index 4bee8c17..ad21f589 100644
--- a/src/common/QskBoxBorderColors.cpp
+++ b/src/common/QskBoxBorderColors.cpp
@@ -15,23 +15,26 @@ static void qskRegisterBoxBorderColors()
 
     QMetaType::registerConverter< QColor, QskBoxBorderColors >(
         []( const QColor& color ) { return QskBoxBorderColors( color ); } );
+
+    QMetaType::registerConverter< QskGradient, QskBoxBorderColors >(
+        []( const QskGradient& gradient ) { return QskBoxBorderColors( gradient ); } );
 }
 
 Q_CONSTRUCTOR_FUNCTION( qskRegisterBoxBorderColors )
 
-static inline void qskSetGradients( const QskGradient& c, QskGradient* colors )
+static inline void qskSetGradients( const QskGradient& c, QskGradient* gradients )
 {
-    colors[ 0 ] = colors[ 1 ] = colors[ 2 ] = colors[ 3 ] = c;
+    gradients[ 0 ] = gradients[ 1 ] = gradients[ 2 ] = gradients[ 3 ] = c;
 }
 
 static inline void qskSetGradients(
     const QskGradient& left, const QskGradient& top,
-    const QskGradient& right, const QskGradient& bottom, QskGradient* colors )
+    const QskGradient& right, const QskGradient& bottom, QskGradient* gradients )
 {
-    colors[ Qsk::Left ] = left;
-    colors[ Qsk::Top ] = top;
-    colors[ Qsk::Right ] = right;
-    colors[ Qsk::Bottom ] = bottom;
+    gradients[ Qsk::Left ] = left;
+    gradients[ Qsk::Top ] = top;
+    gradients[ Qsk::Right ] = right;
+    gradients[ Qsk::Bottom ] = bottom;
 }
 
 QskBoxBorderColors::QskBoxBorderColors()
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskBoxRendererEllipse.cpp b/src/nodes/QskBoxRendererEllipse.cpp
index b63b3cc8..b26b587b 100644
--- a/src/nodes/QskBoxRendererEllipse.cpp
+++ b/src/nodes/QskBoxRendererEllipse.cpp
@@ -621,10 +621,12 @@ namespace
                             c[ corner ].centerY - v.dy1( corner ),
                             c[ corner ].centerX - v.dx2( corner ),
                             c[ corner ].centerY - v.dy2( corner ),
-                            borderMapBL.colorAt( j ) );
-//                            Color( 255, 255, 0, 255 ) );
+//                            borderMapTL.colorAt( j ) );
+                            Color( 255, 0, 0, 255 ) );
                     }
 
+                    // ### maybe here check whether gradient isn't monochrome and add lines?
+
                     {
                         constexpr auto corner = TopRight;
 
@@ -644,8 +646,8 @@ namespace
                             c[ corner ].centerY + v.dy1( corner ),
                             c[ corner ].centerX - v.dx2( corner ),
                             c[ corner ].centerY + v.dy2( corner ),
-                            borderMapBL.colorAt( k ) );
-//                            Color( 255, 255, 0, 255 ) );
+//                            borderMapBL.colorAt( k ) );
+                            Color( 255, 255, 0, 255 ) );
                     }
 
                     {
@@ -1235,7 +1237,7 @@ void QskBoxRenderer::renderRectellipse( const QRectF& rect,
             + colorsInGradient( borderColors.gradient( Qsk::Right ) ) - 1
             + colorsInGradient( borderColors.gradient( Qsk::Bottom ) ) - 1;
 
-        qDebug() << "additional lines:" << additionalLines;
+        qDebug() << "additional lines:" << additionalLines << borderColors.gradientAt(Qt::LeftEdge).stops();
 
         borderLineCount += additionalLines;
     }