diff --git a/examples/automotive/SkinFactory.cpp b/examples/automotive/SkinFactory.cpp
index 70fafae1..b438d6d6 100644
--- a/examples/automotive/SkinFactory.cpp
+++ b/examples/automotive/SkinFactory.cpp
@@ -73,14 +73,12 @@ namespace
                 setGradient( Q::NeedleHead, color2 );
                 setBoxBorderColors( Q::NeedleHead, color4 );
 
-                setMetric( Q::Needle | MinimumWidth, 4 );
+                setMetric( Q::Needle | Size, 4 );
                 setMetric( Q::Needle | Margin, 15 );
                 setColor( Q::Needle, color4 );
 
-                // margins between numbers and ticks:
-                setMargin( Q::Labels, 3 );
-                setMetric( Q::Labels | MinimumWidth, 3 );
-                setMetric( Q::Labels | Size, 25 ); // ticks size
+                setSpacing( Q::Labels, 3 );
+                setStrutSize( Q::Labels, 3, 25 );
                 setColor( Q::Labels, color4 );
                 setFontRole( Q::Labels, QskSkin::SmallFont );
             }
@@ -124,14 +122,12 @@ namespace
                     QskGradient( QskGradient::Diagonal, color2, color1 ) );
                 // setBoxBorderColors( Q::NeedleHead, color4 );
 
-                setMetric( Q::Needle | MinimumWidth, 2 );
+                setMetric( Q::Needle | Size, 2 );
                 setMetric( Q::Needle | Margin, 10 );
                 setColor( Q::Needle, color2 );
 
-                // margins between numbers and ticks:
-                setMargin( Q::Labels, 4 );
-                setMetric( Q::Labels | MinimumWidth, 2 );
-                setMetric( Q::Labels | Size, 15 ); // ticks size
+                setSpacing( Q::Labels, 4 );
+                setStrutSize( Q::Labels, 2, 15 );
                 setColor( Q::Labels, color4 );
                 setFontRole( Q::Labels, QskSkin::SmallFont );
             }
diff --git a/examples/automotive/SpeedometerSkinlet.cpp b/examples/automotive/SpeedometerSkinlet.cpp
index 032369bf..9f92c8c1 100644
--- a/examples/automotive/SpeedometerSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/examples/automotive/SpeedometerSkinlet.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ QSGNode* SpeedometerSkinlet::updateLabelsNode(
         ticksNode = new TicksNode();
     }
 
-    QColor color = speedometer->color( Q::Labels );
+    const auto color = speedometer->color( Q::Labels );
     ticksNode->setColor( color );
 
     const auto startAngle = speedometer->minimum();
@@ -156,27 +156,28 @@ QSGNode* SpeedometerSkinlet::updateLabelsNode(
     QPointF center = QPointF( panelRect.x() + panelRect.width() / 2,
         panelRect.y() + panelRect.height() / 2 );
 
-    auto radius = static_cast< float >( panelRect.width() / 2 );
+    const auto radius = static_cast< float >( panelRect.width() / 2 );
 
-    const auto numbersMargins = speedometer->marginHint( Q::Labels );
+    const auto spacing = speedometer->spacingHint( Q::Labels );
     QFontMetricsF fontMetrics( speedometer->effectiveFont( Q::Labels ) );
 
     auto angle = startAngle;
-    qreal length = speedometer->metric( Q::Labels | Size );
     const auto labels = speedometer->labels();
 
+    const auto tickSize = speedometer->strutSizeHint( Q::Labels );
+    const auto needleRadius = radius - tickSize.height();
+
     // Create a series of tickmarks from minimum to maximum
     for ( int i = 0; i < labelsCount; ++i, angle += step )
     {
-        qreal cosine = qCos( qDegreesToRadians( angle ) );
-        qreal sine = qSin( qDegreesToRadians( angle ) );
+        const qreal cos = qFastCos( qDegreesToRadians( angle ) );
+        const qreal sin = qFastSin( qDegreesToRadians( angle ) );
 
-        auto xStart = center.x() + radius * cosine;
-        auto yStart = center.y() + radius * sine;
+        const auto xStart = center.x() + radius * cos;
+        const auto yStart = center.y() + radius * sin;
 
-        // ### skin hint for each of highlighted / normal marks
-        auto xEnd = center.x() + ( radius - length ) * cosine;
-        auto yEnd = center.y() + ( radius - length ) * sine;
+        const auto xEnd = center.x() + needleRadius * cos;
+        const auto yEnd = center.y() + needleRadius * sin;
 
         vertexData[ 0 ].set( xStart, yStart );
         vertexData[ 1 ].set( xEnd, yEnd );
@@ -188,13 +189,13 @@ QSGNode* SpeedometerSkinlet::updateLabelsNode(
         {
             const QString& text = labels.at( i );
 
-            auto w = qskHorizontalAdvance( fontMetrics, text );
-            auto h = fontMetrics.height();
-            auto adjustX = ( -0.5 * cosine - 0.5 ) * w;
-            auto adjustY = ( -0.5 * sine - 0.5 ) * h;
+            const auto w = qskHorizontalAdvance( fontMetrics, text );
+            const auto h = fontMetrics.height();
+            const auto adjustX = ( -0.5 * cos - 0.5 ) * w;
+            const auto adjustY = ( -0.5 * sin - 0.5 ) * h;
 
-            auto numbersX = xEnd + ( -1 * numbersMargins.left() * cosine ) + adjustX;
-            auto numbersY = yEnd + ( -1 * numbersMargins.top() * sine ) + adjustY;
+            const auto numbersX = xEnd - ( spacing * cos ) + adjustX;
+            const auto numbersY = yEnd - ( spacing * sin ) + adjustY;
 
             QRectF numbersRect( numbersX, numbersY, w, h );
 
@@ -221,8 +222,7 @@ QSGNode* SpeedometerSkinlet::updateLabelsNode(
         }
     }
 
-    auto lineWidth = speedometer->metric( Q::Labels | MinimumWidth );
-    geometry->setLineWidth( lineWidth );
+    geometry->setLineWidth( tickSize.width() );
     geometry->markVertexDataDirty();
 
     ticksNode->markDirty( QSGNode::DirtyGeometry );
@@ -259,35 +259,34 @@ QSGNode* SpeedometerSkinlet::updateNeedleNode(
 
     panelRect = panelRect.marginsRemoved( margins );
 
-    auto radius = speedometer->metric( Q::NeedleHead | Size );
-    QPointF center = QPointF( panelRect.x() + panelRect.width() / 2,
-        panelRect.y() + panelRect.height() / 2 );
+    const auto radius = speedometer->metric( Q::NeedleHead | Size );
+    const QPointF center = panelRect.center();
+
+    const auto borderMetrics = speedometer->boxBorderMetricsHint( Q::NeedleHead );
+    const auto borderColors = speedometer->boxBorderColorsHint( Q::NeedleHead );
+    const auto gradient = speedometer->gradientHint( Q::NeedleHead );
 
-    QskBoxShapeMetrics shapeMetrics( radius, radius, radius, radius );
-    QskBoxBorderMetrics borderMetrics = speedometer->boxBorderMetricsHint( Q::NeedleHead );
-    QskBoxBorderColors borderColors = speedometer->boxBorderColorsHint( Q::NeedleHead );
-    QskGradient gradient = speedometer->gradientHint( Q::NeedleHead );
     QRectF centerNodeRect( center.x() - radius, center.y() - radius, 2 * radius, 2 * radius );
-    boxNode->setBoxData( centerNodeRect, shapeMetrics, borderMetrics, borderColors, gradient );
+    boxNode->setBoxData( centerNodeRect, radius, borderMetrics, borderColors, gradient );
 
     QColor color = speedometer->color( Q::Needle );
     needleNode->setColor( color );
 
     auto panelRadius = static_cast< float >( panelRect.width() / 2 );
 
-    auto needleWidth = speedometer->metric( Q::Needle | MinimumWidth );
-    auto needleMargin = speedometer->metric( Q::Needle | Margin );
+    const auto needleWidth = speedometer->metric( Q::Needle | Size );
+    const auto needleMargin = speedometer->metric( Q::Needle | Margin );
 
-    float xStart = center.x();
-    float yStart = center.y();
+    const float xStart = center.x();
+    const float yStart = center.y();
 
-    float angle = speedometer->value();
-    qreal cosine = qCos( qDegreesToRadians( angle ) );
-    qreal sine = qSin( qDegreesToRadians( angle ) );
+    const float angle = speedometer->value();
+    const qreal cosine = qCos( qDegreesToRadians( angle ) );
+    const qreal sine = qSin( qDegreesToRadians( angle ) );
 
-    float needleRadius = panelRadius - needleMargin;
-    float xEnd = center.x() + needleRadius * cosine;
-    float yEnd = center.y() + needleRadius * sine;
+    const float needleRadius = panelRadius - needleMargin;
+    const float xEnd = center.x() + needleRadius * cosine;
+    const float yEnd = center.y() + needleRadius * sine;
 
     auto geometry = needleNode->geometry();
     geometry->allocate( 2 );
diff --git a/examples/mycontrols/MySkin.cpp b/examples/mycontrols/MySkin.cpp
index 35a4a7c8..103aeafd 100644
--- a/examples/mycontrols/MySkin.cpp
+++ b/examples/mycontrols/MySkin.cpp
@@ -135,14 +135,10 @@ class MySkin : public QskSkin
         setBoxBorderColors( Q::Cursor, QColor( foregroundColor ).darker( 120 ) );
         setBoxBorderMetrics( Q::Cursor, 1 );
 
-        for( auto subControl : { Q::Panel, Q::Cursor } )
-        {
-            setMetric( subControl | MinimumWidth, width );
-            setMetric( subControl | MinimumHeight, height );
-            //setPadding( subControl, +2 );
+        setStrutSize( Q::Panel, width, height );
 
-            setBoxShape( subControl, radius );
-        }
+        setBoxShape( Q::Panel, radius );
+        setBoxShape( Q::Cursor, radius );
 
         setPadding( Q::CheckedPanel, 10 );
         setPadding( Q::UncheckedPanel, 10 );
diff --git a/examples/mycontrols/MyToggleButton.cpp b/examples/mycontrols/MyToggleButton.cpp
index 79952ecf..9ae8d3d6 100644
--- a/examples/mycontrols/MyToggleButton.cpp
+++ b/examples/mycontrols/MyToggleButton.cpp
@@ -200,8 +200,7 @@ QSizeF MyToggleButton::contentsSizeHint(
     }
     else
     {
-        hint.rwidth() = metric( Panel | QskAspect::MinimumWidth );
-        hint.rheight() = metric( Panel | QskAspect::MinimumHeight );
+        hint = strutSizeHint( Panel );
     }
 
     return hint;
diff --git a/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp b/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp
index bdbf787f..f341871a 100644
--- a/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp
+++ b/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp
@@ -321,9 +321,7 @@ void QskMaterialSkin::initPushButtonHints()
 
     const auto& pal = m_data->palette;
 
-    setMetric( Q::Panel | MinimumWidth, qskDpiScaled( 75.0 ) );
-    setMetric( Q::Panel | MinimumHeight, qskDpiScaled( 23.0 ) );
-
+    setStrutSize( Q::Panel, qskDpiScaled( 75.0 ), qskDpiScaled( 23.0 ) );
     setSpacing( Q::Panel, 4 );
 
     const QskMargins margin( 4, 3 );
@@ -382,9 +380,8 @@ void QskMaterialSkin::initDialogButtonHints()
 
     const auto& pal = m_data->palette;
 
-    setMetric( Q::Panel | MinimumWidth, 30 );
-    setMetric( Q::Panel | MinimumHeight, 16 );
-    setMetric( Q::Panel | Spacing, 4 );
+    setStrutSize( Q::Panel, 30, 16 );
+    setSpacing( Q::Panel, 4 );
 
     setMargin( Q::Panel, QskMargins( 4, 3 ) );
     setPadding( Q::Panel, QskMargins( 10, 6 ) );
@@ -515,8 +512,7 @@ void QskMaterialSkin::initTabButtonHints()
 
     const auto& pal = m_data->palette;
 
-    setMetric( Q::Panel | MinimumWidth, 30 );
-    setMetric( Q::Panel | MinimumHeight, 16 );
+    setStrutSize( Q::Panel, 30, 16 );
 
     for ( const auto placement : { Left, Right, Top, Bottom } )
     {
@@ -662,8 +658,9 @@ void QskMaterialSkin::initScrollViewHints()
         setPadding( subControl, 0 );
     }
 
-    setMetric( Q::HorizontalScrollHandle | MinimumWidth, qskDpiScaled( 40.0 ) );
-    setMetric( Q::VerticalScrollHandle | MinimumHeight, qskDpiScaled( 40.0 ) );
+    const auto handleExtent = qskDpiScaled( 40.0 );
+    setStrutSize( Q::HorizontalScrollHandle, handleExtent, 0.0 );
+    setStrutSize( Q::VerticalScrollHandle, 0.0, handleExtent );
 
     for ( auto subControl : { Q::HorizontalScrollHandle, Q::VerticalScrollHandle } )
     {
@@ -689,7 +686,6 @@ void QskMaterialSkin::initScrollViewHints()
 
 void QskMaterialSkin::initListViewHints()
 {
-    using namespace QskAspect;
     using Q = QskListView;
 
     const auto& pal = m_data->palette;
diff --git a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
index dc2ac21a..abdd2360 100644
--- a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
+++ b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
@@ -418,8 +418,7 @@ void QskSquiekSkin::initPushButtonHints()
 
     // Panel
 
-    setMetric( Q::Panel | MinimumWidth, qskDpiScaled( 75.0 ) );
-    setMetric( Q::Panel | MinimumHeight, qskDpiScaled( 23.0 ) );
+    setStrutSize( Q::Panel, qskDpiScaled( 75.0 ), qskDpiScaled( 23.0 ) );
 
     setMargin( Q::Panel, 0 );
     setPadding( Q::Panel, 10 );
@@ -459,8 +458,7 @@ void QskSquiekSkin::initDialogButtonHints()
     const auto& pal = m_data->palette;
 
     // panel
-    setMetric( Q::Panel | MinimumWidth, qskDpiScaled( 75.0 ) );
-    setMetric( Q::Panel | MinimumHeight, qskDpiScaled( 23.0 ) );
+    setStrutSize( Q::Panel, qskDpiScaled( 75.0 ), qskDpiScaled( 23.0 ) );
 
     setPadding( Q::Panel, 10 );
     setMetric( Q::Panel | Spacing, 4 );
@@ -498,8 +496,7 @@ void QskSquiekSkin::initTabButtonHints()
 
     const auto& pal = m_data->palette;
 
-    setMetric( Q::Panel | MinimumWidth, 30 );
-    setMetric( Q::Panel | MinimumHeight, 16 );
+    setStrutSize( Q::Panel, 30, 16 );
 
     for ( auto placement : { Top, Bottom } )
     {
@@ -719,7 +716,8 @@ void QskSquiekSkin::initInputPredictionBar()
 
     setButton( Q::ButtonPanel, Flat );
     setButton( Q::ButtonPanel | QskPushButton::Pressed, Sunken );
-    setMetric( Q::ButtonPanel | MinimumWidth, qskDpiScaled( 30.0 ) );
+
+    setStrutSize( Q::ButtonPanel, qskDpiScaled( 30.0 ), qskDpiScaled( 10.0 ) );
 
     setColor( Q::ButtonText, pal.themeForeground );
     setColor( Q::ButtonText | QskPushButton::Disabled, pal.darker200 );
@@ -779,15 +777,16 @@ void QskSquiekSkin::initScrollViewHints()
 
         setButton( subControl, Raised, bw );
 
-        // placement ???
+        const auto extent = qskDpiScaled( 40.0 );
+
         if ( subControl == Q::HorizontalScrollHandle )
         {
-            setMetric( subControl | MinimumWidth, qskDpiScaled( 40.0 ) );
+            setStrutSize( subControl, extent, 0.0 );
             setButton( subControl | Q::HorizontalHandlePressed, Sunken, bw );
         }
         else
         {
-            setMetric( subControl | MinimumHeight, qskDpiScaled( 40.0 ) );
+            setStrutSize( subControl, 0.0, extent );
             setButton( subControl | Q::VerticalHandlePressed, Sunken, bw );
         }
 
@@ -841,8 +840,8 @@ void QskSquiekSkin::initSubWindowHints()
 
     setGradient( Q::TitleBar | Q::Focused, pal.highlighted );
     setGradient( Q::TitleBar, pal.contrasted );
-    setMetric( Q::TitleBar | Spacing, 5 );
-    setMetric( Q::TitleBar | MinimumHeight, 20 );
+    setSpacing( Q::TitleBar, 5 );
+    setStrutSize( Q::TitleBar, 0, 20 );
     setBoxShape( Q::TitleBar, radius, radius, 0, 0, Qt::AbsoluteSize );
 
     // TitleBarText
diff --git a/src/common/QskAspect.h b/src/common/QskAspect.h
index 3fa8c11e..17f989c3 100644
--- a/src/common/QskAspect.h
+++ b/src/common/QskAspect.h
@@ -69,12 +69,10 @@ QSK_NAMESPACE( QskAspect )
     {
         NoMetricPrimitive,
 
+        StrutSize,
+
         Size,
         Position,
-        MinimumWidth,
-        MinimumHeight,
-        MaximumWidth,
-        MaximumHeight,
 
         Margin,
         Padding,
diff --git a/src/controls/QskBox.cpp b/src/controls/QskBox.cpp
index 8a1d1170..8777f1b8 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskBox.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskBox.cpp
@@ -97,11 +97,7 @@ QSizeF QskBox::contentsSizeHint(
     Qt::SizeHint which, const QSizeF& constraint ) const
 {
     if ( m_hasPanel && which == Qt::PreferredSize )
-    {
-        return QSizeF(
-            metric( Panel | QskAspect::MinimumWidth ),
-            metric( Panel | QskAspect::MinimumHeight ) );
-    }
+        return strutSizeHint( Panel );
 
     return Inherited::contentsSizeHint( which, constraint );
 }
diff --git a/src/controls/QskPageIndicator.cpp b/src/controls/QskPageIndicator.cpp
index ec5d285b..762a21b0 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskPageIndicator.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskPageIndicator.cpp
@@ -103,11 +103,9 @@ QSizeF QskPageIndicator::contentsSizeHint(
     if ( which != Qt::PreferredSize )
         return QSizeF();
 
-    using namespace QskAspect;
-
-    const qreal sizeBullet = metric( Bullet | Size );
-    const qreal sizeCurrent = metric( Highlighted | Size );
-    const qreal spacing = metric( Panel | Spacing );
+    const qreal sizeBullet = metric( Bullet | QskAspect::Size );
+    const qreal sizeCurrent = metric( Highlighted | QskAspect::Size );
+    const qreal spacing = spacingHint( Panel );
 
     const int n = m_data->count;
 
@@ -139,11 +137,8 @@ QSizeF QskPageIndicator::contentsSizeHint(
         w = qMax( sizeCurrent, sizeBullet );
     }
 
-    const QSizeF minSize(
-        metric( Panel | MinimumWidth ),
-        metric( Panel | MinimumHeight ) );
-
-    return outerBoxSize( Panel, QSizeF( w, h ) ).expandedTo( minSize );
+    const auto hint = outerBoxSize( Panel, QSizeF( w, h ) );
+    return hint.expandedTo( strutSizeHint( Panel ) );
 }
 
 #include "moc_QskPageIndicator.cpp"
diff --git a/src/controls/QskPushButton.cpp b/src/controls/QskPushButton.cpp
index 62796b94..c9ee21c4 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskPushButton.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskPushButton.cpp
@@ -290,10 +290,7 @@ QSizeF QskPushButton::contentsSizeHint( Qt::SizeHint which, const QSizeF& ) cons
         size.rwidth() = qMax( size.width(), w );
     }
 
-    const QSizeF minSize( metric( Panel | QskAspect::MinimumWidth ),
-        metric( Panel | QskAspect::MinimumHeight ) );
-
-    size = size.expandedTo( minSize );
+    size = size.expandedTo( strutSizeHint( Panel ) );
     size = outerBoxSize( Panel, size );
 
     return size;
diff --git a/src/controls/QskScrollViewSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskScrollViewSkinlet.cpp
index 1ec01072..eb9aa771 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskScrollViewSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskScrollViewSkinlet.cpp
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ QRectF QskScrollViewSkinlet::scrollHandleRect( const QskScrollView* scrollView,
     if ( !( orientation & scrollOrientations ) )
         return QRectF();
 
-    const QPointF pos = scrollView->scrollPos();
+    const auto pos = scrollView->scrollPos();
 
-    const QRectF vRect = subControlRect(
+    const auto vRect = subControlRect(
         scrollView, contentsRect, QskScrollView::Viewport );
 
     QRectF handleRect;
@@ -248,11 +248,10 @@ QRectF QskScrollViewSkinlet::scrollHandleRect( const QskScrollView* scrollView,
         const qreal y1 = pos.y() / h;
         const qreal y2 = ( pos.y() + vRect.height() ) / h;
 
-        const qreal minHandleLength =
-            scrollView->metric( Q::VerticalScrollHandle | MinimumHeight );
+        const auto strut = scrollView->strutSizeHint( Q::VerticalScrollHandle );
 
         qreal top, bottom;
-        qskAlignedHandle( y1, y2, sbRect.height(), minHandleLength, top, bottom );
+        qskAlignedHandle( y1, y2, sbRect.height(), strut.height(), top, bottom );
 
         handleRect = sbRect;
         handleRect.setTop( sbRect.y() + top );
@@ -271,11 +270,10 @@ QRectF QskScrollViewSkinlet::scrollHandleRect( const QskScrollView* scrollView,
         const qreal x1 = pos.x() / w;
         const qreal x2 = ( pos.x() + vRect.width() ) / w;
 
-        const qreal minHandleLength =
-            scrollView->metric( Q::HorizontalScrollHandle | MinimumWidth );
+        const auto strut = scrollView->strutSizeHint( Q::HorizontalScrollHandle );
 
         qreal left, right;
-        qskAlignedHandle( x1, x2, sbRect.width(), minHandleLength, left, right );
+        qskAlignedHandle( x1, x2, sbRect.width(), strut.width(), left, right );
 
         handleRect = sbRect;
         handleRect.setLeft( sbRect.x() + left );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkin.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkin.cpp
index b6cce869..f23037da 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkin.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkin.cpp
@@ -195,6 +195,21 @@ qreal QskSkin::metric( QskAspect::Aspect aspect ) const
     return m_data->hintTable.metric( aspect );
 }
 
+void QskSkin::setStrutSize( QskAspect::Aspect aspect, qreal width, qreal height )
+{
+    setStrutSize( aspect, QSizeF( width, height ) );
+}
+
+void QskSkin::setStrutSize( QskAspect::Aspect aspect, const QSizeF& strut )
+{
+    m_data->hintTable.setStrutSize( aspect, strut );
+}
+
+QSizeF QskSkin::strutSize( QskAspect::Aspect aspect ) const
+{
+    return m_data->hintTable.strutSize( aspect );
+}
+
 void QskSkin::setMargin( QskAspect::Aspect aspect, const QskMargins& margins )
 {
     m_data->hintTable.setMargin( aspect, margins );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkin.h b/src/controls/QskSkin.h
index d1091504..53dd8f60 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkin.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkin.h
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSkin : public QObject
     void setMetric( QskAspect::Aspect, qreal metric );
     qreal metric( QskAspect::Aspect ) const;
 
+    void setStrutSize( QskAspect::Aspect, const QSizeF& );
+    void setStrutSize( QskAspect::Aspect, qreal width, qreal height );
+    QSizeF strutSize( QskAspect::Aspect ) const;
+
     void setMargin( QskAspect::Aspect, const QskMargins& );
     QskMargins margin( QskAspect::Aspect ) const;
 
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinHintTable.h b/src/controls/QskSkinHintTable.h
index bad167c0..3438ea1c 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinHintTable.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinHintTable.h
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSkinHintTable
     void setMetric( QskAspect::Aspect, qreal metric );
     qreal metric( QskAspect::Aspect ) const;
 
+    void setStrutSize( QskAspect::Aspect, const QSizeF& );
+    QSizeF strutSize( QskAspect::Aspect ) const;
+
     void setMargin( QskAspect::Aspect, const QskMargins& );
     QskMargins margin( QskAspect::Aspect ) const;
 
@@ -175,6 +178,19 @@ inline qreal QskSkinHintTable::metric( QskAspect::Aspect aspect ) const
     return hint( aspect | QskAspect::Metric ).toReal();
 }
 
+inline void QskSkinHintTable::setStrutSize(
+    QskAspect::Aspect aspect, const QSizeF& size )
+{
+    const auto aspectStrut = aspect | QskAspect::Metric | QskAspect::StrutSize;
+    setHint( aspectStrut, QVariant::fromValue( size ) );
+}
+
+inline QSizeF QskSkinHintTable::strutSize( QskAspect::Aspect aspect ) const
+{
+    const auto aspectStrut = aspect | QskAspect::Metric | QskAspect::StrutSize;
+    return hint( aspectStrut ).value< QSizeF >();
+}
+
 inline void QskSkinHintTable::setMargin(
     QskAspect::Aspect aspect, const QskMargins& margins )
 {
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
index 95eeb385..4cd04286 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
@@ -246,6 +246,24 @@ qreal QskSkinnable::metric( QskAspect::Aspect aspect, QskSkinHintStatus* status
     return effectiveHint( aspect | QskAspect::Metric, status ).toReal();
 }
 
+void QskSkinnable::setStrutSizeHint(
+    QskAspect::Aspect aspect, qreal width, qreal height )
+{
+    setStrutSizeHint( aspect, QSizeF( width, height ) );
+}
+
+void QskSkinnable::setStrutSizeHint( const QskAspect::Aspect aspect, const QSizeF& strut )
+{
+    m_data->hintTable.setStrutSize( aspect, strut );
+}
+
+QSizeF QskSkinnable::strutSizeHint(
+    const QskAspect::Aspect aspect, QskSkinHintStatus* status ) const
+{
+    const auto asp = aspect | QskAspect::Metric | QskAspect::StrutSize;
+    return effectiveHint( asp, status ).value< QSizeF >();
+}
+
 void QskSkinnable::setMarginHint( QskAspect::Aspect aspect, qreal margins )
 {
     m_data->hintTable.setMargin( aspect, QskMargins( margins ) );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
index b5c679ef..3662bf82 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSkinnable
     int flagHint( QskAspect::Aspect ) const;
     template< typename T > T flagHint( QskAspect::Aspect, T = T() ) const;
 
+    QSizeF strutSizeHint( QskAspect::Aspect, QskSkinHintStatus* = nullptr ) const;
+    void setStrutSizeHint( QskAspect::Aspect, const QSizeF& );
+    void setStrutSizeHint( QskAspect::Aspect, qreal width, qreal height );
+
     void setMarginHint( QskAspect::Aspect, qreal );
     void setMarginHint( QskAspect::Aspect, const QMarginsF& );
     bool resetMarginHint( QskAspect::Aspect );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSliderSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskSliderSkinlet.cpp
index 43c01e62..fb3812e1 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSliderSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSliderSkinlet.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ QskSliderSkinlet::QskSliderSkinlet( QskSkin* skin )
     setNodeRoles( { PanelRole, GrooveRole, FillRole, HandleRole } );
 }
 
-QskSliderSkinlet::~QskSliderSkinlet() = default;
+QskSliderSkinlet::~QskSliderSkinlet()
+{
+}
 
 QRectF QskSliderSkinlet::subControlRect( const QskSkinnable* skinnable,
     const QRectF& contentsRect, QskAspect::Subcontrol subControl ) const
@@ -92,32 +94,12 @@ QSGNode* QskSliderSkinlet::updateSubNode(
 QRectF QskSliderSkinlet::panelRect(
     const QskSlider* slider, const QRectF& contentsRect ) const
 {
-    using namespace QskAspect;
-
-    const auto subControl = QskSlider::Panel;
-
-    qreal size = slider->metric( subControl | Size ); // 0: no hint
-
-    {
-        /*
-           We use MinimumHeight/MaximumHeight/Size for the "thickness" of
-           to slider even if "Height" is not the expected value for
-           vertical sliders. Maybe we should have the orientation as an aspect bit ?
-         */
-
-        const qreal minSize = slider->metric( subControl | MinimumHeight );
-        const qreal maxSize = slider->metric( subControl | MaximumHeight );
-
-        size = qMax( size, minSize );
-        if ( maxSize > minSize )
-            size = qMin( size, maxSize );
-    }
-
-    QRectF r = contentsRect;
+    auto r = contentsRect;
 
+    const qreal size = slider->metric( QskSlider::Panel | QskAspect::Size ); // 0: no hint
     if ( size > 0 && size < r.height() )
     {
-        const auto alignment = slider->alignmentHint( subControl );
+        const auto alignment = slider->alignmentHint( QskSlider::Panel );
 
         if ( slider->orientation() == Qt::Horizontal )
             r = qskAlignedRectF( r, r.width(), size, alignment & Qt::AlignVertical_Mask );
@@ -173,13 +155,15 @@ QRectF QskSliderSkinlet::scaleRect(
 QRectF QskSliderSkinlet::fillRect(
     const QskSlider* slider, const QRectF& contentsRect ) const
 {
-    auto r = subControlRect( slider, contentsRect, QskSlider::Panel );
-    r = r.marginsRemoved( qskPadding( slider, QskSlider::Panel ) );
+   using Q = QskSlider;
 
-    qreal pos = slider->metric( QskSlider::Handle | QskAspect::Position );
+    auto r = subControlRect( slider, contentsRect, Q::Panel );
+    r = r.marginsRemoved( qskPadding( slider, Q::Panel ) );
+
+    qreal pos = slider->metric( Q::Handle | QskAspect::Position );
     pos = qBound( 0.0, pos, 1.0 );
 
-    auto fillRect = innerRect( slider, contentsRect, QskSlider::Fill );
+    auto fillRect = innerRect( slider, contentsRect, Q::Fill );
     if ( slider->orientation() == Qt::Horizontal )
     {
         fillRect.setLeft( r.left() );
@@ -197,7 +181,6 @@ QRectF QskSliderSkinlet::fillRect(
 QRectF QskSliderSkinlet::handleRect(
     const QskSlider* slider, const QRectF& contentsRect ) const
 {
-    using namespace QskAspect;
     using Q = QskSlider;
 
     auto r = subControlRect( slider, contentsRect, Q::Panel );
@@ -210,7 +193,7 @@ QRectF QskSliderSkinlet::handleRect(
     {
         QskSkinHintStatus status;
 
-        extent = slider->metric( Q::Handle | Size, &status );
+        extent = slider->metric( Q::Handle | QskAspect::Size, &status );
         if ( !status.isValid() )
             extent = isHorizontal ? r.height() : r.width();
     }
@@ -222,7 +205,7 @@ QRectF QskSliderSkinlet::handleRect(
             slider->marginHint( Q::Handle) );
     }
 
-    qreal pos = slider->metric( Q::Handle | Position );
+    qreal pos = slider->metric( Q::Handle | QskAspect::Position );
     pos = qBound( 0.0, pos, 1.0 );
 
     if ( slider->orientation() == Qt::Horizontal )
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSubWindowSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskSubWindowSkinlet.cpp
index 326d0d94..b8cdda45 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSubWindowSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSubWindowSkinlet.cpp
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ qreal QskSubWindowSkinlet::titleBarHeight( const QskSubWindow* subWindow ) const
     const QFontMetricsF fm( subWindow->effectiveFont( Q::TitleBarText ) );
 
     const qreal height = fm.height() + margins.top() + margins.bottom();
-    const qreal minHeight = subWindow->metric( Q::TitleBar | QskAspect::MinimumHeight );
+    const auto strutSize = subWindow->strutSizeHint( Q::TitleBar );
 
-    return qMax( height, minHeight );
+    return qMax( height, strutSize.height() );
 }
 
 QRectF QskSubWindowSkinlet::symbolRect(
diff --git a/src/controls/QskTabButton.cpp b/src/controls/QskTabButton.cpp
index 96c85d97..0dc29f62 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskTabButton.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskTabButton.cpp
@@ -93,14 +93,12 @@ QSizeF QskTabButton::contentsSizeHint(
     if ( which != Qt::PreferredSize )
         return QSizeF();
 
-    QSizeF size( metric( Panel | QskAspect::MinimumWidth ),
-        metric( Panel | QskAspect::MinimumHeight ) );
+    auto size = strutSizeHint( Panel );
 
     if ( !m_data->text.isEmpty() )
     {
         const QFontMetricsF fm( effectiveFont( Text ) );
-        const auto textSize = fm.size( Qt::TextShowMnemonic, m_data->text );
-        size += textSize;
+        size += fm.size( Qt::TextShowMnemonic, m_data->text );
     }
 
     return size;
diff --git a/src/controls/QskTextInput.cpp b/src/controls/QskTextInput.cpp
index 985749b7..413eea62 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskTextInput.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskTextInput.cpp
@@ -463,10 +463,8 @@ QSizeF QskTextInput::contentsSizeHint( Qt::SizeHint which, const QSizeF& ) const
     const qreal w = input->implicitWidth();
     const qreal h = input->implicitHeight();
 
-    const QSizeF minSize( metric( Panel | QskAspect::MinimumWidth ),
-        metric( Panel | QskAspect::MinimumHeight ) );
-
-    return outerBoxSize( Panel, QSizeF( w, h ) ).expandedTo( minSize );
+    const auto hint = outerBoxSize( Panel, QSizeF( w, h ) );
+    return hint.expandedTo( strutSizeHint( Panel ) );
 }
 
 void QskTextInput::updateLayout()
diff --git a/src/inputpanel/QskInputPredictionBar.cpp b/src/inputpanel/QskInputPredictionBar.cpp
index b5023d21..e9488cb9 100644
--- a/src/inputpanel/QskInputPredictionBar.cpp
+++ b/src/inputpanel/QskInputPredictionBar.cpp
@@ -37,10 +37,7 @@ namespace
 
             auto size = QFontMetricsF( font() ).size( Qt::TextSingleLine, text() );
 
-            const QSizeF minSize( metric( Panel | QskAspect::MinimumWidth ),
-                metric( Panel | QskAspect::MinimumHeight ) );
-
-            size = size.expandedTo( minSize );
+            size = size.expandedTo( strutSizeHint( Panel ) );
             size = outerBoxSize( Panel, size );
 
             return size;