diff --git a/playground/charts/ChartView.cpp b/playground/charts/ChartView.cpp
index 9b245501..afd3a89d 100644
--- a/playground/charts/ChartView.cpp
+++ b/playground/charts/ChartView.cpp
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ ChartView::ChartView( ArcControl* chart, QQuickItem* parent )
     // legend->setSamples( chart->series() );
     hBox->addItem(chart);
     hBox->setDefaultAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
+    hBox->setMargins(16);
 
     auto controlPanel = new ControlPanel( chart->arcMetricsHint(QskControl::Background) );
     controlPanel->setSizePolicy( Qt::Vertical, QskSizePolicy::Fixed );
diff --git a/playground/charts/main.cpp b/playground/charts/main.cpp
index ae9a53f8..5b5397c0 100644
--- a/playground/charts/main.cpp
+++ b/playground/charts/main.cpp
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
     control->setMetric(Q::Arc | QskAspect::Border, 4);
     control->setColor(Q::Arc | QskAspect::Border, Qt::blue);
     control->setShadowColorHint(Q::Arc, Qt::black);
-    control->setShadowMetricsHint(Q::Arc, shadowMetrics);
-    control->setFixedSize( 300, 250 );    
+    control->setShadowMetricsHint(Q::Arc, shadowMetrics);    
 
     QskWindow window;
     window.addItem( new ChartView( control ) );