diff --git a/skins/fluent2/QskFluent2Skin.cpp b/skins/fluent2/QskFluent2Skin.cpp
index 30829413..963e22a3 100644
--- a/skins/fluent2/QskFluent2Skin.cpp
+++ b/skins/fluent2/QskFluent2Skin.cpp
@@ -745,8 +745,8 @@ void Editor::setupMenuMetrics()
     setPadding( Q::Icon, { 8, 8, 0, 8 } );
 
 #if 1
-    setPosition( Q::Panel, 0 );
-    setPosition( Q::Panel | QskPopup::Closed, 1 );
+    setPosition( Q::Panel, 1 );
+    setPosition( Q::Panel | QskPopup::Closed, 0 );
 
     // copied from Mat3 - what are the correct values for Fluent2 ???
     setAnimation( Q::Panel | A::Metric, 150 );
diff --git a/skins/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp b/skins/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp
index 9ea1c054..f5780f04 100644
--- a/skins/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp
+++ b/skins/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp
@@ -378,8 +378,8 @@ void Editor::setupMenu()
     setColor( Q::Text, m_pal.onSurface );
     setFontRole( Q::Text, QskMaterial3Skin::M3BodyMedium );
 
-    setPosition( Q::Panel, 0 );
-    setPosition( Q::Panel | QskPopup::Closed, 1 );
+    setPosition( Q::Panel, 1 );
+    setPosition( Q::Panel | QskPopup::Closed, 0 );
 
     setAnimation( Q::Panel | A::Metric, 150 );
     setAnimation( Q::Cursor | A::Position | A::Metric, 75, QEasingCurve::OutCubic );
diff --git a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
index c5ea53ab..f92ba16a 100644
--- a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
+++ b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
@@ -446,8 +446,8 @@ void Editor::setupMenu()
     setGraphicRole( Q::Icon | Q::Disabled, DisabledSymbol );
     setGraphicRole( Q::Icon | Q::Selected, CursorSymbol );
 
-    setPosition( Q::Panel, 0 );
-    setPosition( Q::Panel | QskPopup::Closed, 1 );
+    setPosition( Q::Panel, 1 );
+    setPosition( Q::Panel | QskPopup::Closed, 0 );
 
     setAnimation( Q::Panel | A::Metric, 150 );
     setAnimation( Q::Cursor | A::Position | A::Metric, 75, QEasingCurve::OutCubic );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskDrawer.cpp b/src/controls/QskDrawer.cpp
index 55a8d33f..614271d2 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskDrawer.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskDrawer.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ static inline QRectF qskSlidingRect(
     auto x = 0.0;
     auto y = 0.0;
 
+    ratio = 1.0 - ratio;
+
     switch( edge )
     {
         case Qt::LeftEdge:
@@ -437,7 +439,7 @@ QRectF QskDrawer::layoutRectForSize( const QSizeF& size ) const
     if ( isFading() )
         ratio = metric( faderAspect() );
     else
-        ratio = isOpen() ? 0.0 : 1.0;
+        ratio = isOpen() ? 1.0 : 0.0;
 
     return qskSlidingRect( size, m_data->edge, ratio );
 }
@@ -467,8 +469,11 @@ void QskDrawer::itemChange( QQuickItem::ItemChange change,
 
 void QskDrawer::setFading( bool on )
 {
-    const qreal from = on ? 1.0 : 0.0;
-    const qreal to = on ? 0.0 : 1.0;
+    if ( !hasFaderEffect() )
+        return;
+
+    const qreal from = on ? 0.0 : 1.0;
+    const qreal to = on ? 1.0 : 0.0;
 
     const auto aspect = faderAspect();
 
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskSlideInNode.cpp b/src/nodes/QskSlideInNode.cpp
index 6c77b366..24590845 100644
--- a/src/nodes/QskSlideInNode.cpp
+++ b/src/nodes/QskSlideInNode.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void QskSlideInNode::updateTranslation( const QRectF& rect,
     {
         // clipping
 
-        if ( progress > 0.0 && progress <= 1.0 )
+        if ( progress >= 0.0 && progress < 1.0 )
         {
             if ( d->clipNode == nullptr )
             {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void QskSlideInNode::updateTranslation( const QRectF& rect,
         // translation
 
         qreal dx = 0.0;
-        qreal dy = -progress* rect.height();
+        qreal dy = ( progress - 1.0 ) * rect.height();
 
         if ( dx != 0.0 || dy != 0.0 )
         {