diff --git a/examples/iotdashboard/CircularProgressBarSkinlet.cpp b/examples/iotdashboard/CircularProgressBarSkinlet.cpp
index d8bdece1..b2902d6e 100644
--- a/examples/iotdashboard/CircularProgressBarSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/examples/iotdashboard/CircularProgressBarSkinlet.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "CircularProgressBarSkinlet.h"
 #include "CircularProgressBar.h"
 
-#include <QskArcNode.h>
 #include <QskPaintedNode.h>
 
 #include <QEasingCurve>
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ QSGNode* CircularProgressBarSkinlet::updateSubNode(
         }
         case BarRole:
         {
-            const auto subControl = CircularProgressBar::Bar;
             return updateArcNode( skinnable, node, CircularProgressBar::Bar,
                 bar->window() );
         }
diff --git a/examples/iotdashboard/Skin.cpp b/examples/iotdashboard/Skin.cpp
index 7d05d61c..f803eabb 100644
--- a/examples/iotdashboard/Skin.cpp
+++ b/examples/iotdashboard/Skin.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ void Skin::initHints( const Palette& palette )
 
     // the bar gradient is defined through the top bar items above
     ed.setArcMetrics( CircularProgressBar::Groove, { 8.53, 90 * 16, -360 * 16 } );
+    // the span angle will be set in the progress bar, we just give a dummy
+    // value here:
     ed.setArcMetrics( CircularProgressBar::Bar, { 8.53, 90 * 16, -180 * 16 } );
 
     ed.setFontRole( TimeTitleLabel::Text, Skin::TitleFont );
diff --git a/src/common/QskArcMetrics.cpp b/src/common/QskArcMetrics.cpp
index 7729bf59..7e68b553 100644
--- a/src/common/QskArcMetrics.cpp
+++ b/src/common/QskArcMetrics.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************
- * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+ * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2021 Uwe Rathmann
  * This file may be used under the terms of the QSkinny License, Version 1.0
  *****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ QDebug operator<<( QDebug debug, const QskArcMetrics& metrics )
 
     debug << "Arc" << '(';
     debug << "width:" << metrics.width();
-    debug << "start angle:" << metrics.startAngle();
-    debug << "span angle:" << metrics.spanAngle();
+    debug << ", start angle:" << metrics.startAngle();
+    debug << ", span angle:" << metrics.spanAngle();
     debug << ", size mode:" << metrics.sizeMode();
     debug << ')';
 
diff --git a/src/common/QskArcMetrics.h b/src/common/QskArcMetrics.h
index 4678d714..19a29287 100644
--- a/src/common/QskArcMetrics.h
+++ b/src/common/QskArcMetrics.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************
- * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+ * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2021 Uwe Rathmann
  * This file may be used under the terms of the QSkinny License, Version 1.0
  *****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinHintTableEditor.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkinHintTableEditor.cpp
index 7eb12f46..8671993c 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinHintTableEditor.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinHintTableEditor.cpp
@@ -474,11 +474,11 @@ QskBoxBorderColors QskSkinHintTableEditor::boxBorderColors( QskAspect aspect ) c
     return colorHint< QskBoxBorderColors >( aspectBorder( aspect ) );
 }
 
-void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setArcMetrics( QskAspect aspect, qreal startAngle,
-    qreal endAngle, qreal width, Qt::SizeMode sizeMode )
+void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setArcMetrics( QskAspect aspect, qreal width,
+    int startAngle, int spanAngle, Qt::SizeMode sizeMode )
 {
     setMetricHint( aspectArc( aspect ),
-        QskArcMetrics( startAngle, endAngle, width, sizeMode ) );
+        QskArcMetrics( width, startAngle, spanAngle, sizeMode ) );
 }
 
 void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setArcMetrics( QskAspect aspect,
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinHintTableEditor.h b/src/controls/QskSkinHintTableEditor.h
index e0bc0749..8b991321 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinHintTableEditor.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinHintTableEditor.h
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSkinHintTableEditor
 
     // arcMetrics
 
-    void setArcMetrics( QskAspect,
-        qreal, qreal, qreal, Qt::SizeMode = Qt::AbsoluteSize );
+    void setArcMetrics( QskAspect, qreal, int, int,
+        Qt::SizeMode = Qt::AbsoluteSize );
 
     void setArcMetrics( QskAspect,
         const QskArcMetrics&, QskStateCombination = QskStateCombination() );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkinlet.cpp
index cf2a0891..75e7cede 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinlet.cpp
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ QSGNode* QskSkinlet::updateArcNode( const QskSkinnable* skinnable,
     const auto margins = skinnable->marginHint( subControl );
 
     const auto arcRect = rect.marginsRemoved( margins );
+
     if ( arcRect.isEmpty() )
         return nullptr;
 
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskArcNode.cpp b/src/nodes/QskArcNode.cpp
index 54b7370b..69a7d6c0 100644
--- a/src/nodes/QskArcNode.cpp
+++ b/src/nodes/QskArcNode.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 /**********************************************************************
- * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+ * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2021 Uwe Rathmann
  * This file may be used under the terms of the QSkinny License, Version 1.0
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 #include "QskArcNode.h"
 #include "QskArcRenderer.h"
 
-#include <QPainter>
-
 QskArcNode::QskArcNode()
 {
 }
@@ -19,11 +17,10 @@ QskArcNode::~QskArcNode()
 void QskArcNode::setArcData( const QRectF& rect, const QskArcMetrics& metrics,
     const QskGradient &gradient, QQuickWindow* window )
 {
-    m_rect = rect;
     m_metrics = metrics;
     m_gradient = gradient;
 
-    update( window, QskTextureRenderer::AutoDetect, m_rect.toRect() );
+    update( window, QskTextureRenderer::AutoDetect, rect.toRect() );
 }
 
 void QskArcNode::paint( QPainter* painter, const QSizeF &size )
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskArcNode.h b/src/nodes/QskArcNode.h
index ac981a41..5a2a013a 100644
--- a/src/nodes/QskArcNode.h
+++ b/src/nodes/QskArcNode.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**********************************************************************
- * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+ * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2021 Uwe Rathmann
  * This file may be used under the terms of the QSkinny License, Version 1.0
  *****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskArcNode : public QskPaintedNode
     uint hash() const override;
 
   private:
-    QRectF m_rect;
     QskArcMetrics m_metrics;
     QskGradient m_gradient;
 };
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskArcRenderer.h b/src/nodes/QskArcRenderer.h
index 3a2d7f7d..96e4c066 100644
--- a/src/nodes/QskArcRenderer.h
+++ b/src/nodes/QskArcRenderer.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************
- * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+ * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2021 Uwe Rathmann
  * This file may be used under the terms of the QSkinny License, Version 1.0
  *****************************************************************************/