diff --git a/examples/mycontrols/main.cpp b/examples/mycontrols/main.cpp
index 83345c30..ab12613d 100644
--- a/examples/mycontrols/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/mycontrols/main.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <QskScaleTickmarks.h>
 #include <QskTextLabel.h>
 #include <QskAnimator.h>
+#include <QskTickmarksMetrics.h>
 
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 
@@ -84,10 +85,12 @@ class ContentBox : public QskBox
 struct Tickmarks final : public QskControl
 {
   public:
+      QSK_SUBCONTROLS(Ticks)
       using QskControl::QskControl;
-      QskTickmarksMetrics metrics;
 };
 
+QSK_SUBCONTROL(Tickmarks, Ticks)
+
 class TickmarksSkinlet final : public QskSkinlet
 {
     Q_GADGET
@@ -124,8 +127,9 @@ class TickmarksSkinlet final : public QskSkinlet
             tickmarks.setMediumTicks(medium);
             tickmarks.setMinorTicks(minor);
 
+            const auto metric = q->tickmarksMetricsHint(Tickmarks::Ticks);
             tickmarksNode->update(
-                Qt::darkGray, rect, { -100, +100 }, tickmarks, 1, Qt::Horizontal, Qt::AlignBottom, q->metrics );
+                Qt::darkGray, rect, { -100, +100 }, tickmarks, 1, Qt::Horizontal, Qt::AlignBottom, metric );
 
             return tickmarksNode;
         }
@@ -150,9 +154,7 @@ class Window : public QskWindow
         {
             (void) new QskTextLabel("Custom", layout);
             auto* const tickmarks = new Tickmarks(layout);
-            tickmarks->metrics.setMajorRatio( 1.0 );
-            tickmarks->metrics.setMediumRatio( 0.5 );
-            tickmarks->metrics.setMinorRatio( 0.2 );
+            tickmarks->setTickmarksMetricsHint(Tickmarks::Ticks, { 0.2, 0.5, 1.0 } );
             auto* const skinlet = new TickmarksSkinlet;
             tickmarks->setSkinlet(skinlet);
             skinlet->setOwnedBySkinnable(true);
@@ -160,9 +162,7 @@ class Window : public QskWindow
         {
             (void) new QskTextLabel("Custom (Major only)", layout);
             auto* const tickmarks = new Tickmarks(layout);
-            tickmarks->metrics.setMajorRatio( 1.0 );
-            tickmarks->metrics.setMediumRatio( 0.0 );
-            tickmarks->metrics.setMinorRatio( 0.0 );
+            tickmarks->setTickmarksMetricsHint(Tickmarks::Ticks, { 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 } );
             auto* const skinlet = new TickmarksSkinlet;
             tickmarks->setSkinlet(skinlet);
             skinlet->setOwnedBySkinnable(true);
@@ -170,9 +170,7 @@ class Window : public QskWindow
         {
             (void) new QskTextLabel("Custom (Major + Minor only)", layout);
             auto* const tickmarks = new Tickmarks(layout);
-            tickmarks->metrics.setMajorRatio( 1.0 );
-            tickmarks->metrics.setMediumRatio( 0.0 );
-            tickmarks->metrics.setMinorRatio( 0.2 );
+            tickmarks->setTickmarksMetricsHint(Tickmarks::Ticks, { 0.2, 0.0, 1.0 } );
             auto* const skinlet = new TickmarksSkinlet;
             tickmarks->setSkinlet(skinlet);
             skinlet->setOwnedBySkinnable(true);
@@ -195,10 +193,12 @@ class Window : public QskWindow
 
                 void advance( qreal value ) override
                 {
-                    tickmarks.metrics.setMinorRatio( 0.1 + 0.1 * qFastSin(value * 2 * M_PI));
-                    tickmarks.metrics.setMediumRatio( 0.25 + 0.25 * qFastSin(value * 2 * M_PI));
-                    tickmarks.metrics.setMajorRatio( 0.5 + 0.5 * qFastSin(value * 2 * M_PI));
-                    tickmarks.update();
+                    const QskTickmarksMetrics metrics {
+                        ( 0.1 + 0.1 * qFastSin( value * 2 * M_PI ) ),
+                        ( 0.25 + 0.25 * qFastSin( value * 2 * M_PI ) ),
+                        ( 0.5 + 0.5 * qFastSin( value * 2 * M_PI ) )
+                    };
+                    tickmarks.setTickmarksMetricsHint(Tickmarks::Ticks, metrics);
                 }
 
                 Tickmarks& tickmarks;