diff --git a/examples/gallery/slider/CustomSlider.cpp b/examples/gallery/slider/CustomSlider.cpp
index 0625931d..1dda5803 100644
--- a/examples/gallery/slider/CustomSlider.cpp
+++ b/examples/gallery/slider/CustomSlider.cpp
@@ -32,12 +32,14 @@ CustomSlider::CustomSlider( QQuickItem* parentItem )
     ed.setStrutSize( Handle, 80, 80 );
     ed.setColor( Handle, Grey800 );
 
-    for ( auto state : { Pressed, Focused | Hovered, Hovered, Focused } )
-        ed.setColor( Handle | state, Orange600 );
+    ed.setColor( Handle | Pressed, Orange600 );
+
+    const auto mask = Focused | Hovered;
+
+    ed.setColorForAllStateCombinations( mask, Handle, Orange600 );
+    ed.setAnimationForAllStateCombinations( mask, Handle | QskAspect::Color, 300 );
 
     ed.setAnimation( Handle | QskAspect::Color, 1000 );
-    for ( auto state : { Focused | Hovered, Hovered, Focused } )
-        ed.setAnimation( Handle | QskAspect::Color | state, 300 );
 
     // using an individual skinlet, not known by the skin
 
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinHintTableEditor.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkinHintTableEditor.cpp
index e2099119..666651f0 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinHintTableEditor.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinHintTableEditor.cpp
@@ -126,33 +126,22 @@ QskSkinHintTable* QskSkinHintTableEditor::table() const
 }
 
 void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setHintForAllStateCombinations(
-    QskAspect aspect, const QVariant& hint, QskAspect::State stateMask )
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, const QVariant& hint )
 {
     setHintStateMask( m_table, aspect, hint, QskAspect::NoState, stateMask );
 }
 
 bool QskSkinHintTableEditor::removeHintForAllStateCombinations(
-    QskAspect aspect, QskAspect::State stateMask )
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect )
 {
     return removeHintStateMask( m_table, aspect, QskAspect::NoState, stateMask );
 }
 
-void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setFlagHintForAllStateCombinations(
-    QskAspect aspect, const QVariant& hint, QskAspect::State stateMask )
-{
-    setHintForAllStateCombinations( aspect | QskAspect::Flag, hint, stateMask );
-}
-
-void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setMetricHintForAllStateCombinations(
-    QskAspect aspect, const QVariant& hint, QskAspect::State stateMask )
-{
-    setHintForAllStateCombinations( aspect | QskAspect::Metric, hint, stateMask );
-}
-
-void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setColorHintForAllStateCombinations(
-    QskAspect aspect, const QVariant& hint, QskAspect::State stateMask )
-{
-    setHintForAllStateCombinations( aspect | QskAspect::Color, hint, stateMask );
+void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setAnimationForAllStateCombinations(
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, QskAnimationHint hint )
+{   
+    aspect.setAnimator( true );
+    setHintForAllStateCombinations( stateMask, aspect, QVariant::fromValue( hint ) );
 }
 
 void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setFlag( QskAspect aspect, int flag )
@@ -165,6 +154,12 @@ int QskSkinHintTableEditor::flag( QskAspect aspect ) const
     return flagHint< int >( aspect );
 }
 
+void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setFlagForAllStateCombinations(
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, int flag )
+{
+    setFlagHintForAllStateCombinations( stateMask, aspect, flag );
+}
+
 void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setMetric( QskAspect aspect, qreal metric )
 {
     setMetricHint( aspect, metric );
@@ -175,6 +170,12 @@ qreal QskSkinHintTableEditor::metric( QskAspect aspect ) const
     return metricHint< qreal >( aspect );
 }
 
+void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setMetricForAllStateCombinations(
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, qreal metric )
+{
+    setMetricHintForAllStateCombinations( stateMask, aspect, metric );
+}
+
 void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setColor( QskAspect aspect, Qt::GlobalColor color )
 {
     setColorHint( aspect, QColor( color ) );
@@ -195,6 +196,24 @@ QColor QskSkinHintTableEditor::color( QskAspect aspect ) const
     return colorHint< QColor >( aspect );
 }
 
+void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setColorForAllStateCombinations(
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, Qt::GlobalColor color )
+{
+    setColorHintForAllStateCombinations( stateMask, aspect, QColor( color ) );
+}
+
+void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setColorForAllStateCombinations(
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, QRgb rgb )
+{
+    setColorHintForAllStateCombinations( stateMask, aspect, QColor::fromRgba( rgb ) );
+}
+
+void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setColorForAllStateCombinations(
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, const QColor& color )
+{
+    setColorHintForAllStateCombinations( stateMask, aspect, color );
+}
+
 void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setHGradient(
     QskAspect aspect, const QColor& color1, const QColor& color2 )
 {
@@ -213,9 +232,9 @@ void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setGradient( QskAspect aspect, const QskGradient& g
 }
 
 void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setGradientForAllStateCombinations(
-    QskAspect aspect, const QskGradient& gradient, QskAspect::State stateMask )
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, const QskGradient& gradient )
 {
-    setColorHintForAllStateCombinations( aspect, QVariant::fromValue( gradient ), stateMask );
+    setColorHintForAllStateCombinations( stateMask, aspect, QVariant::fromValue( gradient ) );
 }
 
 QskGradient QskSkinHintTableEditor::gradient( QskAspect aspect ) const
@@ -225,7 +244,7 @@ QskGradient QskSkinHintTableEditor::gradient( QskAspect aspect ) const
 
 void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setStrutSize( QskAspect aspect, const QSizeF& size )
 {
-    setMetricHint( aspect | QskAspect::StrutSize, size );
+    setMetricHint( aspectStrutSize( aspect ), size );
 }
 
 void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setStrutSize( QskAspect aspect, qreal width, qreal height )
@@ -233,6 +252,12 @@ void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setStrutSize( QskAspect aspect, qreal width, qreal
     setMetricHint( aspectStrutSize( aspect ), QSizeF( width, height ) );
 }
 
+void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setStrutSizeForAllStateCombinations(
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, const QSizeF& size )
+{
+    setMetricHintForAllStateCombinations( stateMask, aspectStrutSize( aspect ), size );
+}
+
 void QskSkinHintTableEditor::removeStrutSize( QskAspect aspect )
 {
     removeMetricHint( aspectStrutSize( aspect ) );
@@ -254,6 +279,12 @@ void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setMargin( QskAspect aspect,
     setMetricHint( aspectMargin( aspect ), QskMargins( left, top, right, bottom ) );
 }
 
+void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setMarginForAllStateCombinations(
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, const QskMargins& margins )
+{
+    setMetricHintForAllStateCombinations( stateMask, aspectMargin( aspect ), margins );
+}
+
 void QskSkinHintTableEditor::removeMargin( QskAspect aspect )
 {
     removeMetricHint( aspectMargin( aspect ) );
@@ -275,6 +306,12 @@ void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setPadding( QskAspect aspect,
     setMetricHint( aspectPadding( aspect ), QskMargins( left, top, right, bottom ) );
 }
 
+void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setPaddingForAllStateCombinations(
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, const QskMargins& margins )
+{
+    setMetricHintForAllStateCombinations( stateMask, aspectPadding( aspect ), margins );
+}
+
 void QskSkinHintTableEditor::removePadding( QskAspect aspect )
 {
     removeMetricHint( aspectPadding( aspect ) );
@@ -302,7 +339,7 @@ qreal QskSkinHintTableEditor::spacing( QskAspect aspect ) const
 
 void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setAlignment( QskAspect aspect, Qt::Alignment alignment )
 {
-    setFlagHint( aspectAlignment( aspect ),  static_cast< int >( alignment ) );
+    setFlagHint( aspectAlignment( aspect ), static_cast< int >( alignment ) );
 }
 
 void QskSkinHintTableEditor::removeAlignment( QskAspect aspect )
@@ -366,10 +403,10 @@ void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setBoxShape(
 }
 
 void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setBoxShapeForAllStateCombinations(
-    QskAspect aspect, const QskBoxShapeMetrics& shape, QskAspect::State stateMask )
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, const QskBoxShapeMetrics& shape )
 {
     setMetricHintForAllStateCombinations(
-        aspectShape( aspect ), QVariant::fromValue( shape ), stateMask );
+        stateMask, aspectShape( aspect ), QVariant::fromValue( shape ) );
 }
 
 void QskSkinHintTableEditor::removeBoxShape( QskAspect aspect )
@@ -403,10 +440,10 @@ void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setBoxBorderMetrics(
 }
 
 void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setBoxBorderMetricsForAllStateCombinations(
-    QskAspect aspect, const QskBoxBorderMetrics& borderMetrics, QskAspect::State stateMask )
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, const QskBoxBorderMetrics& borderMetrics )
 {
-    setMetricHintForAllStateCombinations( aspectBorder( aspect ),
-        QVariant::fromValue( borderMetrics ), stateMask );
+    setMetricHintForAllStateCombinations( stateMask,
+        aspectBorder( aspect ), QVariant::fromValue( borderMetrics ) );
 }
 
 void QskSkinHintTableEditor::removeBoxBorderMetric( QskAspect aspect )
@@ -426,10 +463,10 @@ void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setBoxBorderColors(
 }
 
 void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setBoxBorderColorsForAllStateCombinations(
-    QskAspect aspect, const QskBoxBorderColors& borderColors, QskAspect::State stateMask )
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, const QskBoxBorderColors& borderColors )
 {
-    setColorHintForAllStateCombinations( aspectBorder( aspect ),
-        QVariant::fromValue( borderColors ), stateMask );
+    setColorHintForAllStateCombinations( stateMask, aspectBorder( aspect ),
+        QVariant::fromValue( borderColors ) );
 }
 
 void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setBoxBorderColors( QskAspect aspect,
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinHintTableEditor.h b/src/controls/QskSkinHintTableEditor.h
index 25c9ff32..4804ae02 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinHintTableEditor.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinHintTableEditor.h
@@ -31,10 +31,15 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSkinHintTableEditor
 
     void setHint( QskAspect, const QVariant& );
     const QVariant& hint( QskAspect ) const;
-    void setHintForAllStateCombinations( QskAspect, const QVariant&, QskAspect::State );
+
+    void setHintForAllStateCombinations(
+        QskAspect::State, QskAspect, const QVariant& );
+
+    template< typename T > void setHintForAllStateCombinations(
+        QskAspect::State, QskAspect, const T& );
 
     bool removeHint( QskAspect );
-    bool removeHintForAllStateCombinations( QskAspect, QskAspect::State );
+    bool removeHintForAllStateCombinations( QskAspect::State, QskAspect );
 
     QVariant takeHint( QskAspect );
 
@@ -48,30 +53,55 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSkinHintTableEditor
     void setAnimation( QskAspect, QskAnimationHint );
     QskAnimationHint animation( QskAspect ) const;
 
-    // flag/metric/color
+    void setAnimationForAllStateCombinations(
+        QskAspect::State, QskAspect, QskAnimationHint );
+
+    // flag
 
     void setFlagHint( QskAspect, const QVariant& );
-    void setFlagHintForAllStateCombinations( QskAspect, const QVariant&, QskAspect::State );
-    void removeFlagHint( QskAspect );
-    QVariant flagHint( QskAspect ) const;
-
     template< typename T > void setFlagHint( QskAspect, const T& );
+
+    void setFlagHintForAllStateCombinations(
+        QskAspect::State, QskAspect, const QVariant& );
+
+    template< typename T > void setFlagHintForAllStateCombinations(
+        QskAspect::State, QskAspect, const T& );
+
+    void removeFlagHint( QskAspect );
+
+    QVariant flagHint( QskAspect ) const;
     template< typename T > T flagHint( QskAspect ) const;
 
-    void setMetricHint( QskAspect, const QVariant& );
-    void setMetricHintForAllStateCombinations( QskAspect, const QVariant&, QskAspect::State );
-    void removeMetricHint( QskAspect );
-    QVariant metricHint( QskAspect ) const;
+    // metric
 
+    void setMetricHint( QskAspect, const QVariant& );
     template< typename T > void setMetricHint( QskAspect, const T& );
+
+    void setMetricHintForAllStateCombinations(
+        QskAspect::State, QskAspect, const QVariant& );
+
+    template< typename T > void setMetricHintForAllStateCombinations(
+        QskAspect::State, QskAspect, const T& );
+
+    void removeMetricHint( QskAspect );
+
+    QVariant metricHint( QskAspect ) const;
     template< typename T > T metricHint( QskAspect ) const;
 
-    void setColorHint( QskAspect, const QVariant& );
-    void setColorHintForAllStateCombinations( QskAspect, const QVariant&, QskAspect::State );
-    void removeColorHint( QskAspect );
-    QVariant colorHint( QskAspect ) const;
+    // color
 
+    void setColorHint( QskAspect, const QVariant& );
     template< typename T > void setColorHint( QskAspect, const T& );
+
+    void setColorHintForAllStateCombinations(
+        QskAspect::State, QskAspect, const QVariant& );
+
+    template< typename T > void setColorHintForAllStateCombinations(
+        QskAspect::State, QskAspect, const T& );
+
+    void removeColorHint( QskAspect );
+
+    QVariant colorHint( QskAspect ) const;
     template< typename T > T colorHint( QskAspect ) const;
 
     // type specific
@@ -79,74 +109,133 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSkinHintTableEditor
     void setFlag( QskAspect, int );
     int flag( QskAspect ) const;
 
+    void setFlagForAllStateCombinations( QskAspect::State, QskAspect, int );
+
     void setMetric( QskAspect, qreal metric );
     qreal metric( QskAspect ) const;
 
+    void setMetricForAllStateCombinations( QskAspect::State, QskAspect, qreal );
+
     void setColor( QskAspect, Qt::GlobalColor );
     void setColor( QskAspect, QRgb );
     void setColor( QskAspect, const QColor& );
+
+    void setColorForAllStateCombinations( QskAspect::State, QskAspect, Qt::GlobalColor );
+    void setColorForAllStateCombinations( QskAspect::State, QskAspect, QRgb );
+    void setColorForAllStateCombinations( QskAspect::State, QskAspect, const QColor& );
+
     QColor color( QskAspect ) const;
 
+    // gradients
+
     void setHGradient( QskAspect, const QColor&, const QColor& );
     void setVGradient( QskAspect, const QColor&, const QColor& );
     void setGradient( QskAspect, const QskGradient& );
-    void setGradientForAllStateCombinations( QskAspect, const QskGradient&, QskAspect::State );
+
+    void setGradientForAllStateCombinations(
+        QskAspect::State, QskAspect, const QskGradient& );
+
     QskGradient gradient( QskAspect ) const;
 
+    // strutSize
+
     void setStrutSize( QskAspect, const QSizeF& );
     void setStrutSize( QskAspect, qreal width, qreal height );
+
     void removeStrutSize( QskAspect );
+
+    void setStrutSizeForAllStateCombinations(
+        QskAspect::State, QskAspect, const QSizeF& );
+
     QSizeF strutSize( QskAspect ) const;
 
+    // margin
+
     void setMargin( QskAspect, const QskMargins& );
-    void setMargin( QskAspect,
-        qreal left, qreal top, qreal right, qreal bottom );
+    void setMargin( QskAspect, qreal left, qreal top, qreal right, qreal bottom );
+
+    void setMarginForAllStateCombinations(
+        QskAspect::State, QskAspect, const QskMargins& );
+
     void removeMargin( QskAspect );
+
     QskMargins margin( QskAspect ) const;
 
+    // padding
+
     void setPadding( QskAspect, const QskMargins& );
-    void setPadding( QskAspect,
-        qreal left, qreal top, qreal right, qreal bottom );
+    void setPadding( QskAspect, qreal left, qreal top, qreal right, qreal bottom );
+
+    void setPaddingForAllStateCombinations(
+        QskAspect::State, QskAspect, const QskMargins& );
+
     void removePadding( QskAspect );
+
     QskMargins padding( QskAspect ) const;
 
+    // spacing
+
     void setSpacing( QskAspect, qreal );
     void removeSpacing( QskAspect );
     qreal spacing( QskAspect ) const;
 
+    // alignment
+
     void setAlignment( QskAspect, Qt::Alignment );
     void removeAlignment( QskAspect );
     Qt::Alignment alignment( QskAspect ) const;
 
+    // fontRole
+
     void setFontRole( QskAspect, int );
     void removeFontRole( QskAspect );
     int fontRole( QskAspect ) const;
 
+    // graphicRole
+
     void setGraphicRole( QskAspect, int );
     void removeGraphicRole( QskAspect );
     int graphicRole( QskAspect ) const;
 
+    // boxShape
+
     void setBoxShape( QskAspect, qreal radius, Qt::SizeMode = Qt::AbsoluteSize );
     void setBoxShape( QskAspect, qreal topLeft, qreal topRight,
         qreal bottomLeft, qreal bottomRight, Qt::SizeMode = Qt::AbsoluteSize );
     void setBoxShape( QskAspect, const QskBoxShapeMetrics& );
-    void setBoxShapeForAllStateCombinations( QskAspect, const QskBoxShapeMetrics&, QskAspect::State );
+
+    void setBoxShapeForAllStateCombinations(
+        QskAspect::State, QskAspect, const QskBoxShapeMetrics& );
+
     void removeBoxShape( QskAspect );
+
     QskBoxShapeMetrics boxShape( QskAspect ) const;
 
+    // boxBorderMetrics
+
     void setBoxBorderMetrics( QskAspect,
         qreal borderWidth, Qt::SizeMode = Qt::AbsoluteSize );
+
     void setBoxBorderMetrics( QskAspect, qreal left, qreal top,
         qreal right, qreal bottom, Qt::SizeMode = Qt::AbsoluteSize );
+
     void setBoxBorderMetrics( QskAspect, const QskBoxBorderMetrics& );
-    void setBoxBorderMetricsForAllStateCombinations( QskAspect, const QskBoxBorderMetrics&, QskAspect::State );
+    void setBoxBorderMetricsForAllStateCombinations(
+        QskAspect::State, QskAspect, const QskBoxBorderMetrics& );
+
     void removeBoxBorderMetric( QskAspect );
+
     QskBoxBorderMetrics boxBorderMetrics( QskAspect ) const;
 
+    // boxBorderColors
+
     void setBoxBorderColors( QskAspect, const QskBoxBorderColors& );
-    void setBoxBorderColorsForAllStateCombinations( QskAspect, const QskBoxBorderColors&, QskAspect::State );
+    void setBoxBorderColorsForAllStateCombinations(
+        QskAspect::State, QskAspect, const QskBoxBorderColors& );
+
     void setBoxBorderColors( QskAspect, const QColor& left, const QColor& top,
         const QColor& right, const QColor& bottom );
+
     void removeBoxBorderColors( QskAspect );
     QskBoxBorderColors boxBorderColors( QskAspect ) const;
 
@@ -193,6 +282,13 @@ inline bool QskSkinHintTableEditor::hasHint( QskAspect aspect ) const
     return m_table->hasHint( aspect );
 }
 
+template< typename T >
+void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setHintForAllStateCombinations(
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, const T& hint )
+{
+    setHintForAllStateCombinations( stateMask, aspect, QVariant::fromValue( hint ) );
+}
+
 // --- flag ---
 
 inline void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setFlagHint( QskAspect aspect, const QVariant& hint )
@@ -206,6 +302,19 @@ inline void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setFlagHint( QskAspect aspect, const T& hint
     setHint( aspect | QskAspect::Flag, hint );
 }
 
+inline void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setFlagHintForAllStateCombinations(
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, const QVariant& hint )
+{
+    setHintForAllStateCombinations( stateMask, aspect | QskAspect::Flag, hint );
+}
+
+template< typename T >
+inline void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setFlagHintForAllStateCombinations(
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, const T& hint )
+{
+    setHintForAllStateCombinations( stateMask, aspect | QskAspect::Flag, hint );
+}
+
 inline void QskSkinHintTableEditor::removeFlagHint( QskAspect aspect )
 {
     removeHint( aspect | QskAspect::Flag );
@@ -235,6 +344,19 @@ inline void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setMetricHint( QskAspect aspect, const T& hi
     setHint( aspect | QskAspect::Metric, hint );
 }
 
+inline void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setMetricHintForAllStateCombinations(
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, const QVariant& hint )
+{
+    setHintForAllStateCombinations( stateMask, aspect | QskAspect::Metric, hint );
+}
+
+template< typename T >
+inline void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setMetricHintForAllStateCombinations(
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, const T& hint )
+{
+    setHintForAllStateCombinations( stateMask, aspect | QskAspect::Metric, hint );
+}
+
 inline void QskSkinHintTableEditor::removeMetricHint( QskAspect aspect )
 {
     removeHint( aspect | QskAspect::Metric );
@@ -264,6 +386,19 @@ inline void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setColorHint( QskAspect aspect, const T& hin
     setHint( aspect | QskAspect::Color, hint );
 }
 
+inline void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setColorHintForAllStateCombinations(
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, const QVariant& hint )
+{   
+    setHintForAllStateCombinations( stateMask, aspect | QskAspect::Color, hint );
+}
+
+template< typename T >
+inline void QskSkinHintTableEditor::setColorHintForAllStateCombinations(
+    QskAspect::State stateMask, QskAspect aspect, const T& hint )
+{
+    setHintForAllStateCombinations( stateMask, aspect | QskAspect::Color, hint );
+}
+
 inline void QskSkinHintTableEditor::removeColorHint( QskAspect aspect )
 {
     removeHint( aspect | QskAspect::Color );