diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkin.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkin.cpp
index d005d6e0..72e7aa1a 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkin.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkin.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ QskSkin::QskSkin( QObject* parent ):
 
     const QFont font = QGuiApplication::font();
     setupFonts( font.family(), font.weight(), font.italic() );
+
+    setMargins( QskAspect::Control | QskAspect::Margin, 0 );
+    setMargins( QskAspect::Control | QskAspect::Padding, 0 );
 }
 
 QskSkin::~QskSkin()
@@ -194,6 +197,16 @@ QskMargins QskSkin::margins( QskAspect::Aspect aspect ) const
     return m_data->hintTable.margins( aspect );
 }
 
+void QskSkin::setFontRole( QskAspect::Aspect aspect, int fontRole )
+{
+    m_data->hintTable.setFontRole( aspect, fontRole );
+}
+
+void QskSkin::setGraphicRole( QskAspect::Aspect aspect, int graphicRole )
+{
+    m_data->hintTable.setGraphicRole( aspect, graphicRole );
+}
+
 void QskSkin::setAnimation(
     QskAspect::Aspect aspect, QskAnimationHint animation )
 {
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkin.h b/src/controls/QskSkin.h
index 31b8b5cb..3c137df3 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkin.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkin.h
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ public:
     void resetGraphicFilter( int graphicRole );
     QskColorFilter graphicFilter( int graphicRole ) const;
 
+    void setFontRole( QskAspect::Aspect, int fontRole );
+    void setGraphicRole( QskAspect::Aspect, int graphicRole );
+
     void setFont( int fontRole, const QFont& );
     void resetFont( int fontRole );
     QFont font( int fontRole ) const;
diff --git a/src/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp b/src/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp
index 083b7289..aaa30a22 100644
--- a/src/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp
+++ b/src/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ void QskMaterialSkin::initPushButtonHints()
     setMetric( Q::Panel | MinimumWidth, 30 );
     setMetric( Q::Panel | MinimumHeight, 16 );
 
-    setSkinHint( Q::Text | QskAspect::FontRole, ButtonFontRole );
+    setFontRole( Q::Text, ButtonFontRole );
     setSkinHint( Q::Text | QskAspect::Alignment, Qt::AlignCenter );
 
     const QskMargins margin( 4, 3 );
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ void QskMaterialSkin::initDialogButtonHints()
 
     // text
 
-    setSkinHint( Q::Text | QskAspect::FontRole, ButtonFontRole );
+    setFontRole( Q::Text, ButtonFontRole );
     setSkinHint( Q::Text | QskAspect::Alignment, Qt::AlignCenter );
 
     setColor( Q::Text, pal.textColor );
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ void QskMaterialSkin::initTabButtonHints()
     for ( auto state : { Q::Checked, Q::Pressed, Q::Checkable | Q::Hovered } )
         setColor( Q::Panel | Border | BottomEdge | state, pal.accentColor );
 
-    setSkinHint( Q::Text | QskAspect::FontRole, ButtonFontRole );
+    setFontRole( Q::Text, ButtonFontRole );
     setSkinHint( Q::Text | QskAspect::Alignment, Qt::AlignCenter );
 
     setColor( Q::Text, pal.textColor );
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ void QskMaterialSkin::initInputPanelHints()
 
     // glyph
     setSkinHint( Q::KeyGlyph | Alignment, Qt::AlignCenter );
-    setSkinHint( Q::KeyGlyph | FontRole, QskSkin::TinyFont );
+    setFontRole( Q::KeyGlyph, QskSkin::TinyFont );
 
     setColor( Q::KeyGlyph, pal.textColor );
     setColor( Q::KeyGlyph | Q::Disabled, pal.darker200 );
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ void QskMaterialSkin::initSubWindowHints()
     setColor( Q::TitleBar, pal.darker200 );
     setColor( Q::TitleBar | Q::Focused, pal.accentColor );
 
-    setSkinHint( Q::TitleBar | FontRole, int( QskSkin::TinyFont ) );
+    setFontRole( Q::TitleBar, QskSkin::TinyFont );
 }
 
 #include "moc_QskMaterialSkin.cpp"
diff --git a/src/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp b/src/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
index 36c3e44f..b97b481e 100644
--- a/src/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
+++ b/src/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ void QskSquiekSkin::initInputPanelHints()
     pal.initButton( this, Q::KeyFrame | Q::Pressed, false );
 
     setSkinHint( Q::KeyGlyph | Alignment, Qt::AlignCenter );
-    setSkinHint( Q::KeyGlyph | FontRole, QskSkin::TinyFont );
+    setFontRole( Q::KeyGlyph, QskSkin::TinyFont );
 
     // glyph
     setColor( Q::KeyGlyph, pal.themeForeground );
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ void QskSquiekSkin::initSubWindowHints()
     setMargins( Q::Panel | Padding, 10 );
     setMetric( Q::TitleBar | Border, 2 );
 
-    setSkinHint( Q::TitleBar | FontRole, int( QskSkin::TinyFont ) );
+    setFontRole( Q::TitleBar, QskSkin::TinyFont );
 
     setColor( Q::Panel | Border | LeftEdge | TopEdge, pal.lighter125 );
     setColor( Q::Panel | Border | RightEdge | BottomEdge, pal.darker200 );