diff --git a/src/controls/QskMenuSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskMenuSkinlet.cpp
index ee8c0565..6438b2b3 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskMenuSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskMenuSkinlet.cpp
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class QskMenuSkinlet::PrivateData
             const auto sample = skinlet->sampleAt( menu, QskMenu::Text, i );
             if ( sample.canConvert< QString >() )
             {
-                const auto text = sample.value< QString >();
+                const auto text = sample.toString();
                 if( !text.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     const auto w = qskHorizontalAdvance( fm, text );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinTransition.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkinTransition.cpp
index ef3d6ec6..9b769199 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinTransition.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinTransition.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+ * This file may be used under the terms of the QSkinny License, Version 1.0
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
 #include "QskSkinTransition.h"
 #include "QskColorFilter.h"
 #include "QskControl.h"
@@ -40,7 +45,8 @@ namespace
       public:
         AnimatorCandidate() = default;
 
-        inline AnimatorCandidate( QskAspect aspect, QVariant from, QVariant to )
+        inline AnimatorCandidate( QskAspect aspect,
+                const QVariant& from, const QVariant& to )
             : aspect( aspect )
             , from( from )
             , to( to )