diff --git a/examples/mycontrols/MySkin.cpp b/examples/mycontrols/MySkin.cpp
index f9e685fb..21e21b6b 100644
--- a/examples/mycontrols/MySkin.cpp
+++ b/examples/mycontrols/MySkin.cpp
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ class MySkinEditor : public QskSkinHintTableEditor
 
         for( auto state : { A::NoState, Q::Disabled } )
         {
-            const auto aspect = Q::Cursor | state | A::Position;
+            const auto aspect = Q::Cursor | state;
 
-            setMetric( aspect, 0 );
-            setMetric( aspect | Q::Checked, 1 );
+            setPosition( aspect, 0 );
+            setPosition( aspect | Q::Checked, 1 );
         }
 
         setAnimation( Q::Cursor | A::Metric, animator() );
diff --git a/examples/mycontrols/MyToggleButtonSkinlet.cpp b/examples/mycontrols/MyToggleButtonSkinlet.cpp
index cd921bfc..3add4c40 100644
--- a/examples/mycontrols/MyToggleButtonSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/examples/mycontrols/MyToggleButtonSkinlet.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ QRectF MyToggleButtonSkinlet::subControlRect( const QskSkinnable* skinnable,
     }
     else if( subControl == Q::Cursor )
     {
-        auto position = skinnable->metric( Q::Cursor | QskAspect::Position );
+        auto position = skinnable->positionHint( Q::Cursor );
         if ( button->isInverted() )
             position = 1.0 - position;
 
diff --git a/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp b/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp
index 412ff975..42b72104 100644
--- a/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp
+++ b/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp
@@ -552,10 +552,10 @@ void Editor::setupSwitchButton()
 
     for( auto state : { A::NoState, Q::Disabled } )
     {
-        auto aspect = Q::Handle | state | A::Position;
+        auto aspect = Q::Handle | state;
 
-        setMetric( aspect, 0 );
-        setMetric( aspect | Q::Checked, 1 );
+        setPosition( aspect, 0 );
+        setPosition( aspect | Q::Checked, 1 );
     }
 
     setAnimation( Q::Handle | A::Color, qskDuration );
diff --git a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
index bbf79f31..b5206c13 100644
--- a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
+++ b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ void Editor::setupMenu()
     setColor( Q::Text, QColor( 255, 255, 255 ) );
     setFontRole( Q::Text, QskSkin::SmallFont );
 
-    setMetric( Q::Panel | A::Position, 0 );
-    setMetric( Q::Panel | A::Position | QskPopup::Closed, 1 );
+    setPosition( Q::Panel, 0 );
+    setPosition( Q::Panel | QskPopup::Closed, 1 );
 
     setAnimation( Q::Panel | A::Metric, 150 );
     setAnimation( Q::Cursor | A::Metric, 50, QEasingCurve::OutCubic );
@@ -924,10 +924,10 @@ void Editor::setupSwitchButton()
 
     for( auto state : { A::NoState, Q::Disabled } )
     {
-        auto aspect = Q::Handle | state | A::Position;
+        auto aspect = Q::Handle | state;
 
-        setMetric( aspect, 0 );
-        setMetric( aspect | Q::Checked, 1 );
+        setPosition( aspect, 0 );
+        setPosition( aspect | Q::Checked, 1 );
     }
 
     setAnimation( Q::Handle | A::Metric, qskDuration );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskProgressBar.cpp b/src/controls/QskProgressBar.cpp
index d2fd621d..11390281 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskProgressBar.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskProgressBar.cpp
@@ -30,10 +30,8 @@ namespace
 
         void advance( qreal value ) override
         {
-            const auto aspect = QskProgressBar::Bar | QskAspect::Position;
-
-            m_progressBar->setMetric( aspect, value );
-            m_progressBar->update();
+            if ( m_progressBar->setPositionHint( QskProgressBar::Bar, value ) )
+                m_progressBar->update();
         }
 
       private:
diff --git a/src/controls/QskProgressBarSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskProgressBarSkinlet.cpp
index 7ca2df21..49f2ed46 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskProgressBarSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskProgressBarSkinlet.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ static inline QskIntervalF qskBarInterval( const QskProgressBar* bar )
 
     if ( bar->isIndeterminate() )
     {
-        const auto pos = bar->metric( QskProgressBar::Bar | QskAspect::Position );
+        const auto pos = bar->positionHint( QskProgressBar::Bar );
 
         static const QEasingCurve curve( QEasingCurve::InOutCubic );
 
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp b/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp
index ad5edf70..4fe96db9 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ bool QskSlider::isTracking() const
 
 void QskSlider::aboutToShow()
 {
-    setMetric( Handle | QskAspect::Position, valueAsRatio() );
+    setPositionHint( Handle, valueAsRatio() );
     Inherited::aboutToShow();
 }
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void QskSlider::mouseReleaseEvent( QMouseEvent* event )
 
 qreal QskSlider::handlePosition() const
 {
-    return metric( Handle | QskAspect::Position );
+    return positionHint( Handle );
 }
 
 void QskSlider::moveHandle()
@@ -235,20 +235,19 @@ void QskSlider::moveHandleTo( qreal value, const QskAnimationHint& hint )
     setSkinStateFlag( QskSlider::Minimum, value <= minimum() );
     setSkinStateFlag( QskSlider::Maximum, value >= maximum() );
 
-    const auto aspect = Handle | QskAspect::Metric | QskAspect::Position;
-
     const qreal pos = valueAsRatio( value );
 
-    if ( hint.duration > 0 )
+    if ( hint.isValid() )
     {
-        const qreal oldPos = metric( aspect );
-        setMetric( aspect, pos );
+        const qreal oldPos = positionHint( Handle );
+        setPositionHint( Handle, pos );
 
+        const auto aspect = Handle | QskAspect::Metric | QskAspect::Position;
         startTransition( aspect, hint, oldPos, pos );
     }
     else
     {
-        setMetric( aspect, pos );
+        setPositionHint( Handle, pos );
     }
 
     update();
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSwitchButtonSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskSwitchButtonSkinlet.cpp
index a3b107ba..f18d45b2 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSwitchButtonSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSwitchButtonSkinlet.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 static inline qreal qskEffectivePosition( const QskSwitchButton* switchButton )
 {
-    auto pos = switchButton->metric( QskSwitchButton::Handle | QskAspect::Position );
+    auto pos = switchButton->positionHint( QskSwitchButton::Handle );
     pos = qBound( 0.0, pos, 1.0 );
 
     if( switchButton->isInverted() )