Index: sources/gui/qml/components/TickMarks.qml
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diff -u -rbbbd9cbf805779ef498a8f59cc74b9b597802a55 -r5f6975c6ee7823fc884328418298128cdb97107f
--- sources/gui/qml/components/TickMarks.qml	(.../TickMarks.qml)	(revision bbbd9cbf805779ef498a8f59cc74b9b597802a55)
+++ sources/gui/qml/components/TickMarks.qml	(.../TickMarks.qml)	(revision 5f6975c6ee7823fc884328418298128cdb97107f)
@@ -35,92 +35,48 @@
 
     property color  color       : Colors.backgroundDialog
 
-    property int    orientation : Line.Orientation.Vertical
-    property int    length      : parent.height
-    property int    thickness   : 1
-
     property bool   isTickMarkRound         : false
     property real   roundTickMarkDiameter   : Variables.sliderDefaultRoundTickMarkDiameter
     property real   yDisplacement           : 0
     property bool   showFirstMark           : true
 
+    // For the case that the tickmark is a line
+    property real   lineTickMarkHeight      : 20
+    property real   lineTickMarkThickness   : 1
+
     property bool   textVisible : false
     property color  textColor   : Colors.textMain
 
     anchors.fill: parent
 
     Repeater { id : _repeater
+        model: (maximum - minimum) / step + 1
 
-        model: (maximum - minimum) / step // + 1
-
-        // TODO determine if using loader is ideal or prefer to use a single Rectangle that can be transformed into line or circle
-        Loader {
+        Rectangle {
             property int gap    : stepSnap ?
                                       (
-                                      (parent.width * (step - (minimum % step))) / (maximum - minimum)
+                                       (parent.width * (step - (minimum % step))) / (maximum - minimum)
                                        ) : 0
 
-            property real componentX : (((index * step) * (parent.width - parent.x)) / (maximum - minimum)) + gap
-            property real componentY : _root.yDisplacement
-
-            property int repeaterIndex: index
-
-            sourceComponent: isTickMarkRound ? _roundTickMarkFactory : _lineTickMarkFactory
-        }
-    }
-
-    Component {
-        id: _roundTickMarkFactory
-        // The round style tick marks
-
-        // TODO need to determine if pre-existing "Circle.qml" component can be used here in place
-        Rectangle{
-            visible : (repeaterIndex > 0) || (repeaterIndex === 0 && showFirstMark)
-            x       : componentX - width/2
-            y       : componentY
-            color   : _root.color
-            height  : _root.roundTickMarkDiameter
-            width   : _root.roundTickMarkDiameter
-            radius  : _root.roundTickMarkDiameter
-
-            Loader{
-                readonly property int tickIndex: repeaterIndex
-                sourceComponent: textVisible ? _tickLabelFactory : undefined
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    Component {
-        id: _lineTickMarkFactory
-        // The Line style tick marks
-        Line {
-            visible     : (repeaterIndex > 0) || (repeaterIndex === 0 && showFirstMark)
-            x           : componentX - width/2
-            y           : componentY + Variables.rangeRectBorderWidth // adjusting the y of the line tick to account for the slider border
+            visible     : (index > 0) || (index === 0 && showFirstMark)
+            x           : (((index * step) * (parent.width - parent.x)) / (maximum - minimum)) + gap - width/2
+            y           : _root.yDisplacement + Variables.rangeRectBorderWidth // adjusting the y of the line tick to account for the slider border
             color       : _root.color
-            orientation : _root.orientation
-            thickness   : _root.thickness
-            length      : _root.length - (Variables.rangeRectBorderWidth * 2)
 
-            Loader{
-                readonly property int tickIndex: repeaterIndex
-                sourceComponent: textVisible ? _tickLabelFactory : undefined
-            }
-        }
-    }
+            height  : isTickMarkRound ? _root.roundTickMarkDiameter : _root.lineTickMarkHeight
+            width   : isTickMarkRound ? _root.roundTickMarkDiameter : _root.lineTickMarkThickness
+            radius  : isTickMarkRound ? _root.roundTickMarkDiameter : 0
 
-    Component {
-        id: _tickLabelFactory
-        // The value labels underneath the tick marks
-        Text { id : _text
-            visible: true
-            color: _root.textColor
-            font.pixelSize: 10
-            text: ((tickIndex * step) + minimum).toFixed(decimal)
-            anchors {
-                top: parent.bottom
-                topMargin: 5
-                horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+            Text { id : _text
+                visible: _root.textVisible
+                color: _root.textColor
+                font.pixelSize: 10
+                text: ((index * step) + minimum).toFixed(decimal)
+                anchors {
+                    top: parent.bottom
+                    topMargin: 5
+                    horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+                }
             }
         }
     }