diff --git a/core/base/inc/TAttAxis.h b/core/base/inc/TAttAxis.h
index 1a7a191..bb671b2 100644
--- a/core/base/inc/TAttAxis.h
+++ b/core/base/inc/TAttAxis.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public:
    virtual Color_t  GetTitleColor()  const {return fTitleColor;}
    virtual Style_t  GetTitleFont()   const {return fTitleFont;}
    virtual void     ResetAttAxis(Option_t *option="");
-   virtual void     SaveAttributes(ostream &out, const char *name, const char *subname);
+   virtual void     SaveAttributes(std::ostream &out, const char *name, const char *subname);
    virtual void     SetNdivisions(Int_t n=510, Bool_t optim=kTRUE);   // *MENU*
    virtual void     SetNdivisions(Int_t n1, Int_t n2, Int_t n3, Bool_t optim=kTRUE);
    virtual void     SetAxisColor(Color_t color=1, Float_t alpha=1.);  // *MENU*
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public:
    virtual void     SetLabelOffset(Float_t offset=0.005);             // *MENU*
    virtual void     SetLabelSize(Float_t size=0.04);                  // *MENU*
    virtual void     SetTickLength(Float_t length=0.03);               // *MENU*
+   virtual void     SetTickSize(Float_t size=0.03) {SetTickLength(size);}
    virtual void     SetTitleOffset(Float_t offset=1);                 // *MENU*
    virtual void     SetTitleSize(Float_t size=0.04);                  // *MENU*
    virtual void     SetTitleColor(Color_t color=1);                   // *MENU*