Index: sources/gui/qml/components/Slider.qml
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diff -u -rc65859e54930664100dfdff13afa019e05ae23b6 -r4746b6bcbf4def7888f7b29d72431b28e6672f12
--- sources/gui/qml/components/Slider.qml	(.../Slider.qml)	(revision c65859e54930664100dfdff13afa019e05ae23b6)
+++ sources/gui/qml/components/Slider.qml	(.../Slider.qml)	(revision 4746b6bcbf4def7888f7b29d72431b28e6672f12)
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  */
 RangeRect { id: _root
     property real   value              : _progressRect.value
+    property real   minStop            : undefined
     property real   defaultValue       : _root.minimum
 
     property real   step               : 1
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@
     property bool   hasBorder           : true
     property bool   showMinMaxText      : true
     property color  borderColor         : Colors.borderDisableButton
+    property color  highlightColor      : Colors.sliderHighlightColor
 
     signal activeChanged()
     signal handleSelected()
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@
 
     function setActiveVisuals(active) {
         if (active) {
-            color        = Colors.sliderHighlightColor
+            color        = _root.highlightColor
             handlerColor = Colors.createTreatmentActive
         } else {
             color        = Colors.createTreatmentInactive
@@ -191,6 +193,11 @@
         let mMinimum = Number(_root.minimum.toFixed(decimal))
         let mMaximum = Number(_root.maximum.toFixed(decimal))
 
+        // if there is a minimum stop, then adjust the slider minimum to that value
+        if (minStop && mMinimum < minStop) {
+            mMinimum = minStop
+        }
+
         // the center of the handler is aligned on the snap point and half width shall be used to set as min not the entire width.
         // also half of the hadler is out of slider min position when set on min, which proves the same as above.
         if(x < ( _handler.width / 2 ) ) {
@@ -260,7 +267,7 @@
     ProgressRect { id: _progressRect
         property real previousSliderValue: Number.NaN
         value   : minimum
-        color   : Colors.sliderHighlightColor
+        color   : _root.highlightColor
         decimal : _root.decimal
 
         minimum : _root.minimum