Index: sources/gui/qml/components/Slider.qml
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diff -u -r9ac163d4aeadc39a1bcd1d8110991f32e37fc806 -r3bf1c89cba7851e7658d4a7f2e7054ee6a4ff000
--- sources/gui/qml/components/Slider.qml	(.../Slider.qml)	(revision 9ac163d4aeadc39a1bcd1d8110991f32e37fc806)
+++ sources/gui/qml/components/Slider.qml	(.../Slider.qml)	(revision 3bf1c89cba7851e7658d4a7f2e7054ee6a4ff000)
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 
     signal activeChanged()
     signal handleSelected()
+    signal sliderSelected()
 
     function incrementValue (vInStepSegments) {
         updateValue(vInStepSegments, true)
@@ -67,8 +68,6 @@
     }
 
     function updateValue(vInStepSegments, vIsIncrement) {
-        _root.isActive = true
-
         let amountChanged = 1
         if (vInStepSegments) {
             amountChanged = step
@@ -106,7 +105,11 @@
         // This is to resolve the use of slider with a switch and arrows enabled.
         // It allows correct behavior when using arrow on a first initialize increment of
         // the slider when the slider has inActiveZero to true.
-        value = (inActiveZero && (!isActive)) ? 0 : initActiveValue
+        if(!isActive) {
+            value = inActiveZero ? 0 : minimum
+        } else {
+            value = initActiveValue
+        }
 
         activeChanged() // emit
     }
@@ -287,9 +290,8 @@
         update(newCurrentValue)
     }
     onPressed: {
-        if(!_root.isActive) {
-            _root.isActive = true
-        }
+        // Indicate that the slider body was selected to provide handling/activation
+        sliderSelected() // emit
 
         // On a pressed action, if the snapped version of the new value is the same as the
         // current snapped value, do nothing; otherwise update the value to stay under