Index: sources/gui/qml/components/Slider.qml
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diff -u -rb07e8c91cabe64f9bc29b3653d27083b5cf96cb5 -r9ac163d4aeadc39a1bcd1d8110991f32e37fc806
--- sources/gui/qml/components/Slider.qml	(.../Slider.qml)	(revision b07e8c91cabe64f9bc29b3653d27083b5cf96cb5)
+++ sources/gui/qml/components/Slider.qml	(.../Slider.qml)	(revision 9ac163d4aeadc39a1bcd1d8110991f32e37fc806)
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
     }
 
     function updateValue(vInStepSegments, vIsIncrement) {
+        _root.isActive = true
+
         let amountChanged = 1
         if (vInStepSegments) {
             amountChanged = step
@@ -104,11 +106,7 @@
         // 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.
-        if (!isActive) {
-            value = inActiveZero ? 0 : minimum
-        } else {
-            value = initActiveValue
-        }
+        value = (inActiveZero && (!isActive)) ? 0 : initActiveValue
 
         activeChanged() // emit
     }
@@ -231,12 +229,13 @@
             lineTickMarkThickness   : _root.tickMarksThickness
             isTickMarkRound : _root.isRoundedEnds
             yDisplacement   : _root.isRoundedEnds ? (-_handler.height/2 - _handler.border.width/2) : 0
-            color: _root.isActive ? Colors.borderButton : Colors.borderDisableButton
+            color           : _root.isActive ? Colors.borderButton : Colors.borderDisableButton
         }
     }
 
     ProgressRect { id: _progressRect
         property real previousSliderValue: Number.NaN
+        value   : (inActiveZero && (!isActive)) ? 0 : initActiveValue
         color   : Colors.sliderHighlightColor
         decimal : _root.decimal
         minimum : _root.minimum
@@ -292,11 +291,15 @@
             _root.isActive = true
         }
 
-        // On initial press without release, the value is updated to reflect the current
-        // pressed position, effectively moving the handle to the location without snapping
+        // 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
+        // the cursor until a release action happens to update to new snapped value
         let adjustedXPosition = vMouseEvent.x - _progressRect.leftRightTouchMargin
         let newCurrentValue = calculateValue(adjustedXPosition, !stepSnapOnRelease)
-        update(newCurrentValue)
+        let roundedNewNumber = calculateRoundedValue(newCurrentValue)
+        if(roundedNewNumber != _progressRect.value){
+            update(newCurrentValue)
+        }
     }
     onReleased: {
         // Need to account for the extended touch areas