Index: sources/gui/qml/components/Slider.qml
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diff -u -rbd5b9fde790ce1fe678ed47f76492c78ee744c19 -rb72d5c0a794796139351ac79747e00d658bad620
--- sources/gui/qml/components/Slider.qml	(.../Slider.qml)	(revision bd5b9fde790ce1fe678ed47f76492c78ee744c19)
+++ sources/gui/qml/components/Slider.qml	(.../Slider.qml)	(revision b72d5c0a794796139351ac79747e00d658bad620)
@@ -49,9 +49,10 @@
 
     property int    tickMarksThickness : 2
 
-    signal progressRectClicked()
-    signal progressRectDragged()
+//    signal progressRectClicked()
+//    signal progressRectDragged()
     signal activeChanged()
+    signal handleSelected()
 
     function setActive(active) {
         if (active) {
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@
     onValueChanged: {
         if ( _root.isActive ) {
             // update the displayed value to the attentive snapped value
-            _root.displayedValue = (Math.round(_root.value / step) * step).toFixed(decimal)
+            _root.displayedValue = calculateRoundedValue(_root.value)
         }
     }
 
@@ -108,6 +109,10 @@
         font.bold        : false
     }
 
+    function calculateRoundedValue(vValue){
+        return (Math.round(vValue / step) * step).toFixed(decimal)
+    }
+
     function getValueOfX(x) {
         return ( x * ( maximum - minimum ) ) / width + minimum
     }
@@ -176,7 +181,7 @@
         // propagation is not working on drag !
         onDragged: {
             _root.dragged(vMouseEvent)
-            progressRectDragged()
+//            progressRectDragged()
         }
         onPressed: {
             _root.pressed(vMouseEvent)
@@ -218,6 +223,7 @@
 
             // Update the slider's value since the cursor did move
             update(newCurrentValue)
+            _progressRect.previousSliderValue = newCurrentValue
         }
     }
 
@@ -245,8 +251,10 @@
     }
 
     onReleased: {
-        // Need to account for the extended touch areas
-        updateHandleValue(vMouseEvent.x - _progressRect.leftRightTouchMargin)
+        if (isActive) {
+            // Need to account for the extended touch areas
+            updateHandleValue(vMouseEvent.x - _progressRect.leftRightTouchMargin)
+        }
     }
 
     Rectangle { id: _handler
@@ -264,5 +272,18 @@
             width: Variables.progressbarHandlerBorderWidth
             color: Colors.textMain
         }
+        MouseArea {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            propagateComposedEvents: true
+            onPressed: {
+                // Handle was inactive and was selected, update the value
+                if ( !_root.isActive ) {
+                    value = inActiveZero ? 0 : minimum
+                    _root.displayedValue = calculateRoundedValue(value)
+                }
+                mouse.accepted = false // allow propagtion to the lower mouse areas
+                handleSelected() // emit
+            }
+        }
     }
 }