From 9215800114f7c81d2214a3b97e7b473afdb9d0ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: NoiseByNorthwest <noisebynorthwest@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:34:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add magnetic effect (for init value) on knobs

---
 include/AutomatableModel.h |  5 +++++
 src/gui/widgets/knob.cpp   | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/AutomatableModel.h b/include/AutomatableModel.h
index b9b436f2b..453949b73 100644
--- a/include/AutomatableModel.h
+++ b/include/AutomatableModel.h
@@ -268,6 +268,11 @@ signals:
 		return AutomatableModel::value<type>( _frameOffset );	\
 	}															\
 																\
+	inline type initValue() const								\
+	{															\
+		return AutomatableModel::initValue<type>();				\
+	}															\
+																\
 	inline type minValue() const								\
 	{															\
 		return AutomatableModel::minValue<type>();				\
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/knob.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/knob.cpp
index 40dff8dcf..0df4a8b6d 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/knob.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/knob.cpp
@@ -558,7 +558,33 @@ void knob::wheelEvent( QWheelEvent * _we )
 
 void knob::setPosition( const QPoint & _p )
 {
-	model()->setValue( model()->value() - getValue( _p ) );
+	const float current = model()->value();
+	const float next = current - getValue( _p );
+
+	if( model()->initValue() == current )
+	{
+		// not critical but should be a property
+		static int magnet_dec = 0;
+		if( ++magnet_dec > 20 )
+		{
+			magnet_dec = 0;
+			model()->setValue( next );
+		}
+
+		return;
+	}
+
+	const bool current_sign = model()->initValue() - current < 0;
+	const bool next_sign = model()->initValue() - next < 0;
+
+	if( current_sign != next_sign )
+	{
+		model()->setValue( model()->initValue() );
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		model()->setValue( next );
+	}
 }