3 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/jcgp/gui/settings/parameters/GUIDoubleParameter.java b/src/jcgp/gui/settings/parameters/GUIDoubleParameter.java
index 5331364..f177ffa 100644
--- a/src/jcgp/gui/settings/parameters/GUIDoubleParameter.java
+++ b/src/jcgp/gui/settings/parameters/GUIDoubleParameter.java
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ public class GUIDoubleParameter extends GUIParameter<Number> {
 	 */
 	GUIDoubleParameter(Parameter<Number> parameter, SettingsPane sp) {
 		super(parameter, sp);
-		decimalFormat = new DecimalFormat();
-		decimalFormat.setMaximumFractionDigits(10);
 	}
 	
 	@Override
 	protected Control makeControl() {
-		textField = new TextField(String.valueOf(parameter.get()));
+		decimalFormat = new DecimalFormat();
+		decimalFormat.setMaximumFractionDigits(10);
+		textField = new TextField(decimalFormat.format(parameter.get().doubleValue()));
 		textField.setStyle(VALID_PARAMETER_STYLE);
 		textField.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_RIGHT);
 		textField.prefWidthProperty().bind(widthProperty().divide(2));
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ public class GUIDoubleParameter extends GUIParameter<Number> {
 	
 	@Override
 	public void refreshValue() {
-		textField.setText(decimalFormat.format(parameter.get().doubleValue()));
+		if (!textField.isFocused()) {
+			textField.setText(decimalFormat.format(parameter.get().doubleValue()));
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/jcgp/gui/settings/parameters/GUIIntegerParameter.java b/src/jcgp/gui/settings/parameters/GUIIntegerParameter.java
index ee266f3..e1b0b75 100644
--- a/src/jcgp/gui/settings/parameters/GUIIntegerParameter.java
+++ b/src/jcgp/gui/settings/parameters/GUIIntegerParameter.java
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ public class GUIIntegerParameter extends GUIParameter<Number> {
 
 	@Override
 	public void refreshValue() {
-		textField.setText(String.valueOf(parameter.get()));
+		if (!textField.isFocused()) {
+			textField.setText(String.valueOf(parameter.get()));
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/jcgp/gui/settings/parameters/GUIParameter.java b/src/jcgp/gui/settings/parameters/GUIParameter.java
index c6ac2e6..79762ff 100644
--- a/src/jcgp/gui/settings/parameters/GUIParameter.java
+++ b/src/jcgp/gui/settings/parameters/GUIParameter.java
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public abstract class GUIParameter<T> extends HBox {
 					ObservableValue<? extends Object> observable,
 					Object oldValue, Object newValue) {
 				// only do this if the experiment is running
-				if (settingsPane.isExperimentRunning()) {
+				if (settingsPane.isExperimentRunning() || !isFocused()) {
 					/* here's the catch - atomically get the lock state and set it to true
 					 * the lock will only be false again when the runnable is finished executing, 
 					 * preventing multiple runnables to concurrently update the same GUIParameter