diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index 80d3c68e63..594e632ce5 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -1757,12 +1757,14 @@ Editor::temporal_zoom_to_frame (bool coarser, framepos_t frame)
 void
 Editor::temporal_zoom_by_slider ()
 {
-	temporal_zoom (_temporal_zoom_adjustment.get_value());
+	int64_t samples_per_pixel = (int64_t)(pow (2, _temporal_zoom_adjustment.get_value()) + 0.001);
+	temporal_zoom (samples_per_pixel);
 }
 
 void
 Editor::update_temporal_zoom_slider ()
 {
+	return;
 	double value = samples_per_pixel;
 
 	if ( value < _temporal_zoom_adjustment.get_lower ()) {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml b/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml
index 55d993d175..e308a7b066 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@
                         prelighticon="tool_zoom_prelight"/>
             <HBox box.pack="end" spacing ="1">
               <Adjustment id="temporal_zoom_adjustment"
-                          minvalue="1"
-                          maxvalue="23698286"
-                          initialvalue="20"
-                          step="20"
-                          pageincrement="20"/>
+                          minvalue="0"
+                          maxvalue="25"
+                          initialvalue="4"
+                          step="1"
+                          pageincrement="1"/>
               <Adjustment id="vertical_zoom_adjustment"
                           minvalue="1"
                           maxvalue="40"