diff --git a/controller.js b/controller.js
index e6f6551..e51803b 100644
--- a/controller.js
+++ b/controller.js
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ var Controller = function() {
     	this.object[this.propertyName] = n;
     }
     
+    this.getValue = function() {
+        return this.object[this.propertyName];
+    }
+    
     this.domElement = document.createElement('div');
     this.domElement.setAttribute('class', 'guidat-controller ' + this.type);
 
diff --git a/controller.number.js b/controller.number.js
index 8236236..238c3ff 100644
--- a/controller.number.js
+++ b/controller.number.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ var NumberController = function() {
     var _this = this;
     
     this.isClicked = false;
-    this.py = this.y = 0;
+    this.py = this.y = this.initialValue = this.object[this.propertyName];
     this.inc = 0;
     
     // Get min and max
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var NumberController = function() {
         
         var val = parseFloat(_this.button.value);
         if(isNaN(val)) {
-            _this.inc = 0;
+            _this.inc = _this.initialValue;
         } else {
             _this.inc = val;
         }
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ var NumberController = function() {
         _this.inc = val;
         _this.button.value = _this.inc;
         _this.setValue(_this.inc);
+        // possibly push to an array here so that
+        // we have a record of "defined" / "presets"
+        // ????
     });
 };
 
diff --git a/controller.string.js b/controller.string.js
index 4288cf4..07b6b86 100644
--- a/controller.string.js
+++ b/controller.string.js
@@ -8,27 +8,26 @@ var StringController = function() {
     
     var input = document.createElement('input');
     
-    input.setAttribute('value', this.object[this.propertyName]);
+    var initialValue = this.getValue();
+    
+    input.setAttribute('value', initialValue);
     this.domElement.addEventListener('mouseup', function() {
     	input.focus();
     	input.select();
     }, false);
     
     input.addEventListener('keyup', function() {
-    	console.log(input.value);
-    	_this.setValue(input.value);
+        _this.setValue(input.value);
     }, false);
     
-    this.domElement.appendChild(input);
-    
-    input.onfocus = function(e) {
-        if(_this.contents == _this.object[_this.propertyName]) {
-            contents = "";
-            _this.input.setAttribute('value', contents);
+    input.onblur = function(e) {
+        if(_this.getValue() == '') {
+            _this.setValue(initialValue);
+            this.value = initialValue;
         }
     };
-    input.onblur = function(e) {
-    };
+    
+    this.domElement.appendChild(input);
 };
 StringController.prototype = new Controller();
 StringController.prototype.constructor = StringController;
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