1 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/2geom/interval.h b/src/2geom/interval.h
index 09ea46923..fd446a1c6 100644
--- a/src/2geom/interval.h
+++ b/src/2geom/interval.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public:
 
     /// @name Inspect contained values.
     /// @{
-    /** @brief Check whether both endpoints are finite. */
+    /// Check whether both endpoints are finite.
     bool isFinite() const {
         return IS_FINITE(min()) && IS_FINITE(max());
     }
@@ -102,11 +102,16 @@ public:
     Coord valueAt(Coord t) {
         return lerp(t, min(), max());
     }
-    /** @brief Find closest time in [0,1] that maps to the given value. */
-    Coord nearestTime(Coord t) {
-        if (t < min()) return 0;
-        if (t > max()) return 1;
-        return (t - min()) / extent();
+    /** @brief Compute a time value that maps to the given value.
+     * The supplied value does not need to be in the interval for this method to work. */
+    Coord timeAt(Coord v) {
+        return (v - min()) / extent();
+    }
+    /// Find closest time in [0,1] that maps to the given value. */
+    Coord nearestTime(Coord v) {
+        if (v <= min()) return 0;
+        if (v >= max()) return 1;
+        return timeAt(v);
     }
     /// @}