Slider (computing)

Short description: Graphical control element

A slider widget (one of many styles)

A slider or track bar is a graphical control element with which a user may set a value by moving an indicator, usually horizontally. In some cases user may also click on a point on the slider to change the setting. It is different from a scrollbar in that it is not continuous but used to adjust a value without changing the format of the display or the other information on the screen.

Its most popular use is for viewing and jumping to a playback position in media player software.

## Usage with progress bars

Sliders are also combined with progress bars in the playback of streaming media over a network connection (e.g., YouTube videos) in order to show the content buffering position versus the playback position. This is done by superimposing a colored shaded area (progress bar) on top of the slider, indicating whether the user can "jump" forward or not.

## External links

* Yahoo! UI Library
* ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit
* script.aculo.us wiki

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Widgets (List of …)

Command input|

* Adjustment handle
* Button
* Context menu
* Drop-down list
* Hamburger button
* Menu
* Pie menu

Data input-output|

* Checkbox
* Color picker
* Combo box
* Cycle button
* Date picker
* Grid view
* Light switch
* List box
* List builder
* Radio button
* Scrollbar
* Search box
* Slider
* Spinner
* Text box

Informational|

* Balloon help
* Head-up display in computing
* Head-up display in video games
* Icon
* Infobar
* Label
* Loading screen
* Progress indicator
* Progress bar
* Splash screen
* Throbber
* Sidebar
* Status bar
* Toast
* Tooltip

Containers|

* Accordion
* Tree view
* Client-Side Decoration
* Disclosure widget
* Frame/Fieldset
* Menu bar
* Panel
* Popover
* Ribbon
* Tab
* Toolbar
* Window
* Window decoration
* Workspace

Navigational|

* Address bar
* Breadcrumb
* Hyperlink
* Navigation bar
* Virtual desktop

Special windows|

* Alert dialog box
* Dialog box
* File dialog
* Inspector window
* Modal window
* Palette window

Related concepts|

* File viewer
* List of graphical user interface elements
* Layout manager
* Look and feel
* Mouseover
* Widget toolkit
* WIMP

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