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Line 1: {{Short description\|Graphical control element}} [[Image:Slider (computing) example.PNG\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|An example of a slider widget with values 0 through 9, currently set to 3]] A '''slider''' or '''track bar''' is a [[graphical control element]] with which a user may set a value by moving an indicator.<ref>{{Cite ~~journal~~book \|last=Eick \|first=Stephen G. \|~~date=1994-11-02 \|title~~chapter=Data visualization sliders \|~~url~~date=~~https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/192426.192472~~1994-11-02 \|~~journal~~title=Proceedings of the 7th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology ~~\|series=~~- UIST '94 \|chapter-url=https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/192426.192472 \|___location=New York, NY, USA \|publisher=Association for Computing Machinery \|pages=119–120 \|doi=10.1145/192426.192472 \|isbn=978-0-89791-657-8 \|quote=Sliders are a general-purpose user input mechanism enabling users to specify a single input value from a well-defined range. They are widely used in all graphical user-interface systems.... Sliders are easy to use, intuitive, and provide a sensitive mechanism for specifying values. Sliders have a threshold bar positioned within a scale that the user manipulates with a mouse to select a value. Graphical input tools with similar function include dials, bars, pointers, gauges, and potentiometers.}}</ref> In some cases the 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]].{{citation needed\|date=May 2025}} == Usage with progress bars == Sliders are also combined with [[progress bar]]s 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.{{citation needed\|date=May 2025}} 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. == References ==