Built-in Mathematica Symbol

Manipulator

Manipulator[x]
represents a manipulator with setting x in the range 0 to 1.

Manipulator[Dynamic[x]]
takes the setting to be the dynamically updated current value of x, with the value of x being reset if the manipulator is moved.

Manipulator[x, {x_min, x_max}]
represents a manipulator with range x_min to x_max.

Manipulator[x, {x_min, x_max, dx}]
represents a manipulator that jumps in steps dx.

MORE INFORMATION

Manipulator[...] displays in a notebook as a horizontal slider and a collection of additional controls that can be manipulated interactively.

Manipulator[Dynamic[x]] will reset the value of x when the manipulator setting is changed; Manipulator[x] will not. »

Manipulate by default generates Manipulator objects for variables that are specified to have ranges of possible values.

The following options can be given:

Appearance	Automatic	the overall appearance of the manipulator
AppearanceElements	Automatic	elements to include in the displayed manipulator
BaselinePosition	Automatic	alignment relative to surrounding text
ContinuousAction	True	whether to update continuously when the manipulator controls are changed
Enabled	Automatic	whether the manipulator is enabled, or grayed out
ImageMargins	0	margins around the image of the displayed manipulator
ImageSize	Automatic	the overall image size of the displayed manipulator

Possible settings for Appearance include Tiny, Small, Medium and Large. Other possible settings include "Open" and "Closed", or combinations such as {"Open", Small}.

Appearance->"Labeled" displays the current value of the manipulator as an editable label.

The following elements are included in a default manipulator: "InputField", "StepLeftButton", "PlayPauseButton", "StepRightButton", "FasterSlowerButtons", "DirectionButton", "InlineInputField". These elements can be specified in any order in a list given as the setting for AppearanceElements.