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BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL
Slider
Slider[x]
represents a slider with setting x in the range 0 to 1.
Slider[Dynamic[x]]
takes the setting to be the dynamically updated current value of x, with the value of x being reset if the slider is moved.
Slider[x, {xmin, xmax}]
represents a slider with range 
to 
.
Slider[x, {xmin, xmax, dx}]
represents a slider that jumps in steps dx.
Slider[x, {{e1, e2, ...}}]
represents a slider in which equally spaced intervals correspond to successive settings 
.
Slider[x, {{{e1, w1}, {e2, w2}, ...}}]
uses intervals of relative widths 
for the 
.
Details and Options
- Slider[...] displays in a notebook as a horizontal slider that can be manipulated interactively.
- Slider[Dynamic[x]] will reset the value of x when the slider is moved; Slider[x] will not.
- Slider[n, {nmin, nmax, dn}] jumps to integer positions if
and dn are integers. » - Slider[x, {xmin, xmax, dx}] in general jumps to positions given by Range[xmin, xmax, dx]. »
- Slider[x] represents a slider running from left to right.
- Slider[x, {xmax, xmin}] with
> 
represents a slider running from right to left. » - If the value of the slider is outside the range given, it will be displayed at one of the ends.
- Slider[x, {0, 1, dx}] displays at position x, even if this is not a multiple of dx.
- In Slider[x, {{e1, e2, ...}}], the
can be any expressions, not just numbers. » - The following options can be given:
-
Appearance Automatic the overall appearance of the slider AutoAction False whether to move the slider automatically when the mouse is over it BaselinePosition Automatic alignment relative to surrounding text BaseStyle {} base style specifications for the slider ContinuousAction True whether to update continuously when the slider is moved Enabled Automatic whether the slider is enabled, or grayed out Exclusions {} specific values to be excluded ImageMargins 0 margins around the image of the displayed slider ImageSize Automatic the overall image size of the displayed slider - Possible settings for Appearance include Tiny, Small, Medium, and Large, as well as typically some other settings such as
and 
. - Appearance->"Labeled" displays the current value of the slider as an editable label.
- The settings for BaseStyle are appended to the default style typically given by the
style in the current stylesheet. - Slider[] is equivalent to Slider[0.5].
- The resulting slider can be finely manipulated by holding down the Alt key (or Option on Macintosh) while dragging the mouse. This causes the slider to move at 1/20 the rate of the mouse. The slider can be even more finely manipulated by also holding the Shift and/or Ctrl keys.
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