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Title: Which control to use
Post by: Douglas McDonald on September 24, 2010, 08:32:15 PM

I need to make a slider to set a value 0-128,like a volume control . Before I've just used a scroll bar. I was just wondering if someone has a better idea. It would be nice to display the value (0-128 or 0-100%) in the control between the left/right arrows. Even better, I can wish, is have the space between the arrows turn color through the spectrum as the value is increased.

Thoughts/ Ideas?
Doug

Title: Re: Which control to use
Post by: Douglas McDonald on September 24, 2010, 08:49:25 PM

Well I'm stupid. The "TrackBar" is the slider. I just never put the two together until I dropped it on the form. I need to play with it but I'd guess it will do all I want.

Sorry for a wasted post.
Doug

Title: Re: Which control to use
Post by: Douglas McDonald on September 24, 2010, 08:55:40 PM

Any examples how to use it (TrackBar) in clever ways. Since I've already started a post may as well ask.

Thanks
Doug

Title: Re: Which control to use
Post by: Roger Garstang on September 27, 2010, 11:29:07 AM

You should be able to get close to what you want with tooltips enabled on the control and creative usage of ranges in the control to show color. You can get the current value and update a label with it too.

Title: Re: Which control to use
Post by: Douglas McDonald on September 28, 2010, 08:18:16 PM

Roger, thank you. the tool tip works great and shows the current slider value. really thats all I need

Thank you
Doug

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