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I've created a multi-value slider that allows the user to set colours to be used for a range of values from 0 to 100. Here's what it looks like:

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The user can slide each number left and right to change it, except for 0 which is always anchored at the left-hand side.

To add a new value, the user clicks on an empty space on the slider, and a value appears. To remove a value the user drags it off the slider.

To change the colour, the user clicks and releases on a number. This opens a colour panel with a preset colour range, and a "more" triangle for a full colour chooser:

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This control has been in our desktop software for some years, and seems to be used without problems.

Now the problem: we want to add sliders for values that do not have a clear upper limit and are not integers. How can I modify this concept to allow entering in amounts with no preset range? Or is there a straight-forward alternative?

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  • How important is it they pick their own as opposed to having several options to choose from?
    – whatsisname
    Apr 2, 2015 at 5:24
  • @whatsisname very important - some of the users are very demanding over the level of customisation.
    – Steve McLeod
    Apr 2, 2015 at 7:38
  • By "not integers" do you mean decimals (eg 3.1415) or more abstract scalar values like (small, medium, large)?
    – tohster
    Apr 2, 2015 at 17:29
  • @tohster i mean decimals, with typically no more than one decimal point.
    – Steve McLeod
    Apr 3, 2015 at 1:26

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My suggestion is using tooltips where people can enter the value themselves.

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