Slider control properties

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The following table lists the properties that appear on the Properties tab of the Control Properties window for a slider control.

Table 1. Slider control properties
Device settings	Explanation
`BackgroundColor`	To change the background color for the control, click the drop‑down arrow that is associated with it and select a color from the Palette tab that displays.
`DivisionLIneThickness`	To change the thickness of the major division lines (also referred to tick markers), change the value in the field that is associated with it. The default value is `2`.
`DotColor`	To change the color for the indicator mark on the Slider control, click the drop‑down arrow that is associated with it and select a color from the Palette tab that displays.
`EndAngle`	To change the distance on the Slider rule (between the minimum and maximum values), change its value. The default value is `-45`.
`Font`	To change the font for the text (for example, the numbers) on the control, click Ellipses on it and select a font from the Font window. The default value is `Arial`.
`GradientFactor`	To change the gradient factor for the control, change the value in the associated field. The higher the number the more pronounced the gradient for the appearance of the Slider control, which displays as light to dark. The default value is `0.7`.
`LineColor`	To change the color of all the tick markers, click the drop‑down arrow that is associated with it and select a color from the Palette tab that displays.
`MaximumValue`	To change the maximum value for the control, change the value in the associated field. The default value is `100`.
`MinimumValue`	To change the minimum value for the control, change the value in the associated field. The default value is `0`.
`NumberOfDivisions`	To change the number of major division lines (tick markers) for the control, change the value in the associated field. The default value is `10`. For example, with the maximum value set at `100`, minimum value at `0`, and division value at `5`, your Slider control would show major tick markers at 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100.
`NumberOfSubdivisions`	To change the number of minor division lines (tick markers) between two major ones, change the value in the associated field. The default value is `1`, which means no minor tick marker appears between two major tick markers. For example, to make three subdivision areas appear between two major markers, enter a value of `3`.
`RelativeBubbleRadius`	To change the relative bubble radius for the control, change the value in the associated field. This regulates the relative size of the Bubble Knob control, which includes its number scale. The default value is `0.1`.
`RelativeDotPositionRadius`	To change the placement (closer or farther away) of the dot indicator relative to the 0 value marker, change the value in the associated field. The default value is `0.75`.
`RelativeDotRadius`	To change the size of the indicator mark, change the value in the associated field. The default value is `2`.
`RelativeExternalRadius`	To change the relative external radius for the control, change the value in the associated field. This setting changes the length of the major and minor tick markers and how far away they are from the indicator mark line. The default value is `6.25`.
`RelativeInternalRadius`	To change the relative internal radius for the control, change the value in the associated field. This setting changes the length of the major and minor tick markers and how far away they are from the indicator mark line. The default value is `4.75`.
`RelativeTextRadius`	To change the relative text radius for the control, change the value in the associated field. This setting changes the distance between the scale numbers and their associate tick makers. The default value is `7.5`.
`StartAngle`	To change the position of the minimum value marker and the indicator mark, change the value in the associated field. The default value is `225`.
`SubdivisionLineThickness`	To change the thickness of the minor division lines (tick markers), change the value in the associated field. The default value is `1`.
`TextColor`	To change the color for the text (scale numbers) on the control, click the drop‑down arrow in the associated field and select a color from the Palette tab.
`Value`	To change the default placement of the indicator mark, change the value in the associated field. The default value is `0`.
`ValueFormatString`	To change the value format of the numbers on the control, change the value in the associated field. The default value is `%.0f`, which shows numbers, for example, as 0, 10, 20, and so on. For the value `%.1f`, the control would show number as 0.0, 10.0, 20.0, and so on.