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Additional functionality for sliders

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#900 opened on May 31, 2021

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I'm working on an application which mainly consists for sliders for parameter control. For better user experience, it would be nice to offer two features: reset to default and fine control.

On VST plugins this is normally done via double-clicks and/or modifier keys. E.g. double-clicking resets the slider to a default (mostly 0), alternatively Ctrl-/Cmd-Klick also does it. For fine control, often Shift-dragging is used. Fine control is useful in cases where the slider covers a large value range with only little screen space.

Is there a way to add such functionality with the existing code via traits or would that require an update to the widgets?

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Research direction
Study the existing Slider widget in the Iced codebase, understand its event handling and state management. Look at how other widgets handle double click and modifier keys (e.g., Ctrl, Shift). Propose an implementation for reset to default and fine control, possibly by extending the Slider's update method or adding a new trait.
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