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Hovering the slider will show the current value in a tooltip above (or to the side of) the selected value.
The user can select a value using one of these methods:
Dragging the handle to the desired position (see Drag and Drop). In this case:
If ticks exist, the movement of the handle across the axis will be discrete, along the tick marks.
If no ticks exist, the movement will be continuous.
If a text field exists, the value will be updated automatically.
a tooltip may appear, showing the value
Clicking on the axis itself. In this case the handle will move to the selected position.
Clicking the increase or decrease buttons. In this case:
The handle will move to the the next / previous position respectively.
If a text field exists, the value will be updated automatically.
Entering a value in the text field, if one exists. In this case, the handle will automatically move to the relevant position on the axis after moving the focus away from the text field.
Using the mouse wheel when the slider is in focusselected. In this case, the handle will move to the relevant position on the axis and the value will be updated automatically.
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