# Slider data type

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/slider-data-type/3868>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [January 16, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/slider-data-type/3868 "2012-01-16T18:12:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Joseph\_Mendonca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@Joseph\_Mendonca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joseph_Mendonca)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/slider-data-type/3868/1 "2012-01-16T18:12:02Z")

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Have sliders include other data types such as float values.

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/slider-data-type/3868/2 "2012-01-16T20:24:10Z")

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+1

In the meantime, Use of a linear scale alongside it may help. The attached window has a slider and scale in a grouped container. You can set the upper and lower limits in the container properties and use the slider to get a scaled value, also in the container. The only thing to keep in mind is that the group doesn’t scale for crap. That’s right, cover your ears, kids, I said crap.  
[ScalableSlider.vwin](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/1X/c9f4496d99980ae6834f5d74c7102e6cfce61e94.vwin) (6.16 KB)

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/slider-data-type/3868/3 "2012-01-16T20:26:57Z")

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[quote=“JordanCClark”]  
… the group doesn’t scale for crap.[/quote]

That would be maintaining aspect, not the scaling of the numbers. Two different things… 😊

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_Mendonca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@Joseph\_Mendonca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joseph_Mendonca)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/slider-data-type/3868/4 "2012-01-17T01:53:10Z")

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Thanks for the tip Jordan. Did sort of the same thing. It should be a straight forward bind with no scripting required.