Adapt_framework: Enhancement request - ability to have many points on slider

[BillGilmoreLP]

Subject of the issue/enhancement/features

Currently if the user has too many points on the slider they appear on top of each other and it looks broken. For example of the slider range is 0 - 100 it will appear like this:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19mew74aRFXvnlQEnkW-H9F8q2pALsmyO/view?usp=sharing

I was thinking we could add a 'simple mode' toggle, or use JS to detect how many items are in the range and dynamically add the 'simple mode'.

The simple mode would show the first, last and every nth child of the range. So it would look more like this:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18WDNm1ChUiMoZijcDt0TXhwlZWdMxheK/view?usp=sharing

Your environment

• Adapt 3.2.1
• Chrome
• Macbook Pro

Steps to reproduce

Create the slider component and enter a large range of numbers, EG: 0 - 100

Actual behaviour

The numbers on the range will stack and be unreadable:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19mew74aRFXvnlQEnkW-H9F8q2pALsmyO/view?usp=sharing

Enhanced behaviour

The numbers on the range are readable but also the indicator shows what the user is about to select
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18WDNm1ChUiMoZijcDt0TXhwlZWdMxheK/view?usp=sharing

[BillGilmoreLP]

Hi @brian-learningpool @nilslp @moloko @tomgreenfield

What do you think of the request I have made here, would this be worth developing?

It came from a ticket created by our QA team when they found the previous issue of the answer model not being correctly set. Thanks

[moloko]

Hi @BillGilmoreLP this issue has already been raised by @brian-learningpool via https://github.com/adaptlearning/adapt_framework/issues/2011 and resolved by slider v2.3.0

[BillGilmoreLP]

Thanks @moloko I'll look into this

[nilslp]

@moloko I think @BillGilmoreLP means that we could possible have a slightly different simplified option on top of the fix in #2011, using a basic set of ranges (as opposed to 0 [first] and 100 [last]).

Instead of 0,1,2,3,4...100, every 10 or similarly calculated intervals; 0,10,20,30,40...100?

We have fixed up the slider that it will be able to show 0 and 100, but this is a follow on suggestion.
Not sure if it is required but just wanted to clarify that distinction.

[moloko]

@nilslp indeed, I just wanted to make sure @BillGilmoreLP was aware of the existing PR

It does feel to me like it _might_ bit of a niche requirement...? I'd be inclined to say that the nature of the question being asked here means that slider might not be the right kind of interaction and numeric input/stepper would be better suited instead? Just my opinion though, be interested to hear others'.

[nilslp]

👌 thats perfect, was unsure if it would really be a requirement so thats good to get other feedback.
Thanks for the clarification and I think its probably fine to not pursue this one.