Weekend exploration: a touch slider that's fast and precise at the same time.

Every slider on a touchscreen has the same problem: they're easy to sweep but nearly impossible to land on an exact value. A common fix is a long-press "fine mode", a second button to adjust scale or a raw input field.

 So I tried a different idea and built a small demo: the Drift slider. Drag as normal, then slide your finger sideways off the track and each 'lane' you enter makes the movement finer: 1:2, 1:4, 1:8. No mode, no waiting, one finger. Touching never jumps the value, and a tap above or below the handle nudges by exactly one.

This experiment started as a control for a touchscreen synth, but it's solves the same problem on a price filter, a loan calculator or a quantity picker. Anywhere you sweep first and then want an exact number.

Play with it on your phone, turn on your sound if you want to hear how fine it gets.

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