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sturmeh on Nov 6, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: Non-Confusing, Visually Correct Slider To...

Take a quick look at ICS/JB on Android, which has already solved this problem.

The current state is written on the sliding bit, clicking anywhere will toggle it, but correctly show the current state.

The slider will also glow blue if it is on the ON state, and revert to grey on the OFF position.

See here: http://i45.tinypic.com/263jypz.png

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