material-components / material-components/material-components-android
[Slider] Hide dots instead of limiting the number
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Description
**Description:**
If a discrete slider would display too many dots, the number of dots is reduced. However isn't this against the meaning of the dots?
IMO a dot has the meaning of: This is a slider that you cannot drag to any position, but to this position I (the dot) mark.
**Expected behavior:**
I suggest to check how many dots need to be displayed and if that's too much, hide them instead of limit them.
**Source code:** None needed
**Android API version:** Every
**Material Library version:** 1.2.0-alpha06
**Device:** Every
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Research direction
Start by locating the discrete slider implementation and the entry point that decides how many dots are displayed. Check the existing slider behavior and tests, if present; done means excessive dots are hidden rather than represented by a reduced set, while normal dot display remains unchanged.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, java
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100