I want to implement a slider, which is basically two lines, one vertical and

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Asked: June 13, 20262026-06-13T03:53:58+00:00 2026-06-13T03:53:58+00:00

I want to implement a slider, which is basically two lines, one vertical and

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I want to implement a slider, which is basically two lines, one vertical and one horizontal, crossing where the screen is touched. I have managed to make one but I have to issues:

The slider is not very smooth, there is a slight delay when I’m moving the finger
If I place two sliders it is not multitouch, and I’d like to use both of them simultaneously

Here is the code:

public class Slider extends View {

    private Controller controller = new Controller();
    private boolean initialisedSlider;
    private int sliderWidth, sliderHeight;
    private Point pointStart;
    private Paint white;
    private int mode;

    final static int VERTICAL = 0, HORIZONTAL = 1, BOTH = 2;

    public Slider(Context context) {
        super(context);
        setFocusable(true);    
        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
    }
    public Slider(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);     
        setFocusable(true);    
        pointStart = new Point();
        initialisedSlider = false;   
        mode = Slider.BOTH;
    }

    @Override
    protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
        if(!initialisedSlider) {
            initialisedSlider = true;
            sliderWidth = getMeasuredWidth();
            sliderHeight = getMeasuredHeight();

            pointStart.x = (int)(sliderWidth/2.0);
            pointStart.y = (int)(sliderHeight/2.0);
            controller = new Controller(pointStart, 3);

            white = new Paint();
            white.setColor(0xFFFFFFFF);
        }

        canvas.drawLine(controller.getCoordX(),0,
                        controller.getCoordX(),sliderHeight, 
                        white);
        canvas.drawLine(0, controller.getCoordY(), 
                        sliderWidth, controller.getCoordY(), 
                        white);

    }

    public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
        int eventaction = event.getAction();     
        int X = (int)event.getX(); 
        int Y = (int)event.getY(); 
        switch (eventaction) { 
        case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
            if(isInBounds(X,Y)) {
                updateController(X, Y);
            }
            break;
        case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
            if(isInBounds(X,Y)) {
                updateController(X, Y);
            }
            break;
        case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
            if(isInBounds(X,Y)) {
                updateController(X, Y);
            }
            break;
        }
        invalidate();  
        return true; 
    }

    private boolean isInBounds(int x, int y) {
        return ((x<=(sliderWidth)) && (x>=(0)) 
                 && (y<=(sliderHeight)) && (y>=(0)));
    }
    private void updateController(int x, int y) {
        switch(mode) {
        case Slider.HORIZONTAL:
            controller.setCoordX(x);
            break;
        case Slider.VERTICAL:
            controller.setCoordY(y);
            break;
        case Slider.BOTH:
            controller.setCoordX(x);
            controller.setCoordY(y);
            break;
        }
    }

    private class Controller {
        private int coordX, coordY;
        Controller() {

        }
        Controller(Point point, int width) {
            setCoordX(point.x);
            setCoordY(point.y);
        }
        public void setCoordX(int coordX) {
            this.coordX = coordX;
        }
        public int getCoordX() {
            return coordX;
        }
        public void setCoordY(int coordY) {
            this.coordY = coordY;
        }
        public int getCoordY() {
            return coordY;
        }
    }
}

And the XML file:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/hello" />
    <com.android.lasttest.Slider 
        android:id="@+id/slider"
        android:layout_width="100dp" 
        android:layout_height="100dp" 
        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal" 
        android:adjustViewBounds="true"/>
    <com.android.lasttest.Slider 
        android:id="@+id/slider"
        android:layout_width="150dp" 
        android:layout_height="150dp" 
        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal" 
        android:adjustViewBounds="true"/>
    <com.android.lasttest.Slider 
        android:id="@+id/slider"
        android:layout_width="200dp" 
        android:layout_height="200dp" 
        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal" 
        android:adjustViewBounds="true"/>

</LinearLayout>