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Victor R. Volkman (Ann Arbor, MI) contributes his "Fader" custom control for Windows, a slider control for use with Windows 3.1 and compatible environments. The Fader is a custom control designed to return a continuous range of values based on the position of a thumb that slides along a rail. This idea is similar to the Windows scrollbar in many respects. Since the scrollbar is almost inseparably associated with scrolling the client area, it quickly becomes unfamiliar in other contexts. The fader provides an analog range in the same way the potentiometers are used in a stereo equalizer or mixer. For example, a fader could be used to apply equalization to a waveform or to regulate the hue of a color.