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+package com.threerings.flex {
+
+import mx.containers.HBox;
+
+import mx.controls.Label;
+
+import mx.controls.sliderClasses.Slider;
+
+import mx.events.SliderEvent;
+
+/**
+ * A simple component that displays a label to the left of a slider.
+ */
+public class LabeledSlider extends HBox
+{
+    /** The slider, all public and accessable. Don't fuck it up! */
+    public var slider :Slider;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a LabeledSlider holding the specified slider.
+     */
+    public function LabeledSlider (slider :Slider)
+    {
+        _label = new Label();
+        _label.text = String(slider.value);
+
+        addChild(_label);
+        this.slider = slider;
+        slider.showDataTip = false; // because we do it...
+        addChild(slider);
+
+        slider.addEventListener(SliderEvent.CHANGE, handleSliderChange, false, 0, true);
+    }
+
+    protected function handleSliderChange (event :SliderEvent) :void
+    {
+        _label.text = String(event.value);
+    }
+
+    protected var _label :Label;
+}
+}