Set Variable Width on Element with Slider

[authorandrew]

Hey all,
I'm a new Javascript coder; it's still pretty easy for me to get snagged on stuff. Anyways, I had a question for a specific project I've been trying to figure out.

I have an element set with CSS to a width of 160px. What I want is a way for users to the site to drag a slider back and forth to set the width of the button. Some sort of smooth animation while this is happening would also be nice. I'd also like a way to set a max width on the element.

So, can this be done? I'm guessing it would use jQuery, but I don't really know.
Does anyone have any ideas?

AA

[authorandrew]

I've made a little bit of progress on this. I've nailed down that it should happen with jQuery, and that I can use a slider. What's missing is a way for me for the slider to output a variable which I can then connect to a css value for the element's width. It's the in-between part I need help with.

Andrew

[authorandrew]

Is there no way to get an answer to this problem? I'm about stuck. Any help would be much appreciated.

AA