     //---------------------------------
     
     /**
-     *  If set to <code>true</code>, show a data tip during user interaction
+     *  If set to <code>true</code>, shows a data tip during user interaction
      *  containing the current value of the slider. In addition, the skinPart
      *  <code>dataTipFactory</code> must be defined in the skin in order to 
      *  display a data tip. 

    private var _pendingValue:Number = 0;
    
    /**
     *  The value the slider would have, if the mouse button was released.
     * 
     *  <p>If the liveDragging style is false, then the slider's value is only set
     *  when the mouse button is released, it's not updated while the slider thumb is
     *  being dragged.</p>
     * 
     *  <p>This property is kept up to date when the slider thumb moves, even if 
     *  liveDragging is false.</p>
     *  
     *  @default 0
     *  @return The value implied by the thumb position. 

 *  the end points of the slider track. 
 *  The current value of the slider is determined by the relative location of 
 *  the thumb between the end points of the slider, 
 *  corresponding to the slider's minimum and maximum values.
 *
 *  The Slider class is a base class for HSlider and VSlider.
 *
 *  @mxml
 *
 *  <p>The <code>&lt;Slider&gt;</code> tag inherits all of the tag 
 *  attributes of its superclass and adds the following tag attributes:</p>
 *
 *  <pre>
 *  &lt;Slider
 *    <strong>Properties</strong>
 *    dataTipFormatFunction="20"
 *    dataTipPrecision="2"
 *    showDataTip="true"
 *
 *    <strong>Styles</strong>
 *    alignmentBaseline="USE_DOMINANT_BASELINE"
 *    baselineShift="0.0"
 *    breakOpportunity="AUTO"
 *    cffHinting="HORIZONTAL_STEM"
 *    color="0"
 *    digitCase="DEFAULT"
 *    digitWidth="DEFAULT"
 *    direction="LTR"
 *    dominantBaseline="AUTO"
 *    focusColor
 *    fontFamily="Times New Roman"
 *    fontLookup="DEVICE"
 *    fontSize="12"
 *    fontStyle="NORMAL"
 *    fontWeight="NORMAL"
 *    justificationRule="AUTO"
 *    justificationStyle="AUTO"
 *    kerning="AUTO"
 *    ligatureLevel="COMMON"
 *    lineHeight="120%"
 *    lineThrough="false"
 *    liveDragging="false"
 *    local="en"
 *    renderingMode="CFF"
 *    textAlign="START"
 *    textAlignLast="START"
 *    textAlpha="1"
 *    textDecoration="NONE"
 *    textJustify="INTER_WORD"
 *    trackingLeft="0"
 *    trackingRight="0"
 *    typographicCase="DEFAULT"
 *  /&gt;
 *  </pre> 
 *  
 *  @see spark.components.HSlider
 *  @see spark.components.VSlider
 *
 *  @langversion 3.0
 *  @playerversion Flash 10
 *  @playerversion AIR 1.5
