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 an ofxGui extension to adjust numbers or text with an input field in openFrameworks. 
 
-ofxInputField can be an alternative to ofxSlider to define numbers more precicly or to ofxLabel to have editable labels. the mouse and keyboard controls are elaborated in detail. check out the example with an int, float and string version ofxInputField.
+ofxInputField can be used as an alternative to ofxSlider to define numbers more precicly or to ofxLabel to have editable labels. the mouse and keyboard controls are elaborated in detail. check out the example with an int, float and string version ofxInputField.
 
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