Component request: Slider / carousel

[codynguyen]

I think refills users could make use of a simple slider / carousel component built for the bourbon family instead of having to resort to a 3-party solution. Currently I'm using the feature-rich Slick slider https://github.com/kenwheeler/slick along with other refills components

[Magnus-G]

@codynguyen slick looks really nice and I wonder whether sliders are within the scope of refills though. They usually require a lot of features (since there are so many different ways people want to use them) and there are new ones popping up ever so often. My concern is whether refills will be able to maintain an element like that or if it will feel dated quite quickly?

I'm just thinking out loud though, and I might be wrong. @kaishin any thoughts around this?

[Magnus-G]

@kaishin @kylefiedler @codynguyen any comments on this? I still feel like a slider is a bit too heavy for a simple refill file. Do you agree? If so I'll close this issue. If not we'll go to work!

[mrleeio]

Sliders are heavy handed, opinionated, and in most cases should not be used. I understand clients want them but they are often a poor solution to their design problem.

http://shouldiuseacarousel.com/

That being said people use them a lot and some clients expect them. I don't think they belong in a library like refills though.

[Magnus-G]

@mrlee-io good points. Thank you.