Android seekbar widget: no vertical orientation?

Question

I can't believe there is no way to change the orientation of the SeekBar widget. I've been perusing this widget's properties and I can't find anything that allows me to change its orientation to vertical.

So, am I missing something obvious? Do I have to write my own implementation of a seekbar to have its thumb slide up/down instead of left/right?

Answer 1

Yes, you have to roll your own implementation. An unfinished version is linked here