Mention polyfill false needs to be set, to use this plugin in the browsers that support range element. This information is somewhere inside as a comment, and using it in modern browsers results in the native range element which is confusing.

We're trying to make the area around the line activate the slider so it can slide left or right. When on a mobile device or even desktop, the mouse has to click exactly on the sliding line for the range to slide.

Researching online, some people suggested creating a transparent div with lots of padding, and having that be the pointer region, giving more cushion to people who don't touch the lin