Abstract: A control panel for an electronic device includes a sensor array capable of sensing a location along the sensor array of a finger proximate to the sensor array. A channel on the control panel defines a guide path in register with at least a portion of the sensor array and is sized to receive a portion of a finger. The channel is operable to guide a finger of a user along the sensor array, and the sensed location of the finger along the sensor array can be used as an indication of an input selection by the user.

Abstract: A laundry appliance having a cabinet enclosing a laundry treating mechanism, the cabinet having an openable door in a vertical front face thereof, is provided with a shelf recessed in the cabinet and arranged to be extendable to a horizontal position in an embodiment a predetermined distance below the door sufficient to allow a laundry basket to be placed on the shelf when extended and to allow the door to be opened and closed with the basket on the extended shelf and in an embodiment to provide a step for a user.