//this is how it is defined -

typedef struct
{
	menucommon_s generic;

	float minvalue;
	float maxvalue;
	float curvalue;

	float range;
} menuslider_s;

//but if it was like this it wouldn't work, correct?

typedef struct
{
  float minvalue;
	float maxvalue;

	menucommon_s generic;

	float curvalue;

	float range;
} menuslider_s;