Re: New webkitmouseforce* events in WebKit

On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Dean Jackson <dino@apple.com> wrote:

> > Does anyone know what is "the user agent’s default force click features"?
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> Apps (such as Safari) can have different behaviours for actions that are
> beyond the strength of a normal click. This is not the same as a context
> menu. For example, Safari shows a popover of a map when you force click on
> an address, a popover to dial when you force click on a phone number, and a
> popover preview of a page if you force click on a link. It's actually a bit
> more complex than that, because the reveal animation of the popover is tied
> to the amount of pressure the user is applying.
>

Thanks so much for sharing the details here Dean!  I'm looking forward to
getting my hands on one of these devices and trying it out - sounds cool!

What we were talking about in that patch was a way to prevent this default
> action (while still allowing the regular click events to fire).
>


> While I'm replying, what has landed now is experimental (and hence has a
> prefix). I suggest not considering anything final until we make a proposal
> to a standards body.
>

Thanks Dean, that's great to here!  I didn't want to put words in your
mouth in the discussion around this. I'm looking forward to discussing APIs
for this in the context of a relevant standards group!


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