Re: ISSUE-118 (dispatchEvent links): Consider allowing dispatchEvent for generic event duplication for links [DOM3 Events] from Ian Hickson on 2010-07-22 (public-webapps@w3.org from July to September 2010)

From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:27:00 +0000 (UTC)
To: Simon Pieters <simonp@opera.com>
Cc: Web Applications Working Group WG <public-webapps@w3.org>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.1007221826500.24444@ps20323.dreamhostps.com>

On Thu, 22 Jul 2010, Simon Pieters wrote:
> > 
> > Even if we make this dispatch the event, it wouldn't make the link be 
> > followed — since the event isn't dispatched by the UA, there's no 
> > default action.
> 
> Chrome follows the link, though.
> 
> http://software.hixie.ch/utilities/js/live-dom-viewer/saved/573

File a bug. :-)

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