- From: Matt Brubeck <mbrubeck@mozilla.com>
- Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 10:14:58 -0700
- To: Gregers Gram Rygg <gregersrygg@gmail.com>
- CC: public-webevents@w3.org
> When the terminal does not have touch hardware:
> - The touch event properties (ontouchstart, ontouchmove, etc.) MUST
> NOT be exposed on Element, Window nor Document.
> - document.createEvent("TouchEvent") MUST throw an Error.
> Developers are using this to detect if a terminal has support for
> touch hardware.
Currently it's possible (at least in Gecko 6.0a1, and I think in some
other browsers) to use createEvent to write automated tests for touch
event handlers, and run those tests on non-touch hardware. This can be
beneficial for testing, because automating tests on mobile hardware is
often slower or more difficult than automating them on desktop.
I agree that feature detection for touch event support is important, and
it might be worth giving up some testing capabilities. I just want to
make sure we're aware of this potential trade-off.
Received on Friday, 13 May 2011 17:15:28 UTC