On the mobile task force the only mention we have so far is in the proposed
new SC 2.5.3 Accidental Activation. which doesn't directly address this
issue.
https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/Proposed_revision_of_2.5.3#Proposed_2.5.3
In the understanding it says that long presses can be used but their
functionality must be available by another mechanism also because some
people have trouble leaving their hand in one place for a while. we may
want to add something specific about long presses, and we probably need
more research about what kinds of problems people with disabilities have
with them. They may be OK....in which case we might what to use the context
menu as the place to provide the visible accessible name for an icon...
So we don't have anything besides that about long press currently.
On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 11:03 AM, White, Jason J <jjwhite@ets.org> wrote:
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> *From:* Gregg Vanderheiden RTF [mailto:gregg@raisingthefloor.org]
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> +1 to Mikes comment.
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> We should lobby for its return - even if it is an option that can be
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> What direction are touch screen devices taking in this regard? If no
> assistive technology intervenes, touching the object is typically a “click”
> event. I think a sustained touch of the object generally activates a
> context menu – perhaps this is the right mechanism ot use here.
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