Re: [DOM3Events] WheelEvent and zoom

It won't happen for DOM3, but if you'd like it to be considered for
UIEvents, could you write up a brief description of the proposed event
(along with use cases) and file a bug?

Or send me (or the list) the description and I'll create one for you.


On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 7:11 AM, Rick Byers <rbyers@chromium.org> wrote:

> Thanks for response.  So in what scenarios do you envision a UA ever
> setting deltaZ to non-zero?  Is this just future-proofing for some
> not-yet-popular hardware?
>
> FWIW, I'd LOVE to see D3E define a zoom event.  If Indie UI
> UIManipulationRequestEvent gets traction with implementations then that
> would be even better.  In the meantime we continue to get requests to solve
> this scenario now ;-)
>
> Thanks,
>    Rick
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 10:22 PM, Masayuki Nakano <masayuki@d-toybox.com>wrote:
>
>> I don't think browsers should set deltaZ even when the default action is
>> zoom-in/out.
>>
>> The spec just said that "The user's *environment* might be configured to
>> associate zooming with rotation along the z-axis.".
>>
>> So, zooming by Ctrl + y-axis wheel rotation is *just* a default action of
>> some browsers. So, web applications should be able to handle the raw level
>> action such as "Ctrl + y-axis wheel rotation" rather than operation for
>> zoom.
>>
>> If web application needs to handle zoom action, D3E or UI Events should
>> define "zoom" event.
>>
>>
>> On 2013/09/12 22:56, Rick Byers wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> We'd like to use the 'wheel' event in blink to communicate zoom requests
>>> from the user, distinct from pan (eg. on a trackpad 2-finger scroll vs.
>>> pinch).  The spec
>>> (http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-**Level-3-Events/#events-**wheelevents<http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-Events/#events-wheelevents>)
>>> has a
>>> suggestion to use deltaZ for this:
>>>
>>> "The user's environment might be configured to associate vertical
>>> scrolling with rotation along the y-axis, horizontal scrolling with
>>> rotation along the x-axis, and zooming with rotation along the z-axis."
>>>
>>> I was looking into doing this in blink (http://crbug.com/289887), but it
>>> seems no other browser behaves this way.  IE10 and Firefox appear to
>>> instead use deltaY with the ctrl modifier set for zooms (pinch on a
>>> trackpad).  Any advice on how this should be handled?  With IE and
>>> Firefox already in agreement, I think it's better to follow their lead
>>> then to follow the suggestion in the spec.  Perhaps the suggestion
>>> should be updated to match implementations?
>>>
>>> One problem with either approach is that it's not clear how an app can
>>> detect that a device that supports zooming distinct from panning is
>>> being used.  For example, a mapping site probably wants the wheel on a
>>> physical mouse to control zoom (since panning can be accomplished with
>>> click and drag), but panning on a trackpad to pan the map instead of
>>> zoom it (since pinching can zoom it).  Any tips on how a UA should
>>> advertise that zooming is supported?  It's unfortunate, for example,
>>> that deltaZ isn't permitted to be undefined when not supported by the
>>> input device.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>     Rick
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Masayuki Nakano <masayuki@d-toybox.com>
>> Manager, Internationalization, Mozilla Japan.
>>
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