Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-ui-4] Change the pointer cursor to indicate any interactive element.

Yes, most elements are or could be interactive, so a more precise definition would be useful.

The key feature of buttons and links is that a single click, with the primary mouse button, triggers an activation behavior.  The finger pointer cursor has therefore come to mean "click here".

Working from @kizu's proposed text:

> _**'pointer'**_
> The cursor is a pointer that indicates an interactive element, clicking or tapping on which would result in any action (for example links and buttons).

We can replace "any action" with a more specific description:

> _**'pointer'**_
> The cursor is a pointer that indicates an interactive element with a primary activation behavior triggered by a click or tap (for example, links and buttons). 

And while we're editing, we could add a visual description, to be consistent with other descriptions in the list:

> … Often rendered as the backside of a hand with the index finger extended.


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