Re: ACTION-47 proposal for inclusion of Pointer in the Understanding of 2.5

On 22/04/2016 15:43, Jeanne Spellman wrote:
> Here is a proposal for rewriting 2.5 Understanding to include Pointer.
> It can be viewed in context in Github:
> https://w3c.github.io/Mobile-A11y-Extension/#touch-and-pointer
> or in text following.
>
> [Proposed text for Understanding] Some devices such as a mobile device
> are designed to be primarily operated via gestures made on a
> touchscreen. Other devices can be operated by a number of different
> devices, such as a pen, stylus, or mouse, which may be generically
> referred to as a pointer [link to definition]. This section also applies
> to pointer events on non-mobile platforms.

I would also include some reference to the fact that touchscreens can 
also be found on desktop/laptop computers.

> Mobile device design has evolved away from built-in physical keyboards
> (e.g. fixed, slide-out) towards devices that maximize touchscreen area
> and display an on-screen keyboard only when the user has selected a user
> interface control that accepts text input (e.g. a textbox). Pointer
> devices such as stylus, pen or pencil have also gained popularity for
> providing more precise touch. The mouse has been popular on desktop
> computers for decades.
>
> Except where specifically noted, touch is assumed to also include
> pointer devices.

All pointer devices, or just the pen/stylus scenario? As otherwise we'd 
be saying that every time we say touch, we also mean mouse?

> Definition of Pointer is from W3C Recommendation of 24 February 2015:
> Pointer Events: https://www.w3.org/TR/pointerevents/#dfn-pointer
> A hardware agnostic representation of input devices that can target a
> specific coordinate (or set of coordinates) on a screen, such as a
> mouse, pen, or touch contact.

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