Fwd: Microsoft submitted PointerEvent spec to W3C for standardization

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Subject: 	Microsoft submitted PointerEvent spec to W3C for standardization
Resent-Date: 	Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:15:10 +0000
Resent-From: 	<public-webevents@w3.org>
Date: 	Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:14:39 -0400
From: 	ext Arthur Barstow <art.barstow@nokia.com>
To: 	public-webevents@w3.org <public-webevents@w3.org>



Hi All,

Today the W3C announced that Microsoft submitted a "Pointer Events
Specification" to the W3C:

[[
<http://www.w3.org/Submission/2012/SUBM-pointer-events-20120907/>

Abstract

This document defines events and related interfaces for handling
hardware agnostic pointer input from devices like a mouse, pen, or
touchscreen. For compatibility with existing mouse-based content, this
specification also describes a mapping to fire [DOM-LEVEL-3-EVENTS]
Mouse Events for pointer device types other than mouse.
]]

In the "Suggested action" section of the Submission request [1], there
is a suggestion a Working Group be started to produce a Recommendation.
Given this, I propose we add this to our September 25 call. In
particular, we should discuss what such a standardization effort would
mean vis-a-vis Touch Events v2.

-AB

[1] http://www.w3.org/Submission/2012/03/

Received on Wednesday, 26 September 2012 14:49:44 UTC