Re: Capturing Problems Example from Scott González on 2013-04-12 (public-pointer-events@w3.org from April to June 2013)

From: Scott González <scott.gonzalez@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:02:41 -0400
To: François REMY <francois.remy.dev@outlook.com>
Cc: Konstantinov Sergey <twirl@yandex-team.ru>, "public-pointer-events@w3.org" <public-pointer-events@w3.org>, Brandon Wallace <brandon.wallace@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CAO8i3id-GRTAgL6QJ6q3nQzRcYUeEq96XeZLsQTx4AyASOuuyA@mail.gmail.com>

On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 11:13 AM, François REMY <
francois.remy.dev@outlook.com> wrote:
>
> The other option would be remove the “setPointerCapture” method from
> elements and, instead, add a “capturePointer” method on the Event object
> which, when called, make the event’s target capture the pointer. This
> removes some possibilities but also avoid possible mistakes.
>

This proposal makes sense to me and it solves some of the concerns that
have been raised. Can anyone think of a downside to this?

Received on Friday, 12 April 2013 16:03:12 UTC