Re: Errata for Touch Events: preventDefault vs "cancel event"

> Just before the note, the spec reads
>
> " If the preventDefault method of touchstart or touchmove is called"
>
> as preventDefault is not the only way to cancel an event, I wonder if
> this should be changed to
>
> "If the touchstart or touchmove events are cancelled"
>
> and perhaps include the definition we have in PE somewhere?
>
> "cancelled event
> An event whose default action was prevented by means of
> preventDefault(), returning false in an event handler, or other means as
> defined by [DOM-LEVEL-3-EVENTS] and [HTML5]."

Actually, I've just seen that TE has a glossary section (right after the 
bit I was looking at, doh!), which also contains a definition of 
"preventDefault". Could I propose the above change, and then replacing 
the glossary entry for preventDefault with the above one for "cancelled 
event" ?

This would also require copy tweaks in

5.4 "(see preventDefault)" > "(see cancelled event)"

5.5, 5.6 and 5.7 "If the preventDefault method is called on this event" 
 > "If this event is cancelled"

P
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Received on Thursday, 30 October 2014 01:15:06 UTC