On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 6:58 PM, Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk> wrote: > On 18/01/2015 05:36, Sangwhan Moon wrote: > > I'm with Olli on this one. Also, with some browsers implementing the >> changed model and some not (I can't see Safari or Presto changing at >> this point), I can't see how this would make life significantly easier >> for content authors. >> > > I admit that even I can only see a marginal advantage here, particularly > as to solve "double click handling" authors will still need the "this event > is a compat event / the result of a touch event" API discussed separately, > so they'll still need to modify their code regardless (at which point they > can add a "is this a derived event" check to their mouse* handler functions > too - unless we ARE saying that's a performance hit). > > Not trolling, but wondering: with regards to Presto, are there any > browsers on touch devices still using Presto? Old Android devices not > capable of upgrading to Chromium-based Opera? (I'm guessing older desktop > installations, as well as TVs and STBs, but these don't have touch events, > so would be unaffected by this proposed change) > While disclosing the number isn't possible for obvious reasons, I just checked and yes, there is a notable amount of active installations on Android as of today. I don't know much about the other platforms though. I'm even seeing quite a few people posting reviews today. (this is no secret, since the reviews are public) As for Safari, I'm working on the assumption that Apple - since they > steadfastly refuse to consider Pointer Events - have tacitly / > off-the-record agreed to try and make Touch Events environment more > powerful instead by implementing (or at least considering) these sorts of > changes...(or rather, that the chances are much greater for them to > implement an extension to TE rather than PE). > > P > -- > Patrick H. Lauke > > www.splintered.co.uk | https://github.com/patrickhlauke > > http://flickr.com/photos/redux/ | http://redux.deviantart.com > twitter: @patrick_h_lauke | skype: patrick_h_lauke > -- Sangwhan Moon [Opera Software ASA] Software Engineer | Tokyo, Japan
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