Re: W3C Recommendations Pointer Question

It’s completely find to change the mouse pointer on links and other interactive elements. If this was the question?

It’s much more likely to get answers, if you put a little more effort in your question. ;-)


> Am 28.02.2024 um 16:10 schrieb Oliver Odgaard <olod@mapspeople.com>:
> 
> Hi there WAI team,
> 
> Can you help us with this? See thread.
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Denis Ah-Kang <denis@w3.org>
> Date: 28 Feb 2024 at 15.59 +0100
> To: Oliver Odgaard <olod@mapspeople.com>
> Subject: Re: W3C Recommendations Pointer Question
> 
>> Sorry, I didn't understand you were looking for answers related to
>> accessibility. I would suggest to write an email to the WAI Interest
>> Group at w3c-wai-ig@w3.org (archives at [1]). They should be able
>> to provide a more accurate answer than me :)
>> 
>> You may also find some resources on their website [2].
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Denis
>> 
>> [1] https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/
>> [2] https://www.w3.org/WAI/
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 28/02/2024 18:37, Oliver Odgaard wrote:
>>> Hi Denis, thanks for the super fast reply. So that means, from reading
>>> the links you sent, we can still be WCAG 2.1 AA compliant if we use a
>>> pointer on clickable elements? Is that correct?
>>> 
>>> --
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Kind regards,
>>> 
>>> *Oliver Odgaard*
>>> Lead Product Designer
>>> 
>>> <https://www.mapspeople.com/>
>>> e. olod@mapspeople.com <mailto:olod@mapspeople.com>
>>> 
>>> w. mapspeople.com <http://mapspeople.com/>
>>> 
>>> 
>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/mapspeople/>
>>> <https://www.facebook.com/mapspeople>
>>> <https://twitter.com/mapspeople?lang=en>
>>> <https://www.youtube.com/c/MapsPeople/videos>
>>> 
>>> On 28. feb. 2024 15.19 +0100, Denis Ah-Kang <denis@w3.org>, wrote:
>>>> Hi Oliver,
>>>> 
>>>> I'm guessing you are referring to [1] but that issue was actually
>>>> discussed [2] and the newest version of the spec has the pointer cursor
>>>> indicating an interactive element [3].
>>>> So there's no problem using a pointer on clickable elements.
>>>> 
>>>> HTH,
>>>> 
>>>> Denis
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> [1] https://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/ui.html#cursor-props
>>>> [2] https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/1936
>>>> [3] https://www.w3.org/TR/css-ui-3/#cursor
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 28/02/2024 08:50, Oliver Odgaard wrote:
>>>>> Hi Denis,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Can you help me regarding use of a pointer on our web application?
>>>>> 
>>>>> The W3C recommendations says to use a pointer on "The cursor is a
>>>>> pointer that indicates a link.", but if we choose to use a pointer on
>>>>> clickable elements like buttons (that aren't links) and interactive
>>>>> elements inside our product, will that mean we can't say we are not W3C
>>>>> compliant?
>>>>> 
>>>>> We would love the added affordance that the pointer adds, making
>>>>> interactive elements clearly recognizable and usable for all users.
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>> 
>>>>> *Oliver Odgaard*
>>>>> Lead Product Designer
>>>>> 
>>>>> <https://www.mapspeople.com/>
>>>>> e. olod@mapspeople.com <mailto:olod@mapspeople.com>
>>>>> 
>>>>> w. mapspeople.com <http://mapspeople.com/>
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/mapspeople/>
>>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/mapspeople>
>>>>> <https://twitter.com/mapspeople?lang=en>
>>>>> <https://www.youtube.com/c/MapsPeople/videos>
>>>>>