Comment Summary 2-5-1

From WCAG WG

Success Criterion 2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A)

Notes from f2f discussion at TPAC 11/8.

Nov Editors Draft

All functionality can be operated with a single untimed pointer gesture unless a multipoint or timed gesture is essential.

Proposed 11/8

All author-provided functionality which uses multipoint or timed gestures for operation can be operated with an untimed single-pointer activation, unless a multipoint or timed gesture is essential.

NOTE This requirement applies to web content which interprets pointer gestures (i.e. this does not apply to gestures that are provided by or required to operate the operating system, user agent, or assistive technology). ---

Need to clarify in understanding:

  • that examples of single-pointer activation include simple tap and mouse-click.
  • single pointer gesture can be long or short.

Other action item(s):

  • Verify with Patrick L about that a long press is untimed.
  • Need to link "essential" to the glossary.
  • Possibly the definition of Single-pointer activation that a press and hold activation is untimed

Response Notes

Response to 505/478 indicate this change and point out that the OS docs refer to single point activations as gestures.

Response for 478:

Thank you for your comment and suggestion. We agree that the language is hard to understand. We have changed "single untimed pointer gesture" to "untimed single pointer gesture" and the Understanding document will note that this is sometimes called "a single tap or click".

Response for 505:

Thank you for your comment and suggestion. We agree that "untimed single" is easier to read than "single untimed" and have made that change. We are using the term "single-pointer activations" to be consistent with industry vernacular.

Response for 495:

We have clarified the SC, definition, and understanding content will be added.

Response for 456 and 457:

Comment to indicate that we made the change suggested by David in #456 to clarify this concern.

356: response to Gregg...

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