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Pointer activation indicated (minimum)

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Core requirement developing

There is a visible indication of the activation of an interactive element when selected by the pointer.

Applies when the platform does not use a visible pointer indicator.

This is primarily aimed at touch-interfaces and VR where you don’t have a pointer indicator, but do need to know when something has been selected.

Tests

Procedure

Where the platform does not use a visible pointer indicator, for each interactive element:

  1. Check that there is an indicator of activation.

Expected results

Key Terms

pointer

a hardware-agnostic representation of input devices that can target a specific coordinate (or set of coordinates) on a screen, such as a mouse, pen, or touch contact