PointerEvents/CR-pointerevents-20130509

This document tracks comments, bugs, etc. that were submitted against the Pointer Events spec after the 9-May-2013 Candidate Recommendation was published.

Comments

• Impact of pointer capture on pointerover/pointerout events; Rick Byers 29-Oct-2013. Resolution: the group agreed to add a non-normative note to address this comment.

• Queries on pointer events with respect to multi-pointer(touch) events; Vivek Galatage ; 11-Oct-2013; Resolution: the commenter was satisfied with the group's response.

• maxTouchPoints on platforms that have less granular information; Rick Byers; 10-Oct-2013. Resolution: replies to the thread indicate there is support to add a non-normative note to address this comment.

• Apparent inconsistency between W3C Pointer Event spec and EMMA 1.1 spec; Steve Hickman; 1-Oct-2013. Resolution: on 22-Oct-2013 the group Resolved not to consider this for Pointer Events v1 spec.

• Pointer Events and default browser behaviour; Klemen Slavič; 30-Jul-2013

• Enhancement Request; David Fleck; 29-Jul-2013

Bugs

Open Bugs:

• 21749 Setting a capture on an offshore element. Filed by Jacob Rossi on 19-Apr-2013 on behalf of Francois Remy

• 21951 [CR] pointermove dispatching when button state changes. Filed by Jacob Rossi on 07-May-2013

Bugs with Resolutions:

• 22890; It is not clear why navigator.pointerEnabled is needed; Olli Pettay; 6-Aug-2013.
  • Jacob Fixed this bug on 12-Dec-2013 per the group's 19-Nov-2013 Resolution.