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Add "modality" to single pointer definition with examples of single pointer interactions (#4070)
Follow-up to #3536 (comment) to potentially address concerns by @WilcoFiers @dbjorge Tries to more clearly differentiate "input" as in the *modality* from the gestures/interactions that are the *result* of using a particular input *modality* <!-- This comment and the below content is programmatically generated. You may add a comma-separated list of anchors you'd like a direct link to below (e.g. #idl-serializers, #idl-sequence): Don't remove this comment or modify anything below this line. If you don't want a preview generated for this pull request, just replace the whole of this comment's content by "no preview" and remove what's below. --> *** <a href="https://pr-preview.s3.amazonaws.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4070.html" title="Last updated on Sep 20, 2024, 8:10 PM UTC (a79bb49)">Preview</a> | <a href="https://pr-preview.s3.amazonaws.com/w3c/wcag/4070/4213bf6...a79bb49.html" title="Last updated on Sep 20, 2024, 8:10 PM UTC (a79bb49)">Diff</a> --------- Co-authored-by: Alastair Campbell <ac@alastc.com> Co-authored-by: Mike Gower <mikegower@gmail.com>
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<dt><dfn id="dfn-single-pointer">single pointer</dfn></dt>
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<p>an input that only targets a single point on the page/screen at a time – such as a mouse, single finger on a touch screen, or stylus.</p>
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<p class="note">In contrast to single pointer inputs, multipoint interactions involve the use of two or more pointers at the same timesuch as two finger interactions on a touchscreen, or the simultaneous use of a mouse and stylus.</p>
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<p>an input modality that only targets a single point on the page/screen at a time – such as a mouse, single finger on a touch screen, or stylus.</p>
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<p class="note">Single pointer interactions include clicks, double clicks, taps, dragging motions, and single-finger swipe gestures. In contrast, multipoint interactions involve the use of two or more pointers at the same time, such as two-finger interactions on a touchscreen, or the simultaneous use of a mouse and stylus.</p>
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