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Pointer speed not relied on

foundational

Normative Text

Functionality does not rely solely on specific pointer speed.

Except when

  • Specific pointer speed is essential to the functionality.
Tests

This section is non-normative.

Procedure

For each instance of functionality that uses a pointer:

  1. Check that pointer speed is not the only way to achieve any functionality.

Expected results

  • #1 is true.

Tests

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Key Terms

essential to outcome

always necessary to achieve the same result

If something is essential to the outcome then: If it were removed, the information or functionality of the content would be fundamentally changed, and the information and functionality cannot be achieved in another way that would conform

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