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Pointer visible

foundational

Normative Text

The pointer indicator is always visible.

Except when

  • The pointer is on a video and is not moving.
  • The pointer controls the direction of view in a virtual or real world environment.

Methods & best practices

  • Method: No styling or scripting hides the pointer indicator.
Tests

This section is non-normative.

Procedure

If the pointer is ever not visible:

  1. Check that it meets one of the exceptions.

Expected results

  • #1 is true.

Tests

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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