Wide review request for Pointer Events Level 3

[patrickhlauke]

こんにちは TAG-さん!

I'm requesting a TAG review of the proposed Pointer Events Level 3 specification.

This specification is an update to [PointerEvents2] which was shipped broadly by Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge and Mozilla Firefox. Level 3 includes editorial clarifications and new features that facilitate more use cases, in an effort to enable wider developer and browser adoption.

• Explainer¹ (minimally containing user needs and example code): https://www.w3.org/TR/2024/WD-pointerevents3-20240318/#intro
• Specification URL: https://www.w3.org/TR/2024/WD-pointerevents3-20240318/
• Tests: https://wpt.fyi/pointerevents/ (though some are still being refined/worked on)
• Security and Privacy self-review²: https://www.w3.org/TR/2024/WD-pointerevents3-20240318/#security-and-privacy-considerations
• GitHub repo (if you prefer feedback filed there): https://github.com/w3c/pointerevents/
• Primary contacts (and their relationship to the specification):
  • Patrick H. Lauke (patrickhlauke, TetraLogical - editor and WG chair)
  • Robert Flack (flackr, Google - editor)
• Organization(s)/project(s) driving the specification: Google, Mozilla
• Key pieces of existing multi-stakeholder (e.g. developers, implementers, civil society) support, review or discussion of this specification:
  • Chromium comments: [url]
  • Mozilla comments:
  • WebKit comments:
  • Etc.
• External status/issue trackers for this specification (publicly visible, e.g. Chrome Status):

Further details:

• I have reviewed the TAG's Web Platform Design Principles
• Relevant time constraints or deadlines: we would welcome feedback before 12 June 2024
• The group where the work on this specification is currently being done: PEWG https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/pointer-events/
• The group where standardization of this work is intended to be done (if current group is a community group or other incubation venue):
• Major unresolved issues with or opposition to this specification: None
• This work is being funded by:

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