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Re: Sliders and MouseDown

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From: Steve Green
Date: Feb 28, 2019 4:12AM

I can't see anything that says that cancellation must be possible using only the pointer, although I agree that would be ideal. The Understanding page says that moving the pointer away from the target before releasing is one way to achieve cancellation, but it does not say it is the only way.

It also says that cancellation can be achieved by returning the selected item to its original location. While that may be possible for sliders that have a relatively small number of values, it is not a realistic option for sliders that are infinitely variable, such as the timeline on a video.

This is another example of a WCAG 2.1 success criterion that would benefit from additional explanation and examples, so I hope the authors will address this.

Steve