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Pointer speed not relied on

Core requirement

Functionality does not rely solely on specific pointer speed.

Except when specific pointer speed is essential to the functionality.

Tests

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

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