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Default pointer used

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Supplemental requirement developing

The user can ensure that the appearance of the pointer is not overridden by the authored interface.

Except when changing the pointer appearance is essential.

Methods

No scripting or styling overrides the pointer indicator appearance.
Provide a setting that removes any overrides to the pointer indicator appearance.

Tests

Procedure

For each pointer indicator:

Check that the pointer uses the standard platform indicator.
Check for a setting that the user can enable to use the standard platform indicator.

Expected results

#1 or #2 is true.

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