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Implement touch events fallback for desktop browsers

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#11 opened on Mar 19, 2017

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Description

Desktop browsers don't trigger touchstart, touchmove and touchend events. Instead, they have mousedown, mousemove and mouseup. Although browsers such as Chrome now come with "mobile device simulation", it could be more preferable to just support desktop browsers natively.

In order to achieve this, we should detect if the current browser is a desktop browser and if so, listen to mouse events instead of touch events.

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Research direction
Detect desktop browser using 'ontouchstart' in window or user agent. Implement mouse event listeners for mousedown/mousemove/mouseup and map to touch event handlers. Ensure preventDefault to avoid scrolling conflicts.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontendmobile dev
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
JavaScriptDOM Events
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
85