eclipse-theia/theia

Can't click on any button using Apple Pencil on iPad

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#6,389 opened on Oct 15, 2019

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Description

Description

Can't click on any button using apple pencil on iPad. (Originally reported as https://github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/issues/849.)

Reproduction Steps

  • Click with Apple Pencil on any button
  • Expected a click action on short screen touch by the apple pencil

OS and Theia version: latest

Diagnostics:

Instead of a "click", it seems to produce a "hover" effect.

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate how button click events are handled for Apple Pencil input, focusing on touch events and pointer events.
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
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3
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1-3 hours
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Fresh
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Clear
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None
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60