Synonyms: Use of the mouse, use of the touch pad, use of the pen, pointing device operation, pointer operation
See also: Use of the keyboard
The use of the pointing device encompasses all the operational modalities with a pointing device, e.g.
- Mouse,
- Graphics tablet,
- Touch pad,
- Touch display,
- Track point,
- Track ball,
- Joystick,
- Pen.
Presentation
Permalink "Presentation"No. | Property | Description | Classification | Reference |
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112 | Web: Consistency | Control elements that have the same functionality must be designed consistently within the application. | Must | EN 301 549: 9.3.2.4 |
113 | Desktop: Consistency | Control elements that have the same functionality should be designed consistently within the application. | Should | WCAG 2.1: 3.2.4 (AA) |
Operation
Permalink "Operation"From the perspective of accessibility, there is no compulsory requirement for an application to be operable with a pointing device. All that is required is the operation with the keyboard. However, if an application can be operated with a pointing device, specific requirements must be met.
No. | Property | Description | Classification | Reference |
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114 | Use of the keyboard | It must be possible to operate the entire application using the keyboard, i.e. all the functions that can be initialized with a pointing device can also be operated using the keyboard. Note: This does not apply to path-bound inputs, such as a freehand screen in an image editing program. | Must | EN 301 549: 9.2.1.1, 11.2.1.1 |
115 | Biometry | If biometric data is required for operational purposes (e.g. fingerprint, facial recognition), an alternative method of operation must be made available. Note: The alternative method may also be based on biometric data provided that a different form of biometric data is used for this. | Must | EN 301 549: 5.3 |
116 | Complexity | The complex use of the pointing device must be avoided, unless
Please note: Complex use of the pointing device means
| Must | EN 301 549: 9.2.5.1, 11.2.5.1 |
117 | Complexity | The dragging use of the pointing device should be avoided, unless:
Note 1: This applies to sliders and drag and drop functions, for example. Note 2: An alternative use of the keyboard for the dragging use of the pointing device (using a keyboard shortcut, for example) is not sufficient. An alternative use of the pointing device should be available which can also include text input, however. | Should | WCAG 2.2 |
118 | Shown content | If additional content is shown when hovering with a pointing device, it must be possible to hide such content again without moving the pointing device away, unless:
Note 1: This does not apply to unchanged content which is displayed by the platform software by default, such as standard tooltips for the respective programming language. Note 2: The automatically-shown content can be hidden, e.g., with ESC or clicking on the triggering element, as long as no other actions are triggered. | Must | EN 301 549: 9.1.4.13, 11.1.4.13 |
119 | Shown content | If additional content is shown when hovering with a pointing device, this content must be displayed until the pointing device is moved away from the triggering element and/or content shown, unless:
Note: This does not apply to unchanged content which is displayed by the platform software by default, such as standard tooltips for the respective programming language. | Must | EN 301 549: 9.1.4.13, 11.1.4.13 |
120 | Shown content | If additional content is shown when hovering with a pointing device, it must then be possible to move over this content with the pointing device, i.e. the content may not be hidden as soon as the pointing device is no longer positioned over the triggering element. Note 1: This does not apply to unchanged content which is displayed by the platform software by default, such as standard tooltips for the respective programming language. Note 2: To be able to move over the shown content, the content must be displayed at the triggering element. | Must | EN 301 549: 9.1.4.13, 11.1.4.13 |
121 | Cancelling the use of the pointer | During the use of the pointing device, the function of the control element may not be performed during the pressing (down event), but during the actual release (up event) unless:
| Must | EN 301 549: 9.2.5.2, 11.2.5.2 |
122 | Click area | The click area of the control element should be at least 24 x 24 px. Note 1: This does not apply to:
Note 2: The offset of the click areas is defined as the spacing between the farthest point of one element and the nearest point of the other element. The offset is determined in both directions and must be at least 24 px in each case. | Should | WCAG 2.2 |
123 | Click area | The click area of the control element should be at least 44 x 44 px. Note: This does not apply to:
| Should | WCAG 2.1: 2.5.5 (AAA) |
124 | Different methods of operation | Users should be able to switch between different methods of operation (e.g. operation using the keyboard or operation using the mouse) at any time. | Should | WCAG 2.1: 2.5.6 (AAA) |
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