211818 - drag within link should act like click (follow link)

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Core :: DOM: Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop, enhancement)

Description

[Jesse Ruderman]

If a drag motion stays within a link, it should be interpreted as a click on the
link.  This would reduce a common problem where you think you've clicked a link,
but you notice that the browser isn't loading anything, and you have to click again.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Mouse down within a link.
2. Move the cursor 5 or more pixels *without leaving the link*.
3. Mouse up.

Result: At step 2, "hand" cursor changed to "no drop" cursor.  At step 3,
nothing happened, but the cursor went back to "hand".

Expected: At step 2, "hand" cursor should remain.  At step 3, the link should be
followed.

Comment 1

[:Hb]

Recognizing a click as a click is the job of the operating system. The "move X pixels before detecting a drag"-threshold is a setting in the OS.

WONTFIX