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POHow are web developers accommodating former onmouseover or tooltip functionality in touch interfaces?
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copied!<blockquote> <p><strong>Possible Duplicates:</strong><br> <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1737773/tooltips-in-the-era-of-touch">Tooltips in the era of touch</a><br> <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1660536/ux-design-for-disabled-controls-w-the-touch-interface">UX Design for Disabled Controls w/ the Touch Interface</a> </p> </blockquote> <p>I've long been in debt to the wonderful <a href="http://wztip.info/index.php/wz_tip_4.x_Documentation" rel="nofollow noreferrer">wz_tooltip</a> javascript library, binding mouseover events to tooltips in order to offer contextual information. However with touch interfaces on the rise, I am now looking for a better compromise to make the same tips available without relying on mouseover.</p> <p>I've considered simply firing the tooltips on 'onClick' events rather than mouseovers, and this works in many instances. I've also considered switching to <a href="http://craigsworks.com/projects/qtip/docs/reference/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">jTip</a> since I am a jQuery user, and would gain more flexibility with when and how tooltips are displayed.</p> <p>Lastly, I have considered the simple use of HTML "title" and "alt" attributes, and wonder if touch interfaces expose the information contained there.</p> <p>Given that I'd like to avoid browser/platform detection, and present one version of my web interfaces that at least 'works' for everybody, how would you suggest I accomodate touch interfaces?</p>

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