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IE10: pointer-events: none still trigger the element

I have troubles with my app in IE <=10 .

And I'm using this polyfill to support pointer-events: none in IE

but still I'm able to click my element, in other browsers I'm not.

what I'm doing wrong?

HTML:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

  <head>
    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.3.min.js"></script>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <script src="script.js"></script>
  </head>

  <body>
    <h1>Hello Plunker!</h1>

    <div class="pointed" data-pointer-events-none>ClickME!</div>
  </body>

</html>

JS:

 $(window).load(function(){
  $('.pointed').click(function(){
    alert('clicked');
  });
  PointerEventsPolyfill.initialize({});
});

and plunker:

why I still have not disabled the pointer?

Solution

  • Instead of using a polifyll you can use a simple jQuery to support IE,

    see snippet below:

    $(document).on('mousedown', '.pointed', function(e) {
  $(this).hide();
  var PointerElement = document.elementFromPoint(e.clientX, e.clientY);
  $(this).show();
  $(PointerElement).mousedown(); //Manually fire the event for desired underlying element
  return false;
});
    .pointed {
  pointer-events: none
  /*for every non-IE browser*/
}
    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="pointed">ClickME!</div>