iPad/iPhone hover problem causes the user to double click a link

Question

I have some websites I built times ago, that use jquery mouse events...I just got an ipad and i noticed that all the mouse over events are translated in clicks...so for inst

Answer 1

Just an improvement to avoid redirection when you slide your finger on a link by mistake.

// tablet "one touch (click)" X "hover" > link redirection
$('a').on('touchmove touchend', function(e) {

    // if touchmove>touchend, set the data() for this element to true. then leave touchmove & let touchend fail(data=true) redirection
    if (e.type == 'touchmove') {
        $.data(this, "touchmove_cancel_redirection", true );
        return;
    }

    // if it's a simple touchend, data() for this element doesn't exist.
    if (e.type == 'touchend' && !$.data(this, "touchmove_cancel_redirection")) {
        var el = $(this);
        var link = el.attr('href');
        window.location = link;
    }

    // if touchmove>touchend, to be redirected on a future simple touchend for this element
    $.data(this, "touchmove_cancel_redirection", false );
});