Microsoft shows Google: Chrome browser will support touch operation.

Sina Science and technology news Beijing time of May 17 morning, Microsoft announced today, will be based on the blink engine Google Chrome browser to provide Web site standards pointer events support. Microsoft hopes this will enable Chrome browser to allow the touch screen, mouse, electronic pen and other input devices to access the site.

Pointer events is a new standard for Web sites tailored specifically for Windows 8 systems and IE 10 browsers. Last week, the World Wide Web Consortium (Consortium) Wide the pointer events standard to "candidate recommendations (candidate recommendation)".

Microsoft announced in Monday that it planned to increase support for the browser engine blink pointer events standard. Google Chrome Browser has been using the WebKit open source version of the engine, and later used its own research and development blink.

"The Pointer events standard enables Web pages to accept different input technologies, including mice, touch screens, and electronic pens, simplifying the workload and programming difficulties of developers," said Scott Brenkest, Microsoft executive. In the future, if new input technology appears, the standard will also ensure that developers do not have to do too much adjustment. ”

Previously, Microsoft has released a beta version of pointer events for WebKit browsers. But announcing that providing pointer events standard support to blink browsers does not mean that Chrome will accept the standard. For now, however, Microsoft has received a number of positive responses.

Microsoft said: "The worldwide alliance will pointer the level of the events standard from the ' final draft ' to ' candidate recommendation ', fully reflects Microsoft and Google, Mozilla, Nokia and other in promoting the standard of effective cooperation." "(Chen Ran)