Click vs. Tap Redux

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blindamood
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Click vs. Tap Redux

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I'm using the SideNav template for creating responsive help, and I'm curious if anyone has solved the (much discussed) issue of "click" vs. "tap" based on the responsive breakpoints. I've looked at various sources for doing so with media queries, but have not some up with anything workable. (Is there a way to define a CSS variable that just specifies a word or phrase?) It seems that the easiest approach would be to have Flare implement the ability to change a variable's value by Medium, as it already does by Target.
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Re: Click vs. Tap Redux

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I'd say the easiest approach is to use terminology that's not related to the input method, e.g. "select".

Besides, a media query that just uses breakpoints is only going to tell you the screen size, not the type of device or whether it has a touch screen.
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Re: Click vs. Tap Redux

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Dave Lee wrote:I'd say the easiest approach is to use terminology that's not related to the input method, e.g. "select".
Thanks for the response. Yes, I understand that using a generic term would work, but it would be nice if there was a workable method for conditionalizing terminology by device (this being just one example).
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Re: Click vs. Tap Redux

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I'm really curious about the use case for this. Why would the device someone is viewing your help on determine the terminology you would use anyway? I'm sure there is a good use case, I just can't think of one and am curious.
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Re: Click vs. Tap Redux

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What you're looking for is media queries. You should be able to find out more here:

http://help.madcapsoftware.com/flare201 ... responsive layout
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Re: Click vs. Tap Redux

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Just FYI for anyone following this... MadCap has now implemented exactly the feature I was looking for here. As of release 2019r2, you can now define conditionals that can be applied to text or images to automatically change the content based on the response output breakpoints! When you update the Conditional Text settings for a target, you can select a new radio button called "Display by Media Query" with the options of Web, Tablet, or Mobile. :D
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