> This might depend on the browser, since nothing actually defines the > interaction of SVG and HTML in this area very well. Per SVG spec, > pointer-events is not supposed to apply to , for example. > > However in the case of Gecko specifically, the "none" value is supported > for all elements, not just SVG elements. So if you set > pointer-events:none on the and then whatever values of > pointer-events you want on its descendants, things should work. > > In Opera and Webkit it looks like doesn't get events by default at > all. So there's no issue. So this testcase does what you want, I > think, in all of Opera, Webkit, Gecko.
Seems we came to a similar conclusion (and similar test cases). :) Do you think there is a need for some clarification on this issue in the HTML5 specs?
