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Update HTML Drag-and-Drop steps to include pointercancel firing. #6912

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Update HTML Drag-and-Drop steps to include pointercancel firing.
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<ul class="brief">
<li><dfn data-x-href="https://w3c.github.io/pointerevents/#pointerevent-interface"><code>PointerEvent</code></dfn> interface</li>
<li><dfn data-x-href="https://w3c.github.io/pointerevents/#dfn-fire-a-pointer-event">fire a pointer event</dfn></li>
<li><dfn data-x="event-pointerup" data-x-href="https://w3c.github.io/pointerevents/#the-pointerup-event"><code>pointerup</code></dfn> event</li>
<li><dfn data-x="event-pointercancel" data-x-href="https://w3c.github.io/pointerevents/#the-pointercancel-event"><code>pointercancel</code></dfn> event</li>
</ul>

<p>This specification sometimes uses the term <dfn data-x="">name</dfn> to refer to the event's
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<span>source node</span>.</p>

<p>If the event is canceled, then the drag-and-drop operation should not occur; return.</p>
<!-- only a should because the UA can always allow the user to drag without the page knowing -->
<!-- only a "should" because the UA can always allow the user to drag without the page knowing -->

<p class="note">Since events with no event listeners registered are, almost by definition, never
canceled, drag-and-drop is always available to the user if the author does not specifically
prevent it.</p>
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<li><p><span>Fire a pointer event</span> at the <span>source node</span> named <code

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This looks like it needs to use https://w3c.github.io/pointerevents/#dfn-fire-a-pointer-event instead of concept-event fire.

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Done.
data-x="event-pointercancel">pointercancel</code>, and fire any other follow-up events as
required by <cite>Pointer Events</cite>. <ref spec=POINTEREVENTS></p></li>

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Hmm, this kind of vagueness is not great, but I guess that's how the pointer events spec is structured, so probably it's OK.

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Yeah, there is no algorithmic steps to link to here!

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<p><span>Initiate the drag-and-drop operation</span> in a manner consistent with platform
conventions, and as described below.</p>
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