[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 14364] New: Elements with visibility:hidden can still receive "onmouseover" and "onclick" events

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http://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14364

           Summary: Elements with visibility:hidden can still receive
                    "onmouseover" and "onclick" events
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 419.x
          Platform: Macintosh
        OS/Version: Mac OS X 10.4
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: New Bugs
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: snyderp at gmail.com


If I set an element with an "onmouseover" or an "onclick" event, and then set
the element to be "visibility:hidden," webkit still triggers those events.  

For example, say I make a button out of a div, and register its onmouseover
event to change the cursor to the pointer.  Then I want to hide the button from
the user with out affecting the page's layout, so I make the div "hidden." 
Webkit would still change the cursor to the pointer when I mouse over the empty
spot on the page where the div "used to be" (in the eye of the user).   

As far as I can tell, the CSS specs are silent on what should happen here. 
Gecko doesn't seem to trigger events like "onmouseover" or "onclick" on hidden
elements, which seems more intuitive and helpful.  Webkit should probably do
the same.


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