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A BBC navigation bar component broke depending on the external monitor

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293 points ulrischa | 2 comments | 18 Nov 24 15:28 UTC | HN request time: 0.418s | source
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account42 ◴[18 Nov 24 16:38 UTC] No.42174070[source]▶
Why are websites getting mouse position in screen coordinates in the first place?
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tshaddox ◴[18 Nov 24 17:12 UTC] No.42174483[source]▶
It’s useful for creating games where the graphics are composed of many small browser windows which interact with one another.

For example:

https://youtu.be/3al8prbfK5o?si=loNtyqIfMFkppm5V

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1. yarg ◴[19 Nov 24 08:03 UTC] No.42180990[source]▶
That's nowhere near useful enough to justify such a significant security flaw.
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2. robertlagrant ◴[19 Nov 24 10:05 UTC] No.42181770[source]▶
I agree. Though that is cool.