2013
60fps scrolling using pointer-events: none | The CSS Ninja - All things CSS, JavaScript & HTML
by 1 otherPaul Lewis did an interesting article a while back about avoiding unnecessary paints through disabling hover effects as the user scrolls, which is a great approach. The down side being managing all your hover states through a parent class.
2012
pointer-events | Mozilla Developer Network
The CSS property pointer-events allows authors to control under what circumstances (if any) a particular graphic element can become the target of mouse events. When this property is unspecified, the same characteristics of the visiblePainted value apply to SVG content.
2011
CSS pointer-events to allow clicks on underlying elements - Robert's talk
(via)Ever placed an element on top of another element, but wanted the one under to be clickable? Now it’s doable, with CSS pointer-events!
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