Taphold: add option to prevent tap from being fired on taphold Fixes #3803 - Taphold fires tap event as well. Thanks to @jtblin for the concept pr #5980

Author: arschmitz

js/events/touch.js

@@ -78,13 +78,14 @@ define( [ "jquery", "../jquery.mobile.vmouse", "../jquery.mobile.support.touch"
 	// also handles taphold
 	$.event.special.tap = {
 		tapholdThreshold: 750,
-
+		emitTapOnTaphold: true,
 		setup: function() {
 			var thisObject = this,
-				$this = $( thisObject );
+				$this = $( thisObject ),
+				isTaphold = false;
 
 			$this.bind( "vmousedown", function( event ) {
-
+				isTaphold = false;
 				if ( event.which && event.which !== 1 ) {
 					return false;
 				}
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ define( [ "jquery", "../jquery.mobile.vmouse", "../jquery.mobile.support.touch"
 
 					// ONLY trigger a 'tap' event if the start target is
 					// the same as the stop target.
-					if ( origTarget === event.target ) {
+					if ( $.event.special.tap.emitTapOnTaphold && !isTaphold && origTarget === event.target ) {
 						triggerCustomEvent( thisObject, "tap", event );
 					}
 				}
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ define( [ "jquery", "../jquery.mobile.vmouse", "../jquery.mobile.support.touch"
 				$document.bind( "vmousecancel", clearTapHandlers );
 
 				timer = setTimeout( function() {
+					isTaphold = true;
 					triggerCustomEvent( thisObject, "taphold", $.Event( "taphold", { target: origTarget } ) );
 				}, $.event.special.tap.tapholdThreshold );
 			});