The purpose of this requirement is to minimize accidental activations caused by mouse clicks or touch inputs. It aims to make cancellation points predictable and consistent, as well as to facilitate easy recovery from unintended actions.
All functionality that relies on multi-point or path-based gestures can be operated using a single-point interaction unless a multi-point or path-based gesture is strictly necessary.

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