title: How would jquery implement touch events for mobile devices?
body: <p>This is more of a conceptual question. After reading about Jquery Mobile, it got me thinking about how one would implement touch events like "tap" or "rub" using plain javascript. Since Jquery Mobile is built on javascript, does that mean the Jquery team is able to add custom events to vanilla javascript like <code>ontap</code> or <code>ondrag</code>?</p>
  
  <p>This sums up my thought process:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Jquery is built on base functionality of vanilla Javascript</li>
  <li>base functionality of vanilla Javascript does not support touch events; therefore, Jquery does not support touch events</li>
  <li>conclusion: in order for Jquery to support touch events, vanilla Javascript must incorporate touch events?</li>
  </ol>