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mouseStillDown

Handler:

HyperCard repeatedly sends the mouseStillDown message to a button or to a locked field while the user holds the mouse button down and the pointer is inside the rectangle of the button or field.

HyperCard sends mouseStillDown to the current card when the user holds the mouse button down and the pointer is not in the rectangle of a button or field.

Related Topics

• Where messages are sent initially

Placeholders

statements

Any return-separated list of built-in commands, user-defined handlers, or keywords that are part of a message or function handler.