{"identifier":20071,"topic":"System messages","name":"mouseDown","text":"<code><pre>mouseDown\n<\/pre><\/code> Handler: <br><br>\n\n <code><pre>on mouseDown\n   <i>statements<\/i>\nend mouseDown\n<\/pre><\/code>\nHyperCard sends the<code> mouseDown <\/code>message to a button or to a locked field when the user presses the mouse button down and the pointer is inside the rectangle of the button or field. <br>\n<br>\nHyperCard sends<code> mouseDown <\/code>to the current card when the user presses the mouse button down and the pointer is not in the rectangle of a button or field. <br>\n","related":{"58372":"mouse","58695":"mouseClick","6031":"Where messages are sent initially"},"examples":"","demo":"","debug":{"9":["mouseDown\r\rHandler:\r"],"10":["HyperCard sends mous"]}}