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timeoutMouse

Syntax

    the timeoutMouse

Description

System property; determines whether `mouseDown` events reset the `timeoutLapsed` property to 0 (`TRUE`, default) or not (`FALSE`).

This property can be tested and set.

Example

This statement records the current setting of `timeoutMouse` by setting the variable named `timing` to `the timeoutMouse`:

    timing = the timeoutMouse

Example

This statement sets the`timeoutMouse` property to `FALSE`. The result is that the`timeoutLapsed` property keeps its current value when the mouse button is pressed.

    the timeoutMouse = FALSE

See also

`mouseDownScript`, `mouseUpScript`