mousedown
Cursor button depressed
Mousedown is the moment a computer mouse button is pressed, before it's released.
In web development and interface design, mousedown is an event that triggers code when the user begins a click: The drag behavior starts on mousedown.
Distinguished from mouseup (button release) and click (the complete press-and-release cycle).
Brief sharp noise
- pressApply force downward
- triggerWhat initiates action
- handlerOne who manages something
- eventA notable occurrence
listener · button · cursor · pointer · drag · select · activate · input
click
Brief sharp noise
event · listener · button · cursor · pointer · drag · select · activate · input · capture
feedback
Returned response data
hover · active · pressed · visual · indicator · affordance · interaction · gesture · control · interface
event
A notable occurrence
- JavaScriptWeb programming language
- DOMDocument interface for browsers
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
function · binding · method · API · browser · interface · code · script · syntax · parameter