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Handle-based Object Events Reference : Three-button mouse events
 

Three-button mouse events

The following table lists the mouse events associated with physical mouse buttons.
Table 122. Three-button mouse events
Event
User action
Affected widgets
AVM action
LEFT-MOUSE-DOWN
Press the left mouse button.
All
Trigger dependent
LEFT-MOUSE-UP
Release the pressed left mouse button.
All
Trigger dependent
LEFT-MOUSE-CLICK
Press and release the left mouse button.
All
Trigger dependent
LEFT-MOUSE-DBLCLICK
Press and release the left mouse button twice.
All
Trigger dependent
RIGHT-MOUSE-DOWN
Press the right mouse button.
All
Trigger dependent
RIGHT-MOUSE-UP
Release the pressed right mouse button.
All
Trigger dependent
RIGHT-MOUSE-CLICK
Press and release the right mouse button.
All
Trigger dependent
RIGHT-MOUSE-DBLCLICK
Press and release the right mouse button twice.
All
Trigger dependent
MIDDLE-MOUSE-DOWN
Press the middle mouse button.
All
Trigger dependent
MIDDLE-MOUSE-UP
Release the pressed middle mouse button.
All
Trigger dependent
MIDDLE-MOUSE-CLICK
Press and release the middle mouse button.
All
Trigger dependent
MIDDLE-MOUSE-DBLCLICK
Press and release the middle mouse button twice.
All
Trigger dependent