Choosing a user event

A user event is something the user does with the mouse. You can think of a user event as “the way the end user interacts with an object.” The types of user events available for the various object types are shown in the following table.


USER EVENT

INITIATES ACTION WHEN

Click down

The end user clicks the object.

Click up

The end user releases the mouse button after clicking the object and the mouse cursor is still above the clicked object.

Double-click

The end user double-clicks the object.

Mouse enter

The mouse pointer moves over the object.

Mouse exit

The mouse pointer moves off the object.

Click down off

The end user clicks an On/Off button that is in the Off state.

Click up on

The end user releases the mouse button after clicking an On/Off button that was in the Off state.

Click down on

The end user clicks an On/Off button that is in the On state.

Click up off

The end user releases the mouse button after clicking an On/Off button that was in the On state.

Window open

The window object opens.

Window close

The window object closes.

Note: Different objects support different user events. Consequently, the User Event drop-down menu changes depending on what type of object is selected.
Parent topic: Working with events

Choosing a user event