I'd like to be able to use jQuery to trigger an event if the mouse has been stationary for a certain amount of time.
Any ideas? I'm not even sure where to start!
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A:
Hook up a mousemove() handler on the document and set a timeout. When timeout elapses, do your thing. Whenever the mouse moves again, cancel the timeout so it will fire relative to the last mouse movement.
This is a combination of jQuery and JavaScript.
John K
2010-03-21 17:16:33
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A:
There's the idleTimer plugin which could be used for this purpose. And here's a nice demo of the plugin in action.
Darin Dimitrov
2010-03-21 17:17:02
I like your solution because it's sensitive to both mouse and keyboard. Also it might come with some implicit cross-browser compatibility benefits.
John K
2010-03-21 17:21:40
Nice plugin! :-)
The Elite Gentleman
2010-03-21 17:31:23