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Mousedown event handler of an object within a Layer

  

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<script>
/**
 * This function is intended for use in a mousedown event handler of an object
 * within a Layer.  The first argument must be a Layer object.  The second
 * argument must be the Event object for the mousedown event.
 **/
function beginDrag(layerToDrag, event) {
    // This nested function responds to mousemove events and moves the layer.
    function moveHandler(event) {
  // Move the element to the current mouse position, adjusted as
  // necessary by the offset of the initial mouse click.
  layerToDrag.moveTo(event.pageX - deltaX, event.pageY-deltaY);

  // Don't take any default action, and don't propagate further.
  return false;
    }

    // This nested function handles mouseup events.
    // It stops capturing events, and de-register the handlers.
    function upHandler(event) {
  // Stop capturing and handling drag events
  document.releaseEvents(Event.MOUSEMOVE | Event.MOUSEUP);
  document.onmousemove = null;
  document.onmouseup = null;

  // Don't take any default action, and don't propagate further.
  return false;
    }

    // Compute the distance between the upper left of the layer and and the
    // mouse click. The moveHandler function below needs these values.
    var deltaX = event.pageX - layerToDrag.left;
    var deltaY = event.pageY - layerToDrag.top;

    // Arrange to capture mousemove and mouseup events.
    // Then arrange to handle them using the functions defined below.
    document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEMOVE | Event.MOUSEUP);
    document.onmousemove = moveHandler;
    document.onmouseup = upHandler;
}
</script>
<!-- Here's how we might use beginDrag() in Netscape 4 -->
<!-- Define a layer using CSS attributes -->
<div id="div1" style="position:absolute; left:100px; top:100px;">
<!-- Give the layer some content, and a mousedown event handler -->
<img src="images/plus.gif" width="20" height="20"
     onmousedown="if (event.modifiers & Event.SHIFT_MASK)
                      beginDrag(window.document.div1, event);">
</div>


           
         
    
  

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