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Addam_Winsenburg
Addam_Winsenburg
February 11, 2021
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Long Press Simulation

  • February 11, 2021
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Is there a version of “on click” that can be initiated by a long press? When using “while pressing” to open a menu, as soon as the user lets go the menu disappears, so they can’t actually use the menu (only display it briefly).

If there isn’t a way to simulate this, would love there to be. It’s a fairly common pattern these days.

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    Steven
    Steven
    March 1, 2021

    @miggi 🤔

    miggi
    Figmate
    miggi
    Designer Advocate
    March 1, 2021

    You can simulate a long press using a sequence of mouse down, after delay and mouse up.

    Duplicate this file to test it out: Figma

    Let me know if you have any additional questions.

      Viktor6
      Viktor6
      September 2, 2021

      @miggi
      I would rephrase the question:
      Are you going to make it possible to have (at least) two (inter)actions on a single hotspot - click on and long press on?

        Faler_William
        Faler_William
        October 18, 2021

        I would love the same functionality for gamepad/keyboard support. Long presses are very common in gaming.

          Stanislav_Volkov
          Stanislav_Volkov
          October 25, 2021

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          It is possible. Click and long press works.

          Project

            Tara_Singh
            Tara_Singh
            December 9, 2022

            Hi, It would be great if you can share the open editable file.

            Hamza_Tariq1
            Hamza_Tariq1
            August 17, 2023

            The algo won’t work on a tap though, just on mouse. There should be a long press feature just like there’s tab.

            David_Knowles
            December 15, 2023

            Is ‘Key down’ and ‘key up’ in the planning?
            I need these for longpress simulation for TV apps

              Tarmo
              Tarmo
              September 3, 2024

              ☝️ This would be awesome. 🙏

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