Time out function when no mouse clicks or mouse holds detected

Hi All,

Is there anything that i can add/remove to/from the following code to make  it not timeout while the mouse button is being held down too?

i have tried to modify Harry's code with the following:

import mx.utils.Delegate;

btn1.onPress = function(){
    clearTimeout();
    }

btn2.onPress = function(){
        clearTimeout();
        }

btn1.onMouseUp = function(){
    clearTimeout(nTimeoutId);
    setUserActivityTimeout()
    };
btn2.onMouseUp = function(){
    clearTimeout(nTimeoutId);
    setUserActivityTimeout()
    };
btn1.onMouseDown = function(){
    clearTimeout(nTimeoutId);
    setUserActivityTimeout()
    };
btn2.onMouseDown = function(){
    clearTimeout(nTimeoutId);
    setUserActivityTimeout()
    };
function setUserActivityTimeout():Void
{
    clearTimeout(nTimeoutId)
    nTimeoutId = setTimeout(Delegate.create(this, onUserInactivity), nTimeTolerance);
}

function stopTimer():Void
{
    clearTimeout(nTimeoutId)
}
function onUserInactivity():Void
{
    delete_root.onMouseUp;
gotoAndStop("exit_no");
}

Ned - im not skilled in programming enough to follow through with your advice:

"Look into disabling the timer until a mouse up event occurs."

something like:

if

MouseEvent.press == true

then

    clearTimeout(nTimeoutId)

????\

Pat