Preparing OnMouseDown Before OnClick

One could say that even the smallest thing in any application could mean so much for their users. For example, the option for “print this” in a webpage is very easy for any web developer but it could mean an easy interaction with the material with the user. It doesn’t take that much bandwidth, the coding is easier and you’ll be sure that the user will have as much option as they can in your website.

This situation is the same with the Ajax application. Developers exhausted as many options that they can to ensure that the application will work faster while maintaining its functionality.

One of those small things a developer could do to increase the efficiency of the application is to use the OnMouseDown function for OnClick. These two functions are often compared with each application but they are rarely considered as one function or found in a single button.

OnMouseDown is a function that triggers a certain response from the server when the mouse hovers over texts, button or the assigned area by the developer. Users don’t need to click on the button just to have a response. On the other hand, OnClick is a function that will work when the mouse hovers over the button and clicks on the text and button.

These functions have advantage and disadvantages of their own. Every developer should be able to build an application by choosing one function for a button.

However, developers could greatly increase the performance of the application when they try to combine OnMouseDown and OnClick function. This is a little bit complicated but the result is a bit of an amazing feat. If the code works as expected, your users will think that your application knows what you will do before they even do it.

OnMouseDown when combined to OnClick function should never be a complete action to the users end. Instead, this function will prepare the application and will be completely triggered when the user clicks on the button. Usually developers will point the OnMouseDown to a specific action for the client side but in this case, the specific action targeted by OnMouseDown is to prepare the application and should be completed when OnClick function is used by the user. Instead of processing information in OnClick function, the information has already been prepared by OnMouseDown.

Obviously the challenge for this function to work is the bandwidth of the user. Without a strong connection from the server and the user, this feature will never work and will even work as a disadvantage for the client. That is why this function is recommended for smaller Ajax applications in development. Instead of completely pushing for new information on OnMouseDown and OnClick this function could be used for redirection or pointing the user to another link.

OnMouseDown and OnClick combination is a great way of upgrading your small Ajax application. As long as the bandwidth can handle the speed of the application, this feature will do wonders on the application. It’s an extra step for developers that would eventually create a “thinking” Ajax application.