More Button States to allow for continous activity

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It would be nice to have an onPress, onRelease, and/or onHold so that we can 
build apps that preform an action repeatedly until a button is released.

As far as I know, a simple program like holding a button down, then releasing 
it, and having the time that the button was held down displayed is impossible.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by christop...@gmail.com on 8 Apr 2012 at 5:23

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I meant to submit it as a feature but I didn't do that correctly, and now I 
don't know how to edit the original post.

Original comment by christop...@gmail.com on 8 Apr 2012 at 5:40

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Please MIT AI developers!!... create an onRelease fucntion.  Sprites are so 
limited right now.
please please.  

Original comment by ryan.t.f...@gmail.com on 2 May 2012 at 4:55

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We have already developed functions called touchUp and touchDown for Canvases 
and Sprites. If you want a button with the touchUp and touchDown functions, you 
can just make an image sprite and upload a button image. The touchUp and 
touchDown functions will be released soon.

Logan Mercer
MIT App Inventor Developer

Original comment by loganjmmercer@gmail.com on 10 May 2012 at 9:06

• Changed state: Fixed

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ooooo... Im salivating for the release of the touchUp and TouchDown feature.  I 
cant wait.  I know "soon" is a relative term but can by any chance define its 
magnitude?  Days, weeks, months... years :-(  
You guys are doing great work and I can imagine that there are "bigger fish to 
fry".  This feature will really open up the design ideas.
Thanks,
Ryan Foss

PS. "Fixed" not= "Released".  What a tease. However, I love the open feedback.  

Original comment by ryan.t.f...@gmail.com on 10 May 2012 at 9:56