# Make something happen when mouse is inactive

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-something-happen-when-mouse-is-inactive/223245>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 20, 2007, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-something-happen-when-mouse-is-inactive/223245 "2007-04-20T15:10:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![dinivan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d2c977/32.png) [@dinivan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dinivan)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-something-happen-when-mouse-is-inactive/223245/1 "2007-04-20T15:10:47Z")

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Hi,

I’m new to Flash and I hope someone here will be able to help me.

I have greated an animation which, I want to appear only when the mouse has been inactive for a certain period of time.

Any help or advise with this will be greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance,  
dinivan