# onPress always requires a double-click, WHY?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onpress-always-requires-a-double-click-why/44146
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 1, 2004, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onpress-always-requires-a-double-click-why/44146 "2004-03-01T00:09:17Z")
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### Author: ![hermyboy3000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bbe5ce/32.png) [@hermyboy3000](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hermyboy3000)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2004, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onpress-always-requires-a-double-click-why/44146/1 "2004-03-01T00:09:17Z")

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Hello,

I have set my buttons up to be onPress but they don’t work with a single click, you need to double click each button. I can’t figure it out. I’ve used the onRelease event and I get the same thing.

visit this site to see my issue [www.psychografix.com/dp3/news.html](http://www.psychografix.com/dp3/news.html)

This is the script for my buttons as they currently work:

on (press) {  
newsbutton.onPress = function() {  
getURL(“news.html”, “\_parent”);  
};  
}

Thanks in advance for your help!