# Timed mouse disappear

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timed-mouse-disappear/297206
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [September 28, 2009, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timed-mouse-disappear/297206 "2009-09-28T00:41:35Z")
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### Author: ![fbterpstra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/48db29/32.png) [@fbterpstra](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fbterpstra)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2009, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timed-mouse-disappear/297206/1 "2009-09-28T00:41:35Z")

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I’m completely stuck with a problem;  
I want to hide the mouse after some period when there is no mouse movement (i.e. 5 seconds), and then for the mouse to reappear when the user moves their mouse again.

Does anyone know how to code this is AS3?

Thanks in advance