jQuery: Easy way to trigger "mousestop" event

HI,

I'm trying to call a function when the mouse stopped moving for x seconds. Actually thats pretty easy with the following code:

var timer = null;
$(document).mousemove(function(){
  clearTimeout (timer);
  timer = setTimeout(myfunction, 5000);
});

But the mousemove开发者_Python百科 event is called very often, so I get a pretty heavy processor load in Firefox while moving the mouse. Is there an easy way to do the same thing with less function calls???

Thanx! Jan

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Use this and set the delay option for x seconds

http://www.richardscarrott.co.uk/posts/view/jquery-mousestop-event

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Take a look at the jQuery hoverIntent plugin

Usage is the same as jQuery hover, but the event only fires after a short, configurable delay.

$('myselector').hoverIntent(
        function () { HoverIn(); },
        function () { HoverOut(); }
);