> I thought mouseClicked is supposed to only be triggered when time
> difference between mousePressed and mouseReleased is 'short'...
no, "mouseClicked" is if you press and release mouse over same component.
> The problem is that even if i hold the button down for a while,
> whenever i release mouseClicked is triggered. How can i get around
> that?
you should compare time of mousePressed and mouseClicked then you know how
long it took.
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