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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>mousedown handler</title>
  <style>
    body { font-family: sans-serif; padding: 16px; }
    #target { padding: 12px 20px; background: #3b82f6; color: #fff; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; border-radius: 6px; user-select: none; }
    #out { margin-top: 12px; color: #1d4ed8; font-weight: bold; }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="target">Press mouse here</div>
  <div id="out">Press (not click) the blue box above.</div>
  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>
  <script>
    $("#target").on("mousedown", function() {
      $("#out").text("Handler for mousedown called.");
      alert("Handler for mousedown called.");
    });
  </script>
</body>
</html>

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