flash as3.0 mouse click - actionscript-3

I'm trying to make a button in AS3.0, and I want it to be activated ON CLICK, not ON RELEASE..
For now I have used "MouseEvent.CLICK" and what it basically does is that it activates the button after I'm releasing/taking off the finger from mouse. And I want it to be activating when I'm pressing on it.
I need this for the application on Android, the thing is that when I touch the button on the screen, it's not reacting UNTIL I take off my finger.
Thanks a lot in advance!

You need to use an event called MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN

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Clicking your character gives it focus.
Only* what has focus receives keyboard events.
If you register the listener for the keyboard event on your character object, you have to click it first, before it receives those events.
However, the KeyboardEvents bubble up the display list and eventually reach the top most container which is the stage. This gives you two options:
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In ActionScript 3, can I detect when the user has clicked their back or forward hardware buttons on their mouse?
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From what I can see you're able to work with:
Scroll wheel.
Middle click.
Left click.
Right click (AIR or Flash Player 11.2).
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In my application I have a frame, with toolbar (the toolbar contains some actions).
I want the toolbar to be visible only when the window is focused.
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