Modifying jQuery mousehold event plugin to pass through original mousedown event

gistfile1.js

/*
 * jQuery mousehold plugin - fires an event while the mouse is clicked down.
 * Additionally, the function, when executed, is passed a single
 * argument representing the count of times the event has been fired during
 * this session of the mouse hold.
 *
 * @author Remy Sharp (leftlogic.com)
 * @date 2006-12-15
 * @example $("img").mousehold(200, function(i){  })
 * @desc Repeats firing the passed function while the mouse is clicked down
 *
 * @name mousehold
 * @type jQuery
 * @param Number timeout The frequency to repeat the event in milliseconds
 * @param Function fn A function to execute
 * @cat Plugin
 * 
 * Modified by Jimmy Lam (jimmykhlam.com) on 2011-11-26 to include passing
 * the origEv event from original mousedown.
 */

jQuery.fn.mousehold = function(timeout, f) {
	if (timeout && typeof timeout == 'function') {
		f = timeout;
		timeout = 100;
	}
	if (f && typeof f == 'function') {
		var timer = 0;
		var fireStep = 0;
		return this.each(function() {
			var origEv;					   //var for original event
			jQuery(this).mousedown(function(ev) {
				origEv = ev;			           //rem original event
				fireStep = 1;
				var ctr = 0;
				var t = this;
				timer = setInterval(function() {
					ctr++;
					f.call(t, ctr, ev);
					fireStep = 2;
				}, timeout);
			})

			clearMousehold = function() {
				clearInterval(timer);
				if (fireStep == 1) f.call(this, 1, origEv); //pass original event
				fireStep = 0;
			}
			
			jQuery(this).mouseout(clearMousehold);
			jQuery(this).mouseup(clearMousehold);
		})
	}
}

Hi Jimmy, looks like this is just what I was looking for. But I don't know how to invoke origEv after call to mousehold. I mean, if call is like:
$(selector).mousehold(timeout, function(i){ ... })

Then how do I use origEv inside function(i) ?

Or let me rephrase: how to keep track of mousehold event's properties like pageX and pageY, if they are changed during mousehold?

Because event always returns values from beginning of mousehold.

Hi Breve, access origEv like so: mousehold(timeout, function(ctr, ev){ ... }) //ev is the origEv

Hope it helps.

Thanks Jimmy, that is it.

Thanks Jimmy. Nice library, today she is safe my time!