Tap or Scroll? Understand the difference in AS3

Question

Hello everyone, I'm developing apps for iOS with Adobe AIR since years but...I always had this big problem: how to make the app understand if I'm tapping something or if I'm just scrolling it?
In my last product I basically have a scrolling menu with some options to activate. So I need a way to determinate if I'm tapping a MovieClip or just scrolling it. Can you help me?
Thank you so much guys, have a nice day!

Answer 1

I would not agree on using Timer event, instead I would use (and I've been using) this:
sprite.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseDownHandler);
var moving:Boolean;
function mouseDownHandler(e:MouseEvent):void
  sprite.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, mouseMoveHandler);
  sprite.stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, mouseUpHandler);
  //record mouseX and mouseY in variable
function mouseMoveHandler(e:MouseEvent):void
  moving = true;
  //set sprite's coordinates
function mouseUpHandler(e:MouseEvent):void
  if (moving)
   //it means it is scrolling
  } else
    //it means it is a click only..