diff --git a/VoidLink/Input/AbsoluteTouchHandler.h b/VoidLink/Input/AbsoluteTouchHandler.h
index 2913d561..003fdd25 100644
--- a/VoidLink/Input/AbsoluteTouchHandler.h
+++ b/VoidLink/Input/AbsoluteTouchHandler.h
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 @interface AbsoluteTouchHandler : UIResponder
+@property (assign,nonatomic) int mouseButtonForCursorMove;
 
 - (id)initWithView:(StreamView*)view andSettings:(TemporarySettings*)settings;
+- (void)pauseLeftButtonDrag;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/VoidLink/Input/AbsoluteTouchHandler.m b/VoidLink/Input/AbsoluteTouchHandler.m
index f2e90cd2..75f1014d 100644
--- a/VoidLink/Input/AbsoluteTouchHandler.m
+++ b/VoidLink/Input/AbsoluteTouchHandler.m
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
     UITouch* lastTouchUp;
     CGPoint lastTouchUpLocation;
     
+    UITouch* capturedTouch;
+    
     CGPoint touchBeganLocation;
     CGPoint movingTouchLocation;
 
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@
     CGFloat _edgeTolerance;
     
     bool _delayMouseLeftClick;
+    bool dragButtonDown;
     
     bool rightButtonClicked;
 }
@@ -55,8 +58,10 @@
     self = [self init];
     self->streamView = view;
     
-    _delayMouseLeftClick = settings.delayLeftClick;
-    
+    // _delayMouseLeftClick = settings.delayLeftClick;
+    _delayMouseLeftClick = true; // deprecate legacy absolute touch
+    dragButtonDown = false;
+
     leftClickTimeThreshold = 0.15;
     
     // upper screen check
@@ -65,13 +70,18 @@
     screenWidthWithThreshold = CGRectGetWidth([[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]) - _edgeTolerance;
     self->touchPointSpawnedAtUpperScreenEdge = false;
     
+    _mouseButtonForCursorMove = BUTTON_LEFT;
+    
     return self;
 }
 
 - (void)onLongPressStart:(NSTimer*)timer {
     // Raise the left click and start a right click
     if([self touchDidntMoveOnScreen:movingTouchLocation]){
-        if(_delayMouseLeftClick) LiSendMouseButtonEvent(BUTTON_ACTION_RELEASE, BUTTON_LEFT);
+        if(_delayMouseLeftClick){
+            LiSendMouseButtonEvent(BUTTON_ACTION_RELEASE, BUTTON_LEFT);
+            if(_mouseButtonForCursorMove!=BUTTON_LEFT) LiSendMouseButtonEvent(BUTTON_ACTION_RELEASE, _mouseButtonForCursorMove);
+        }
         LiSendMouseButtonEvent(BUTTON_ACTION_PRESS, BUTTON_RIGHT);
         dispatch_time_t delayShort = dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, (int64_t)(0.01 * NSEC_PER_SEC));
         dispatch_after(delayShort, dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), ^{
@@ -93,24 +103,28 @@
     touchPointSpawnedAtUpperScreenEdge = false; // reset this flag immediately if we get a touch event passing the check above, this fixes irresponsive touch after closing the command tool menu.
 
     // Ignore touch down events with more than one finger
+    /*
     if ([[event allTouches] count] > 1) {
         return;
-    }
+    }*/
     
-    UITouch* touch = [touches anyObject];
-    CGPoint touchLocation = [touch locationInView:streamView];
+    capturedTouch = [touches anyObject];
+    CGPoint touchLocation = [capturedTouch locationInView:streamView];
     
-    touchBeganTimeStamp = touch.timestamp;
+    touchBeganTimeStamp = capturedTouch.timestamp;
     
     // Don't reposition for finger down events within the deadzone. This makes double-clicking easier.
-    if (touch.timestamp - lastTouchUp.timestamp > DOUBLE_TAP_DEAD_ZONE_DELAY ||
+    if (capturedTouch.timestamp - lastTouchUp.timestamp > DOUBLE_TAP_DEAD_ZONE_DELAY ||
         sqrt(pow((touchLocation.x / streamView.bounds.size.width) - (lastTouchUpLocation.x / streamView.bounds.size.width), 2) +
              pow((touchLocation.y / streamView.bounds.size.height) - (lastTouchUpLocation.y / streamView.bounds.size.height), 2)) > DOUBLE_TAP_DEAD_ZONE_DELTA) {
         [streamView updateCursorLocation:touchLocation isMouse:NO];
     }
     
     // Press the left button down
-    if(!_delayMouseLeftClick) LiSendMouseButtonEvent(BUTTON_ACTION_PRESS, BUTTON_LEFT);
+    if(!_delayMouseLeftClick){
+        // _delayMouseLeftClick will always be true.
+        LiSendMouseButtonEvent(BUTTON_ACTION_PRESS, BUTTON_LEFT); //deprecated
+    }
     
     // Start the long press timer
     longPressTimer = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:LONG_PRESS_ACTIVATION_DELAY
@@ -119,23 +133,35 @@
                                                     userInfo:nil
                                                      repeats:NO];
     
-    lastTouchDown = touch;
+    lastTouchDown = capturedTouch;
     lastTouchDownLocation = touchLocation;
     movingTouchLocation = touchLocation;
     touchBeganLocation = touchLocation;
 }
 
+- (void)pauseLeftButtonDrag{
+    if(dragButtonDown){
+        LiSendMouseButtonEvent(BUTTON_ACTION_RELEASE, BUTTON_LEFT);
+        dispatch_time_t delay = dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, (int64_t)(0.05 * NSEC_PER_SEC));
+        dispatch_after(delay, dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), ^{
+            LiSendMouseButtonEvent(BUTTON_ACTION_PRESS, self->_mouseButtonForCursorMove);
+        });
+    }
+}
+
 - (void)touchesMoved:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event {
     
     if(touchPointSpawnedAtUpperScreenEdge) return; // we're done here. this touch event will not be sent to the remote PC.
     
     // Ignore touch move events with more than one finger
+    /*
     if ([[event allTouches] count] > 1) {
         return;
-    }
+    }*/
     
-    UITouch* touch = [touches anyObject];
-    movingTouchLocation = [touch locationInView:streamView];
+    if(![touches containsObject:capturedTouch]) return;
+    
+    movingTouchLocation = [capturedTouch locationInView:streamView];
     
     if (sqrt(pow((movingTouchLocation.x / streamView.bounds.size.width) - (lastTouchDownLocation.x / streamView.bounds.size.width), 2) +
              pow((movingTouchLocation.y / streamView.bounds.size.height) - (lastTouchDownLocation.y / streamView.bounds.size.height), 2)) > LONG_PRESS_ACTIVATION_DELTA) {
@@ -143,11 +169,13 @@
         [longPressTimer invalidate];
         longPressTimer = nil;
         
-        if(_delayMouseLeftClick && (CACurrentMediaTime()-touchBeganTimeStamp>leftClickTimeThreshold)) LiSendMouseButtonEvent(BUTTON_ACTION_PRESS, BUTTON_LEFT);
-        
+        if(_delayMouseLeftClick && (CACurrentMediaTime()-touchBeganTimeStamp>leftClickTimeThreshold) && !dragButtonDown){
+            LiSendMouseButtonEvent(BUTTON_ACTION_PRESS, _mouseButtonForCursorMove);
+            dragButtonDown = true;
+        }
     }
     
-   if(!rightButtonClicked) [streamView updateCursorLocation:[[touches anyObject] locationInView:streamView] isMouse:NO];
+   if(!rightButtonClicked) [streamView updateCursorLocation:movingTouchLocation isMouse:NO];
 }
 
 - (void)touchesEnded:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event {
@@ -155,36 +183,39 @@
     if(touchPointSpawnedAtUpperScreenEdge) return; // we're done here. this touch event will not be sent to the remote PC.
 
     // Only fire this logic if all touches have ended
-    if ([[event allTouches] count] == [touches count]) {
+    if ([touches containsObject:capturedTouch]) {
         // Cancel the long press timer
         [longPressTimer invalidate];
         longPressTimer = nil;
         
         // Remember this last touch for touch-down deadzoning
-        UITouch* touch = [touches anyObject];
-        CGPoint touchLocation = [touch locationInView:streamView];
+        CGPoint touchEndLocation = [capturedTouch locationInView:streamView];
         
         if(_delayMouseLeftClick){
             if(CACurrentMediaTime()-touchBeganTimeStamp<leftClickTimeThreshold) {
                 if(CACurrentMediaTime()-lastTouchUp.timestamp<0.15
-                   && ![self isAdjacentPoints:touchLocation from:lastTouchUpLocation tolerance:30]) [streamView updateCursorLocation:touchLocation isMouse:NO];
-                if([self touchDidntMoveOnScreen:touchLocation] && !rightButtonClicked) [self sendShortMouseLeftButtonClickEvent];
+                   && ![self isAdjacentPoints:touchEndLocation from:lastTouchUpLocation tolerance:30]) [streamView updateCursorLocation:touchEndLocation isMouse:NO];
+                if([self touchDidntMoveOnScreen:touchEndLocation] && !rightButtonClicked) [self sendShortMouseLeftButtonClickEvent];
             }
             else if(!rightButtonClicked){
                     LiSendMouseButtonEvent(BUTTON_ACTION_RELEASE, BUTTON_LEFT);
+                    if(_mouseButtonForCursorMove!=BUTTON_LEFT) LiSendMouseButtonEvent(BUTTON_ACTION_RELEASE, _mouseButtonForCursorMove);
                     LiSendMouseButtonEvent(BUTTON_ACTION_RELEASE, BUTTON_RIGHT);
             }
         }
-        else{
+        else{ // deprecated
+            /*
             // Left button up on finger up
             LiSendMouseButtonEvent(BUTTON_ACTION_RELEASE, BUTTON_LEFT);
 
             // Raise right button too in case we triggered a long press gesture
-            LiSendMouseButtonEvent(BUTTON_ACTION_RELEASE, BUTTON_RIGHT);
+            LiSendMouseButtonEvent(BUTTON_ACTION_RELEASE, BUTTON_RIGHT); */
         }
         
         lastTouchUp = [touches anyObject];
         lastTouchUpLocation = [lastTouchUp locationInView:streamView];
+        
+        dragButtonDown = false;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/VoidLink/Input/CommandManager.swift b/VoidLink/Input/CommandManager.swift
index 802e6d7a..4de34fbc 100644
--- a/VoidLink/Input/CommandManager.swift
+++ b/VoidLink/Input/CommandManager.swift
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ import UIKit
     @objc public static let nonVectorStickPads: [String] = ["LSPAD", "RSPAD"]
     @objc public static let verticalTouchPads: [String] = ["LTPAD", "RTPAD", "MOUSEWHEEL", "WHEEL", "DISCRETEWHEEL", "DSWHEEL"]
     @objc public static let bidirectionalVerticalTouchPads: [String] = ["LTPAD", "RTPAD", "MOUSEWHEEL", "WHEEL", "DISCRETEWHEEL", "DSWHEEL"]
-    @objc public static let functionalButtonCmds: [String] = ["SETTINGS", "TOOLBOX", "WIDGETTOOL", "WIDGETPROFILES", "PROFILES", "SOFTKEYBOARD"]
+    @objc public static let functionalButtonCmds: [String] = ["SETTINGS", "TOOLBOX", "WIDGETTOOL", "WIDGETPROFILES", "PROFILES", "SOFTKEYBOARD", "ABSTCHDRAG"]
     @objc public static let motionControlButtonCmds: [String] = ["GYRO","GYROPAUSE","ACCEL","MOTION"]
 
     // @objc public static let specialGameWidgets: [String] = ["YSRSV", "YSLT", "YSRT", "YSRB", "YSB", "YSRT2", "YSRB2", "YSB2", "YSEM", "YSML", "YSMR", "YSWASD"]
diff --git a/VoidLink/Input/OnScreenWidgetView.swift b/VoidLink/Input/OnScreenWidgetView.swift
index 5afaa0c8..92c7bf31 100644
--- a/VoidLink/Input/OnScreenWidgetView.swift
+++ b/VoidLink/Input/OnScreenWidgetView.swift
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import UIKit
         func openWidgetLayoutTool()
         func switchWidgetProfile()
         func bringUpSoftKeyboard()
+        func alterAbsTouchDragWith(mouseButton:Int32)
     }
     
     @objc enum WidgetTypeEnum: UInt8 {
@@ -1142,6 +1143,9 @@ import UIKit
     }
     
     private func handleButtonDown() {
+        
+        if !OnScreenWidgetView.editMode, !self.functionalButtonString.isEmpty {self.handleFunctionalButtonDown()}
+                        
         if !OnScreenWidgetView.editMode {self.sendComboButtonsDownEvent(comboStrings: self.comboButtonStrings)}
         
         if !OnScreenWidgetView.editMode, !self.motionControlButtonString.isEmpty {self.handleMotionControlButtonDown()}
@@ -1351,7 +1355,7 @@ import UIKit
                 if CommandManager.keyboardButtonMappings.keys.contains(comboString) {
                     LiSendKeyboardEvent(CommandManager.keyboardButtonMappings[comboString]!,Int8(KEY_ACTION_DOWN), 0)
                 }
-                if CommandManager.mouseButtonMappings.keys.contains(comboString) {
+                if CommandManager.mouseButtonMappings.keys.contains(comboString), self.functionalButtonString != "ABSTCHDRAG" {
                     LiSendMouseButtonEvent(CChar(BUTTON_ACTION_PRESS), Int32(CommandManager.mouseButtonMappings[comboString]!))
                 }
                 if comboString != comboStrings.last {
@@ -1865,6 +1869,17 @@ import UIKit
         }
     }
     
+    private func handleFunctionalButtonDown(){
+        switch self.functionalButtonString {
+        case "ABSTCHDRAG":
+            let mouseButton = CommandManager.mouseButtonMappings[Set(self.comboButtonStrings).intersection(CommandManager.mouseButtonMappings.keys).first ?? "MLEFT"] ?? BUTTON_LEFT
+            print("mouseButton \(mouseButton)");
+            self.functionalButtonDelegate?.alterAbsTouchDragWith(mouseButton:mouseButton)
+        default:
+            break
+        }
+    }
+    
     private func handleFunctionalButtonUp(){
         let longPressed = CACurrentMediaTime() - self.touchTapTimeStamp > 0.3
         if longPressed, buttonMode == ButtonMode.movable.rawValue {return}
@@ -1879,6 +1894,9 @@ import UIKit
             self.functionalButtonDelegate?.switchWidgetProfile()
         case "SOFTKEYBOARD":
             self.functionalButtonDelegate?.bringUpSoftKeyboard()
+        case "ABSTCHDRAG":
+            // self.functionalButtonDelegate?.alterAbsTouchDragWith(mouseButton:CommandManager.mouseButtonMappings[self.comboButtonStrings.first ?? "MLEFT"] ?? BUTTON_LEFT)
+            self.functionalButtonDelegate?.alterAbsTouchDragWith(mouseButton:BUTTON_LEFT)
         default:
             break
         }
diff --git a/VoidLink/Input/StreamView.h b/VoidLink/Input/StreamView.h
index 5b5a30a2..5162d91c 100644
--- a/VoidLink/Input/StreamView.h
+++ b/VoidLink/Input/StreamView.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
                   config:(StreamConfiguration*)streamConfig
  streamFrameTopLayerView:(UIView* )topLayerView
 ;
+
 - (void) showOnScreenControls;
 - (void) setOnScreenControls;
 - (void) disableOnScreenControls;
@@ -61,11 +62,13 @@
 
 - (OnScreenControlsLevel) getCurrentOscState;
 
--(void)readyToBringUpSoftKeyboardByToolbox;
+- (void)readyToBringUpSoftKeyboardByToolbox;
 - (void)keyboardWillShow:(NSNotification *)notification;
 - (void)keyboardWillHide;
 - (void)liftMetalVideoViewIfNeeded:(CGFloat)liftHeight;
 
+- (void)alterAbsTouchDragWith:(int32_t)mouseButton;
+
 #if !TARGET_OS_TV
 - (void) updateCursorLocation:(CGPoint)location isMouse:(BOOL)isMouse;
 #endif
diff --git a/VoidLink/Input/StreamView.m b/VoidLink/Input/StreamView.m
index ab0980c6..818f5825 100644
--- a/VoidLink/Input/StreamView.m
+++ b/VoidLink/Input/StreamView.m
@@ -1381,6 +1381,15 @@ static const double X1_MOUSE_SPEED_DIVISOR = 2.5;
     LiSendScrollEvent(deltaZ);
 }
 
+- (void)alterAbsTouchDragWith:(int32_t)mouseButton{
+    if([touchHandler isKindOfClass:[AbsoluteTouchHandler class]]){
+        AbsoluteTouchHandler* handler = (AbsoluteTouchHandler* )touchHandler;
+        handler.mouseButtonForCursorMove = mouseButton;
+        [handler pauseLeftButtonDrag];
+    }
+    else return;
+}
+
 
 #if !TARGET_OS_TV
 - (BOOL)isMultipleTouchEnabled {
diff --git a/VoidLink/ViewControllers/StreamFrameViewController.m b/VoidLink/ViewControllers/StreamFrameViewController.m
index bd58f244..3bd87401 100644
--- a/VoidLink/ViewControllers/StreamFrameViewController.m
+++ b/VoidLink/ViewControllers/StreamFrameViewController.m
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #import "DataManager.h"
 #import "PaddedLabel.h"
 #import "ImGuiRenderer.h"
-#import "RelativeTouchHandler.h"
 #import "MetalVideoRenderer.h"
 #import "CustomEdgeSlideGestureRecognizer.h"
 #import "CustomTapGestureRecognizer.h"
@@ -310,6 +309,11 @@
     
 }
 
+- (void)handleAbsTouchPanGesture:(UIPanGestureRecognizer* )gesture{
+    NSLog(@"handleAbsTouchPanGesture %f", CACurrentMediaTime());
+    LiSendMouseButtonEvent(BUTTON_ACTION_RELEASE, BUTTON_LEFT);
+}
+
 - (void)configZoomGestureAndAddStreamView{
     if (_settings.touchMode.intValue == AbsoluteTouch) {
         if(!_scrollView) _scrollView = [[UIScrollView alloc] initWithFrame:self.view.frame];
@@ -317,6 +321,7 @@
         [_scrollView.panGestureRecognizer setMinimumNumberOfTouches:2];
         [_scrollView.panGestureRecognizer setMaximumNumberOfTouches:2]; // reduce competing with keyboardToggleRecognizer in StreamView.
 #endif
+        [_scrollView.panGestureRecognizer addTarget:self action:@selector(handleAbsTouchPanGesture:)];
         [_scrollView setShowsHorizontalScrollIndicator:NO];
         [_scrollView setShowsVerticalScrollIndicator:NO];
         [_scrollView setDelegate:self];
@@ -775,6 +780,10 @@
     [self.pipController startPictureInPicture];
 }
 
+- (void)alterAbsTouchDragWithMouseButton:(int32_t)mouseButton{
+    [_streamView alterAbsTouchDragWith:mouseButton];
+}
+
 - (void)oscLayoutClosed{
     // Handle the callback
     _streamView.widgetToolOpened = false;