end
		if car.mousereleased then

		end
	else
		-- == menu area
		if Button_pressed then
			Button_pressed = nil

		end
		if car.mousepressed then

		end
	else
		-- == menu area
		-- some hysteresis right after a button has been pressed
		if Active_button then return end
		if mouse_press_consumed_by_any_button(Global_state, x,y, mouse_button) then
			Button_pressed = true
			return
		end
		-- == settings area
		if mouse_press_consumed_by_any_slider(Global_state, x,y) then
			return
		end
		if Show_menu == 'settings' then
			if on_area(Settings_menu_area, x,y) then
				-- nothing atm in settings menu that isn't a button or slider
			else
				Show_menu = nil
				-- On mobile devices, we can't depend on on.save_settings() triggering on quit.
				-- So save settings every time we close the settings menu.
				love.filesystem.write('config', json.encode(settings()))
			end
			return