Using Flickable signals to remove hover state instead of timer. No more delays

interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/Tablet.qml

@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ Item {
     property int columnIndex: 1 // point to 'go to location'
     property int count: 0
 
-    //timeout for press delay before swipe occurs
-    readonly property int pressDelayTime: HMD.active ? 150 : 100
-
     // used to look up a button by its uuid
     function findButtonIndex(uuid) {
         if (!uuid) {
@@ -67,6 +64,7 @@ Item {
         } else {
             button.tabletRoot = parent.parent;
         }
+        button.flickable = swipeView.contentItem
 
         sortButtons(gridIndex);
 
@@ -217,11 +215,6 @@ Item {
                 top: parent.top
                 bottom: pageIndicator.top
             }
-            Component.onCompleted: {
-                if (contentItem !== null) {
-                    contentItem.pressDelay = tablet.pressDelayTime
-                }
-            }
         }
 
         PageIndicator {

interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletButton.qml

@@ -23,11 +23,22 @@ Item {
     property double sortOrder: 100
     property int stableOrder: 0
     property var tabletRoot;
+    property var flickable: null
     width: 129
     height: 129
 
     signal clicked()
 
+    Connections {
+        target: flickable
+        onMovingChanged: {
+            //when flick/move started, and hover is on, clean hove state
+            if (flickable.moving && tabletButton.state.indexOf("hover") !== -1) {
+                tabletButton.state = (tabletButton.isActive) ? "active state" : "base state";
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     function changeProperty(key, value) {
         tabletButton[key] = value;
     }
@@ -121,7 +132,7 @@ Item {
         anchors.fill: parent
         hoverEnabled: true
         enabled: true
-        preventStealing: true
+        preventStealing: false
         onClicked: {
             console.log("Tablet Button Clicked!");
             if (tabletButton.inDebugMode) {
@@ -136,6 +147,7 @@ Item {
                 tabletInterface.playSound(TabletEnums.ButtonClick);
             }
         }
+
         onEntered: {
             tabletButton.isEntered = true;
             tabletInterface.playSound(TabletEnums.ButtonHover);