Ren'Py 8.0: Timeout reset behavior on mouse hover

Goal

Determine precisely when a renpy.timeout is cancelled during a choice menu. The intended behavior is to allow the player to make a selection before the timeout triggers, but the documentation does not specify whether the timer is cleared on mouse hover, mouse down, or mouse up.

Constraints & Uncertainty

• The interaction between renpy.timeout and auto‑forward settings (config.auto_forward_time and config.auto_forward_pause) may alter the timing of the trigger.
• Skip/fast‑forward (Ctrl key) can cancel or accelerate waits, but its effect on timeout timers is inconsistent across Ren'Py releases.
• Community reports suggest that hovering over a button does not reset the timer, yet this is not documented.

Questions

1. Does renpy.timeout cancel automatically when a player hovers over a choice button, or only upon an explicit click?
2. If cancellation occurs only on click, is it triggered by the mouse‑down event, the mouse‑up event, or both?
3. How does enabling auto‑forward with a shorter config.auto_forward_time affect the timeout’s cancellation semantics?