Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:14:56 +1030 | From | David Newall <> | Subject | Re: Keys get stuck |
| |
Jiri Kosina wrote: > Very probably this is due to broken way how X themselves implement > auto-repeat, instead of using kernel-provided auto-repeat functionality.
It should be said that X implements auto-repeat out of necessity. While the kernel can report key down and up events, its further interpretation of those events is not appropriate. Many combinations of events are possible, such as keyboard plus mouse, and this precludes the kernel from providing a full interpretation. It would be wrong for it to even try. X is the proper place to implement auto-repeat for X.
| |