Key continue repeating if setting global autorepeat off while the key was already repeating.

[Octavio Alvarez]

On Tue, 18 May 2010 00:26:27 -0700, Daniel Stone <daniel at fooishbar.org>  
wrote:

> On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 08:27:47PM -0800, Octavio Alvarez wrote:
>> If I turn global autorepeat off while a key is already being repeated,
>> the key doesn't stop repeating. It continues on and on.
>
> At least according to XKB, I believe that's correct; almost all XKB
> actions are specified to not affect any keys currently down.

I didn't find that in the XKB Library Reference. Also, does this apply
to controls too?

For test C (hold k, let repeat, hold Super, release Super, release k),
it might make sense to say that the app should detect it somehow.

However, for test D, I would call it a bug, because the sequence
"hold k, let repeat, hold Super, release k, release Super" leaves
the keyboard sending k press/releases to the input window without
any key being physically down.

Octavio.