[AD] [ alleg-Bugs-2824081 ] Keyboard repeat events not generated under Linux

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Bugs item #2824081, was opened at 2009-07-20 14:30
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Category: Core Library
Group: 4.9
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: SiegeLord (siegelord)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Keyboard repeat events not generated under Linux

Initial Comment:
ALLEGRO_EVENT_KEY_REPEAT is never generated for me under Linux when a key is pressed and held down. In ex_keyboard_events just shows alternating pressed/release events.

This is on Ubuntu 9.04. My x.org version is 7.4.

Looking online seems to suggest that this is because of a bug in XkbSetDetectableAutoRepeat, which makes it not work. Irrlicht (an OSS 3D engine) had an issue with this too and fixed it using the patch in this thread: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2795321&group_id=74339&atid=540676

So, can anyone reproduce this bug? If so, any qualms about implementing a workabout similar to the one I linked to?

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>Comment By: Peter Wang (tjaden)
Date: 2009-07-25 13:51

Message:
I tested on a different machine with a newer version of X.org, where I can
reproduce the bug. Your patch works.


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Comment By: SiegeLord (siegelord)
Date: 2009-07-25 09:47

Message:
I attached a fix that worked for me on my system. I'd appreciate people
testing this to see if it works satisfactorily on systems where this bug
could and couldn't be reproduced.


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Comment By: Peter Wang (tjaden)
Date: 2009-07-20 17:39

Message:
That's exactly the technique we used to use (actually, I thought we were
still using that). I can't reproduce it on this machine, which I think has
x.org 7.1.  I don't have any qualms about a workaround, but I remember the
old technique wasn't completely reliable either.


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