Resolved: (was: Re: OT: Auto repeat on <Escape> key (not a Debian specific question))

[rhkramer@gmail.com]

(Intentionally top posting.)

Thanks to all who replied!

Yes, xev shows that <Escape> does auto repeat (outside of the Firefox 
browser).

I guess I need to look for a dumb web browser ;-)

On Friday, February 03, 2023 09:12:18 AM Nicolas George wrote:
> rhkramer@gmail.com (12023-02-03):
> > Is there a way to setup auto repeat for the <Escape> key?  Or maybe I
> > could assign <Escape> to some other key that already has auto repeat?

> Escape has already auto-repeat enabled by default. You can check it with
> xev, or even with a terminal in cooked mode (i.e. not running an
> interactive shell with line editor or a curses program).
> 
> Your problem is probably that the web browser tries to be smart. There
> is usually no solution to programs trying to be smart, alas.

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