On Mon, 11 Dec 2000 16:47:48 +0100 Marcel Weiher <marcel at metaobject.com> wrote:
>> - handle keys auto-repeated by the keyboard/OS?
>
>The event has a 'repeat' flag that is set if it is the result of a  
>repeat-action.

But would one still see a key down and a key up for each character even though the key never moved?

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>> - handle characters that were input from other than a keyboard?
>
>Hmm, can't say I know.  Would depend on what the source of  
>characters happens to be.  What did you have in mind?

Oh, scanners or barcode readers or chorded keyboards that connect to the same place that keyboards do, e.g.

Cheers,
Bob