Re: [Bug-XBoard] [bug #35000] Temporary previous position ('.' key, former Ctrl) conflicts with start of Type a move

[Byrial Jensen]

Den 29-12-2011 09:05, h.g. muller skrev:
> Would it be an idea to use the auto-repeat by having the piece jump back
> and forth,
> rather than suppress later events?

I found the piece jumping back and forth very disturbing. It could take 
longer time to make 2 animated moves, than the time between the repeat 
sequences. That meant that even after release of the the key, the piece 
would continue to go back and forth for some time while emptying the 
event buffer.

> I am not sure what exactly the
> sequence of events
> is in Xt on auto-repeat. In Windows there would be one key-down event,
> one or more
> char events, and finally a key-up event. The key-down event could be
> used to set a
> flag and call Forward, the char events could then be used to call either
> Forward or
> Backward depending on the state of the flag, before toggling the latter.

I X you will always have have same number of key press and key release 
events. If a key is repeating you will find matching key press and key 
release events with the same timestamp.

- Byrial