[PD-dev] [ pure-data-Bugs-3522957 ] [hid] generates two events for each key pressed

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Bugs item #3522957, was opened at 2012-05-02 02:25
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Category: pd-extended
Group: v0.42
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: James (jamessssss)
Assigned to: Hans-Christoph Steiner (eighthave)
Summary: [hid] generates two events for each key pressed

Initial Comment:
On Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and Arch Linux with Pd-extended 0.42.5, [hid] version 0.7 generates two key events for each key pressed. Sometimes the events also arrive in a non-consecutive order, eg:

[hid] 0.7, written by Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at eds.org>
    compiled on Apr 15 2012 at 08:12:47
[hid] opened device 4 (/dev/input/event4): AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
print: key key_j 1
print: key key_l 1
print: key key_j 1
print: key key_l 1
print: key key_j 0
print: key key_j 0
print: key key_l 0
print: key key_l 0

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