Show letters on MouseDown instead of MouseUp

My kid presses the keys and holds them down, waiting for the graphics to display. It isn't until you let go that the images show. This confuses her dearly.

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anonymous shared this idea · July 28, 2008 · Flag idea as inappropriate… · Admin →

Adminshanselman (Admin, babysmash) responded · July 28, 2008

Hm…interesting point. I’m using a global keyboard hook, not a KeyUp event, but I’ll try!

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mgbrown commented · October 12, 2010 04:20 · Flag as inappropriate · Delete

My son does it, so I don't think it is gender sepecific
Oliver Schneider commented · October 12, 2010 02:14 · Flag as inappropriate · Delete

Yes my little girl is also pressing keys and not releasing them. Maybe this is a girl issues :D
ian.barnes.work commented · January 25, 2009 15:06 · Flag as inappropriate · Delete

The trigger for new shapes in the code is a Windows.OnKeyUp() override. Changing this to OnKeyDown() and then filtering for repeats gives the requested functionality. My daughter had the same issue as the original poster, waiting for something to happen after she pressed (and held) the buttons

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Show letters on MouseDown instead of MouseUp

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