Definitions

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  • noun The depression of an input key; a keystroke.
  • noun computing The buffered electrical signal resulting from such an event, sometimes distinguished from the release.

Etymologies

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key press

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Examples

  • ; - Cut/Copy/Paste are Windows 'keypress' versions - should work mostly anywhere.

    AutoHotkey Community 2009

  • The use of a standard resistive screen means that one 'keypress' isn't registered unless you've completely lifted your finger from the previous one.

    All About Symbian - News 2009

  • Let's create that now: autoReflow = function (event) ko. views.manager.topView.addEventListener ( "keypress", mymacros. autoReflow, true);

    Planet ActiveState 2008

  • We need a way to turn this off, which we can do with another macro that cancels the event handler: ko. views.manager.topView.removeEventListener ( "keypress", autoReflow, true);

    Planet ActiveState 2008

  • (and efficient) ways to do this in Komodo, but this is just a quick and dirty macro. ko. views.manager.topView.addEventListener ( "keypress", autoReflow, true);

    Planet ActiveState 2008

  • You can attach the event handler for onkeypress event via the below code. if (document. addEventListener) {document. addEventListener ( "keypress", inFmove, true);

    ASP.NET Forums 2009

  • Its worth a try but you may have some trouble with isolating individual keypress without pressing adjacent keys …

    SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 6581 2009

  • The application works by simulating a keypress every minute to fool the system into thinking somebody is sitting in front of it.

    Caffeine Disables Or Enables The ScreenSaver Easily | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • BTW, can you imagine writing the server software which can update its state and revision history, and notify the other participating servers for a given wave, for every single keypress the user makes?

    Google Climbs to New Heights of Arrogance With Wave 2009

  • I just wrote a followup that I do want to share, and then the wrong keypress combination closed my firefox window.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Judging a Person Based on a Single Forwarded Personal E-Mail 2010

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