The next sample code outputs 'keydown' message many times while I hold a button down. The docs says that the keydown event happens once for one push of the button. So, the keydown event works like the keypress event in the next example.
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<title></title>
<script type='text/javascript' src='jquery.js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
function onLoad()
{
$( '#text' ).on( 'keydown', function() { console.info( 'keydown' ) } );
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload='onLoad()'>
<input type='text' id='text'>
</body>
</html>
I tested it on Windows, Firefox 19.0.2 and Google Chrome 25.0.1364.152. Also I created a fiddle (the problem can be reproduced). JQuery versions for which problem is reproduced: 1.8.2, 1.9.1.
Update.
I did realize the problem: How can I avoid autorepeated keydown events in JavaScript?.
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