set_keyboard_rate(3alleg4)

📦 version 4.4.3.1, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 set_keyboard_rate — bestie edition 💖

okay so this is a page from the Allegro manual, section 3alleg4, and it's all about set_keyboard_rate. Allegro is a game programming library, and this lil function is here to make your keyboard keys go brrrr at the exact speed you want. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

set_keyboard_rate — sets the keyboard repeat rate. it's part of the Allegro game programming library, bestie. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <allegro.h>

void set_keyboard_rate(int delay, int repeat);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the vibe: this function sets the keyboard repeat rate. you know how when you hold a key down and it goes tap... tap... tap tap tap tap? yeah, that. this is how you control it. ✨

Times are given in milliseconds, no cap. 🫶

and listen — if you pass zero times, it will disable the key repeat entirely. not slow it down. not make it tiny. disable. gone. the keys will just sit there. 💀

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

that's the whole page, fr fr. stay iconic, go make your keyboard go fast, and remember: zero means off, not warp speed. 💜

Allegro — version 4.4.3 — set_keyboard_rate(3alleg4) 🧚 bye bestie, ily, happy hacking! 🌈

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