diff -r c5d651a8b679 src/events/SDL_keyboard.c
--- a/src/events/SDL_keyboard.c	Fri Dec 02 18:35:04 2011 -0500
+++ b/src/events/SDL_keyboard.c	Sat Dec 03 16:29:10 2011 -0600
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@
 
 	if ( keysym->sym != SDLK_UNKNOWN ) {
 		/* Drop events that don't change state */
-		if ( SDL_KeyState[keysym->sym] == state ) {
+		if ( SDL_KeyState[keysym->sym] == state && SDL_KeyRepeat.delay == 0) {  // added, allow repeat
 #if 0
 printf("Keyboard event didn't change state - dropped!\n");
 #endif
@@ -554,11 +554,11 @@
 		/*
 		 * jk 991215 - Added
 		 */
-		if (repeatable && (SDL_KeyRepeat.delay != 0)) {
-			SDL_KeyRepeat.evt = event;
-			SDL_KeyRepeat.firsttime = 1;
-			SDL_KeyRepeat.timestamp=SDL_GetTicks();
-		}
+		//if (repeatable && (SDL_KeyRepeat.delay != 0)) {
+		//	SDL_KeyRepeat.evt = event;
+		//	SDL_KeyRepeat.firsttime = 1;
+		//	SDL_KeyRepeat.timestamp=SDL_GetTicks();
+		//}
 		if ( (SDL_EventOK == NULL) || SDL_EventOK(&event) ) {
 			posted = 1;
 			SDL_PushEvent(&event);
diff -r c5d651a8b679 src/video/SDL_video.c
--- a/src/video/SDL_video.c	Fri Dec 02 18:35:04 2011 -0500
+++ b/src/video/SDL_video.c	Sat Dec 03 16:29:10 2011 -0600
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Reset the keyboard here so event callbacks can run */
-	SDL_ResetKeyboard();
+	//SDL_ResetKeyboard(); // don't reset?
 	SDL_ResetMouse();
 	SDL_SetMouseRange(width, height);
 	SDL_cursorstate &= ~CURSOR_USINGSW;
diff -r c5d651a8b679 src/video/windib/SDL_dibevents.c
--- a/src/video/windib/SDL_dibevents.c	Fri Dec 02 18:35:04 2011 -0500
+++ b/src/video/windib/SDL_dibevents.c	Sat Dec 03 16:29:10 2011 -0600
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@
 			}
 #endif 
 			/* Ignore repeated keys */
-			if ( lParam&REPEATED_KEYMASK ) {
-				return(0);
-			}
+			//if ( lParam&REPEATED_KEYMASK ) {
+			//	return(0);
+			//}
 			switch (wParam) {
 				case VK_CONTROL:
 					if ( lParam&EXTENDED_KEYMASK )