Multiple keydown events fire while holding down key too long (Please help)

[Rugg]

Hello Everyone,

There seems to be a few glitches with some jquery I’m working with. I’ve attempted a fix…having no luck. Hopefully the experts here can provide some assistance. Thank you.

**Problem**
Multiple keydown events are fired if a user holds down the key for an extended period of time.

**Attempted Fix**
Changed keydown to keyup _Failed to solve issue and affected desired output_

**Goal**
Fire keydown event only once if the user holds down the key…preventing continuous scrolling

**Sample**
http://jsfiddle.net/9JHS6/1/embedded/result/

[tylerhq]

Something like this should work:
http://jsfiddle.net/tylerhq/9JHS6/8/

You’re allowed to use the up/down arrows once by setting a variable to true on keyup. Also, the e.preventDefault() prevents the browser window from scrolling up/down.

[DustinWoods]

[Check this out](http://jsfiddle.net/VvU8d/embedded/result/). I combined both scripts. I think that should work for you.

[DustinWoods]

I couldn’t simulate the issue you were having. But I have a hunch what was causing it. I updated the code, [try this](http://jsfiddle.net/6TCdY/embedded/result/). Does that fix it?

[DustinWoods]

I actually just put the two scripts together, and had no issues. Haha.

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