adding repeater mode on mouse held down

README.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ An onscreen keyboard for the mouse.
 * PyGObject
 * python-xlib
 * pyautogui
+* setproctitle
 * fast-autocomplete[levenshtein]
 
 # TODO

requirements.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 PyGObject
-pyautogui
 python-xlib
-setproctitle
+pyautogui
+setproctitle
+fast-autocomplete[levenshtein]

src/__builtins__.py

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ keys_json = {
         },
         "row4": {
             "pKeys": ['z', 'x', 'c', 'v', 'b', 'n', 'm', ',', '.', '?'],
-            "sKeys": ['', '', '<', '>', '[', ']', '(', ')', '{', '}']
+            "sKeys": ['', '', '\\<', '>', '[', ']', '(', ')', '{', '}']
         },
     }
 }

src/core/widgets/defined_keys.py

@@ -46,10 +46,8 @@ class Backspace_Key(Key):
         super(Backspace_Key, self).__init__("Backspace", "Backspace", iscontrol=True)
 
     def setup_signals(self):
-        self.connect("released", self._clicked)
+        self.connect("button-press-event", self._do_press_special_key_repeater)
-
+        self.connect("button-release-event", self._do_release)
-    def _clicked(self, widget = None):
-        typwriter.press_special_keys(self.get_label())
 
 class Emoji_Key(Key):
     def __init__(self, emoji_popover):
@@ -98,7 +96,8 @@ class Enter_Key(Key):
         self.set_vexpand(True)
 
     def setup_signals(self):
-        self.connect("released", self._do_press_special_key)
+        self.connect("button-press-event", self._do_press_special_key_repeater)
+        self.connect("button-release-event", self._do_release)
 
 
 #############################  Bottom_Key_Row Keys  #############################
@@ -115,7 +114,8 @@ class Space_Key(Key):
         super(Space_Key, self).__init__("Space", "Space", iscontrol=True)
 
     def setup_signals(self):
-        self.connect("released", self._do_press_special_key)
+        self.connect("button-press-event", self._do_press_special_key_repeater)
+        self.connect("button-release-event", self._do_release)
 
 class AT_Key(Key):
     def __init__(self):
@@ -133,14 +133,16 @@ class Tab_Key(Key):
         super(Tab_Key, self).__init__("Tab", "Tab", iscontrol=True)
 
     def setup_signals(self):
-        self.connect("released", self._do_press_special_key)
+        self.connect("button-press-event", self._do_press_special_key_repeater)
+        self.connect("button-release-event", self._do_release)
 
 class Del_Key(Key):
     def __init__(self):
         super(Del_Key, self).__init__("Del", "Del", iscontrol=True)
 
     def setup_signals(self):
-        self.connect("released", self._do_press_special_key)
+        self.connect("button-press-event", self._do_press_special_key_repeater)
+        self.connect("button-release-event", self._do_release)
 
 class Ctrl_Key(Key):
     def __init__(self):
@@ -175,25 +177,29 @@ class Up_Key(Key):
         super(Up_Key, self).__init__("Up", "Up", iscontrol=True)
 
     def setup_signals(self):
-        self.connect("released", self._do_press_special_key)
+        self.connect("button-press-event", self._do_press_special_key_repeater)
+        self.connect("button-release-event", self._do_release)
 
 class Down_Key(Key):
     def __init__(self):
         super(Down_Key, self).__init__("Down", "Down", iscontrol=True)
 
     def setup_signals(self):
-        self.connect("released", self._do_press_special_key)
+        self.connect("button-press-event", self._do_press_special_key_repeater)
+        self.connect("button-release-event", self._do_release)
 
 class Left_Key(Key):
     def __init__(self):
         super(Left_Key, self).__init__("Left", "Left", iscontrol=True)
 
     def setup_signals(self):
-        self.connect("released", self._do_press_special_key)
+        self.connect("button-press-event", self._do_press_special_key_repeater)
+        self.connect("button-release-event", self._do_release)
 
 class Right_Key(Key):
     def __init__(self):
         super(Right_Key, self).__init__("Right", "Right", iscontrol=True)
 
     def setup_signals(self):
-        self.connect("released", self._do_press_special_key)
+        self.connect("button-press-event", self._do_press_special_key_repeater)
+        self.connect("button-release-event", self._do_release)

src/core/widgets/key.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import gi
 gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
 from gi.repository import Gtk
+from gi.repository import GLib
 
 # Application imports
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ class Key(Gtk.Button or Gtk.ToggleButton):
     def __init__(self, primary = "NULL", secondary = "NULL", iscontrol=False):
         super(Key, self).__init__()
 
+        self.timer_id          = None
         self.iscontrol         = iscontrol
         self._primary_symbol   = primary
         self._secondary_symbol = secondary
@@ -28,10 +30,19 @@ class Key(Gtk.Button or Gtk.ToggleButton):
         event_system.subscribe("toggle_symbol_keys", self.toggle_symbol_keys)
 
     def setup_signals(self):
-        self.connect("released", self._do_type)
+        self.connect("button-press-event", self._do_press)
+        self.connect("button-release-event", self._do_release)
         self.connect("toggle-emoji-keys", self.toggle_emoji_keys)
 
-    def _do_type(self, widget = None):
+    def _do_press(self, widget = None, eve = None):
+        if self.timer_id:
+            GLib.source_remove(self.timer_id)
+            self.timer_id = None
+
+        self._do_type()
+        self.timer_id = GLib.timeout_add(200, self._do_type)
+
+    def _do_type(self, widget = None, eve = None):
         key = self.get_label().strip()
         if not self._is_emoji:
             typwriter.type(key)
@@ -41,13 +52,32 @@ class Key(Gtk.Button or Gtk.ToggleButton):
             typwriter.type('v')
             typwriter.isCtrlOn = False
 
+        return True
+
+    def _do_release(self, widget = None, eve = None):
+        if not self.timer_id: return
+        GLib.source_remove(self.timer_id)
+        self.timer_id = None
+
     def _do_press_special_key(self, widget = None):
+        self._do_type_special_key(widget)
+
+    def _do_press_special_key_repeater(self, widget = None, eve = None):
+        if self.timer_id:
+            GLib.source_remove(self.timer_id)
+            self.timer_id = None
+
+        self._do_type_special_key()
+        self.timer_id = GLib.timeout_add(200, self._do_type_special_key)
+
+    def _do_type_special_key(self, widget = None):
         key = self.get_label()
         if key in ["Ctrl", "Shift", "Alt"]:
             ctx = widget.get_style_context()
             ctx.remove_class("toggled_bttn") if ctx.has_class("toggled_bttn") else ctx.add_class("toggled_bttn")
 
         typwriter.press_special_keys(key)
+        return True
 
     def toggle_symbol_keys(self, widget = None, eve = None):
         if not self.iscontrol: