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1. SDL left control keydown event is fired when key is released    stackoverflow.com

So I have the following code that listens for a keydown event and then exits as soon as it receives one:

int main(int argc, char** argv) {
    SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
  ...

2. Keydown event in C ..    cboard.cprogramming.com

3. Low level keyboard hook, keys getting stuck wm_keydown    forums.devshed.com

Another low level keyboard hook, except I have one problem. When a bunch of keys are pressed at once and let go (every now and then) one of them will not return wm_keyup until another key is pressed at which point wm_keyup is then fired. This is a problem, as I am designing a synthesizer and when a key comes up ...