The next sample code outputs 'keydown' message many times while I hold a button down. The docs says that the keydown event happens once for one push of the button. So, the keydown event works like the keypress event in the next example.

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
  <head>
  <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
  <title></title>

  <script type='text/javascript' src='jquery.js'></script>
  <script type='text/javascript'>
    function onLoad()
    {
        $( '#text' ).on( 'keydown', function() { console.info( 'keydown' ) } ); 
    }   
  </script>

  </head>
  <body onload='onLoad()'>
     <input type='text' id='text'>

  </body>
</html>

I tested it on Windows, Firefox 19.0.2 and Google Chrome 25.0.1364.152. Also I created a fiddle (the problem can be reproduced). JQuery versions for which problem is reproduced: 1.8.2, 1.9.1.

Update.

I did realize the problem: How can I avoid autorepeated keydown events in JavaScript?.

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