> 2) If it truly was an issue with key repeat, wouldn't all the keys flicker, and not > just the last key I pressed? Because once I press a second key, the first key remains > constant, even when I let go of the second key. If I press a third key, the first two > keys remain constant.
Actually, it's this specific behavior that makes me suspect something involving key repeat (maybe a wonky keyboard microcontroller?). On the Dell workstation I'm typing this on, I can open up a SlickEdit window and hold down A. I get aaaaaaaaaaa as expected. If I keep A down and press and hold G, I start getting ggggggggg. Which is quite similar to what you reported.
Do you have a USB keyboard around to plug in and see if it's your laptop's internal keyboard being weird?
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