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+{ Source provided for Free Pascal Bug Report 2377 }
+{ Submitted by "Christian Keck" on  2003-02-12 }
+{ e-mail: c.keck@gmx.net }
+program testkey;
+
+uses keyboard;
+
+var Key : TkeyEvent;
+    i,j : longint;
+begin
+  { InitKeyBoard; }
+  i:=0;
+  j:=0;
+  repeat
+  begin
+    if PollKeyEvent <> 0 then
+    begin
+      Key:= GetKeyEvent;
+      Key:= TranslateKeyEvent(Key);
+      writeln (ord(GetKeyEventChar(Key)));
+      inc(j);
+    end;
+    inc(i);
+  end;
+  until i=50;
+  if j<>0 then
+    begin
+      Writeln('Keyboard unit generates events without being started');
+      halt(1);
+    end;
+  DoneKeyBoard;
+end.
+