"real" keyreleased events?

Question

I have searched high and low for this answer.
Does anyone know how to catch "real" key pressed or key released events?
I am trying to write an app, that has a fastforward and rewind action. I need to know how long they have held down the button.
Java for some reason, enlighten me please, sends the key press and key released any type a key is pressed...the names are quite misleading to me.
I have tried many different things and nothing i have tried works. I am so close to finishing the alpha stage of my app, and i ran into this wall.
Greatly appreciated for an answer,
shane

Answer 1

Either i am just not getting it again....or something else here is the code i wrote.
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class Test extends JFrame {
    JEditorPane editMain = new JEditorPane();
    long l=0;
    public Test() throws Exception{
        this.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        JButton b=new JButton("Test");
        this.getContentPane().add(b);
        b.addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter() {
              public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {
              public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
                  if (l==0) {
                      l = System.currentTimeMillis();
                    System.out.println("key pressed");
                  e.consume();
              public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
                  l=System.currentTimeMillis()-l;
                  System.out.println("press time released="+l);
                  l=0;
                  e.consume();
    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
        Test gI = new Test();
        gI.setSize(420, 380);
        gI.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        gI.setVisible(true);
}There is the code above i wrote. Now this still does not work becuase there is no way to tell when it was released. Here is the output from me holding down one key for a couple of like two seconds, and then released.
Maybe yall can see what i talking about now. Here
key pressed
press time released=500
key pressed
press time released=34
key pressed
press time released=34
key pressed
press time released=34
key pressed
press time released=34
key pressed
press time released=34
key pressed
press time released=34
key pressed
press time released=33
key pressed
press time released=34
key pressed
press time released=32
key pressed
press time released=28
key pressed
press time released=30
key pressed
press time released=34
key pressed
press time released=34
key pressed
press time released=33
key pressed
press time released=34
key pressed
press time released=33
key pressed
press time released=34
key pressed
press time released=34
key pressed
press time released=29
key pressed
press time released=29
key pressed
press time released=34
key pressed
press time released=34
key pressed
press time released=24
Process Test finishedAm I wrong here, but wouldnt you expect just 2 println's here.
Even if i put some delay on this, or try to consume. I think this is a linux/java problem. But i am kinda obsessed now, I want to know a work around.