diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ec09f141d..d8d6a5c86 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ build/stamps/*
 *~
 *.pyc
 utils/*
-*.log
\ No newline at end of file
+*.log
+build/ext_*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/powder b/build/powder
index 12b63b754..749c17d7a 100755
Binary files a/build/powder and b/build/powder differ
diff --git a/src/interface.c b/src/interface.c
index 6382ed00c..9d3fcc899 100644
--- a/src/interface.c
+++ b/src/interface.c
@@ -3874,7 +3874,7 @@ char *console_ui(pixel *vid_buf,char error[255],char console_more) {
 	currentcommand2->command = mystrdup(error);
 	last_command2 = currentcommand2;
 	
-	SDL_EnableKeyRepeat(SDL_DEFAULT_REPEAT_DELAY, SDL_DEFAULT_REPEAT_INTERVAL);
+	//SDL_EnableKeyRepeat(SDL_DEFAULT_REPEAT_DELAY, SDL_DEFAULT_REPEAT_INTERVAL);
 	cc = 0;
 	while(cc < 80){
 		fillrect(old_buf, -1, -1+cc, XRES+BARSIZE, 2, 0, 0, 0, 160-(cc*2));
@@ -3956,14 +3956,14 @@ char *console_ui(pixel *vid_buf,char error[255],char console_more) {
 			currentcommand->command = mystrdup(ed.str);
 			last_command = currentcommand;
 			free(old_buf);
-			SDL_EnableKeyRepeat(0, SDL_DEFAULT_REPEAT_INTERVAL);
+			//SDL_EnableKeyRepeat(0, SDL_DEFAULT_REPEAT_INTERVAL);
 			return currentcommand->command;
 		}
 		if (sdl_key==SDLK_ESCAPE || sdl_key==SDLK_BACKQUOTE)
 		{
 			console_mode = 0;
 			free(old_buf);
-			SDL_EnableKeyRepeat(0, SDL_DEFAULT_REPEAT_INTERVAL);
+			//SDL_EnableKeyRepeat(0, SDL_DEFAULT_REPEAT_INTERVAL);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		if(sdl_key==SDLK_UP || sdl_key==SDLK_DOWN)
@@ -4000,7 +4000,7 @@ char *console_ui(pixel *vid_buf,char error[255],char console_more) {
 	}
 	console_mode = 0;
 	free(old_buf);
-	SDL_EnableKeyRepeat(0, SDL_DEFAULT_REPEAT_INTERVAL);
+	//SDL_EnableKeyRepeat(0, SDL_DEFAULT_REPEAT_INTERVAL);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index fadf2aa4a..61da3bac0 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1915,6 +1915,19 @@ emb_get_modifier(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
      return Py_BuildValue("(iiiiii)",sdl_mod&KMOD_LCTRL,sdl_mod&KMOD_RCTRL,sdl_mod&KMOD_LALT,sdl_mod&KMOD_RALT,sdl_mod&KMOD_LSHIFT,sdl_mod&KMOD_RSHIFT);
 }
 
+//SDL_EnableKeyRepeat(SDL_DEFAULT_REPEAT_DELAY, SDL_DEFAULT_REPEAT_INTERVAL);
+static PyObject*
+emb_set_keyrepeat(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    ////SDL_EnableKeyRepeat(delay,interval)
+    int keydelay,keyinterval;
+    keydelay=SDL_DEFAULT_REPEAT_DELAY;
+    keyinterval=SDL_DEFAULT_REPEAT_INTERVAL;
+    if(!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "|ii:set_keyrepeat",&keydelay,&keyinterval))
+        return NULL;
+    return Py_BuildValue("i",SDL_EnableKeyRepeat(keydelay,keyinterval));
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef EmbMethods[] = { //WARNING! don't forget to register your function here!
     {"create",		    (PyCFunction)emb_create, 		METH_VARARGS|METH_KEYWORDS,	"create a particle."},
     {"log", 		    (PyCFunction)emb_log, 		METH_VARARGS,			"logs an error string to the console."},
@@ -1950,6 +1963,7 @@ static PyMethodDef EmbMethods[] = { //WARNING! don't forget to register your fun
     {"shortcuts_disable",    (PyCFunction)emb_shortcuts_disable,       METH_VARARGS,           "disable keyboard shortcuts"},
     {"shortcuts_enable",     (PyCFunction)emb_shortcuts_enable,       METH_VARARGS,           "enable keyboard shortcuts"},
     {"get_modifier",         (PyCFunction)emb_get_modifier,       METH_VARARGS,           "get pressed modifier keys"},
+    {"set_keyrepeat",        (PyCFunction)emb_set_keyrepeat,       METH_VARARGS,           "set key repeat rate."},
     {NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}
 };
 #endif