--- src/autokey-0.95.10/lib/autokey/interface.py
+++ src/autokey-0.95.10/lib/autokey/interface.py
@@ -751,6 +751,10 @@ class XInterfaceBase(threading.Thread):
 
         focus = self.localDisplay.get_input_focus().focus
 
+        # Patch from https://code.google.com/archive/p/autokey/issues/278
+        self.localDisplay.flush()
+        time.sleep(0.01)
+
         for char in string:
             try:
                 keyCodeList = self.localDisplay.keysym_to_keycodes(ord(char))
@@ -796,6 +800,11 @@ class XInterfaceBase(threading.Thread):
         self.__enqueue(self.__sendKey, keyName)
         
     def __sendKey(self, keyName):
+
+        # Patch from https://code.google.com/archive/p/autokey/issues/278
+        self.localDisplay.flush()
+        time.sleep(0.01)
+
         logger.debug("Send special key: [%r]", keyName)
         self.__sendKeyCode(self.__lookupKeyCode(keyName))