diff -r 4633027730f5 -r e6ad4ef83b23 src/hbplugins/inputmethods/common/hbinputmodehandler.cpp
--- a/src/hbplugins/inputmethods/common/hbinputmodehandler.cpp	Wed Aug 18 10:05:37 2010 +0300
+++ b/src/hbplugins/inputmethods/common/hbinputmodehandler.cpp	Thu Sep 02 20:44:51 2010 +0300
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     Q_Q(HbInputModeHandler);
     mTimer = new QTimer(q);
     q->connect(mTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), q, SLOT(_q_timeout()));
+    mTimer->setSingleShot(true);
 }
 
 // A virtual timeout function mode handlers should implement this slot.
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@
 {
     allowedChars.clear();
     HbInputLanguage language = mInputMethod->inputState().language();
-	
+    
     if (!mKeymap) {
         mKeymap = HbKeymapFactory::instance()->keymap(language);
     }
@@ -96,13 +97,13 @@
         return;
     }
     QString chars = mappedKey->characters(modifiers);
-	// check whether current input language supports native digits. if yes, replace latin digits with native digits    
+    // check whether current input language supports native digits. if yes, replace latin digits with native digits    
     for (int i = 0; i < chars.length(); i++) {
         if (chars.at(i) >= '0' && chars.at(i) <= '9') {
             chars = chars.replace(chars.at(i), HbInputUtils::findFirstNumberCharacterBoundToKey(mappedKey,
-				language, HbInputUtils::inputDigitType(language)));
-        }		
-    }		
+                language, HbInputUtils::inputDigitType(language)));
+        }       
+    }       
     // We need to see which of the characters in keyData are allowed to the editor.
     // this looks like expensive operation, need to find out a better way/place to do it.
     HbInputFocusObject *focusedObject = mInputMethod->focusObject();
@@ -168,8 +169,8 @@
         if (event->type() == QEvent::KeyPress || event->type() == QEvent::KeyRelease) {
             const QKeyEvent *keyEvent = static_cast<const QKeyEvent *>(event);
             return filterEvent(keyEvent);
-		}
-	}
+        }
+    }
     return false;
 }
 
@@ -272,17 +273,17 @@
     if (!d->mKeymap) {
         d->mKeymap = HbKeymapFactory::instance()->keymap(language);
     }
-	bool isNumericEditor = d->mInputMethod->focusObject()->editorInterface().isNumericEditor();
-	HbInputDigitType digitType = HbInputUtils::inputDigitType(language);
-	if (isNumericEditor) {
-        QLocale::Language systemLanguage = QLocale::system().language();		 
-		if (language.language() != systemLanguage) {
+    bool isNumericEditor = d->mInputMethod->focusObject()->editorInterface().isNumericEditor();
+    HbInputDigitType digitType = HbInputUtils::inputDigitType(language);
+    if (isNumericEditor) {
+        QLocale::Language systemLanguage = QLocale::system().language();         
+        if (language.language() != systemLanguage) {
             digitType = HbDigitTypeLatin;
-	 	}
-	}	
+        }
+    }   
     QChar numChr = HbInputUtils::findFirstNumberCharacterBoundToKey(
         d->mKeymap->keyForKeycode(type, key), language, digitType);
-	// when a number is to be entered, it should commit 
+    // when a number is to be entered, it should commit 
     // the previous string and then append the number to the string
     if (numChr != 0) {
         commitAndAppendString(numChr);