On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 20:10:54 GMT, Martin Fox <d...@openjdk.org> wrote:

>> This PR adds code to ensure that KeyCodeCombinations match KeyEvents as 
>> expected by more accurately mapping from a Mac key code to a Java key code 
>> based on the user’s active keyboard layout (the existing code assumes a US 
>> QWERTY layout). The new code first identifies a set of Mac keys which can 
>> produce different characters based on the user’s keyboard layout. A Mac key 
>> code outside that area is processed exactly as before. For a key inside the 
>> layout-sensitive area the code calls UCKeyTranslate to translate the key to 
>> an unshifted ASCII character based on the active keyboard and uses that to 
>> determine the Java key code.
>> 
>> When performing the reverse mapping for the Robot the code first uses the 
>> old QWERTY mapping to find a candidate key. If it lies in the 
>> layout-sensitive area the code then scans the entire area calling 
>> UCKeyTranslate until it finds a match. If the key lies outside the 
>> layout-sensitive area it’s processed exactly as before.
>> 
>> There are multiple duplicates of these bugs logged against Mac applications 
>> built with JavaFX.
>> 
>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8090257 Mac: Inconsistent KeyEvents 
>> with alternative keyboard layouts
>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8088120 [Accelerator, Mac] CMD + Z 
>> accelerator is not working with French keyboard
>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8087915 Mac: accelerator doesn't 
>> take into account azerty keyboard layout
>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8150709 Mac OSX and German Keyboard 
>> Layout (Y/Z)
>
> Martin Fox has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional 
> commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Coding style consistency (mostly)

Would it be possible to merge in the latest master branch?
I have difficulties building in Eclipse.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/425#issuecomment-1517039293

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