On Sat, 25 Nov 2023 19:13:42 GMT, yosbits <d...@openjdk.org> wrote:

>> A KeyCharacterCombination should match a key if the target character is 
>> printed on that key. For example, the user should be able to invoke the 
>> `Shortcut+'+' ` combination by holding down the Shortcut key and pressing a 
>> key that has '+' printed on it. This should work even if '+' is a shifted 
>> symbol but the user doesn't hold down the Shift key. 
>> 
>> The Mac implements KeyCharacterCombinations by monitoring keystrokes to 
>> discover the relationship between keys and characters. Currently the system 
>> only records the character the user typed and no other characters on the 
>> same key. This means a shortcut targeting a shifted character may not work 
>> until the user types that character using Shift so the system learns the 
>> relationship.
>> 
>> This PR keeps the same mechanism in place but always records the shifted and 
>> unshifted character for each keystroke.
>> 
>> For the Mac the KeyboardTest app was modified to remove tests for characters 
>> accessed using Option. We don't look for these characters because under the 
>> hood just about every key has some symbol assigned to the Option modifier 
>> that the user probably isn't even aware of. For these character we fall back 
>> to the existing logic; once the user types the character it will start 
>> working as a shortcut.
>
> !! **This PR causes block-level problems in Japanese environment.**
> 
> When Japanese IME is turned on,
> key input is ignored when Japanese IME is turned on after merging this PR.
> I verified that the problem does not reproduce by reverting to the code 
> before applying this PR.
> 
> @kevinrushforth @andy-goryachev-oracle

@yososs I can't reproduce this with my test apps or with the MonkeyTester. I 
tried both Kana and Romaji on macOS 14 but didn't try every possible input mode.

- Which version of macOS are you using?
- Which input method and mode are you using?
- What KeyCharacterCombinations does your app use?

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1209#issuecomment-1826415920

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