With JDK 1.0.2 or 1.1_final using a french keyboard
under Solaris 2.x, when you press the '&' key In a
TextField component you get a '1' character.
This problem occur for many characters

ie:

& -> 1
" -> 3
( -> 5
_ -> 8
) -> °
= -> =
* -> µ
...

Configuration:

Solaris 2.5 US sparc platform french keyboard (layout 23)
JDK 1.0.2 or JDK 1.1_final (02/18/97)

You can reproduice the problem using the simple code below :

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import java.awt.* ;

public class AZERTY extends Frame
{
   private TextField textfield ;

   public AZERTY()
   {
      super("AZERTY") ;
      textfield = new TextField ("", 30) ;
      setLayout ( new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEFT) ) ;
      add (textfield) ;
   }

   public boolean handleEvent (Event evt)
   {
      if (evt.target.equals(textfield))
         System.out.println(evt.id + ", " + evt.key + ", " + evt.modifiers) ;
      if (evt.id == Event.WINDOW_DESTROY)
      {
         hide () ;
         dispose () ;
         System.exit (0) ;
         return false ;
      }
      else return super.handleEvent(evt) ;
   }

   public static void main (String args[])
   {
      AZERTY azerty = new AZERTY () ;
      azerty.pack() ;
      azerty.show() ;
   }
}
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