Name: krC82822 Date: 10/01/2000


java version "1.3.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0-C)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.0-C, mixed mode)

We use the pan-european version of Windows 98, second edition, with "Greek"
selected as the regional settings, and the following two keyboard drivers
installed: "English (United States)" with a "Greek Latin" layout, and Greek,
with a "Greek" layout. One of our programs needs to mix Greek with French,
so we also added a French keyboard (e.g., "French (Standard)" with a "United
States-International" layout. Under java 1.1.8, we were able to type mixed
Greek and French into java applications by selecting the appropriate keyboard
using Windows' alt+shift shortcut. Under java 1.3, when the French keyboard is
selected, accented French characters are entered as Greek characters!

Example: Use the notepad demo. Select the French keyboard, and type the
sequence for an accented character; a Greek character will appear instead.
E.g., using the French keyboard mentioned above, if you type 'e you will get
an iota instead of an e with an acute accent.

My autoexec.bat has the following lines, placed by the Windows 98 installer,
which may be related to this problem:

mode con codepage prepare=((737) C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\ega2.cpi)
mode con codepage select=737
keyb gk,,C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\keybrd4.sys
(Review ID: 109610)
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