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  2. JDK-6680988

KeyEvent is still missing VK values for many keyboards

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    • x86
    • windows_2000, windows_xp
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        J2SE Version (please include all output from java -version flag):
        java version "1.6.0_05"
        Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_05-b13)
        Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 10.0-b19, mixed mode, sharing)

        Does this problem occur on J2SE 5.0.x or 6.0? Yes / No (pick one)
        Yes

        Operating System Configuration Information (be specific):
        Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

        Bug Description:
        KeyEvent is still missing VK values for many keyboards.

        This is related to RFE 4068241 and all the reports related to that one.

        Using a Hebrew Keyboard the keys i) [, < Tav] ii) [. > Final Tzadeek] and iii)
        [; : Final Fay] all map to VK_UNDEFINED.

        Likewise with a Danish Keyboard (and I assume also Norwegian) the keys for their last
        3 letters of the alphabet i) [ae] ii) [oe] iii) [aa] also all map to VK_UNDEFINED.

        In the case of Hebrew the other Hebrew letters map to the English letters on the same
        key (like Alef maps to VK_T) which is fine, for the 3 problem keys there already mappings
        to the English Symbols on the same key (for example using Hebrew [' " ,] maps to VK_COMMA)
        so it would not help to make [, < Tav] map to VK_COMMA, as that would cause a Comma to be
        typed instead of a Tav.

        This makes Screen Recording and Playing back very difficult as these 6 keys (3 in each
        language) can not be recorded.

              yan Yuri Nesterenko
              tyao Ting-Yun Ingrid Yao (Inactive)
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