Hi, Oliver. Is it possible to write a test for this fix?
On 21.06.16 17:39, Oliver Bendig wrote:
Hi, can you please review the following fix: Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~simonis/webrevs/2016/4908075/ BugID: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-4908075 Following some mre details: we are facing issues when trying to send keyboard events via awt robot. When trying to send a keyboard event from the extended keys with the SHIFT-key pressed, this doesn't send a correct key combination. Instead, the Shift-Key is released before the second keycode is sent. This makes it impossible to send combinations like e.g. shift+delete. The bug id 4908075 for this issue is rather old. The suggested idea to switch to SendInput() instead of keybd_event() was delayed at that time because of missing support in Win98. For testing purposes, I implemented SendInput instead of keybd_event, but the issue stays the same. The problem seems to be caused by the missing KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY flag when calling keybd_event or SendInput. Bug id 8155742 introduces this flag for other reason for VK_ALT_GRAPH. If this is enhanced to cover the extended keys that were introduced as enhancement of the old 84 key AT keyboard, the correct key events are sent. The bug 4908075 was closed as "Won't fix" but I think the fix would be rather simple. Should I reopen 4908075 or is it better to create a new bug for this issue. Thank you and best regards, Oliver
-- Best regards, Sergey.
