Hi, Gareth
Thank you for this workaround, I have added a comment to the bug.
On 07/12/2017 02:03, Gareth Randall wrote:
Hi,
I have a workaround for bug JDK-8167263: "[macos] Java keyPressed
function of Key Listener doesn't work for W, A, S, D"
However, I do not have rights to post on the discussion for this bug so
perhaps someone could post this message to the thread?
The thread is at: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8167263
Workaround:
The problem of missing events is related the macOS feature which offers
the character accent menu when a key is held down, instead of
auto-repeating.
I experienced the same problem described in the bug but with a different
set of keys. (In my case Z, X, : and .) When I disabled the character
accent menu the problem disappeared and key events auto-repeated as
expected.
To disabled the character accent menu and enable auto-repeat, type the
following at the command prompt:
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
This can be reversed with the following:
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool true
Hopefully this will provide a pointer for your team to work out how to
do this programmatically, but until then the workaround can help
interested users.
Yours,
Gareth
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Best regards, Sergey.
