On Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:29:17 GMT, Martin Fox <m...@openjdk.org> wrote:
> The standard across all platforms is: > > - A dead key followed by a composable character generates the composed > character. For example, a circumflex dead key followed by an 'e' should > generate 'ê'. > - A dead key followed by a character that can't compose with it generates a > spacing character followed by the non-composable character. On Windows US > International a circumflex dead key followed by a 'q' generates '^q'. The > spacing character corresponding to the dead key varies based on the OS and > layout. > - An exception is SPACE. On all platforms a dead key followed by SPACE should > generate just the spacing version of the dead key but *not* a space > character. Users rely on this shortcut to quickly access the character > 'hidden' by the dead key. > > The Windows glass code didn't implement the Space exception. This PR fixes > that. > > On Windows the US US International layout. Shift+6 is the dead key for a > circumflex diacritic if you want to test out the combinations mentioned above. > > For some reason Windows 11 hides this setting well. To install a US > International layout: > - Go to Settings > Time & Language > Language & Region. > - In the entry for English click on the three dots to the far right and > select 'Language Options'. > - Scroll down until you see 'Installed keyboards' and select 'Add a keyboard'. > - From the list select "United States - International". > To actually use the layout look to the right of the Task Bar and you should > see a button for choosing the layout (it will contain the word "ENG"). tested on win11, the behavior matches Notepad.exe with dead keys `^` (shift-6), `~`, backtick (shift-tilda), quotes, ' (tick, same key as quotes), producing the following characters: â ã à ä á but using the sequence of ' produces ć instead of ç. where can I get a complete list of dead keys for the US International keyboard, and will it be any different for other keyboards (is there any impact on this PR for different keyboards)? Could someone with a German keyboard take a look at this as well? ------------- PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1584#issuecomment-2380104827 PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1584#issuecomment-2380109588
