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| -rw-r--r-- | win/tkWinKey.c | 30 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/win/tkWinKey.c b/win/tkWinKey.c index ed546f7..10cc7b8 100644 --- a/win/tkWinKey.c +++ b/win/tkWinKey.c @@ -335,18 +335,24 @@ KeycodeToKeysym( /* * Windows only gives us an undifferentiated VK_CONTROL code (for * example) when either Control key is pressed. To distinguish between - * left and right, we have to query the state of one of the two to - * determine which was actually pressed. So if the keycode indicates - * Control, Shift, or Menu (the key that everybody else calls Alt), do - * this extra test. If the right-side key was pressed, return the - * appropriate keycode. Otherwise, we fall through and rely on the - * keymap table to hold the correct keysym value. + * left and right, we use the Extended flag. Indeed, the right Control + * and Alt (aka Menu) keys are such extended keys (which their left + * counterparts are not). + * Regarding the shift case, Windows does not set the Extended flag for + * the neither the left nor the right shift key. As a consequence another + * way to distinguish between the two keys is to query the state of one + * of the two to determine which was actually pressed. So if the keycode + * indicates Shift, do this extra test. If the right-side key was + * pressed, return the appropriate keycode. Otherwise, we fall through + * and rely on the keymap table to hold the correct keysym value. + * Note: this little trick only works for KeyPress, not for KeyRelease, + * for reasons stated in bug [2945130] */ case VK_CONTROL: - if (GetKeyState(VK_RCONTROL) & 0x80) { - return XK_Control_R; - } + if (state & EXTENDED_MASK) { + return XK_Control_R; + } break; case VK_SHIFT: if (GetKeyState(VK_RSHIFT) & 0x80) { @@ -354,9 +360,9 @@ KeycodeToKeysym( } break; case VK_MENU: - if (GetKeyState(VK_RMENU) & 0x80) { - return XK_Alt_R; - } + if (state & EXTENDED_MASK) { + return XK_Alt_R; + } break; } return keymap[keycode]; |