[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 20027] Keyup/keydown keyIdentifier assignments are not W3C compliant

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20027


O. Andersen <pub-webkit at coq.no> changed:

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--- Comment #6 from O. Andersen <pub-webkit at coq.no>  2009-10-21 15:22:12 PDT ---
(In reply to comment #4)
> some use cases call for a key identifier
> that is NOT dependent on the layout.

The Dashboard Widget ‘Tastiera’ <http://coq.no/widget/tastiera/en> is an
example of such a use case. If the standardisation effort ends up with only
layout-dependent identifiers, adding a physical identifier (ADB codes or a more
logical key numbering) as well might be a good idea.

An additional problem for non-US keyboard layouts is that dead keys cannot be
detected: no onkeypress event is generated, and onkeyup/down both give
keyIdentifier = Unidentified, which = 0, keyCode = 0. This was reported to
Apple as bug No. 6600446.

Has there been any progress on this topic lately?  Should I open a new bug for
the problem with dead keys?

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