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SendKeys.SendWait() sends wrong characters
See original GitHub issue.NET version
8.0.100-alpha.1.22512.32
Did it work in .NET Framework?
Yes
Did it work in any of the earlier releases of .NET Core or .NET 5+?
Yes, can not repro in .Net 7.0 and previous versions
Issue description
SendKeys.SendWait() sends wrong characters for non-English characters, may be regressed from the PR change: https://github.com/dotnet/winforms/pull/7880
.Net 8.0 result:
.Net 7.0 result:
Steps to reproduce
Repro steps:
- Create a new project with those 3 lines:
Thread.Sleep(5000);
string test = "キ";
SendKeys.SendWait(test);
- Run the project and (during the first 5 second since the start) open notepad
- Observe the test being written
or use attached test application: WinFormsApp56.zip
Issue Analytics
- State:
- Created a year ago
- Comments:8 (8 by maintainers)
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The latest update didn’t fix it. It should be available in the next nightly build of CsWin32.
Verified with .NET SDK .NET 8.0.100-alpha.1.22552.10 build from main branch, this issue is fixed that the SendKeys.SendWait() sends the correct character.