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altgr+num prints wrong character on French azerty keyboard

See original GitHub issue

VS Code issue: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/82489

Using French (France) AZERTY keyboard

Expected:

  • 2: é
  • 7: è
  • altgr+2: (nothing)
  • altgr+7: (nothing)
  • altgr+2, space: ~
  • altgr+7, space: `

Actual:

  • 2: é
  • 7: è
  • altgr+2: é
  • altgr+7: è
  • altgr+2, space: é~
  • altgr+7, space: è`

This does not happen in monaco or other apps.

Issue Analytics

  • State:closed
  • Created 4 years ago
  • Reactions:12
  • Comments:35 (17 by maintainers)

github_iconTop GitHub Comments

2reactions
clemjltcommented, Apr 23, 2020

I just tried on both vscode insider and xterm.js and I still have this issue.

1reaction
jerchcommented, Sep 4, 2020

If anyone wants to tackle this, plz see my last comment in PR #2976.

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