bug: spacebar not getting registered in Subtitle Edit
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Description
### Describe the bug
Unable to use `spacebar` in [Subtitle Edit](https://github.com/SubtitleEdit/subtitleedit). Pressing it fails to get registered and nothing happens. I suspect the issue is not keyboard-specific as I've tried different keyboards and the issue remains. In the below screenshot, I've entered a space between the words `മലയാളം` and `Malayalam` and it doesn't show up.
Typed: Spacebar
Received: ""
Expected: " "
### Reproduce the bug
1. Open Subtitle Edit v5+
2. Press the `spacebar` using any Keyman keyboard in Text field
### Expected behavior
_No response_
### Related issues
I've noticed that `spacebar` works when it's pressed like Shift + Spacebar.
### Keyman apps
- [ ] Keyman for Android
- [ ] Keyman for iPhone and iPad
- [ ] Keyman for Linux
- [ ] Keyman for macOS
- [x] Keyman for Windows
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- [ ] KeymanWeb
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### Keyman version
_No response_
### Operating system
Windows 11 Home 25H2
### Device
Windows laptop
### Target application
Subtitle Edit
### Browser
_No response_
### Keyboard name
mozhi_malayalam
### Keyboard version
3.2.6
### Language name
Malayalam
### Additional context
_No response_
Contributor guide
Research direction
No source file, test, or entry point is named. First reproduce the issue on Windows 11 in Subtitle Edit v5+ with the Keyman Windows mozhi_malayalam keyboard, comparing Spacebar with Shift+Spacebar. Done means a normal Spacebar inserts a space in the Subtitle Edit text field without breaking the reported behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100