linebender / linebender/druid

Windows backend reports incorrect text for ctrl+key

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Description

As discussed [in this comment](https://github.com/xi-editor/druid/pull/149#discussion_r324437950); the goal with keyboard event handling is to report the unmodified text value for a printable key, when a printable key is pressed.

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Research direction

Start by reading the Windows backend keyboard event handling and the linked discussion in pull request 149. Trace how printable keys with Ctrl are converted to text, then verify that the reported text is unmodified for printable keys pressed with Ctrl.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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