microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
[Settings; KBM] Dot key is shown as colon key
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.99.1
### Installation method
WinGet
### Area(s) with issue?
Settings, Keyboard Manager
### Steps to reproduce
When I press the dot `(.)` on my German keyboard it is shown in all settings dialogs and KBM as colon `(:)`. This is also the case on the default shortcut for `Settings > Mouse utilities > Cross > Moving cross`.
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
Key shows a dot.
### ❌ Actual Behavior
Key shows the colon.
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### Additional Information
Keyboard layout: german (qwertz)
### Other Software
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in Settings > Keyboard Manager with a German (QWERTZ) keyboard, then check the Mouse utilities > Cross > Moving cross default shortcut. Done means the dot key is displayed as a dot rather than a colon in all affected settings dialogs and shortcuts.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100