microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Remapping right shift also affects left shift.
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.100.2
### Installation method
Microsoft Store
### Area(s) with issue?
Keyboard Manager
### Steps to reproduce
1 - Remap right shift to another key.
2 - Press Left Shift instead.
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
Nothing, since Left Shift was not remmaped. I only remmaped Right Shift.
### ❌ Actual Behavior
It acted like I remmaped Left shift and did the same as right shift was supposed to do.
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Research direction
Start in the Keyboard Manager implementation and reproduce the reported steps with PowerToys 0.100.2 installed from the Microsoft Store. Trace how right-Shift remapping is applied, then verify that pressing left Shift remains unaffected while the remapped right Shift behavior still works.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100