tiny-pilot / tiny-pilot/tinypilot
altGraph misinterpreted on Swiss German keyboard
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Description
Description
TinyPilot displays the correct input in the key history, but the actual characters typed on the machine are incorrect. i.e. altGr + q should input @. Forum thread for reference.
Possibly related to this previous issue.
I managed to reproduce the issue on my own devices (both set to Swiss German keyboard layout).
What's the behavior that you expect?
When pressing Alt Graph + q , I expect for TinyPilot to write @.
What's happening instead?
TinyPilot instead writes q. The behaviour is identical across other keys that require Alt Graph too.
What are the steps to reproduce this behavior?
- Set the client keyboard layout to Swiss German
- Set the target machine's keyboard layout to Swiss German
- Press right Alt / Alt Graph and then the desired key
- See the correctly interpreted key in key history, but not on the target machine's screen.
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Research direction
No files or tests are named in the issue. Start by reproducing the Swiss German keyboard case with right Alt and q, then trace the keyboard event handling from the client to the target machine. Done means Alt Graph combinations such as @ are delivered correctly while ordinary keys and key history remain correct.
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- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
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