w3c / w3c/webdriver

Keyboard input inconsistencies

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Element Send Keys Perform Actions
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Description

While implementing WebDriver keyboard input I found a handful of inconsistencies in the specification:

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Research direction

Start by comparing the referenced WebDriver sections for normalised key value, code, and element send keys with the linked UI Events requirements. Done means the duplicate entries, key mappings, names, and compositionstart data value match the cited specifications.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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