#3930 Shortcut NumPad+ (NumPadAdd) stopped working in daily versions
Hi, I had a macro shortcut for NumPad+ key, but it stopped working in the daily versions and the key simply types '+'. The other keys on NumPad work as shortkeys without problem.
tvojeho
Using jEdit version: 5.3pre1
Daily build: 2015-09-28
Java runtime version: 1.8.0_60-b27
OS name: Windows 8.1
OS version: 6.3
OS arch: x86
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See also https://sourceforge.net/p/jedit/patches/567 which removes old workarounds that destroy key events in other situations.
I am presently investigating if it is possible to evade both Scylla and Charybdis.
We are talking about SVN change 24092.
What still puzzles me is the (deleted) comment "A workaround for non-working NumLock status in some Java versions" in KeyEventWorkaround.java. Does that refer to odd effects from ancient times, or the normal situation that KEY_TYPED does not distinguish a plain '+' from numeric keypad '+' (VK_ADD)?
Depending on the answer, the possibility to re-map VK_ADD (without modifiers like Control or ALT) is either an accident or intended feature.
Here are some old bug tracker items that might help to understand the historical situation:
http://bugs.java.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=6314507
http://bugs.java.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=6173972
https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=92605
https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=163240