[Users] Typing Issue on Windows

[Mark Wagner]

On Fri, 20 Aug 2021 18:12:36 +0530
Jim Pachowski <jimmy.patch at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 3:12 PM Jonathan Boeing
> <jonathan at claws-mail.org> wrote:
> >  
> > > I just installed the latest Windows release on a fresh
> > > installation on Windows 10 and am facing a peculiar issue.  
> >
> > Latest being 3.18 or 4.0?  
> 
> claws-mail-3.18.0-2-32bit.exe
> 
> > > The following characters do not show up unless I type an alphabet
> > > after them: 1. , (comma)
> > > 2. < (left angle bracket)
> > > 3. . (period)
> > > 4. - (hyphen)  
> >
> > Does the cursor move after you type an affected character? Can you
> > highlight missing characters with the mouse?  What happens if you
> > type multiple affected characters in a row?  
> 
> The first time I type one of them, nothing happens. When I type an
> alphabet or even the same character twice, both the keypresses appear.
> 
> Representing the cursor position with | symbol...
> 
> Original state: a|
> One . pressed: a|
> Another . pressed: a..|
> 
> The only difference is when I follow one of them up with a space. In
> that case, the space disappears.
> 
> Original state: a|
> One . pressed: a|
> Space pressed: a.|
> 
> Oddly, when I press . (period) followed by , (comma), nothing happens.
> It is as if I never typed them at all.
> 
> Original state: a|
> ., pressed: a|
> ., pressed: a|
> .d pressed: a,d|
> 
> I'm discovering other weird key combinations starting with the 4 of
> these characters that don't show up. And no other software on Windows
> is showing the same problem.
> 
> > > The problem is only with these 4 characters and only within Claws
> > > Mail in any text input context (mail editor or even preferences
> > > dialog box text entry fields)
> > >
> > > I'm on Windows 10 and checked on my old Windows 7 which does not
> > > show this problem. I'm stumped.  
> >
> > What are your language settings for Windows and Claws?  Are you
> > using a non-English keyboard?  
> 
> No. Standard English (United States) keyboard that comes default with
> Windows 10.

It's sounding like your keyboard has "combining keys" activated, letting
you type things like "-a" to get "ā".  I don't have a Windows 10
machine to test with, but is your keyboard layout set to "English
(United States)", or something like "English (International)"?

-- 
Mark