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KeyboardEvent properties don't match real browsers
Operating System Info
Windows 10
Other OS
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OBS Studio Version
27.2.4
OBS Studio Version (Other)
No response
OBS Studio Log URL
https://obsproject.com/logs/1RjIPQfX0BqFKJ98
OBS Studio Crash Log URL
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Expected Behavior
The KeyboardEvent generated should be similar to that originating in a regular browser. For example, using a standard US layout, typing a colon with the right shift key should generate two events with (among others) the following properties:
| .code | .key | .location |
|---|---|---|
| "ShiftRight" | "Shift" | 2 |
| "Semicolon" | ":" | 0 |
Current Behavior
Using the same example of typing a colon, I see the following properties:
| .code | .key | .location |
|---|---|---|
| "" | "Shift" | 0 |
| "" | ":" | 0 |
From this and other tests, it seems that code is always blank, and location is always 0.
Steps to Reproduce
- Create a browser source with the URL set to
https://domeventviewer.com/key-event-viewer.html. Leave the other settings unchanged. - Interact with the source and press a key.
- Observe incorrect properties.
Anything else we should know?
I saw that there have been similar issues closed, but I'm not sure if they were considered fixed or just as close as we could get. If it's the latter case, I'm sorry for being yet another person to bring this up. The webpage I'm actually using can be modified to use OBS's key values when it detects that it's running in OBS, but then it's still locked to one keyboard layout.
