Ctrl Backspace and delete keys not working in playground or system browser

[Zenchess]

To reproduce: install pharo 9 32 bit vm and image from the main webpage, unzip to folder. open playground, browser, backspace and delete keys do not work inside them (normal key input like letters seems to work fine).

Works for me on pharo 9 64 bit vm and image and pharo 8 32 bit vm and image (and os in general).

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[PowellDean]

I am also using the full Pharo launcher on both Linux (Ubuntu 20.04, 64-bit) and Windows 10 (build 18363.1621). On both I have installed a new Pharo 9, 64-bit image. This works flawlessly on Linux. On Windows, I have the same problem -- backspace and delete keys do not work on my HP laptop. It isn't an issue with the keyboard, as I have tried an external Logitech wireless keyboard and receive the same results. I can highlight a character or string and CTRL-X successfully, but backspace/delete do not work. In a newly downloaded Pharo 8 image, this problem does not appear. I checked, and the issue also appears on 32-bit images, and only for Pharo 9.

Comment originally posted under a different user name in Pharo's Discord:General channel July 19, 2021)

[NSUSpray]

Same bug: Ctrl+Backspace, Ctrl+Arrows not working. Windows 10 x64 > Pharo 10 VM > Pharo 10.0 64bit (stable) or Pharo Mooc images

[guillep]

Thanks for the report! @Zenchess can you confirm that you're experiencing this problem on windows only?

I'll check it in the upcoming days

[riverdusty]

Has this been invistigated? Still happening on Windows 11

Pharo 10.0.0 Build information: Pharo-10.0.0+build.520.sha.68bad00f7e8a4c4e1f720fe0ffbef8baa8ad607f (64 Bit)

Pharo 12.0.0 Build information: Pharo-12.0.0+SNAPSHOT.build.1474.sha.723e992378842828924aea037a6d2da975cd8da4 (64 Bit)

Should be marked as URGENT

[riverdusty]

FYI My boss is experiencing this same problem on Mac OS X

[guillep]

Thanks @riverdusty I'm tagging it

[MarcusDenker]

As this is not Pharo12 specific (it seems to happen in Pharo11, too), I added the "Priority: Critical" tag but will remove the relase tag