Enter/Return with alt-right + "v" does not always work

[korbinian90]

Another problem I ran into:

When I try to press Return via alt-right + "v" often nothing happens, I can press as often as I want. Only after pressing "Enter" two times it starts working.

Debug Log:
I placed the curser in a new window (google notes in chrome)
and tried to press Return via alt-right + "v" -> nothing happens
I press "Enter" on the keyboard -> nothing happens
I press "Enter" on the Keyboard again -> new line appears
I press alt-right + "v" -> new line appears

Layout: neo
symmetricalLevel3Modifiers: 0
returnKeyAsMod3R: 0
tabKeyAsMod4L: 0
capsLockEnabled: 1
shiftLockEnabled: 0
level4LockEnabled: 0
qwertzForShortcuts: 1
swapLeftCtrlAndLeftAlt: 0
swapLeftCtrlLeftAltAndLeftWin: 0
supportLevels5and6: 1
capsLockAsEscape: 0
mod3RAsReturn: 0
mod4LAsTab: 0
debugWindow: 1

key down sc 541 vk 0xa2 0x20 0 (Ctrl left)

key down sc 56 vk 0xa5 0x21 0 (Alt right)
injected sc 541 vk 0xa2 0x90 0 (Ctrl left)
injected sc 0 vk 0xa5 0x90 0 (Alt right)

key down sc 47 vk 0x56 0x0 0 (A-Z)
injected sc 0 vk 0xd 0x11 0 (Return)
key up sc 47 vk 0x56 0x80 0 (A-Z)
key up sc 541 vk 0xa2 0x80 0 (Ctrl left)
key up sc 56 vk 0xa5 0x81 0 (Alt right)

key down sc 28 vk 0xd 0x0 0 (Return)
key up sc 28 vk 0xd 0x80 0 (Return)

key down sc 28 vk 0xd 0x0 0 (Return)
key up sc 28 vk 0xd 0x80 0 (Return)

key down sc 541 vk 0xa2 0x20 0 (Ctrl left)

key down sc 56 vk 0xa5 0x21 0 (Alt right)
injected sc 541 vk 0xa2 0x90 0 (Ctrl left)
injected sc 0 vk 0xa5 0x90 0 (Alt right)

key down sc 47 vk 0x56 0x0 0 (A-Z)
injected sc 0 vk 0xd 0x11 0 (Return)
key up sc 47 vk 0x56 0x80 0 (A-Z)
key up sc 541 vk 0xa2 0x80 0 (Ctrl left)
key up sc 56 vk 0xa5 0x81 0 (Alt right)

[MaxGyver83]

That's even stranger than your other bug 😄

The debugging output looks like AltGr+v is being sent the same way twice and same for the physical Enter key. I have no idea why Chromes accepts the input sometimes and sometimes it doesn't. I don't know how to fix this.

[MaxGyver83]

What you could try:

• Open the developer tools in Chrome (press F12) when you are in Google Notes.
• Select the Console and enter: document.addEventListener('keydown', e => console.log(e), true);
• Focus the browser main window.
• Press AltGr+v and Enter and other keys and observe the console output.

[korbinian90]

It also happens here, when answering. I can reliably reproduce it on my machine, when I click with the mouse outside the window and then to where I want to write and press AltGr+v. I couldn't reproduce the problem in Firefox, notepad or MS Word, so it seems to be only Chrome related. I tested with and without quertzForShortcuts and the problem occurs in both configurations.

I tested in Chrome (google notes), but couldn't find anything strange myself. Here is the output:

I pressed 2 times AltGr+v (nothing happens)
then 2 times Enter then (the second one produces a newline)
then AltGr+v (a new line appears)

More detail for the log output:

[MaxGyver83]

The only difference I see is that AltGr+v is seen as key: "Enter", code: "" and Enter is seen as key: "Enter", code: "Enter".

I made a test version that sends code: "Enter" for AltGr+v: https://maximilian-schillinger.de/neo-llkh-enter.exe

Please tell me if this solves your issue!

[korbinian90]

Thanks for compiling the new version. Unfortunately it is still the same issue. In chrome I see that it sends code: "Enter".
As it appears only in chrome (and chrome apps like hangouts), and it's easy to fix with pressing Enter, it's no big problem.

[korbinian90]

problem also in visual studio code

[fw623]

problem also in visual studio code

You can try this workaround if you haven't tried it already.

[korbinian90]

You can try this workaround if you haven't tried it already.

Thanks for the suggestion!
I tried it, but the "keyboard.dispatch" setting doesn't seem to exist in VSCode 1.48.2 under Windows 10: Unknown Configuration Setting.

And following along the thread I found someone else who doesn't have the setting, but unfortunately no other solution for that case.

[MaxGyver83]

Apparently, this setting is only valid for Mac and Linux: microsoft/vscode#102570 (comment)

Keybindings are handled differently in Windows, Linux and MacOS: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Keybinding-Issues

Do you have the same issue with NeoVars?