src/macosx/classes/sun/lwawt/macosx/CPlatformResponder.java

*** 156,179 ****
              jkeyLocation = out[1];
              jeventType = isNpapiCallback ? NSEvent.npToJavaEventType(eventType) :
                                             NSEvent.nsToJavaEventType(eventType);
          }
  
          int jmodifiers = NSEvent.nsToJavaKeyModifiers(modifierFlags);
          long when = System.currentTimeMillis();
  
          peer.dispatchKeyEvent(jeventType, when, jmodifiers,
!                               jkeyCode, testChar, jkeyLocation);
  
          // That's the reaction on the PRESSED (not RELEASED) event as it comes to
          // appear in MacOSX.
          // Modifier keys (shift, etc) don't want to send TYPED events.
          // On the other hand we don't want to generate keyTyped events
          // for clipboard related shortcuts like Meta + [CVX]
          boolean isMetaDown = (jmodifiers & KeyEvent.META_DOWN_MASK) != 0;
          if (jeventType == KeyEvent.KEY_PRESSED && postsTyped && !isMetaDown) {
              peer.dispatchKeyEvent(KeyEvent.KEY_TYPED, when, jmodifiers,
!                                   KeyEvent.VK_UNDEFINED, testChar,
                                    KeyEvent.KEY_LOCATION_UNKNOWN);
          }
      }
  }
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              jkeyLocation = out[1];
              jeventType = isNpapiCallback ? NSEvent.npToJavaEventType(eventType) :
                                             NSEvent.nsToJavaEventType(eventType);
          }
  
+         char javaChar = NSEvent.nsToJavaChar(testChar, modifierFlags);
+         // Some keys may generate a KEY_TYPED, but we can't determine
+         // what that character is. That's likely a bug, but for now we
+         // just check for CHAR_UNDEFINED.
+         if (javaChar == KeyEvent.CHAR_UNDEFINED) {
+             postsTyped = false;
+         }
+ 
+ 
          int jmodifiers = NSEvent.nsToJavaKeyModifiers(modifierFlags);
          long when = System.currentTimeMillis();
  
          peer.dispatchKeyEvent(jeventType, when, jmodifiers,
!                               jkeyCode, javaChar, jkeyLocation);
  
          // That's the reaction on the PRESSED (not RELEASED) event as it comes to
          // appear in MacOSX.
          // Modifier keys (shift, etc) don't want to send TYPED events.
          // On the other hand we don't want to generate keyTyped events
          // for clipboard related shortcuts like Meta + [CVX]
          boolean isMetaDown = (jmodifiers & KeyEvent.META_DOWN_MASK) != 0;
          if (jeventType == KeyEvent.KEY_PRESSED && postsTyped && !isMetaDown) {
              peer.dispatchKeyEvent(KeyEvent.KEY_TYPED, when, jmodifiers,
!                                   KeyEvent.VK_UNDEFINED, javaChar,
                                    KeyEvent.KEY_LOCATION_UNKNOWN);
          }
      }
  }