BUG: Deadkey Not Accepted in Windows 95 Console Application

 Last reviewed: December 7, 1995
Article ID: Q140456
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API) included with Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Deadkeys cannot be accepted as input to a Windows 95 Console application even when the appropriate keyboard layout is selected. ReadConsoleInput() cannot read in deadkeys on Windows 95.

For example, pressing the circumflex (^) and then the letter e should produce an e with the circumflex on top. However, the combination keys do not print in a console application on a system running Windows 95 with a German keyboard selected.

CAUSE

Some of the code handling deadkey input to the console is missing from Windows 95.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional reference words: 4.00
KBCategory: kbui kbbuglist
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Last reviewed: December 7, 1995
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