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This improves the keyhandling doc according to the code review suggestions in #15629. Follows: #15629 Build-bot: skip Test-bot: skip
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# Key Handling
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While Keyman Core does not generally emit actions from key up events,
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the `emit_keystroke` value for a key up event will match the corresponding
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key down event, in order to avoid 'stuck key' scenarios'.
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Usually the processor won't handle any frame keys and let the application
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deal with it. This allows shortcut keys like <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>C</kbd>
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to work. One exception is the <kbd>Backspace</kbd> key which is
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handled internally if enough context is available. Keyboards can define
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rules for other frame keys, e.g. <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+Key which are then
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also handled internally. Regular keys will be handled by the processor.
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Note that there is a difference between CLDR/LDML and KMN keyboards if
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there are no rules/transforms defined for a key: KMN keyboards will
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output the cap value of the key (e.g. pressing <kbd>a</kbd> will output
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`a` if no rule is defined), whereas CLDR/LDML keyboards will suppress
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any output for that key. However, `km_core_actions.emit_keystroke` will
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be `FALSE` for both KMN and CLR/LDML keyboards.
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The following table lists the state of `km_core_actions.emit_keystroke`
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on return of `km_core_process_event` when the following type of key is
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pressed:
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|Type | KeyDown/Up |
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|Core key with rule | FALSE |
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|Core key w/o rule | FALSE |
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|Framekeys: | |
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|<kbd>Enter</kbd> | TRUE |
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|<kbd>Backspace</kbd>¹ | FALSE |
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|<kbd>Backspace</kbd>² | TRUE |
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|<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+Key | TRUE |
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|Modifier key <kbd>Shift</kbd>| TRUE |
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|Modifier key <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> | TRUE |
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|Modifier key <kbd>LAlt</kbd> | TRUE |
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1: context available<br/>
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2: without or with empty context
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