windows: Fix GUI key state when grabbing the keyboard When our keyboard grab hook is installed, GetKeyState() will return 0 for the GUI keys even when they are pressed. This leads to spurious key up events when holding down the GUI keys and the inability to use any key combos involving those modifier keys.
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diff --git a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsevents.c b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsevents.c
index d784c31..8806535 100644
--- a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsevents.c
+++ b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsevents.c
@@ -1476,6 +1476,7 @@ WIN_PumpEvents(_THIS)
MSG msg;
DWORD end_ticks = GetTickCount() + 1;
int new_messages = 0;
+ SDL_Window *focusWindow;
if (g_WindowsEnableMessageLoop) {
while (PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE)) {
@@ -1523,12 +1524,18 @@ WIN_PumpEvents(_THIS)
if ((keystate[SDL_SCANCODE_RSHIFT] == SDL_PRESSED) && !(GetKeyState(VK_RSHIFT) & 0x8000)) {
SDL_SendKeyboardKey(SDL_RELEASED, SDL_SCANCODE_RSHIFT);
}
- /* The Windows key state gets lost when using Windows+Space or Windows+G shortcuts */
- if ((keystate[SDL_SCANCODE_LGUI] == SDL_PRESSED) && !(GetKeyState(VK_LWIN) & 0x8000)) {
- SDL_SendKeyboardKey(SDL_RELEASED, SDL_SCANCODE_LGUI);
- }
- if ((keystate[SDL_SCANCODE_RGUI] == SDL_PRESSED) && !(GetKeyState(VK_RWIN) & 0x8000)) {
- SDL_SendKeyboardKey(SDL_RELEASED, SDL_SCANCODE_RGUI);
+
+ /* The Windows key state gets lost when using Windows+Space or Windows+G shortcuts and
+ not grabbing the keyboard. Note: If we *are* grabbing the keyboard, GetKeyState()
+ will return inaccurate results for VK_LWIN and VK_RWIN but we don't need it anyway. */
+ focusWindow = SDL_GetKeyboardFocus();
+ if (!focusWindow || !(focusWindow->flags & SDL_WINDOW_KEYBOARD_GRABBED)) {
+ if ((keystate[SDL_SCANCODE_LGUI] == SDL_PRESSED) && !(GetKeyState(VK_LWIN) & 0x8000)) {
+ SDL_SendKeyboardKey(SDL_RELEASED, SDL_SCANCODE_LGUI);
+ }
+ if ((keystate[SDL_SCANCODE_RGUI] == SDL_PRESSED) && !(GetKeyState(VK_RWIN) & 0x8000)) {
+ SDL_SendKeyboardKey(SDL_RELEASED, SDL_SCANCODE_RGUI);
+ }
}
/* Update the clipping rect in case someone else has stolen it */