RFR: 8278924: [Linux] Robot key test can fail if multiple keyboard layouts are installed [v3]

[Martin Fox]

On Mon, 17 Apr 2023 18:13:38 GMT, Martin Fox <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> The Robot implementation on Linux did not consult the current layout when mapping from a KeyCode to a hardware code. Internally it retrieved results for all the layouts but just picked the first one it saw leading to random effects. Though not part of the original bug report, the code also ignored the shift level when choosing which result to pick. On a French layout the dollar sign is on two keys (AltGr 4 is the second one) and the code could choose either one. Same is true for pound.
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>> This PR consults the current layout and only on shift level 0 which is the same level used in get_glass_key to figure out which KeyCode to assign when generating a KeyEvent.
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> Martin Fox has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>   The Robot code now correctly targets numlock keypad keys and keys that always appear on group 0.

Leaving a comment so this pull request isn't closed. Working Robot code is vital for testing other parts of keyboard handling, like #694.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/718#issuecomment-1588238000