RFR: 8274928: JavaFX virtual keyboard missing ^ character

[Andy Goryachev]

On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:38:50 GMT, Ziad El Midaoui <zelmidaoui at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Added "^" character to JavaFX virtual keyboard.

To enable virtual keyboard, launch any app with `-Dcom.sun.javafx.virtualKeyboard=javafx`

General comments about the virtual keyboard in general, unrelated to this fix:

1. on macOS the virtual keyboard is positioned behind the dock making bottom row keys inaccessible:

<img width="1800" height="291" alt="Screenshot 2026-01-27 at 11 12 36" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2e61c039-844d-4fee-94aa-d9606ac88f62" />

I don't know whether it's a problem or not.

2. It is totally unclear how to invoke alternative keys - turns out it's a long press gesture.  The UI does not show which keys are alternative which I think is poor accessibility.  Perhaps we ought to show the alternative keys?

3. Some symbols on the keyboard appear truncated: %, ‰, ™ etc., even when they are large.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/2053#issuecomment-3807091779