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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/window.cpp b/src/window.cpp
index 077fb0f33..c85faa5a6 100644
--- a/src/window.cpp
+++ b/src/window.cpp
@@ -1643,6 +1643,20 @@ void HandleKeypress(uint32 key)
e.we.keypress.keycode = GB(key, 16, 16);
e.we.keypress.cont = true;
+ /*
+ * The Unicode standard defines an area called the private use area. Code points in this
+ * area are reserved for private use and thus not portable between systems. For instance,
+ * Apple defines code points for the arrow keys in this area, but these are only printable
+ * on a system running OS X. We don't want these keys to show up in text fields and such,
+ * and thus we have to clear the unicode character when we encounter such a key.
+ */
+ if (e.we.keypress.key >= 0xE000 && e.we.keypress.key <= 0xF8FF) e.we.keypress.key = 0;
+
+ /*
+ * If both key and keycode is zero, we don't bother to process the event.
+ */
+ if (e.we.keypress.key == 0 && e.we.keypress.keycode == 0) return;
+
/* check if we have a query string window open before allowing hotkeys */
if (FindWindowById(WC_QUERY_STRING, 0) != NULL ||
FindWindowById(WC_SEND_NETWORK_MSG, 0) != NULL ||