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Diffstat (limited to 'backends/events')
| -rw-r--r-- | backends/events/default/default-events.cpp | 10 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/backends/events/default/default-events.cpp b/backends/events/default/default-events.cpp index df85241da5..8b3fe5cdc4 100644 --- a/backends/events/default/default-events.cpp +++ b/backends/events/default/default-events.cpp @@ -163,9 +163,13 @@ bool DefaultEventManager::pollEvent(Common::Event &event) { } #endif else if (event.kbd.keycode == Common::KEYCODE_BACKSPACE) { - // WORKAROUND: On Mac OS X, the ascii value for backspace - // has to be set to the backspace keycode in order to work - // properly. + // WORKAROUND: Some engines incorrectly attempt to use the + // ascii value instead of the keycode to detect the backspace + // key (a non-portable behavior). This fails at least on + // Mac OS X, possibly also on other systems. + // As a workaround, we force the ascii value for backspace + // key pressed. A better fix would be for engines to stop + // making invalid assumptions about ascii values. event.kbd.ascii = Common::KEYCODE_BACKSPACE; } break; |