From 2ed53f98b478854c1df3ed43a46103bfb35596d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Max Horn
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 13:02:24 +0000
Subject: Clarified the backspace key workaround: This is not a Mac OS X issue
 (as the comment used to imply) but rather an issue in some game engines.

svn-id: r43880
---
 backends/events/default/default-events.cpp | 10 +++++++---
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

(limited to 'backends/events/default')

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;
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