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Investigate `Numpad Enter` vs `Enter` for remaping keys in Keyboard Manager

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#5,703 opened on Aug 6, 2020

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Help WantedIdea-EnhancementProduct-Keyboard Shortcut Manager

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Description

ℹ Computer information

  • Windows build number: 2004
  • PowerToys version: v0.20.0
  • PowerToy module: Keyboard Manager

📝 Provide detailed reproduction steps (if any)

  1. Open Remap a Key button in Keyboard Manager module
  2. You just can not remap Numpad Enter to some new key, instead there's only the normal Enter key

✔️ Expected result

What is the expected result of the above steps?

There should be a Numpad Enter option in the left checkbox.

❌ Actual result

What is the actual result of the above steps?

Missing Numpad Enter option in the left checkbox.

📷 Screenshots

Are there any useful screenshots? WinKey+Shift+S and then just paste them directly into the form

Not necessary.

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Research direction
Look for how the 'Enter' key is currently presented in the remap UI and how the Numpad Enter key code is handled in the backend. Check the keyboard manager code for key enumeration and mapping logic.
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
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60