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Modal ChildWindow blocks CTRL+ALT character inputs

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Start by locating ChildWindow's OnPreviewKeyDown implementation and reproduce the issue with IsModal enabled while entering characters that require CTRL+ALT, such as @. Done means modal ChildWindow behavior still prevents unintended parent shortcuts without marking the modifier handling in a way that blocks those character inputs.

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Description

If you run the ChildWindow with IsModal.

The implementation of OnPreviewKeyDown marks keys LeftAlt and RightAlt as Handled, probably to prevet shortcuts on parent windows to be activated.
This prevents the users for entering all characters requiring CTRL+ALT eg. @ and more.

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