[check] Windows: Selecting text using SHIFT + HOME does not work --- workaround

[Pavol Kovalik]

**** workaround
from https://launchpad.net/~ketankalia (comment #2)

Apparently for the moment num lock has to be turned off for SHIFT+HOME to work.

Use Sikuli's NumLock check feature (http://sikuli.org/docx/globals.html#Env.isLockOn) and type(Key.NUM_LOCK), to handle it programmatically.

problem with Env.isLockOn() !!
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This bug seems to be related: bug 985395

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Version 1.0rc3 (r905)
OS: Windows 7 64

I'm trying to select text using SHIFT + direction key, e.g. UP, DOWN, HOME, END and so on (and then copy content to clipboards).
The sikuli will just move the cursor to desired position, without selecting/highlighting the text.
Example:

#open a text editor
type("foo")
type(Key.HOME)
type(Key.END, KeyModifier.SHIFT)

[RaiMan (raimund-hocke)]

confirmed, does not work on Windows (tested in Win7 32).

Every action together with the shift-key does not trigger the selection, when simulated with Sikuli.
This is so for every GUI element, that is editable.

This works on Mac.

So this is not really a Sikuli problem, but a problem of the used Java features together with the Windows GUI.

Since I have no idea for a workaround, feel free to post a bug.

[Ketan Kalia (ketankalia)]

U may see this post-
https://answers.launchpad.net/sikuli/+question/100368

Apparently for the moment num lock has to be turned off for SHIFT+HOME to work.
I have tested it and seems fine by me.