[1.1.x] Invalid key code when ":" included in a string with type() --- request: should be possible

[Roberto Ruisánchez]

Trying the following code:
type("cd C:\\temp\\\r");
The result is:
[sikuli] type: 'cd C:\temp\
' +0
[sikuli] [Error] source lineNo: 2
[sikuli] [Error] Traceback (innermost last):
  File "C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\CONFIG~1\Temp\sikuli-tmp3784144668038766078.py", line 2, in ?
  File "C:\Archivos de programa\Sikuli\sikuli-ide-full.jar\Lib/python/edu/mit/csail/uid/Sikuli.py", line 403, in type
 at sun.awt.windows.WRobotPeer.keyPress(Native Method)

 at java.awt.Robot.keyPress(Unknown Source)

 at edu.mit.csail.uid.SikuliScript.doType(SikuliScript.java:409)

 at edu.mit.csail.uid.SikuliScript.doType(SikuliScript.java:410)

 at edu.mit.csail.uid.SikuliScript.doType(SikuliScript.java:401)

 at edu.mit.csail.uid.SikuliScript.type_ch(SikuliScript.java:504)

 at edu.mit.csail.uid.SikuliScript.type(SikuliScript.java:542)

 at edu.mit.csail.uid.SikuliScript.type(SikuliScript.java:390)

 at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

 at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

 at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid key code

I am using Windows XP (Spanish) and Sikuli latest version.

[Tsung-Hsiang Chang (vgod)]

':' is fine. The problem is on '\r'.

[Roberto Ruisánchez (ruisan)]

I am not so sure about that. If I try the following script:

openApp("cmd")
type("cd c:\\temp\\")

The result is the same error, and this is the output in the console:

Microsoft Windows XP [Versión 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Archivos de programa\Sikuli>cd c

So it seems like it is not able to process the ":" character.

[Gregor Kopka (mailfrom-launchpad-net)]

Is there a chance of a release which fixes this?

Problem is still in 0.10.0 running on Windows XP Pro SP3

[Tsung-Hsiang Chang (vgod)]

I think this is due to the keyboard layout you were using. Sikuli assumes QWERTY.
You can use paste instead of type to solve this problem.

[Thibault Joassard (t-joassard)]

Hello,
Is this case still on "won't fix" status? Is there a way to choose the keyboard layout?

Thanks

[RaiMan (raimund-hocke)]

@ Thibault
I have set this back to "in progress", since I have an idea, how to "learn" a different keyboard layout in Sikuli.
No plan yet, when it is ready though.

meanwhile look faq 933 and some related questions on type()

[Alessandro Capello (alessandro-capello-it)]

@ Roberto

To type the symbol ":" you have to replace each occurence with ">".

for example:

C>\\temp

This isn´t very nice but it will grant you the possibility to run your test. I hope this will be fixed in any version.

A possible Idea to fix this Issue would be a parameter, which will set the input type of the keyboard.

// Example.sikuli
Setting.keyboardLayout(it)
...
following Testcode in which the keyboardLayout will be used

[Ken Su (side-place)]

Any chance we gonna have this feature? As it's in wishlist now, maybe I can make a wish as well?

[RaiMan (raimund-hocke)]

will only be available in version 2, since there is no generally available solution for all platforms.

[Jeevanand Kuharaj (jkuharaj)]

I recently upgraded my test system from Sikuli 1.1.1 to 1.1.4 and since then I have a strange issue with the following code:
type("r", KeyModifier.WIN)

it seems to work just fine on its own but when used later in the code it causes a java.lang.IllegalArgumentException Key: Not supported character: r

I've also tried:
type('r', KeyModifier.WIN)
type("r", Key.WIN)
type('r', Key.WIN)

keyDown(Key.WIN)
type("r")
keyUp(Key.WIN)

they all fail.

What could cause this? I haven't change the part of my code in question since upgrading and it always worked just fine with 1.1.1

[Jeevanand Kuharaj (jkuharaj)]

Really strange, I worked around the issue by using openApp instead of using the Run window, but now it fails _earlier_ when I want it to open the File menu in our application (German: Datei) by using "type('d', KeyModifier.ALT)" with the message:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Key: Not supported character: d

I have no clue what is causing this and why and when it happens. And I don't want to work around every key combo as in this case it's one of the points of testing, if the menu responds to key combos. Is there a limit how big a script can be?

Any ideas on how to debug it?