[Bug 22750] New: What's the good key name for "Eisu" (英数) key of JIS keyboard for Mac?

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=22750

            Bug ID: 22750
           Summary: What's the good key name for "Eisu" (英数) key of JIS
                    keyboard for Mac?
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: WebAppsWG
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: PC
                OS: Windows NT
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: DOM3 Events
          Assignee: travil@microsoft.com
          Reporter: masayuki@d-toybox.com
        QA Contact: public-webapps-bugzilla@w3.org
                CC: mike@w3.org, www-dom@w3.org

Both JIS keyboard layout for PC and Mac has "Eisu" (英数) key.

However, they are really different keys.

For PC, the key is shared with CapsLock key physically (Shift + Eisu is
CapsLock, typically). And there is no common use of this key. What happens with
the key press depends on IME. It seems that "Alphanumeric" modifier key is good
for this.

On the other hand, the function of the key for Mac's JIS keyboard is clear. It
turns off (closes) IME. However, there is no key names for such function key.

So, should we use "Alphanumeric" key for it too? Or need to define new key
name?

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Received on Monday, 22 July 2013 08:07:22 UTC