Selenium: SendKeys does not work correctly with non-US keyboard settings

Created on 21 Aug 2017  ·  36Comments  ·  Source: SeleniumHQ/selenium

Meta -

OS: Windows 10

Selenium Version: 3.5.1

Browser: Internet Explorer

Browser Version: 11.540.15063.0

Expected Behavior -

new Actions(driver).sendKeys("RD:.* PN:TEST-PA\\ST-1").perform(); should send RD:.* PN:TEST-PA\ST-1 into the focused text field

Actual Behavior -

new Actions(driver).sendKeys("RD:.* PN:TEST-PA\\ST-1").perform(); sends RD:.* PN:TEST-PAßST-1 into the focused text field

Steps to reproduce -

Execute new Actions(driver).sendKeys("RD:.* PN:TEST-PA\\ST-1").perform(); under german keyboard settings. If you use us settings, everything works like expected.

More Information -

With the previous version (3.4.0) of iedriver everything works like expected.

Here is the log from 3.5.1 with german keyboard setting (error):

T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:984 server.cc(174) Entering Server::ProcessRequest
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:984 server.cc(238) Entering Server::ReadRequestBody
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:984 server.cc(183) Process request with: URI: /session/b07477fc-48fc-4f2f-9350-9523bd787237/actions HTTP verb: POST
body: {"actions":[{"type":"key","actions":[{"type":"keyDown","value":"R"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"R"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"D"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"D"},{"type":"keyDown","value":":"},{"type":"keyUp","value":":"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"."},{"type":"keyUp","value":"."},{"type":"keyDown","value":"*"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"*"},{"type":"keyDown","value":" "},{"type":"keyUp","value":" "},{"type":"keyDown","value":"P"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"P"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"N"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"N"},{"type":"keyDown","value":":"},{"type":"keyUp","value":":"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"T"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"T"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"E"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"E"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"S"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"S"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"T"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"T"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"-"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"-"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"P"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"P"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"A"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"A"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"\\"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"\\"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"S"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"S"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"T"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"T"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"-"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"-"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"1"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"1"}],"id":"default keyboard"}]}
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:984 server.cc(272) Entering Server::DispatchCommand
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:984 server.cc(583) Entering Server::LookupCommand
D 2017-08-21 15:44:23:984 server.cc(281) Command: POST /session/b07477fc-48fc-4f2f-9350-9523bd787237/actions {"actions":[{"type":"key","actions":[{"type":"keyDown","value":"R"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"R"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"D"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"D"},{"type":"keyDown","value":":"},{"type":"keyUp","value":":"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"."},{"type":"keyUp","value":"."},{"type":"keyDown","value":"*"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"*"},{"type":"keyDown","value":" "},{"type":"keyUp","value":" "},{"type":"keyDown","value":"P"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"P"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"N"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"N"},{"type":"keyDown","value":":"},{"type":"keyUp","value":":"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"T"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"T"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"E"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"E"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"S"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"S"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"T"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"T"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"-"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"-"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"P"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"P"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"A"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"A"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"\\"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"\\"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"S"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"S"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"T"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"T"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"-"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"-"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"1"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"1"}],"id":"default keyboard"}]}
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:984 server.cc(378) Entering Server::LookupSession
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:984 IESession.cpp(191) Entering IESession::ExecuteCommand
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:984 IECommandExecutor.cpp(122) Entering IECommandExecutor::OnSetCommand
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:984 command.cc(31) Entering Command::Deserialize
D 2017-08-21 15:44:23:984 command.cc(36) Raw JSON command: { "name" : "performActions", "locator" : { "sessionid" : "b07477fc-48fc-4f2f-9350-9523bd787237" }, "parameters" : {"actions":[{"type":"key","actions":[{"type":"keyDown","value":"R"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"R"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"D"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"D"},{"type":"keyDown","value":":"},{"type":"keyUp","value":":"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"."},{"type":"keyUp","value":"."},{"type":"keyDown","value":"*"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"*"},{"type":"keyDown","value":" "},{"type":"keyUp","value":" "},{"type":"keyDown","value":"P"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"P"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"N"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"N"},{"type":"keyDown","value":":"},{"type":"keyUp","value":":"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"T"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"T"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"E"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"E"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"S"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"S"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"T"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"T"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"-"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"-"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"P"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"P"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"A"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"A"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"\\"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"\\"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"S"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"S"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"T"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"T"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"-"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"-"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"1"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"1"}],"id":"default keyboard"}]} }
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:985 IECommandExecutor.cpp(133) Entering IECommandExecutor::OnExecCommand
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:985 IESession.cpp(212) Beginning wait for response length to be not zero
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:985 IECommandExecutor.cpp(454) Entering IECommandExecutor::DispatchCommand
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:985 IECommandExecutor.cpp(567) Entering IECommandExecutor::GetCurrentBrowser
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:985 IECommandExecutor.cpp(573) Entering IECommandExecutor::GetManagedBrowser
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:985 IECommandExecutor.cpp(523) Entering IECommandExecutor::IsAlertActive
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:985 Browser.cpp(713) Entering Browser::GetActiveDialogWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:985 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
D 2017-08-21 15:44:23:985 IECommandExecutor.cpp(537) No alert handle is found
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:986 IECommandExecutor.cpp(567) Entering IECommandExecutor::GetCurrentBrowser
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:986 IECommandExecutor.cpp(573) Entering IECommandExecutor::GetManagedBrowser
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:986 InputManager.cpp(80) Entering InputManager::PerformInputSequence
D 2017-08-21 15:44:23:986 InputManager.cpp(101) Mutex acquired for user interaction.
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:986 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:986 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:986 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:986 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:986 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:986 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:986 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:986 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:987 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 HookProcessor.cpp(94) Entering HookProcessor::Initialize
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 HookProcessor.cpp(104) Entering HookProcessor::Initialize
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 HookProcessor.cpp(167) Entering HookProcessor::InstallWindowsHook
T 2017-08-21 15:44:23:988 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:44:24:099 HookProcessor.cpp(244) Entering HookProcessor::Dispose
T 2017-08-21 15:44:24:099 HookProcessor.cpp(197) Entering HookProcessor::UninstallWindowsHook
T 2017-08-21 15:44:24:099 HookProcessor.cpp(244) Entering HookProcessor::Dispose
T 2017-08-21 15:44:24:154 response.cc(72) Entering Response::SetSuccessResponse
T 2017-08-21 15:44:24:154 response.cc(78) Entering Response::SetResponse
T 2017-08-21 15:44:24:154 IECommandExecutor.cpp(567) Entering IECommandExecutor::GetCurrentBrowser
T 2017-08-21 15:44:24:154 IECommandExecutor.cpp(573) Entering IECommandExecutor::GetManagedBrowser
T 2017-08-21 15:44:24:154 response.cc(51) Entering Response::Serialize
T 2017-08-21 15:44:24:154 IESession.cpp(221) Found non-zero response length
T 2017-08-21 15:44:24:154 IECommandExecutor.cpp(156) Entering IECommandExecutor::OnGetResponse
T 2017-08-21 15:44:24:154 IECommandExecutor.cpp(285) Entering IECommandExecutor::OnIsSessionValid
D 2017-08-21 15:44:24:154 server.cc(338) Response: {"value":null}

T 2017-08-21 15:44:24:154 server.cc(391) Entering Server::SendResponseToClient
T 2017-08-21 15:44:24:154 response.cc(30) Entering Response::Deserialize
T 2017-08-21 15:44:24:154 server.cc(445) Entering Server::SendHttpOk

Here is the log from 3.5.1 with us keyboard settings (works like expected):

T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:934 server.cc(174) Entering Server::ProcessRequest
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:934 server.cc(238) Entering Server::ReadRequestBody
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:934 server.cc(183) Process request with: URI: /session/6bc4e112-8a2c-4c88-8390-8ddd83f5adec/actions HTTP verb: POST
body: {"actions":[{"type":"key","actions":[{"type":"keyDown","value":"R"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"R"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"D"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"D"},{"type":"keyDown","value":":"},{"type":"keyUp","value":":"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"."},{"type":"keyUp","value":"."},{"type":"keyDown","value":"*"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"*"},{"type":"keyDown","value":" "},{"type":"keyUp","value":" "},{"type":"keyDown","value":"P"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"P"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"N"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"N"},{"type":"keyDown","value":":"},{"type":"keyUp","value":":"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"T"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"T"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"E"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"E"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"S"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"S"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"T"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"T"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"-"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"-"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"P"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"P"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"A"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"A"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"\\"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"\\"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"S"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"S"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"T"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"T"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"-"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"-"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"1"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"1"}],"id":"default keyboard"}]}
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:934 server.cc(272) Entering Server::DispatchCommand
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:934 server.cc(583) Entering Server::LookupCommand
D 2017-08-21 15:42:36:934 server.cc(281) Command: POST /session/6bc4e112-8a2c-4c88-8390-8ddd83f5adec/actions {"actions":[{"type":"key","actions":[{"type":"keyDown","value":"R"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"R"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"D"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"D"},{"type":"keyDown","value":":"},{"type":"keyUp","value":":"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"."},{"type":"keyUp","value":"."},{"type":"keyDown","value":"*"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"*"},{"type":"keyDown","value":" "},{"type":"keyUp","value":" "},{"type":"keyDown","value":"P"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"P"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"N"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"N"},{"type":"keyDown","value":":"},{"type":"keyUp","value":":"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"T"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"T"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"E"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"E"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"S"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"S"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"T"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"T"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"-"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"-"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"P"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"P"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"A"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"A"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"\\"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"\\"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"S"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"S"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"T"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"T"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"-"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"-"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"1"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"1"}],"id":"default keyboard"}]}
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:934 server.cc(378) Entering Server::LookupSession
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:934 IESession.cpp(191) Entering IESession::ExecuteCommand
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:934 IECommandExecutor.cpp(122) Entering IECommandExecutor::OnSetCommand
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:934 command.cc(31) Entering Command::Deserialize
D 2017-08-21 15:42:36:934 command.cc(36) Raw JSON command: { "name" : "performActions", "locator" : { "sessionid" : "6bc4e112-8a2c-4c88-8390-8ddd83f5adec" }, "parameters" : {"actions":[{"type":"key","actions":[{"type":"keyDown","value":"R"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"R"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"D"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"D"},{"type":"keyDown","value":":"},{"type":"keyUp","value":":"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"."},{"type":"keyUp","value":"."},{"type":"keyDown","value":"*"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"*"},{"type":"keyDown","value":" "},{"type":"keyUp","value":" "},{"type":"keyDown","value":"P"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"P"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"N"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"N"},{"type":"keyDown","value":":"},{"type":"keyUp","value":":"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"T"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"T"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"E"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"E"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"S"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"S"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"T"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"T"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"-"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"-"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"P"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"P"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"A"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"A"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"\\"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"\\"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"S"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"S"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"T"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"T"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"-"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"-"},{"type":"keyDown","value":"1"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"1"}],"id":"default keyboard"}]} }
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:935 IECommandExecutor.cpp(133) Entering IECommandExecutor::OnExecCommand
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:935 IESession.cpp(212) Beginning wait for response length to be not zero
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:935 IECommandExecutor.cpp(454) Entering IECommandExecutor::DispatchCommand
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:935 IECommandExecutor.cpp(567) Entering IECommandExecutor::GetCurrentBrowser
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:935 IECommandExecutor.cpp(573) Entering IECommandExecutor::GetManagedBrowser
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:935 IECommandExecutor.cpp(523) Entering IECommandExecutor::IsAlertActive
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:935 Browser.cpp(713) Entering Browser::GetActiveDialogWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:935 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
D 2017-08-21 15:42:36:935 IECommandExecutor.cpp(537) No alert handle is found
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:935 IECommandExecutor.cpp(567) Entering IECommandExecutor::GetCurrentBrowser
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:935 IECommandExecutor.cpp(573) Entering IECommandExecutor::GetManagedBrowser
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:936 InputManager.cpp(80) Entering InputManager::PerformInputSequence
D 2017-08-21 15:42:36:936 InputManager.cpp(101) Mutex acquired for user interaction.
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:936 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:936 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:936 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:936 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:936 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:936 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:936 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:936 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:936 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:936 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:936 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:936 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:936 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:936 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:937 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:938 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:938 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:938 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:938 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:938 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:938 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:938 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:938 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:938 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:938 InputManager.cpp(798) Entering InputManager::AddKeyboardInput
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:938 HookProcessor.cpp(94) Entering HookProcessor::Initialize
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:938 HookProcessor.cpp(104) Entering HookProcessor::Initialize
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:938 HookProcessor.cpp(167) Entering HookProcessor::InstallWindowsHook
T 2017-08-21 15:42:36:938 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:42:37:048 HookProcessor.cpp(244) Entering HookProcessor::Dispose
T 2017-08-21 15:42:37:048 HookProcessor.cpp(197) Entering HookProcessor::UninstallWindowsHook
T 2017-08-21 15:42:37:048 HookProcessor.cpp(244) Entering HookProcessor::Dispose
T 2017-08-21 15:42:37:105 response.cc(72) Entering Response::SetSuccessResponse
T 2017-08-21 15:42:37:105 response.cc(78) Entering Response::SetResponse
T 2017-08-21 15:42:37:106 IECommandExecutor.cpp(567) Entering IECommandExecutor::GetCurrentBrowser
T 2017-08-21 15:42:37:106 IECommandExecutor.cpp(573) Entering IECommandExecutor::GetManagedBrowser
T 2017-08-21 15:42:37:106 response.cc(51) Entering Response::Serialize
T 2017-08-21 15:42:37:106 IESession.cpp(221) Found non-zero response length
T 2017-08-21 15:42:37:106 IECommandExecutor.cpp(156) Entering IECommandExecutor::OnGetResponse
T 2017-08-21 15:42:37:106 IECommandExecutor.cpp(285) Entering IECommandExecutor::OnIsSessionValid
D 2017-08-21 15:42:37:106 server.cc(338) Response: {"value":null}

T 2017-08-21 15:42:37:106 server.cc(391) Entering Server::SendResponseToClient
T 2017-08-21 15:42:37:106 response.cc(30) Entering Response::Deserialize
T 2017-08-21 15:42:37:106 server.cc(445) Entering Server::SendHttpOk

Here is the log with 3.4.0 iedriver and german keyboard settings (works like expected):

T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:745 server.cc(174) Entering Server::ProcessRequest
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:745 server.cc(238) Entering Server::ReadRequestBody
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:745 server.cc(183) Process request with: URI: /session/ae282941-e9f0-43d3-b95a-817c27b8b992/keys HTTP verb: POST
body: {"value":["RD:.* PN:TEST-PA\\ST-1"]}
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:745 server.cc(272) Entering Server::DispatchCommand
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:745 server.cc(579) Entering Server::LookupCommand
D 2017-08-21 15:56:00:745 server.cc(281) Command: POST /session/ae282941-e9f0-43d3-b95a-817c27b8b992/keys {"value":["RD:.* PN:TEST-PA\\ST-1"]}
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:745 server.cc(395) Entering Server::LookupSession
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:745 IESession.cpp(191) Entering IESession::ExecuteCommand
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:745 IECommandExecutor.cpp(125) Entering IECommandExecutor::OnSetCommand
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:745 command.cc(31) Entering Command::Deserialize
D 2017-08-21 15:56:00:745 command.cc(36) Raw JSON command: { "name" : "sendKeysToActiveElement", "locator" : { "sessionid" : "ae282941-e9f0-43d3-b95a-817c27b8b992" }, "parameters" : {"value":["RD:.* PN:TEST-PA\\ST-1"]} }
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:745 IESession.cpp(212) Beginning wait for response length to be not zero
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:745 IECommandExecutor.cpp(136) Entering IECommandExecutor::OnExecCommand
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:745 IECommandExecutor.cpp(459) Entering IECommandExecutor::DispatchCommand
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:746 IECommandExecutor.cpp(574) Entering IECommandExecutor::GetCurrentBrowser
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:746 IECommandExecutor.cpp(580) Entering IECommandExecutor::GetManagedBrowser
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:746 IECommandExecutor.cpp(530) Entering IECommandExecutor::IsAlertActive
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:746 Browser.cpp(713) Entering Browser::GetActiveDialogWindowHandle
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:746 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
D 2017-08-21 15:56:00:746 IECommandExecutor.cpp(544) No alert handle is found
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:746 IECommandExecutor.cpp(574) Entering IECommandExecutor::GetCurrentBrowser
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:746 IECommandExecutor.cpp(580) Entering IECommandExecutor::GetManagedBrowser
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:746 InputManager.cpp(73) Entering InputManager::PerformInputSequence
D 2017-08-21 15:56:00:746 InputManager.cpp(94) Mutex acquired for user interaction.
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:746 InputManager.cpp(540) Entering InputManager::SendKeystrokes
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:747 Browser.cpp(206) Entering Browser::GetContentWindowHandle
D 2017-08-21 15:56:00:747 InputManager.cpp(567) Using SendMessage method for sending keys
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:747 HookProcessor.cpp(93) Entering HookProcessor::Initialize
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:747 HookProcessor.cpp(103) Entering HookProcessor::Initialize
T 2017-08-21 15:56:00:747 HookProcessor.cpp(166) Entering HookProcessor::InstallWindowsHook
T 2017-08-21 15:56:02:427 HookProcessor.cpp(243) Entering HookProcessor::Dispose
T 2017-08-21 15:56:02:427 HookProcessor.cpp(196) Entering HookProcessor::UninstallWindowsHook
T 2017-08-21 15:56:02:427 HookProcessor.cpp(243) Entering HookProcessor::Dispose
T 2017-08-21 15:56:02:427 HookProcessor.cpp(243) Entering HookProcessor::Dispose
T 2017-08-21 15:56:02:427 response.cc(63) Entering Response::SetSuccessResponse
T 2017-08-21 15:56:02:427 response.cc(69) Entering Response::SetResponse
T 2017-08-21 15:56:02:427 IECommandExecutor.cpp(574) Entering IECommandExecutor::GetCurrentBrowser
T 2017-08-21 15:56:02:427 IECommandExecutor.cpp(580) Entering IECommandExecutor::GetManagedBrowser
T 2017-08-21 15:56:02:427 response.cc(51) Entering Response::Serialize
T 2017-08-21 15:56:02:427 IESession.cpp(221) Found non-zero response length
T 2017-08-21 15:56:02:428 IECommandExecutor.cpp(159) Entering IECommandExecutor::OnGetResponse
T 2017-08-21 15:56:02:428 IECommandExecutor.cpp(288) Entering IECommandExecutor::OnIsSessionValid
D 2017-08-21 15:56:02:428 server.cc(355) Response: {"sessionId":"ae282941-e9f0-43d3-b95a-817c27b8b992","status":0,"value":null}

T 2017-08-21 15:56:02:428 server.cc(408) Entering Server::SendResponseToClient
T 2017-08-21 15:56:02:428 response.cc(36) Entering Response::Deserialize
T 2017-08-21 15:56:02:428 server.cc(462) Entering Server::SendHttpOk
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@JouperCoding I have solved this by typing @ separately using following code:
_driver.FindElement(By.Id("EmailAddress")).SendKeys(Keys.Control + Keys.Alt + "2");

picture azzimuth on 26 Jan 2018
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All 36 comments

could be the same problem than in #4518

mseele picture mseele on 21 Aug 2017

Duplicate of #4462

barancev picture barancev on 22 Aug 2017

The problem is not fixed with selenium 3.5.3

mseele picture mseele on 5 Sep 2017

Please provide a concise reproducible test case and describe what results you are seeing and what results you expect.

See CONTRIBUTING.md

barancev picture barancev on 5 Sep 2017

Here is a reproducible test case. Please make shure you use german keyboard layout (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17424/windows-change-keyboard-layout).

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.AfterClass;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.BeforeClass;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.ie.InternetExplorerDriverService;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.DesiredCapabilities;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.ExpectedConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.WebDriverWait;

public class Test4523 {

    private static InternetExplorerDriverService SERVICE;

    private WebDriver fDriver;

    @BeforeClass
    public static void before() throws IOException {
        // if you use 3.5.1 ie driver, wrong message is send under german keyboard layout (can be configured under windows)
        SERVICE = new InternetExplorerDriverService.Builder().usingDriverExecutable(new File("path to 3.5.1 IEDriverServer.exe")).usingAnyFreePort().build(); //$NON-NLS-1$
        // if you use 3.4 ie driver, everythings works like expected under german keyboard layout (can be configured under windows)
//      SERVICE = new InternetExplorerDriverService.Builder().usingDriverExecutable(new File("path to 3.4 IEDriverServer.exe")).usingAnyFreePort().build(); //$NON-NLS-1$
        SERVICE.start();
    }

    @AfterClass
    public static void after() {
        SERVICE.stop();
    }

    @Before
    public void startBrowser() {
        DesiredCapabilities capabilities = DesiredCapabilities.internetExplorer();
        this.fDriver = new RemoteWebDriver(SERVICE.getUrl(), capabilities);
        this.fDriver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
    }

    @After
    public void quitBrowser() {
        this.fDriver.quit();
    }

    @Test
    public void test() {
        this.fDriver.get("https://google.com"); //$NON-NLS-1$

        WebElement element = this.fDriver.findElement(By.name("q")); //$NON-NLS-1$
        String text = "ABC \\S XYZ"; //$NON-NLS-1$
        element.sendKeys(text);

        new WebDriverWait(this.fDriver, 30).until(ExpectedConditions.textToBePresentInElementValue(element, text));

        this.fDriver.close();
    }

}
mseele picture mseele on 6 Sep 2017

I'm not sure if we want to support \\S-like notation. I've just figured out that geckodriver does not support it too. Universal unicode notation ("ABC \u00DF XYZ") is supported by all drivers and it's independent on the keyboard layout.

barancev picture barancev on 6 Sep 2017

There's no guarantee that the webdriver implementation will go through the OS provided mechanisms for sending keyboard events, or perform OS-specific mapping of escape characters, so relying on "\S" being mapped to ß is a risky assumption. If you want that character typed, please use the unicode escape sequence. If your source file is stored as UTF-8, you should be able to use the character in your strings too, without needing to escape it.

shs96c picture shs96c on 6 Sep 2017

Relevant bits of the spec:

https://w3c.github.io/webdriver/webdriver-spec.html#dfn-typeable
https://w3c.github.io/webdriver/webdriver-spec.html#dfn-dispatch-actions-for-a-string ("Otherwise" branch)

shs96c picture shs96c on 6 Sep 2017

geckodriver supports it, we run the tests every night with this construct against geckodriver!

mseele picture mseele on 6 Sep 2017

You're lucky. For me (Windows 7 Russian with added German keyboard layout set as default) geckodriver (0.18) does not work. But unicode works always, no matter what keyboard layout is choosen. That's why it's the way to go.

barancev picture barancev on 6 Sep 2017

To be clear: I DO NOT want to map \S to ß!!! This is the error IE Driver makes. I want to print \S and what happens is that ßS is printed instead. Which is wrong. If i change my keyboard settings to US, everythings works.

Please tell me the unicode sequence i have to use for \
I've tried to use the unicode sequence for \ (\U005C -> http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/005c/index.htm) but java does not compile this:

@Test
public void test() {
    this.fDriver.get("https://google.com"); //$NON-NLS-1$

    WebElement element = this.fDriver.findElement(By.name("q")); //$NON-NLS-1$
//  String text = "\\"; //$NON-NLS-1$
    String text = "\u005C"; //$NON-NLS-1$
    element.sendKeys(text);
    new WebDriverWait(this.fDriver, 30).until(ExpectedConditions.textToBePresentInElementValue(element, "\\"));
    this.fDriver.close();
}

Maybe the example was my mistake, i'm only talking about \ That is converted into ß in latest ie driver. On german keyboard this is on the same key (please see attached picture). I think the problem is that ie driver sends the wrong keyboard combination.

img_20170906_100916

mseele picture mseele on 6 Sep 2017

Oh! Sorry, we misunderstood your intention :)
Yes, it seems to be a legit but in IE driver, it types "ßS" instead of "\S"

barancev picture barancev on 6 Sep 2017
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Attaching debug level log that shows what's happening inside IE driver.
iedriver.log.txt

barancev picture barancev on 6 Sep 2017

I think @jimevans should look at this issue.

barancev picture barancev on 6 Sep 2017

I think this might be related to the issue I have with swedish keyboard. Any character that requires the AltGr key fails in version 3.5.1 but works in 3.4.0.

For example: SendKeys("@") will simply put a "2" into the browser. 2 is the character that Swedish keyboards produces for the same key as @ without AltGR. (AltGr is the same as CTRL+ALT).

The same code works just fine with US keyboard set in windows.

I have compiled the source from git and that version fails in the same way as well. I did a possibly very dirty fix in InputManager.cpp -> AddKeyboardInput that fixes my problem. I also tested the issue described by @mseele by adding a German keyboard in windows and that issue was solved as well by the same fix. If anyone wants to look at the change I did in InputManager.cpp you can find it here:

https://github.com/emilnilsson/selenium/commit/3af1cd29e596f9a8744efc585a9ca447388f6588#diff-0df19247e3c1534cab480fec1085dc6e

emilnilsson picture emilnilsson on 8 Sep 2017
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I have the same issue with Hungarian keyboard and for example @ sign, which is AltGr + V at us. Is this planned to be fixed soon? Thank you.

cervengoc picture cervengoc on 30 Nov 2017
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hello i have the same problem with IEDriver hight to 3.5 relase
all the characters using altgr are converted
example : for chart "#" result is "à"
for "@" result "ò"
i tried all solution on git but not work

umbertotps picture umbertotps on 11 Jan 2018

Any progress on this? I cannot test anything on IE involving typing...

azzimuth picture azzimuth on 16 Jan 2018

Hello,

I have the same issue, non ENG keybord setting in Windows produces wrong character for "@" when using send_keys() to IE. As @emilnilsson, im also using SWE keyboard which produces a 2 rather than @.

Having that said, ive tried using the latest IEDriver.exe directly with the python 2.7 selenium,
without a RC setup. (http://selenium-python.readthedocs.io/) which seems to have this exact same issue.

JouperCoding picture JouperCoding on 26 Jan 2018

@JouperCoding I have solved this by typing @ separately using following code:
_driver.FindElement(By.Id("EmailAddress")).SendKeys(Keys.Control + Keys.Alt + "2");

azzimuth picture azzimuth on 26 Jan 2018
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I have the same issue with Czech keyboard - instead of "@" sign it types in "v" (in the czech keyboard, AltGr+V is used to type "@" sign). Using IEDriverServer v3.8.1, 32bit. For FF and Chrome drivers everything works fine.

lucielavickova picture lucielavickova on 28 Jan 2018

@lucietriskova try element.SendKeys(Keys.Control + Keys.Alt + "v");.

azzimuth picture azzimuth on 28 Jan 2018

@azzimuth thanks for sharing your workaround, however, for us it cannot be applied as we need a locale-independent solution. With this solution you're hard-coding the keyboard layout to your tests which is not acceptable for most cases in my opinion.

Hopefully someone will have some time for the fix soon.

cervengoc picture cervengoc on 28 Jan 2018

emilnilsson's fix works for me.

LightBit picture LightBit on 6 Feb 2018

Unfortunately we are using different keyboards in our team and therefore we
need some language-independent solution. But thanks :)

Dne 28. 1. 2018 10:28 PM napsal uživatel "Zoltán Tamási" <
[email protected]>:

@azzimuth https://github.com/azzimuth thanks for sharing your
workaround, however, for us it cannot be applied as we need a
locale-independent solution. With this solution you're hard-coding the
keyboard layout to your tests which is not acceptable for most cases in my
opinion.

Hopefully someone will have some time for the fix soon.

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lucielavickova picture lucielavickova on 7 Feb 2018

This is fixed with 6d4b920.

LightBit picture LightBit on 15 Feb 2018

Is that already included in some release of IE driver?

azzimuth picture azzimuth on 15 Feb 2018

@azzimuth You can get it from https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/tree/master/cpp/prebuilt.

LightBit picture LightBit on 15 Feb 2018

I feel this issue is not limited to _Internet Explorer_ only. Selenium users using _GeckoDriver_ are also facing similar error as reported on StackOverflow recently as follows :

Exception in thread "main" org.openqa.selenium.ElementNotInteractableException: Element <p class="btn waves-effect waves-light btn-upload"> is not reachable by keyboard
Source : SELENIUM:- Element is not reachable by keyboard (JAVA)

'Element input type="file" is not reachable by keyboard'
Source : Protractor - Upload file Error “Element

selenium.common.exceptions.ElementNotInteractableException: Message: Element is not reachable by keyboard
Source : Selenium/Instagram : send_keys() not working anymore

Debanjan-B picture Debanjan-B on 15 Feb 2018

@Debanjan-B This particular issue _is_ specifically related to IE only. There may be separate issues with other browsers. This one is fixed.

jimevans picture jimevans on 15 Feb 2018

@Debanjan-B SendKeys worked in this case but some keys were typed wrong.

LightBit picture LightBit on 15 Feb 2018

I am having the exact problem referenced in closed ticket https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/issues/5051

Using Chrome driver with a C# project on a UK keyboard.

strich picture strich on 3 Sep 2018

@strich If you’re having the issue using the driver for Chrome, then your issue is not the same as this one. This issue was specific only to Internet Explorer, and was fixed. Please bear in mind that the Selenium project does not create nor maintain chromedriver; rather, it’s maintained by the Chromium project.

jimevans picture jimevans on 4 Sep 2018

Are you sure it was fixed?
I'm using InternetExplorerDriver server (32-bit) 3.9.0.0 with Selenium 3.14 and jre8.

When i try to input @[]{}()\" ' / it outputs à()'=()" ' /

I had to use clipboard as a workaround for any string containing those tokens.

devolution2409 picture devolution2409 on 4 Sep 2018

@devolution2409 Quite sure. It was fixed in 3.9.0.2, as clearly noted in the IE driver CHANGELOG. This means it was publicly available in 3.10.0.0.

jimevans picture jimevans on 4 Sep 2018
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Oh, i have older version of driver. I should find the newest one. Thanks sir

devolution2409 picture devolution2409 on 4 Sep 2018
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