[Bug]: webContents.sendInputEvent does not work with Space and Enter

[tristanmercille]

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Electron Version

19.0.9

What operating system are you using?

Ubuntu

Operating System Version

20.04

What arch are you using?

x64

Last Known Working Electron version

No response

Expected Behavior

webContents.sendInputEvent({ keyCode: "Space", type: "keyDown" });
webContents.sendInputEvent({ keyCode: "Space", type: "char" });
webContents.sendInputEvent({ keyCode: "Space", type: "keyUp" });

Displays "Spa" in my input field.
Same applies for "Enter", which displays "Ent".

Backspace and other simple letters work fine.

Actual Behavior

"Space" and "Enter" keycodes input the first 3 letters instead of the actual key.

Testcase Gist URL

No response

Additional Information

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[tristanmercille]

Same as this issue: #24279, which was closed because of invalid formatting.

[github-actions]

Hello @tristanmercille. Thanks for reporting this and helping to make Electron better!

Would it be possible for you to make a standalone testcase with only the code necessary to reproduce the issue? For example, Electron Fiddle is a great tool for making small test cases and makes it easy to publish your test case to a gist that Electron maintainers can use.

Stand-alone test cases make fixing issues go more smoothly: it ensure everyone's looking at the same issue, it removes all unnecessary variables from the equation, and it can also provide the basis for automated regression tests.

Now adding the blocked/need-repro Needs a test case to reproduce the bug label for this reason. After you make a test case, please link to it in a followup comment. This issue will be closed in 10 days if the above is not addressed.

[tristanmercille]

Here's a link to the gist for reproduction: https://gist.github.com/tristanmercille/ec40d0ef8ce2da99da52a464b74f8d70

When the app is ran, it should type a space (" ") into the input field every second. Instead, we see the chars "Spa".

[wugaosheng123]

bump

[tristanmercille]

Bug also reproduces on Electron 26.1.0 and 27.0.0-alpha.4.