Backends: Win32, SDL2, SDL3, GLFW: prioritize scancodes instead of translated keycodes when dealing with OEM keys + Added ImGuiKey_Oem102. (#7136, #7201, #7206, #7306, #7670, #7672, #8468)

backends/imgui_impl_glfw.cpp

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 // CHANGELOG
 // (minor and older changes stripped away, please see git history for details)
+//  2025-03-10: Map GLFW_KEY_WORLD_1 and GLFW_KEY_WORLD_2 into ImGuiKey_Oem102.
 //  2025-03-03: Fixed clipboard handler assertion when using GLFW <= 3.2.1 compiled with asserts enabled.
 //  2024-08-22: Moved some OS/backend related function pointers from ImGuiIO to ImGuiPlatformIO:
 //               - io.GetClipboardTextFn    -> platform_io.Platform_GetClipboardTextFn
@@ -221,6 +222,8 @@ ImGuiKey ImGui_ImplGlfw_KeyToImGuiKey(int keycode, int scancode)
         case GLFW_KEY_EQUAL: return ImGuiKey_Equal;
         case GLFW_KEY_LEFT_BRACKET: return ImGuiKey_LeftBracket;
         case GLFW_KEY_BACKSLASH: return ImGuiKey_Backslash;
+        case GLFW_KEY_WORLD_1: return ImGuiKey_Oem102;
+        case GLFW_KEY_WORLD_2: return ImGuiKey_Oem102;
         case GLFW_KEY_RIGHT_BRACKET: return ImGuiKey_RightBracket;
         case GLFW_KEY_GRAVE_ACCENT: return ImGuiKey_GraveAccent;
         case GLFW_KEY_CAPS_LOCK: return ImGuiKey_CapsLock;

backends/imgui_impl_sdl2.cpp

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 // CHANGELOG
 // (minor and older changes stripped away, please see git history for details)
+//  2025-03-10: When dealing with OEM keys, use scancodes instead of translated keycodes to choose ImGuiKey values. (#7136, #7201, #7206, #7306, #7670, #7672, #8468)
 //  2025-02-26: Only start SDL_CaptureMouse() when mouse is being dragged, to mitigate issues with e.g.Linux debuggers not claiming capture back. (#6410, #3650)
 //  2025-02-24: Avoid calling SDL_GetGlobalMouseState() when mouse is in relative mode.
 //  2025-02-18: Added ImGuiMouseCursor_Wait and ImGuiMouseCursor_Progress mouse cursor support.
@@ -209,17 +210,17 @@ ImGuiKey ImGui_ImplSDL2_KeyEventToImGuiKey(SDL_Keycode keycode, SDL_Scancode sca
         case SDLK_SPACE: return ImGuiKey_Space;
         case SDLK_RETURN: return ImGuiKey_Enter;
         case SDLK_ESCAPE: return ImGuiKey_Escape;
-        case SDLK_QUOTE: return ImGuiKey_Apostrophe;
+        //case SDLK_QUOTE: return ImGuiKey_Apostrophe;
         case SDLK_COMMA: return ImGuiKey_Comma;
-        case SDLK_MINUS: return ImGuiKey_Minus;
+        //case SDLK_MINUS: return ImGuiKey_Minus;
         case SDLK_PERIOD: return ImGuiKey_Period;
-        case SDLK_SLASH: return ImGuiKey_Slash;
+        //case SDLK_SLASH: return ImGuiKey_Slash;
         case SDLK_SEMICOLON: return ImGuiKey_Semicolon;
-        case SDLK_EQUALS: return ImGuiKey_Equal;
-        case SDLK_LEFTBRACKET: return ImGuiKey_LeftBracket;
-        case SDLK_BACKSLASH: return ImGuiKey_Backslash;
-        case SDLK_RIGHTBRACKET: return ImGuiKey_RightBracket;
-        case SDLK_BACKQUOTE: return ImGuiKey_GraveAccent;
+        //case SDLK_EQUALS: return ImGuiKey_Equal;
+        //case SDLK_LEFTBRACKET: return ImGuiKey_LeftBracket;
+        //case SDLK_BACKSLASH: return ImGuiKey_Backslash;
+        //case SDLK_RIGHTBRACKET: return ImGuiKey_RightBracket;
+        //case SDLK_BACKQUOTE: return ImGuiKey_GraveAccent;
         case SDLK_CAPSLOCK: return ImGuiKey_CapsLock;
         case SDLK_SCROLLLOCK: return ImGuiKey_ScrollLock;
         case SDLK_NUMLOCKCLEAR: return ImGuiKey_NumLock;
@@ -315,6 +316,23 @@ ImGuiKey ImGui_ImplSDL2_KeyEventToImGuiKey(SDL_Keycode keycode, SDL_Scancode sca
         case SDLK_AC_FORWARD: return ImGuiKey_AppForward;
         default: break;
     }
+
+    // Fallback to scancode
+    switch (scancode)
+    {
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_GRAVE: return ImGuiKey_GraveAccent;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_MINUS: return ImGuiKey_Minus;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_EQUALS: return ImGuiKey_Equal;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_LEFTBRACKET: return ImGuiKey_LeftBracket;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_RIGHTBRACKET: return ImGuiKey_RightBracket;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_NONUSBACKSLASH: return ImGuiKey_Oem102;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_BACKSLASH: return ImGuiKey_Backslash;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_SEMICOLON: return ImGuiKey_Semicolon;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_APOSTROPHE: return ImGuiKey_Apostrophe;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_COMMA: return ImGuiKey_Comma;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_PERIOD: return ImGuiKey_Period;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_SLASH: return ImGuiKey_Slash;
+    }
     return ImGuiKey_None;
 }
 

backends/imgui_impl_sdl3.cpp

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 // CHANGELOG
 // (minor and older changes stripped away, please see git history for details)
+//  2025-03-10: When dealing with OEM keys, use scancodes instead of translated keycodes to choose ImGuiKey values. (#7136, #7201, #7206, #7306, #7670, #7672, #8468)
 //  2025-02-26: Only start SDL_CaptureMouse() when mouse is being dragged, to mitigate issues with e.g.Linux debuggers not claiming capture back. (#6410, #3650)
 //  2025-02-24: Avoid calling SDL_GetGlobalMouseState() when mouse is in relative mode.
 //  2025-02-18: Added ImGuiMouseCursor_Wait and ImGuiMouseCursor_Progress mouse cursor support.
@@ -207,17 +208,17 @@ ImGuiKey ImGui_ImplSDL3_KeyEventToImGuiKey(SDL_Keycode keycode, SDL_Scancode sca
         case SDLK_SPACE: return ImGuiKey_Space;
         case SDLK_RETURN: return ImGuiKey_Enter;
         case SDLK_ESCAPE: return ImGuiKey_Escape;
-        case SDLK_APOSTROPHE: return ImGuiKey_Apostrophe;
+        //case SDLK_APOSTROPHE: return ImGuiKey_Apostrophe;
         case SDLK_COMMA: return ImGuiKey_Comma;
-        case SDLK_MINUS: return ImGuiKey_Minus;
+        //case SDLK_MINUS: return ImGuiKey_Minus;
         case SDLK_PERIOD: return ImGuiKey_Period;
-        case SDLK_SLASH: return ImGuiKey_Slash;
+        //case SDLK_SLASH: return ImGuiKey_Slash;
         case SDLK_SEMICOLON: return ImGuiKey_Semicolon;
-        case SDLK_EQUALS: return ImGuiKey_Equal;
-        case SDLK_LEFTBRACKET: return ImGuiKey_LeftBracket;
-        case SDLK_BACKSLASH: return ImGuiKey_Backslash;
-        case SDLK_RIGHTBRACKET: return ImGuiKey_RightBracket;
-        case SDLK_GRAVE: return ImGuiKey_GraveAccent;
+        //case SDLK_EQUALS: return ImGuiKey_Equal;
+        //case SDLK_LEFTBRACKET: return ImGuiKey_LeftBracket;
+        //case SDLK_BACKSLASH: return ImGuiKey_Backslash;
+        //case SDLK_RIGHTBRACKET: return ImGuiKey_RightBracket;
+        //case SDLK_GRAVE: return ImGuiKey_GraveAccent;
         case SDLK_CAPSLOCK: return ImGuiKey_CapsLock;
         case SDLK_SCROLLLOCK: return ImGuiKey_ScrollLock;
         case SDLK_NUMLOCKCLEAR: return ImGuiKey_NumLock;
@@ -296,6 +297,23 @@ ImGuiKey ImGui_ImplSDL3_KeyEventToImGuiKey(SDL_Keycode keycode, SDL_Scancode sca
         case SDLK_AC_FORWARD: return ImGuiKey_AppForward;
         default: break;
     }
+
+    // Fallback to scancode
+    switch (scancode)
+    {
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_GRAVE: return ImGuiKey_GraveAccent;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_MINUS: return ImGuiKey_Minus;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_EQUALS: return ImGuiKey_Equal;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_LEFTBRACKET: return ImGuiKey_LeftBracket;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_RIGHTBRACKET: return ImGuiKey_RightBracket;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_NONUSBACKSLASH: return ImGuiKey_Oem102;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_BACKSLASH: return ImGuiKey_Backslash;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_SEMICOLON: return ImGuiKey_Semicolon;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_APOSTROPHE: return ImGuiKey_Apostrophe;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_COMMA: return ImGuiKey_Comma;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_PERIOD: return ImGuiKey_Period;
+    case SDL_SCANCODE_SLASH: return ImGuiKey_Slash;
+    }
     return ImGuiKey_None;
 }
 

backends/imgui_impl_win32.cpp

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 // CHANGELOG
 // (minor and older changes stripped away, please see git history for details)
+//  2025-03-10: When dealing with OEM keys, use scancodes instead of translated keycodes to choose ImGuiKey values. (#7136, #7201, #7206, #7306, #7670, #7672, #8468)
 //  2025-02-18: Added ImGuiMouseCursor_Wait and ImGuiMouseCursor_Progress mouse cursor support.
 //  2024-07-08: Inputs: Fixed ImGuiMod_Super being mapped to VK_APPS instead of VK_LWIN||VK_RWIN. (#7768)
 //  2023-10-05: Inputs: Added support for extra ImGuiKey values: F13 to F24 function keys, app back/forward keys.
@@ -431,6 +432,8 @@ ImGuiKey ImGui_ImplWin32_KeyEventToImGuiKey(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
     if ((wParam == VK_RETURN) && (HIWORD(lParam) & KF_EXTENDED))
         return ImGuiKey_KeypadEnter;
 
+    const int scancode = (int)LOBYTE(HIWORD(lParam));
+    //IMGUI_DEBUG_LOG("scancode %3d, keycode = 0x%02X\n", scancode, wParam);
     switch (wParam)
     {
         case VK_TAB: return ImGuiKey_Tab;
@@ -448,17 +451,17 @@ ImGuiKey ImGui_ImplWin32_KeyEventToImGuiKey(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
         case VK_SPACE: return ImGuiKey_Space;
         case VK_RETURN: return ImGuiKey_Enter;
         case VK_ESCAPE: return ImGuiKey_Escape;
-        case VK_OEM_7: return ImGuiKey_Apostrophe;
+        //case VK_OEM_7: return ImGuiKey_Apostrophe;
         case VK_OEM_COMMA: return ImGuiKey_Comma;
-        case VK_OEM_MINUS: return ImGuiKey_Minus;
+        //case VK_OEM_MINUS: return ImGuiKey_Minus;
         case VK_OEM_PERIOD: return ImGuiKey_Period;
-        case VK_OEM_2: return ImGuiKey_Slash;
-        case VK_OEM_1: return ImGuiKey_Semicolon;
-        case VK_OEM_PLUS: return ImGuiKey_Equal;
-        case VK_OEM_4: return ImGuiKey_LeftBracket;
-        case VK_OEM_5: return ImGuiKey_Backslash;
-        case VK_OEM_6: return ImGuiKey_RightBracket;
-        case VK_OEM_3: return ImGuiKey_GraveAccent;
+        //case VK_OEM_2: return ImGuiKey_Slash;
+        //case VK_OEM_1: return ImGuiKey_Semicolon;
+        //case VK_OEM_PLUS: return ImGuiKey_Equal;
+        //case VK_OEM_4: return ImGuiKey_LeftBracket;
+        //case VK_OEM_5: return ImGuiKey_Backslash;
+        //case VK_OEM_6: return ImGuiKey_RightBracket;
+        //case VK_OEM_3: return ImGuiKey_GraveAccent;
         case VK_CAPITAL: return ImGuiKey_CapsLock;
         case VK_SCROLL: return ImGuiKey_ScrollLock;
         case VK_NUMLOCK: return ImGuiKey_NumLock;
@@ -550,8 +553,28 @@ ImGuiKey ImGui_ImplWin32_KeyEventToImGuiKey(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
         case VK_F24: return ImGuiKey_F24;
         case VK_BROWSER_BACK: return ImGuiKey_AppBack;
         case VK_BROWSER_FORWARD: return ImGuiKey_AppForward;
-        default: return ImGuiKey_None;
+        default: break;
     }
+
+    // Fallback to scancode
+    // https://handmade.network/forums/t/2011-keyboard_inputs_-_scancodes,_raw_input,_text_input,_key_names
+    switch (scancode)
+    {
+    case 41: return ImGuiKey_GraveAccent;  // VK_OEM_8 in EN-UK, VK_OEM_3 in EN-US, VK_OEM_7 in FR, VK_OEM_5 in DE, etc.
+    case 12: return ImGuiKey_Minus;
+    case 13: return ImGuiKey_Equal;
+    case 26: return ImGuiKey_LeftBracket;
+    case 27: return ImGuiKey_RightBracket;
+    case 86: return ImGuiKey_Oem102;
+    case 43: return ImGuiKey_Backslash;
+    case 39: return ImGuiKey_Semicolon;
+    case 40: return ImGuiKey_Apostrophe;
+    case 51: return ImGuiKey_Comma;
+    case 52: return ImGuiKey_Period;
+    case 53: return ImGuiKey_Slash;
+    }
+
+    return ImGuiKey_None;
 }
 
 // Allow compilation with old Windows SDK. MinGW doesn't have default _WIN32_WINNT/WINVER versions.

docs/CHANGELOG.txt

@@ -121,6 +121,18 @@ Other changes:
   by showing the filter inside the combo contents. (#718)
 - Examples: SDL3: Added comments to clarify setup for users of the unfortunate
   SDL_MAIN_USE_CALLBACKS feature. (#8455)
+- IO: Added ImGuiKey_Oem102 to ImGuiKey enum. (#7136, #7201, #7206, #7306, #8468)
+- Backends: reworked key handlers to use/prioritize untranslated scancodes instead of
+  translated keycodes when dealing with OEM keys. (#7136, #7201, #7206, #7306, #7670, #7672, #8468)
+  Not that only ImGuiKey value (NOT the characters used for text input) are affected.
+  - Win32, SDL2, SDL3: Use scancodes for OEM keys.
+  - GLFW: GLFW_KEY_WORLD_1 and GLFW_KEY_WORLD_2 are emitting ImGuiKey_Oem102.
+  - Fixes many cases of keys not emitting a ImGuiKey value with certain keyboad layouts.
+  - Makes emitted ImGuiKey values more consistent regardless of keyboard mapping.
+  - OEM keys are: ImGuiKey_Apostrophe, ImGuiKey_Comma, ImGuiKey_Minus, ImGuiKey_Period,
+    ImGuiKey_Slash, ImGuiKey_Semicolon, ImGuiKey_Equal, ImGuiKey_LeftBracket,
+    ImGuiKey_RightBracket, ImGuiKey_Backslash, ImGuiKey_GraveAccent, which are difficult
+    to find a reliable translated mapping on all keyboard layouts.
 - Backends: GLFW: Fixed clipboard handler assertion when using GLFW <= 3.2.1 compiled
   with asserts enabled. (#8452)
 - Backends: SDL2, SDL3: Using SDL_OpenURL() in platform_io.Platform_OpenInShellFn

imgui.cpp

@@ -8772,7 +8772,7 @@ ImGuiKeyData* ImGui::GetKeyData(ImGuiContext* ctx, ImGuiKey key)
     return &g.IO.KeysData[key - ImGuiKey_NamedKey_BEGIN];
 }
 
-// Those names a provided for debugging purpose and are not meant to be saved persistently not compared.
+// Those names are provided for debugging purpose and are not meant to be saved persistently nor compared.
 static const char* const GKeyNames[] =
 {
     "Tab", "LeftArrow", "RightArrow", "UpArrow", "DownArrow", "PageUp", "PageDown",
@@ -8787,7 +8787,7 @@ static const char* const GKeyNames[] =
     "Pause", "Keypad0", "Keypad1", "Keypad2", "Keypad3", "Keypad4", "Keypad5", "Keypad6",
     "Keypad7", "Keypad8", "Keypad9", "KeypadDecimal", "KeypadDivide", "KeypadMultiply",
     "KeypadSubtract", "KeypadAdd", "KeypadEnter", "KeypadEqual",
-    "AppBack", "AppForward",
+    "AppBack", "AppForward", "Oem102",
     "GamepadStart", "GamepadBack",
     "GamepadFaceLeft", "GamepadFaceRight", "GamepadFaceUp", "GamepadFaceDown",
     "GamepadDpadLeft", "GamepadDpadRight", "GamepadDpadUp", "GamepadDpadDown",

imgui.h

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 // Library Version
 // (Integer encoded as XYYZZ for use in #if preprocessor conditionals, e.g. '#if IMGUI_VERSION_NUM >= 12345')
 #define IMGUI_VERSION       "1.91.9 WIP"
-#define IMGUI_VERSION_NUM   19187
+#define IMGUI_VERSION_NUM   19188
 #define IMGUI_HAS_TABLE
 
 /*
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ namespace ImGui
     IMGUI_API bool          IsKeyReleased(ImGuiKey key);                                        // was key released (went from Down to !Down)?
     IMGUI_API bool          IsKeyChordPressed(ImGuiKeyChord key_chord);                         // was key chord (mods + key) pressed, e.g. you can pass 'ImGuiMod_Ctrl | ImGuiKey_S' as a key-chord. This doesn't do any routing or focus check, please consider using Shortcut() function instead.
     IMGUI_API int           GetKeyPressedAmount(ImGuiKey key, float repeat_delay, float rate);  // uses provided repeat rate/delay. return a count, most often 0 or 1 but might be >1 if RepeatRate is small enough that DeltaTime > RepeatRate
-    IMGUI_API const char*   GetKeyName(ImGuiKey key);                                           // [DEBUG] returns English name of the key. Those names a provided for debugging purpose and are not meant to be saved persistently not compared.
+    IMGUI_API const char*   GetKeyName(ImGuiKey key);                                           // [DEBUG] returns English name of the key. Those names are provided for debugging purpose and are not meant to be saved persistently nor compared.
     IMGUI_API void          SetNextFrameWantCaptureKeyboard(bool want_capture_keyboard);        // Override io.WantCaptureKeyboard flag next frame (said flag is left for your application to handle, typically when true it instructs your app to ignore inputs). e.g. force capture keyboard when your widget is being hovered. This is equivalent to setting "io.WantCaptureKeyboard = want_capture_keyboard"; after the next NewFrame() call.
 
     // Inputs Utilities: Shortcut Testing & Routing [BETA]
@@ -1493,6 +1493,7 @@ enum ImGuiKey : int
     ImGuiKey_KeypadEqual,
     ImGuiKey_AppBack,               // Available on some keyboard/mouses. Often referred as "Browser Back"
     ImGuiKey_AppForward,
+    ImGuiKey_Oem102,                // Non-US backslash.
 
     // Gamepad (some of those are analog values, 0.0f to 1.0f)                          // NAVIGATION ACTION
     // (download controller mapping PNG/PSD at http://dearimgui.com/controls_sheets)