[Android] Physical keyboard combination RightAlt + U does not work in editing area

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Steps to reproduce

  • Use a physical keyboard on Android. I use a USB keyboard plugged in via USB C.
  • Configure a physical keyboard layout in Android that outputs special characters using RightAlt + <letter>. The following steps assume the US International Layout provided by Android (“English (US), International style” in the settings).
  • Place the cursor in the file name field. Try the following test cases, which all work as expected:
    • Press RightAlt + a. The character á appears.
    • Press RightAlt + o. The character ó appears.
    • Press RightAlt + u. The character ú appears.
  • Place the cursor in the main text area. Try the following test cases:
    • Press RightAlt + a. The character á appears.
    • Press RightAlt + o. The character ó appears.
    • Press RightAlt + u. No character appears in the text area!

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]

Yes, the issue is reproducible in a completely new, empty vault with default settings and no installed plugins or themes. I used Obsidian version 1.4.6 (105).

Expected result

Special characters using RightAlt + <letter> should work properly in the main editing area. See repro steps for more detailed information.

Actual result

See repro steps for more detailed information.

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
	Operating system: android 12 (LENOVO TB132FU)
	Obsidian version: 1.4.6 (105)
	API version: v1.3.3
	Login status: logged in
	Catalyst license: insider
	Live preview: on
	Legacy editor: off
	Base theme: dark
	Community theme: none
	Snippets enabled: 0
	Restricted mode: on

RECOMMENDATIONS:
	none

Additional information

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does it work here using chrome?

https://codemirror.net/try/?example=Markdown%20code%20block%20highlighting

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Unfortunately, it does not, the example page has the same issue.

I know it doesn’t help in Obsidian’s case, but it works just fine in Firefox.

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Kindly, open a bug report here and explain how to reproduce bug in their demo.

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See Special character input using right alt does not work correctly in Chrome on Android · Issue #1183 · codemirror/dev · GitHub