fix for symbol keys

src/shared/utils/keys.js

@@ -8,9 +8,17 @@ const modifierdKeyName = (name) => {
 };
 
 const fromKeyboardEvent = (e) => {
+  let key = modifierdKeyName(e.key);
+  let shift = e.shiftKey;
+  if (key.length === 1 && key.toUpperCase() === key.toLowerCase()) {
+    // make shift false for symbols to enable key bindings by symbold keys.
+    // But this limits key bindings by symbol keys with Shift (such as Shift+$>.
+    shift = false;
+  }
+
   return {
     key: modifierdKeyName(e.key),
-    shiftKey: e.shiftKey,
+    shiftKey: shift,
     ctrlKey: e.ctrlKey,
     altKey: e.altKey,
     metaKey: e.metaKey,

test/shared/utils/keys.test.js

@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ describe("keys util", () => {
       expect(k.altKey).to.be.false;
       expect(k.metaKey).to.be.true;
     });
+
+    it('returns from keyboard input Ctrl+$', () => {
+      // $ required shift pressing on most keyboards
+      let k = keys.fromKeyboardEvent({
+        key: '$', shiftKey: true, ctrlKey: true, altKey: false, metaKey: false
+      });
+      expect(k.key).to.equal('$');
+      expect(k.shiftKey).to.be.false;
+      expect(k.ctrlKey).to.be.true;
+      expect(k.altKey).to.be.false;
+      expect(k.metaKey).to.be.false;
+    });
   });
 
   describe('fromMapKey', () => {