Right Alt/AltGr does not produce Polish characters on Windows 11 (v0.36.0)
Summary
On Windows 11, the Codex 0.36.0 desktop binary ignores the right Alt (AltGr) modifier. As a result, it’s impossible to
enter Polish letters such as “ą”, “ę”, “ł”, etc. when using the standard Polish Programmers layout. I’ve seen the same
behaviour on an earlier release (pre-0.36.0, exact version not noted), so this isn’t a recent regression.
### Steps to reproduce
- Install/run Codex 0.36.0 on Windows 11 24H2 (AMD64, build 26100.6584).
- Switch the keyboard layout to Polish (Programmers).
- Focus any text input inside Codex (e.g. editor, terminal).
- Press
Right Alt+a.
### Expected result
The application respects the AltGr modifier and inserts “ą” (or the appropriate Polish character for the combination).
### Actual result
Codex ignores the AltGr modifier and either types a plain “a” or does nothing. The only way to enter Polish characters
is to fall back to the one-handed dead-key sequence (e.g. Shift + ` ` followed by a`), which is much slower.
### Environment
- Codex version: 0.36.0 (Windows binary from GitHub release)
- OS: Windows 11 24H2 (AMD64) build 26100.6584
- Keyboard layout: Polish (Programmers)
### Workarounds
Using the dead-key sequence (Shift + ` `` then the base letter) still works, but it slows down typing. Toggling
the in-app setting related to the right Alt key (treating right Alt as AltGr) has no effect.
### Additional context
- Also reproduced on an earlier Codex release (before 0.36.0), though I no longer have the exact version at hand.
- The same system running Codex inside WSL handles AltGr correctly, so the issue appears specific to the native
Windows build.
- No custom modifications or third-party key mapping utilities are in use; the same hardware and layout work as
expected in other Windows applications.
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