- unsigned int event_state = (game_status != PLAYING ? event->state : 0);
- KeySym key = XLookupKeysym(event, event_state);
+ KeySym key;
+
+ if (game_status == PLAYING)
+ {
+ /* use '0' instead of 'event->state' to get the key without modifiers */
+ key = XLookupKeysym(event, 0);
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ /* get the key with all modifiers */
+ char buffer[10];
+ int buffer_size = 10;
+ XComposeStatus compose;
+ int char_count;
+
+ char_count = XLookupString(event, buffer, buffer_size, &key, &compose);
+ buffer[char_count] = '\0';
+ }