Issue when using Japanese locale while playing EasyRPG games

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Hello! I am a developer creating a game based on RPG Maker 2003, using Maniac Patch and EasyRPG.

Some players have reported issues such as “the menu cannot be opened” or “the game occasionally stops responding to input.”

After investigating the cause, it seems that this problem is related to how Japanese and Chinese locale input systems interact with EasyRPG.

I usually use Microsoft Japanese IME, which allows switching between English input mode and Japanese input mode using the Tab key.
While the game window is active, if any key is pressed in Japanese input mode, the game stops accepting all input. Pressing the Enter key restores control.

I also tested the same situation in a vanilla (original) environment, and it worked correctly even in Japanese input mode.

This is my first time posting on the forum, so I apologize if there are any shortcomings.

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Reading through the SDL (the library we use for video/audio/input) documentation they changed the default in SDL3 to “Inactive” instead of eating all the keys (SDL2 does this).

So when we migrate to SDL3, which is planned (wont give an estimate), this should fix itself.

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