[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #63759: Replace event.keyCode with event.key

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#63759: Replace event.keyCode with event.key
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 Reporter:  joedolson    |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General      |     Version:
 Severity:  minor        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:  javascript
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Comment (by jonsurrell):

 [https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/tree/trunk/packages/keycodes
 There's an entire @wordpress/keycodes package] that relies on `keyCode`. I
 wonder how best to handle that. Much of the package defines constants to
 deal with `keyCode`. Do you have thoughts on what should be done with that
 package?

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