FIX: KeyStrokes in a Dialog Box are Preprocessed by IE

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Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a new Java Applet (TestKey.java) as follows:

         import java.applet.*;
         import java.awt.*;
   
         public class TestKey extends Applet
         {
            public void start()
            {
               Component c = this;
               while(!(c instanceof Frame))
                  c = c.getParent();
               Dialog d = new Dialog((Frame)c, "hi", false);
               d.setBounds(200,200,200,200);
               d.setLayout(null);
   
               TextField t = new TextField();
               t.setBounds(50,50,100,30);
               d.add(t);
               d.show();
            }
         }
   					

2. Create an HTML file (TestKey.html) for the above applet:

         <HTML>
         <TITLE>IE 4.0 BackSpace Problem</TITLE>
         <BODY>
         <H1>Type characters with focus in the Dialog's Text field
             and delete them using BackSpace Key</H1>
         <hr>
         <applet code="TestKey.class" width=400 height=475>
         </applet>
         <hr>
         </BODY>
         </HTML>
   					

3. Compile the above Applet:

         JVC TestKey.java
   					

4. Load the Web page (TestKey.html).

In Internet Explorer 4.0 you will notice that while trying to delete characters in the TextField, Internet Explorer either scrolls back one page, just as if you had pressed the Back button or it shuts down.

The problem doesn't occur in Internet Explorer 4.01.