Copilot Chat in Visual Studio misinterprets AltGr + ] on Spanish QWERTY layout

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🧩 Summary
When using the GitHub Copilot Chat window inside Microsoft Visual Studio, pressing AltGr + ] on a Spanish QWERTY (Spain) keyboard layout does not type the ] character. Instead, it triggers a Zoom In action.

This key combination works correctly in:

The main Visual Studio code editor

All other applications

VS Code, including Copilot Chat

The issue is specific to Copilot Chat in Visual Studio.

💻 System Details
Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2022: [Version 17.14.11]
VisualStudio.17.Release/17.14.11+36401.2

GitHub Copilot 17.14.995.13737

Windows Version: Windows 11 (64-bit)

Keyboard Layout: Spanish QWERTY (Spain) — physical ISO layout

🎯 Expected Behavior
Pressing AltGr + ] should insert the closing square bracket ], as per the standard Spanish layout.

🐞 Actual Behavior
Instead of inserting the ] character, the Copilot Chat window zooms in (like Ctrl + Alt + +), indicating that AltGr + ] is being misinterpreted as Ctrl + Alt + + — even though the key's output is ].

In Tools > Options > Keyboard, Visual Studio shows:

Pressing the keys AtlGr + ] in the "Press shortcut keys:" field shows: Alt++ and not shortcut associated.
Pressing the keys Ctrl + Alt + ] in the "Press shortcut keys:" field shows: Ctrl+Alt++ and the following shortcut associated: Design.ZoomIn (Ctrl+Alt++ (XAML Designer))

This behavior only occurs inside the Copilot Chat UI, not in the main editor or other parts of Visual Studio.

💡 Root Cause (Suspected)
The AltGr key is equivalent to Ctrl + Alt on Windows. On the Spanish QWERTY layout:

] is produced by pressing AltGr + the key two positions to the right of P, which has the + symbol printed on it.

Copilot Chat (likely running in a WebView) interprets this as Ctrl + Alt + +, thus triggering Zoom In instead of typing ].

✅ Why This Matters
Typing ] is essential for writing code, prompts, or JSON-style inputs in Copilot Chat. This makes the chat experience undesirable for users with this layout.

🙏 Request
Please handle AltGr key input correctly in the Copilot Chat window, consistent with the main Visual Studio editor and VS Code. It should not trigger command shortcuts unless explicitly mapped to do so.

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