From 306de0998715ef8043c4e26cbb1dc73f784f815b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ManoloFLTK <41016272+ManoloFLTK@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:34:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Restore emojis support under recent macOS versions - cont'd
 (#1360)

This makes FLTK open the character palette when typing Ctrl+Command+Space or Function+e
---
 src/Fl_cocoa.mm | 12 ++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/Fl_cocoa.mm b/src/Fl_cocoa.mm
index 14f9a557b..282bc4ecc 100644
--- a/src/Fl_cocoa.mm
+++ b/src/Fl_cocoa.mm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //
 // macOS-Cocoa specific code for the Fast Light Tool Kit (FLTK).
 //
-// Copyright 1998-2025 by Bill Spitzak and others.
+// Copyright 1998-2026 by Bill Spitzak and others.
 //
 // This library is free software. Distribution and use rights are outlined in
 // the file "COPYING" which should have been included with this file.  If this
@@ -2575,10 +2575,18 @@ static FLTextInputContext* fltextinputcontext_instance = nil;
   if ([[self window] firstResponder] != self) {
     return NO;
   }
+  NSUInteger mods = [theEvent modifierFlags];
+  NSString *pure = [theEvent charactersIgnoringModifiers];
+  // detect Ctrl+Command+Space or Function+e to open character palette
+  if ( (( (mods & NSEventModifierFlagControl) && (mods & NSEventModifierFlagCommand) &&
+   !(mods & (NSEventModifierFlagShift|NSEventModifierFlagOption)) && [pure isEqualToString:@" "] ) ) ||
+ ( (mods & NSEventModifierFlagFunction) && [pure isEqualToString:@"e"] ) ) {
+      [NSApp orderFrontCharacterPalette:self];
+      return YES;
+  }
   fl_lock_function();
   cocoaKeyboardHandler(theEvent);
   BOOL handled;
-  NSUInteger mods = [theEvent modifierFlags];
   Fl_Window *w = [(FLWindow*)[theEvent window] getFl_Window];
   if ( (mods & NSEventModifierFlagControl) || (mods & NSEventModifierFlagCommand) ) {
     NSString *s = [theEvent characters];