--- a/include/SDL_events.h	Sun Jun 18 07:31:45 2006 +0000
+++ b/include/SDL_events.h	Sun Jun 18 13:47:19 2006 +0000
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 /**
  * \struct SDL_KeyboardEvent
  *
- * \brief Keyboard event structure
+ * \brief Keyboard button event structure
  */
 typedef struct SDL_KeyboardEvent
 {
@@ -141,6 +141,19 @@
 } SDL_KeyboardEvent;
 
 /**
+ * \struct SDL_CharEvent
+ *
+ * \brief Keyboard input event structure
+ */
+typedef struct SDL_CharEvent
+{
+    Uint8 type;             /**< SDL_CHARINPUT (FIXME: NYI) */
+    Uint8 which;            /**< The keyboard device index */
+    char text[32];          /**< The input text */
+    SDL_WindowID windowID;  /**< The window with keyboard focus, if any */
+} SDL_CharEvent;
+
+/**
  * \struct SDL_MouseMotionEvent
  *
  * \brief Mouse motion event structure
@@ -364,7 +377,7 @@
 
   The filter is protypted as:
 */
-typedef int (SDLCALL * SDL_EventFilter) (const SDL_Event * event);
+typedef int (SDLCALL * SDL_EventFilter) (SDL_Event * event);
 /*
   If the filter returns 1, then the event will be added to the internal queue.
   If it returns 0, then the event will be dropped from the queue, but the 

--- a/include/SDL_keyboard.h	Sun Jun 18 07:31:45 2006 +0000
+++ b/include/SDL_keyboard.h	Sun Jun 18 13:47:19 2006 +0000
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
     Uint8 padding[3];           /**< alignment padding */
     Uint16 sym;                 /**< SDL virtual keysym */
     Uint16 mod;                 /**< current key modifiers */
+    Uint32 unicode;             /**< OBSOLETE, use SDL_CharEvent instead */
 } SDL_keysym;
 
 /* Function prototypes */

--- a/src/SDL_compat.c	Sun Jun 18 07:31:45 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/SDL_compat.c	Sun Jun 18 13:47:19 2006 +0000
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@
     return modes;
 }
 
-static int (*orig_eventfilter) (const SDL_Event * event);
+static int (*orig_eventfilter) (SDL_Event * event);
 
 static int
-SDL_CompatEventFilter(const SDL_Event * event)
+SDL_CompatEventFilter(SDL_Event * event)
 {
     SDL_Event fake;
 
@@ -203,6 +203,24 @@
             SDL_PushEvent(&fake);
             break;
         }
+    case SDL_KEYDOWN:
+    case SDL_KEYUP:
+        {
+            Uint32 unicode = 0;
+            if (event->key.type == SDL_KEYDOWN && event->key.keysym.sym < 256) {
+                int shifted = !!(event->key.keysym.mod & KMOD_SHIFT);
+                int capslock = !!(event->key.keysym.mod & KMOD_CAPS);
+                if ((shifted ^ capslock) != 0) {
+                    unicode = SDL_toupper(event->key.keysym.sym);
+                } else {
+                    unicode = event->key.keysym.sym;
+                }
+            }
+            if (unicode) {
+                event->key.keysym.unicode = unicode;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
     }
     if (orig_eventfilter) {
         return orig_eventfilter(event);
@@ -228,7 +246,7 @@
 SDL_Surface *
 SDL_SetVideoMode(int width, int height, int bpp, Uint32 flags)
 {
-    int (*filter) (const SDL_Event * event);
+    int (*filter) (SDL_Event * event);
     const SDL_DisplayMode *desktop_mode;
     SDL_DisplayMode mode;
     int i;

--- a/test/testwm.c	Sun Jun 18 07:31:45 2006 +0000
+++ b/test/testwm.c	Sun Jun 18 13:47:19 2006 +0000
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 }
 
 int SDLCALL
-FilterEvents(const SDL_Event * event)
+FilterEvents(SDL_Event * event)
 {
     static int reallyquit = 0;