Index: src_plugins/hid_gtk/gui-output-events.c
===================================================================
--- src_plugins/hid_gtk/gui-output-events.c	(revision 1603)
+++ src_plugins/hid_gtk/gui-output-events.c	(revision 1604)
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
 		if (state & GDK_MOD1_MASK)    mods |= M_Alt;
 		if (state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) mods |= M_Ctrl;
 		if (state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK) {
+/* TODO#3: this works only on US keyboard */
 			static const char *ignore_shift = "~!@#$%^&*()_+{}|:\"<>?";
 			if ((kv < 32) || (kv > 126) || (strchr(ignore_shift, kv) == NULL)) {
 				mods |= M_Shift;
Index: src_plugins/hid_lesstif/menu.c
===================================================================
--- src_plugins/hid_lesstif/menu.c	(revision 1603)
+++ src_plugins/hid_lesstif/menu.c	(revision 1604)
@@ -702,6 +702,19 @@
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+/* TODO#3: this works only on US keyboard */
+	if (mods & M_Shift) {
+		static const char *lower = "`1234567890-=[]\\;',./";
+		static const char *upper = "~!@#$%^&*()_+{}|:\"<>?";
+		char *l;
+		if ((sym >= 'A') && (sym <= 'Z'))
+			sym = tolower(sym);
+		else if ((l = strchr(lower, sym)) != NULL) {
+			sym = upper[l - lower];
+			mods &= ~M_Shift;
+		}
+	}
+
 	printf("KEY lookup: mod=%x sym=%x/%d\n", mods, sym, slen);
 
 	slen = hid_cfg_keys_input(&lesstif_keymap, mods, sym, seq, &seq_len);