diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 15142b923..6d03c50df 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@
 	(onCalendarSelectEvent): don't clear the selection if the
 	contextual menu is going to appear.
 
+	* UI/WebServerResources/ContactsUI.js (onDocumentKeydown):
+	improved character key identification to fix a bug with some
+	browsers.
+
+	* UI/WebServerResources/MailerUI.js (onDocumentKeydown): idem.
+
+	* UI/WebServerResources/SchedulerUI.js (onDocumentKeydown): idem.
+
 2010-10-08  Wolfgang Sourdeau  <wsourdeau@inverse.ca>
 
 	* SoObjects/Appointments/SOGoAppointmentFolder.m
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/ContactsUI.js b/UI/WebServerResources/ContactsUI.js
index c1533ae9f..d47dc77eb 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/ContactsUI.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/ContactsUI.js
@@ -1159,18 +1159,25 @@ function onWindowResize(event) {
 
 function onDocumentKeydown(event) {
     var target = Event.element(event);
-    if (target.tagName != "INPUT")
-        if (event.keyCode == Event.KEY_DELETE ||
-            event.keyCode == Event.KEY_BACKSPACE && isMac()) {
+    if (target.tagName != "INPUT") {
+        var keyCode = event.keyCode;
+        if (!keyCode) {
+            keyCode = event.charCode;
+            if (keyCode == "a".charCodeAt(0)) {
+                keyCode = "A".charCodeAt(0);
+            }
+        }
+        if (keyCode == Event.KEY_DELETE ||
+            keyCode == Event.KEY_BACKSPACE && isMac()) {
             onToolbarDeleteSelectedContacts();
             Event.stop(event);
         }
-        else if (event.keyCode == Event.KEY_DOWN ||
-                 event.keyCode == Event.KEY_UP) {
+        else if (keyCode == Event.KEY_DOWN ||
+                 keyCode == Event.KEY_UP) {
             if (Contact.currentContact) {
                 var row = $(Contact.currentContact);
                 var nextRow;
-                if (event.keyCode == Event.KEY_DOWN)
+                if (keyCode == Event.KEY_DOWN)
                     nextRow = row.next("tr");
                 else
                     nextRow = row.previous("tr");
@@ -1198,10 +1205,11 @@ function onDocumentKeydown(event) {
             }
         }
         else if (((isMac() && event.metaKey == 1) || (!isMac() && event.ctrlKey == 1))
-                 && event.keyCode == 65) {  // Ctrl-A
+                 && keyCode == "A".charCodeAt(0)) {  // Ctrl-A
             $("contactsList").selectAll();
             Event.stop(event);
         }
+    }
 }
 
 /*function fixSearchFieldPosition () {
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/MailerUI.js b/UI/WebServerResources/MailerUI.js
index a62f5eb3f..5f3770e8b 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/MailerUI.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/MailerUI.js
@@ -319,17 +319,25 @@ function onUnload(event) {
 function onDocumentKeydown(event) {
     var target = Event.element(event);
     if (target.tagName != "INPUT") {
-	if (event.keyCode == Event.KEY_DELETE ||
-            event.keyCode == Event.KEY_BACKSPACE && isMac()) {
+        var keyCode = event.keyCode;
+        if (!keyCode) {
+            keyCode = event.charCode;
+            if (keyCode == "a".charCodeAt(0)) {
+                keyCode = "A".charCodeAt(0);
+            }
+        }
+
+	if (keyCode == Event.KEY_DELETE ||
+            keyCode == Event.KEY_BACKSPACE && isMac()) {
             deleteSelectedMessages();
             Event.stop(event);
         }
-	else if (event.keyCode == Event.KEY_DOWN ||
-                 event.keyCode == Event.KEY_UP) {
+	else if (keyCode == Event.KEY_DOWN ||
+                 keyCode == Event.KEY_UP) {
             if (Mailer.currentMessages[Mailer.currentMailbox]) {
                 var row = $("row_" + Mailer.currentMessages[Mailer.currentMailbox]);
                 var nextRow;
-                if (event.keyCode == Event.KEY_DOWN)
+                if (keyCode == Event.KEY_DOWN)
                     nextRow = row.next("tr");
                 else
                     nextRow = row.previous("tr");
@@ -358,7 +366,7 @@ function onDocumentKeydown(event) {
             }
         }
 	else if (((isMac() && event.metaKey == 1) || (!isMac() && event.ctrlKey == 1))
-                 && event.keyCode == 65) {  // Ctrl-A
+                 && keyCode == "A".charCodeAt(0)) {  // Ctrl-A
             $("messageListBody").down("TBODY").selectAll();
             Event.stop(event);
         }
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/SchedulerUI.js b/UI/WebServerResources/SchedulerUI.js
index 01f620852..cc288ca56 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/SchedulerUI.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/SchedulerUI.js
@@ -2863,23 +2863,33 @@ function drawNowLine () {
 function onDocumentKeydown(event) {
     var target = Event.element(event);
     if (target.tagName != "INPUT") {
-        if (event.keyCode == Event.KEY_DELETE
-            || (event.keyCode == Event.KEY_BACKSPACE && isMac())) {
+        var keyCode = event.keyCode;
+        if (!keyCode) {
+            keyCode = event.charCode;
+            if (keyCode == "a".charCodeAt(0))
+                keyCode = "A".charCodeAt(0);
+            else if (keyCode == "c".charCodeAt(0))
+                keyCode = "C".charCodeAt(0);
+            else if (keyCode == "v".charCodeAt(0))
+                keyCode = "V".charCodeAt(0);
+        }
+        if (keyCode == Event.KEY_DELETE
+            || (keyCode == Event.KEY_BACKSPACE && isMac())) {
             $("eventDialog").hide();
             deleteEvent();
             event.stop();
         }
         else if (((isMac() && event.metaKey == 1) || (!isMac() && event.ctrlKey == 1))
-                 && event.keyCode == 65) {  // Ctrl-A
+                 && keyCode == "A".charCodeAt(0)) {  // Ctrl-A
             onSelectAll(event);
             Event.stop(event);
          }
         else if (((isMac() && event.metaKey == 1) || (!isMac() && event.ctrlKey == 1))
-                 && event.keyCode == 67) {  // Ctrl-C
+                 && keyCode == "C".charCodeAt(0)) {  // Ctrl-C
             copyEventToClipboard();
         }
         else if (((isMac() && event.metaKey == 1) || (!isMac() && event.ctrlKey == 1))
-                 && event.keyCode == 86) {  // Ctrl-V
+                 && keyCode == "V".charCodeAt(0)) {  // Ctrl-V
             copyEventFromClipboard();
         }
     }