"Alt Gr" Key

Hi there,
i just encountered a problem which i can't quite figure out why it is happening.
In my Extension there are inputfields where the user can enter an email-adress for example.
Working on a german-layouted keyboard there is the "Alt Gr"-Key which is used to write the @-Symbol. (I think this Key is just an additional Alt on US-Layouted ones)
Unfortunately all input using "Alt Gr" is simply ignored and no input is made within my input-field.
Experiencing this problem at the newest version of InDesign CC 2014
It's working fine in InDesign CC though
Can anyone reproduce this issue or maybe even has a solution to this?
With kind regards
Thomas

Hi Thomas,
We will be fixing this issue in a future release. ETA currently not available.
Kind regards,
Lea

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