Can't type ( ... it's replaced by *

hi everyone,
weird problem when i'm controlling my mac mini via remote desktop. whenever i try to type (, it's replaced by *. all other characters are ok. the * is a *, the ) is a ), everything else is ok. any help is greatly appreciated.
regards,
eric.

It's a bug with non-English keyboard support. A similar issue comes up regularly with French keyboards.

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