self.SetBackgroundColour(wx.BLUE)
         self.haveFocus = False
-        self.callSkip = False
+        self.callSkip = True
         self.logKeyDn = True
         self.logKeyUp = True
         self.logChar = True
         keycode = evt.GetKeyCode()
         keyname = keyMap.get(keycode, None)
         if keyname is None:
-            if keycode < 256:
+            if "unicode" in wx.PlatformInfo:
+                keycode = evt.GetUnicodeKey()
+                if keycode <= 127:
+                    keycode = evt.GetKeyCode()
+                keyname = "\"" + unichr(evt.GetUnicodeKey()) + "\""
+                
+            elif keycode < 256:
                 if keycode == 0:
                     keyname = "NUL"
                 elif keycode < 27:
                     keyname = "Ctrl-%s" % chr(ord('A') + keycode-1)
                 else:
                     keyname = "\"%s\"" % chr(keycode)
-            elif "unicode" in wx.PlatformInfo:
-                keyname = "\"" + unichr(keycode) + "\""
             else:
                 keyname = "unknown (%s)" % keycode
 
 
         cb1 = wx.CheckBox(self, -1, "Call evt.Skip in Key* events")
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_CHECKBOX, self.OnSkipCB, cb1)
+        cb1.SetValue(True)
 
         cb2 = wx.CheckBox(self, -1, "KEY_UP")
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_CHECKBOX, self.OnKeyUpCB, cb2)