simulated keyboard inputs under Linux
 

Hi group,

I'm looking for a program or API that will allow me to 'drive' a Gnome or Fluxbox WM.

By drive I mean:

Switch Workspaces
Rotate through the window list (Alt-Tab)
Enter key strokes into a window
Etc.

What I am trying to do is create a script to switch the display to show all of the workspaces and windows within them.

I know about 'chvt' but that is only part of the solution.

Under OS/2 there was a Rexx API that worked great, I think it was call APMT?

Any ideas?

You might want to try xmacro. Documentation is sparse on it, but it's actually easy to use. Simply record your mouse and keyboard actions with
(There's also xmacrorec (no number). I don't know what the difference is, but xmacrorec doesn't seem to handle mouse movements for some reason. Edit: xmacrorec appears to be for remote displays, while xmacrorec2 records the local one only.)

Then you can edit it as you wish and play it back with
the last number is your display number, and the -d is the number of milliseconds between commands. Set it too low and everything will fly through almost instantaneously. But setting it slower has the side-effect of making mouse double-clicking impossible. You can insert delays into the macro file itself instead if necessary.