GUI/App to automate key presses in linux wayland
from SpiderUnderUrBed@lemmy.zip to linux@lemmy.ml on 30 Jun 07:10
https://lemmy.zip/post/42798420

There is xclicker which is a flatpak app, but it only automate mouse clicks, but there is nothing for key presses, I am surprised I could not find anything on this, but is there any GUI for this? Also is this possible on a technical level (in flatpak especially, I dont know if apps can simulate key presses). I know of ydotool, but that uses root, also its not a gui

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[deleted] on 30 Jun 08:04 next collapse

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[deleted] on 30 Jun 08:09 next collapse

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MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip on 30 Jun 08:27 next collapse

github.com/Net-Mist/wdotool

SpiderUnderUrBed@lemmy.zip on 30 Jun 08:36 collapse

Unfortunately it ain’t a gui

HelloRoot@lemy.lol on 30 Jun 08:47 collapse

I know it is not a gui, but until you find one:

it worked quite well to paste the documentation to chatgpt and ask it to make happen exactly what you want.

SpiderUnderUrBed@lemmy.zip on 30 Jun 08:48 next collapse

What’s the difference between this and ydotool

HelloRoot@lemy.lol on 30 Jun 09:05 collapse

ydotool works too

I havent used either in a while

MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip on 30 Jun 13:08 collapse

Or read the manual, instead of wasting a few kg CO² on lazyness?

Havatra@lemmy.zip on 30 Jun 08:55 next collapse

Does Actiona suit your needs?

SpiderUnderUrBed@lemmy.zip on 30 Jun 08:58 collapse

If it works on wayland then yes

JTskulk@lemmy.world on 30 Jun 22:04 collapse

Looks like it doesn’t: wiki.actiona.tools/doku.php?id=en%3Ax11notdetecte…

I’m actually looking for something like this too because Autokey and pyautogui (and antimicrox on another machine) is the only software keeping me on X.

7eter@feddit.org on 30 Jun 09:31 next collapse

I did use Clicker on Wayland - available on Flathub.

SpiderUnderUrBed@lemmy.zip on 30 Jun 09:35 collapse

Weird it’s called clicker when you can do key presses too, but I’ll check it out. It looks like it fulfills my use case

lukecooperatus@lemmy.ml on 30 Jun 10:55 next collapse

Dunno if it would meet your needs, but I’ve been using Input Remapper for binding macros to various key presses and mouse buttons under Wayland. It does prompt for root access, but it’s a GUI. It supports any input method, as far as I can tell. It even supports my tablet.

I use it to bind stuff like hold(key(BTN_LEFT).wait(100)) to some button to repeatedly left click while I’m holding that button down.

thingsiplay@beehaw.org on 30 Jun 11:35 collapse

It’s not GUI, but I want to mention another alternative, as people mention commandline applications here too: kdotool, works under KDE Wayland without with normal user rights (no root). They still work on a few features, but it can do lot of windowing stuff already. A good addition to ydotool.