def xlib_send_string(text, window=None):
"""
Send a string to a window by remapping the keyboard. Slow, but works
with all Unicode characters.
"""
if type(text) is not str:
text = text.decode("utf8")
if not window:
window = xlib_get_active_window()
display = xlib_get_display()
original_mapping = display.get_keyboard_mapping(254, 1)
try:
for character in text:
display.change_keyboard_mapping(
254, [[xlib_unicode_cp_to_keysym(ord(character))] *
len(original_mapping[0])])
display.sync()
for m_type in (Xlib.protocol.event.KeyPress,
Xlib.protocol.event.KeyRelease):
ev = m_type(time=0, child=0, state=0, root=window.query_tree().root, window=window, same_screen=1, \
root_x=0, root_y=0, event_x=0, event_y=1, detail=254)
window.send_event(ev)
display.sync()
time.sleep(0.05)
pass
finally:
display.change_keyboard_mapping(254, original_mapping)
def xlib_send_string(text, window=None):
"""
Send a string to a window by remapping the keyboard. Slow, but works
with all Unicode characters.
"""
if type(text) is not unicode:
text = text.decode("utf8")
if not window:
window = xlib_get_active_window()
display = xlib_get_display()
original_mapping = display.get_keyboard_mapping(254, 1)
try:
for character in text:
display.change_keyboard_mapping(254, [ [xlib_unicode_cp_to_keysym(ord(character))] * len(original_mapping[0]) ])
display.sync()
for m_type in (Xlib.protocol.event.KeyPress, Xlib.protocol.event.KeyRelease):
ev = m_type(time=0, child=0, state=0, root=window.query_tree().root, window=window, same_screen=1, \
root_x=0, root_y=0, event_x=0, event_y=1, detail=254)
window.send_event(ev)
display.sync()
time.sleep(0.05)
pass
finally:
display.change_keyboard_mapping(254, original_mapping)
def remap_keys(remap):
""" Remap keycode -> keysym for function keys
The keycode -> keysym mapping is so that the keycode generated
when the F1 key is pressed sends the F25 keysym. But to do that you
need to know the keycodes for F1-10, for Linux on x86 the keycode for
F1 is 67 but for other platforms it could be different. So the code
looks up the keycode mapped to F1 keysym if that is non zero (i.e. F1
is mapped) I map that keycode to F1 or F25 as required, if F1 is not
mapped I lookup the keycode for F25 and if that is non zero I map
that keycode to F1 or F25 as required. If F1 and F25 are not mapped
to any keycode I use 67 as the keycode for the F1 key. The code
assumes that the keycodes for F1-10 are sequential which may not be
true for all platforms. A more robust solution may be found by
accessing the keyboard layout somehow but I haven't had time to look
yet.
"""
display = Xlib.display.Display()
# only keycodes 8 to 255 are defined
first_keycode = 8
keymaps_orig = display.get_keyboard_mapping(first_keycode, 255 - first_keycode)
keymaps = list(keymaps_orig)
if remap == True:
keysym = 65494
else:
keysym = 65470
keycode_F1 = display.keysym_to_keycode(65470)
keycode_F25 = display.keysym_to_keycode(65494)
# set first_fkeycode to a sensible default incase F1 and F25 are not mapped
first_fkeycode = 67
if keycode_F1 > 0:
first_fkeycode = keycode_F1
elif keycode_F25 > 0:
first_fkeycode = keycode_F25
for i in range(0, 10):
keymaps[(i + first_fkeycode - first_keycode)][0] = keysym + i
keymaps[(i + first_fkeycode - first_keycode)][2] = keysym + i
keymaps[(i + first_fkeycode - first_keycode)][4] = keysym + i
display.change_keyboard_mapping(first_keycode, keymaps, onerror = None)
display.sync()
display.close()
def remap_keys(remap):
""" Remap keycode -> keysym for function keys
The keycode -> keysym mapping is so that the keycode generated
when the F1 key is pressed sends the F25 keysym. But to do that you
need to know the keycodes for F1-10, for Linux on x86 the keycode for
F1 is 67 but for other platforms it could be different. So the code
looks up the keycode mapped to F1 keysym if that is non zero (i.e. F1
is mapped) I map that keycode to F1 or F25 as required, if F1 is not
mapped I lookup the keycode for F25 and if that is non zero I map
that keycode to F1 or F25 as required. If F1 and F25 are not mapped
to any keycode I use 67 as the keycode for the F1 key. The code
assumes that the keycodes for F1-10 are sequential which may not be
true for all platforms. A more robust solution may be found by
accessing the keyboard layout somehow but I haven't had time to look
yet.
"""
display = Xlib.display.Display()
# only keycodes 8 to 255 are defined
first_keycode = 8
keymaps_orig = display.get_keyboard_mapping(first_keycode, 255 - first_keycode)
keymaps = list(keymaps_orig)
if remap == True:
keysym = 65494
else:
keysym = 65470
keycode_F1 = display.keysym_to_keycode(65470)
keycode_F25 = display.keysym_to_keycode(65494)
# set first_fkeycode to a sensible default incase F1 and F25 are not mapped
first_fkeycode = 67
if keycode_F1 > 0:
first_fkeycode = keycode_F1
elif keycode_F25 > 0:
first_fkeycode = keycode_F25
for i in range(0, int(number_of_suggestions)):
keymaps[(i + first_fkeycode - first_keycode)][0] = keysym + i
keymaps[(i + first_fkeycode - first_keycode)][2] = keysym + i
keymaps[(i + first_fkeycode - first_keycode)][4] = keysym + i
display.change_keyboard_mapping(first_keycode, keymaps, onerror = None)
display.sync()
display.close()
def xtype(keysyms, keycode=KEYCODE): keysyms = list(enumerate(keysyms, keycode)) print(keysyms) import Xlib.display from Xlib import X display = Xlib.display.Display() display.change_keyboard_mapping(keycode, [(sym,) * 8 for code, sym in keysyms]) while 1: e = display.next_event() if e.type == X.MappingNotify: for code, sym in keysyms: display.xtest_fake_input(X.KeyPress, code) display.xtest_fake_input(X.KeyRelease, code) break display.sync()
