def control(self):
"""Control an X11 keyboard. Press Ctrl-C to stop."""
# current display
root = Display().screen().root
# we tell the X server we want to catch keyPress event
root.change_attributes(event_mask = X.KeyPressMask)
# Inform X11 of which keys we'll be trapping
keys = self.keys
for keycode in keys:
root.grab_key(keycode, X.AnyModifier, 1,
X.GrabModeAsync, X.GrabModeAsync)
# Endless loop which listens for events
next_event = root.display.next_event
KeyPress = X.KeyPress
try:
while 1:
event = next_event()
if event.type == KeyPress:
# For KeyPress events, event.detail is the keycode
keys[event.detail]()
except KeyboardInterrupt:
pass
def main(): import_scripts() # current display root = Display().screen().root # we tell the X server we want to catch keyPress event root.change_attributes(event_mask = X.KeyPressMask) for keycode in keys: root.grab_key(keycode, X.AnyModifier, 1,X.GrabModeAsync, X.GrabModeAsync) try: GtkMain().start() # thread.start_new_thread( gtk.main, () ) while 1: # gtk.main_iteration() # if root.display.pending_events(): event = root.display.next_event() handle_event(event) except Exception, inst: print 'Error: %s' % inst
