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SerVB
commented on July 20, 2024
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Has someone come up with the right and universal way to input numpad digits via xdotool?
For example, I want to input Numpad-5. I do xdotool key KP_5 but I get the following in xev (shift is activated too and I don't have "5" input in my app):
KeyPress event, serial 39, synthetic NO, window 0x7a00001,
root 0x258, subw 0x0, time 5567089, (1421,438), root:(1461,491),
state 0x10, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 40, synthetic NO, window 0x7a00001,
root 0x258, subw 0x0, time 5567119, (1421,438), root:(1461,491),
state 0x11, keycode 84 (keysym 0xff9d, KP_Begin), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 40, synthetic NO, window 0x7a00001,
root 0x258, subw 0x0, time 5567126, (1421,438), root:(1461,491),
state 0x11, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 40, synthetic NO, window 0x7a00001,
root 0x258, subw 0x0, time 5567126, (1421,438), root:(1461,491),
state 0x10, keycode 84 (keysym 0xffb5, KP_5), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (35) "5"
XFilterEvent returns: False
The current way I use is xdotool key 84 – it gives me correct results but I'm not sure that 84 is KP_5 for every Linux machine:
KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x7400001,
root 0x258, subw 0x0, time 6201400, (984,-4), root:(2795,992),
state 0x10, keycode 84 (keysym 0xffb5, KP_5), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (35) "5"
XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (35) "5"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 39, synthetic NO, window 0x7400001,
root 0x258, subw 0x0, time 6201423, (984,-4), root:(2795,992),
state 0x10, keycode 84 (keysym 0xffb5, KP_5), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (35) "5"
XFilterEvent returns: False
key KP_Begin also works but again I'm not sure it will be available on other machines. Is there maybe a way to switch machine layout to something universal prior running xdotool, maybe it will help?
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AlisterH
commented on July 20, 2024
I think this problem was previously noticed at:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/xdotool-users/NOroPeUUuqs/b-2sWNdq2P0J
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C0rn3j
commented on July 20, 2024
Still a problem.
Workaround as per the linked forum - Use the alternative names, not the numbered ones.
You can get them from xmodmap -pke
Tested on Arch xdotool 3.20160805.1-3
xev output:
xdotool key KP_5
xdotool key KP_Begin
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