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HOWTO - KEYBOARD MACRO IN X11 - 2007-09-05
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UPDATE - 2008-06-18
For more complex (and up-to-date) X controlling try "xautomation" tools - http://hoopajoo.net/projects/xautomation.html
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Sources I used:
[1] http://xmacro.sourceforge.net/
[2] http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3307487


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1) Install "xmacro"
Gentoo: it is "obsolete" - it hasn't been updated long time, so you must download it from Internet - but it is still fully functional!
Ubuntu: it is still included in universe package source

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2) change /etc/X11/xorg.conf & restart X11 server:
*****
Section "Module"
...
        Load    "record"
...
EndSection
*****

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3) Record "macro" you want:
Usage: xmacrorec2 [options]
Options:
  -s  FACTOR  scalefactor for coordinates. Default: 1.0.
  -k  KEYCODE the keycode for the key used for quitting.
  -v          show version.
  -h          this help.

##### "ESC" (-k 9) terminates recording
$ xmacrorec2 -k 9 > quote
#####

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4) Edit your recorded file ("quote"):
* Remove (the first) line "MotionNotify..."
* Add to the first line "Delay 1"
* You can add some "Delay 1" lines, when you have long list of keys
* The last command MUST NOT end with "new line"

#Modified file "quote"
>Delay 1
>KeyStrPress a
>KeyStrRelease a
>KeyStrPress n
>KeyStrRelease n
>KeyStrPress Return
>KeyStrRelease Return
>KeyStrPress Return
>KeyStrRelease Return*EOF*

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5) Replay your "macro" to X11 server (I recommend to use delay for event ~30ms):
Usage: xmacroplay [options] remote_display
Options:
  -d  DELAY   delay in milliseconds for events sent to remote display.
              Default: 10ms.
  -s  FACTOR  scalefactor for coordinates. Default: 1.0.
  -v          show version.
  -h          this help.

#####
$ cat quote |xmacroplay -d 30 :0.0
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(You can use e.g. "lineak" <http://lineak.sourceforge.net> or other application to launch your macros)