Customize eventKey.cfg

You can customize gesture by editing eventKey.cfg. xSwipe use "sendkey" in X11::GUITest when you swipe touchpad.

SendKeys KEYS

Sends keystrokes to the window that has the input focus.

The keystrokes to send are those specified in KEYS parameter. Some characters have special meaning, they are:

    Modifier Keys:
    ^       CTRL
    %       ALT
    +       SHIFT
    #       META
            ALTGR

    Other Keys:
    ~       ENTER
    \n      ENTER
    \t      TAB
    ( and ) MODIFIER GROUPING
    { and } QUOTE / ESCAPE CHARACTERS

Simply, one can send a text string like so:

    SendKeys('Hello, how are you today?');

Parenthesis allow a modifier to work on one or more characters. For example:

    SendKeys('%(f)q'); # Alt-f, then press q
    SendKeys('%(fa)^(m)'); # Alt-f, Alt-a, Ctrl-m
    SendKeys('+(abc)'); # Uppercase ABC using shift modifier
    SendKeys('^(+(l))'); # Ctrl-Shift-l
    SendKeys('+'); # Press shift

Braces are used to quote special characters, for utilizing aliased key names, or for special functionality. Multiple characters can be specified in a brace by space delimiting the entries. Characters can be repeated using a number that is space delimited after the preceeding key.

Quote Special Characters

    SendKeys('{{}'); # {
    SendKeys('{+}'); # +
    SendKeys('{#}'); # #

    You can also use QuoteStringForSendKeys (QSfSK) to perform quoting.

Aliased Key Names

    SendKeys('{BAC}'); # Backspace
    SendKeys('{F1 F2 F3}'); # F1, F2, F3
    SendKeys('{TAB 3}'); # Press TAB 3 times
    SendKeys('{SPC 3 a b c}'); # Space 3 times, a, b, c

Special Functionality

    # Pause execution for 500 milliseconds
    SendKeys('{PAUSE 500}');

Combinations

    SendKeys('abc+(abc){TAB PAUSE 500}'); # a, b, c, A, B, C, Tab, Pause 500
    SendKeys('+({a b c})'); # A, B, C

The following abbreviated key names are currently recognized within a brace set. If you don't see the desired key, you can still use the unabbreviated name for the key. If you are unsure of this name, utilize the xev (X event view) tool, press the key you want and look at the tools output for the name of that key. Names that are in the list below can be utilized regardless of case. Ones that aren't in this list are going to be case sensitive and also not abbreviated. For example, using 'xev' you will find that the name of the backspace key is BackSpace, so you could use {BackSpace} in place of {bac} if you really wanted to.

    Name    Action
    -------------------
    BAC     BackSpace
    BS      BackSpace
    BKS     BackSpace
    BRE     Break
    CAN     Cancel
    CAP     Caps_Lock
    DEL     Delete
    DOW     Down
    END     End
    ENT     Return
    ESC     Escape
    F1      F1
    ...     ...
    F12     F12
    HEL     Help
    HOM     Home
    INS     Insert
    LAL     Alt_L
    LMA     Meta_L
    LCT     Control_L
    LEF     Left
    LSH     Shift_L
    LSK     Super_L
    MNU     Menu
    NUM     Num_Lock
    PGD     Page_Down
    PGU     Page_Up
    PRT     Print
    RAL     Alt_R
    RMA     Meta_R
    RCT     Control_R
    RIG     Right
    RSH     Shift_R
    RSK     Super_R
    SCR     Scroll_Lock
    SPA     Space
    SPC     Space
    TAB     Tab
    UP      Up

zero is returned on failure, non-zero for success. For configurations (Xvfb) that don't support Alt_Left, Meta_Left is automatically used in its place.