On Fri, Jul 22, 2005 at 01:56:21 -0700, Erik Steffl wrote:
> Kevin Cosgrove wrote:
> >On 22 July 2005 at 10:03, Steve Harris <S.W.Harris@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I dont think it can. GUI apps under linux are remarkably poor for thier
> >>scriptability on the whole...
> >
> >
> >I saw something on gnu.announce yesterday about some open source software,
> >which had among it's features the ability to record/playback mouse
> >movements, clicks, and other keyboard input. This might allow some
> >scripting of a GUI app. Check the GNU site for this. I wish I could
> >remember the name; it was 5 letters and started with a G. Hmm, maybe
> >the last two letters were ss, maybe not. I'm a big help, aren't I...
>
> kde is scriptable (forgot what's it called), you can basically
> control any kde app from command line, gnome might have something
> similar to that...
Indeed, DCOP:
http://developer.kde.org/documentation/tutorials/automation/index.html
I'd heard of it, but I didnt relaise it was intrinsic. Nice.
- Steve
Received on Sat Jul 23 04:15:07 2005
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