I would like to simulate keyboard combinations.
I am able to do this on Windows with AutoHotKey.
Is there an equivalent app for Ubuntu?
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1to answer this question correctly: what is the DE (desktop environment, aka 'kde', 'gnome', 'xfce' etc) you are using? if you answer that, one would check out how to bind keys to certain actions.– akiraCommented Sep 20, 2009 at 6:54
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2I think it's safe to say that Ubuntu implies gnome unless otherwise noted.– itsadokCommented Oct 6, 2009 at 6:20
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I'm using Gnome.– liptonCommented Oct 29, 2009 at 20:40
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The links in nik's answer are a bit old but still pretty useful, although there have been quite a few advancements since then. There is IronAHK currently available which is a complete rewrite of AutoHotkey which works under .NET as well as Mono, allowing it to have cross-platform compatibility. It's also free and fully open source.
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2Very promising, but the project doesn't seem to have made any releases yet. I don't see any option other than to fetch and compile the source yourself. Has anyone used it?– user4358Commented Sep 24, 2009 at 22:51
Brainstorm Ubuntu: Idea #588: AutoHotkey for Ubuntu (automation, hotkeys) has some notes.
You may also want to look at AutoKey - the (totally rewritten) text expansion and hotkey utility.
Finally, this older Idea #163: Sytem-wide shortcut configuration refers many discussions on the subject. Like akira comments, your desktop environment may already support easy key bindings.
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1The Brainstorm website has been shut down, and those links don't work any more.– FlimmCommented May 26, 2023 at 13:55
Landed here earlier while searching for one myself.
There is now a opensource & cross platform alternative.
Robotjs handles mouse, keyboard, and screen(pixels) inputs with js code.
Example from the website:
// Type "Hello World" then press enter.
var robot = require("robotjs");
// Type "Hello World".
robot.typeString("Hello World");
// Press enter.
robot.keyTap("enter");
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1From FAQ: Q: Why is <insert key> missing from the keyboard functions? A: We’ve been implementing keys as we need them. Feel free to create an issue or submit a pull request! Well, that's... peculiar.– DragomokCommented Jun 17, 2017 at 19:07
I believe you should be able to do this with xbindkeys+xvkbd. That is, install xbindkeys, xbindkeys-config, xvkbd. Configure xbindkeys to call xvkbd on Windows keys, i.e. in ~/.xbindkeysrc, add:
"sleep 0.2 && /usr/bin/xvkbd -text "\A\t""
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"sleep 0.2 && /usr/bin/xvkbd -text "\A\t""
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If this works, add xbindkeys to System > Preferences > Sessions > Startup Programs and maybe disable default assignments in ~/.xbindkeysrc
there is a port in progress ahklinux
