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Simulate USB keyboard from machine
You could use a Raspberry Pi Zero in USB gadget mode. In this mode, the Raspberry Pi can behave as many standard USB devices (keyboard, mouse, mass storage, etc.) and you will then be able to e.g. "...
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Simulate USB keyboard from machine
I have had success with etherkey, a Teensy and a UART to USB bridge.
The host computer sends commands to the Teensy through the UART bridge. The Teensy pretends it is a keyboard and presses virtual ...
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How to type unicode characters in KDE?
Yet another method to type Unicode character in KDE is to use KRunner — it has Special Characters plugin enabled by default. Hit Alt + Space and enter #code and press Enter. For example, #2019 will ...
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Simulate USB keyboard from machine
I eventually found a hardware device to do this on AliExpress. That makes it a bit of a black box, though I suspect internally it operates much like in the answer from Sjoerd.
The USB end of the ...
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Why can't I use the laptop mouse or keyboard in any X window manager on an Alpine Linux machine?
Here is what worked worked, while all other suggestions on the internet did not:
apk add udev xf86-input-libinput
rc-update add udev-trigger boot
rc-update add udev-settle boot
rc-update add udev-...
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How to spoof a microphone to a program?
If you googlge "Windows virtual mic", you can find many solutions.
One of them is Virtual Audio Cable, which is donation-ware. Upon install, it will create a virtual input device and a ...
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Simulate USB keyboard from machine
You can use usbip to make USB devices (including a keyboard) on a host computer available as USB devices on a client computer over the network. As it's a USB device, it will be indistinguishable from ...
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Switch from PC display to HDMI connected ps4
Your PC's HDMI port is not a capture device. It is a video-output device. If you want to capture what is on the screen of your PS4, you'll need to invest in a capture device, and probably more high-...
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How to type unicode characters in KDE?
For the editors Kate and Kwrite or Kdevelop, I have found a solution in a blog post: one can type F7, or alternately in the menu "View -> Switch to Command Line", then in the command line,...
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How to type unicode characters in KDE?
Install ibus-gtk3 (other input method frameworks, and certainly other ibus UIs may provide similar features, but this is what I tested).
This provides a unicode input dialog under the label of "Emoji ...
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One VGA port, how do I connect both a VGA and DVI to it?
You need a VGA switcher. They are cheap and plentiful. If you get a device that is marketed as a KVM Switch it will also switch your keyboard/video/mouse inputs between two computers (if that's what ...
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Disable horizontal (left/right) mouse input during specific key press (toggle) or key hold
Try this
]::
CoordMode, Mouse
MouseGetPos, x
ClipCursor(x, 0, 0, A_ScreenHeight)
return
] Up::
ClipCursor() ; Off
return
; https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=...
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Enabling disabled Asus NumberPad
To reenable NumberPad on Asus Zenbook UM3402YA after you uninstalled the driver, you can:
Go to this page with drivers for the model.
Scroll to Pointing Device and click See All Downloads.
Download ...
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How to spoof a microphone to a program?
I'm not familiar with Zoom, however, some systems will simply accept anything plugged into the mic socket as evidence of a microphone being attached.
Have you tried plugging an old earphone with an ...
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How to use steam controller as a game controller outside of steam
Essentially linking Epic games to Steam and opening it from there should do it.
Refer here for instructions.
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What is the name of this input?
It's an 8-pin DIN plug - weird and wonderful old stuff.
I could only guess at what the pinout might be, as there were at least 2 variants, 8C and 8U.
You can still get these at any decent "radio ...
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Block a specific program from accessing a device
I finally figured out that I can use a sandbox to accomplish this. Specifically firejail. I came up with a command that does nothing but block hidraw devices (which includes all Bluetooth controllers ...
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Trackpoint speed too high with libinput
Pointer speed is based on the device's dimensions and DPI resolution, which aren't always reported correctly. systemd-udev comes with a hwdb database of corrections for this (installed to /usr/lib/...
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Simulate USB keyboard from machine
Use Logitech Unifying USB receiver and emulate virtual keyboard with this: https://github.com/RoganDawes/LOGITacker
Should be about $20 total.
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Simulate USB keyboard from machine
I'm facing the same situation (specific scenario: I need to unlock my workstation remotely from the PRE-OS BitLocker screen). I've ordered the following HW, so I'm posting this to share my research, ...
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Simulate USB keyboard from machine
Given the time between the OP and now, this may be moot. However, for any others with a similar question, I propose the following solution:
Buy a cheap usb keyboard, the ones that are like $5 to $20 ...
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Program to use an Xbox controller as a mouse
I think you are looking for XPadder. It can interpretate inputs from any gamepad to a mouse/KB commands.
I'm not sure its very comfortable to use XBox controller as mouse for everyday usege, but you ...
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Can the Synergy client be configured to connect to one of many servers?
I did something similar, just in Windows. This is a powershell script
$servers = "192.168.101.70","192.168.1.148"
While (1) {
Foreach($s in $servers) {
If (Test-...
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Can the Synergy client be configured to connect to one of many servers?
I know this is an old post but I ended up writing a little bash script to handle this one for me, it essentially loops over your IP's until one with an active synergy port is available then it ...
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How to enable keyboard repeat on a Mac
The accepted answer is for a global change. To allow repeating keystrokes for a specific application (for example, the JetBrains IDEs), use:
defaults write com.jetbrains.CLion ApplePressAndHoldEnabled ...
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How to prevent finger friction when using touchscreen for a long time?
Wash your hands, then spay a tiny amount of anti-persperant onto your thumbs. Works a treat for me.
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How to prevent finger friction when using touchscreen for a long time?
If you are gaming try using a small amount or flour or baby powder rubbed onto your thumbs. Gives it a glass like feel.
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