Thread: there is a function to auto press a key?

You mean so the key goes down like a ghost was there?

What you are asking for could mean different things depending on the context. What/where/why do you want this?

You'd need to use a Linux API call similar to the SendInput() function on Windows. I'm not a Linux expert, so I'd have to search for it just like you.

You mean so the key goes down like a ghost was there?

What you are asking for could mean different things depending on the context. What/where/why do you want this?

well, im trying to edit the source code of an emulator, to accept a key only if ok() allow, but the emulator accept the keys and buttons everywhere, so dont matter the content of ok(), if i press the "c" key (or the button 7 in joystick for example) the emulator accept the button every time, so i was thinking the only way is the own program press the key when the ok() function tells to

You'd need to use a Linux API call similar to the SendInput() function on Windows. I'm not a Linux expert, so I'd have to search for it just like you.

i found this page:

http://linux.die.net/man/

but every section have A LOT of commands...

edit:

i think i found something:

http://help.lockergnome.com/linux/si...ict487117.html

I hate to deal a crushing blow, but it sounds kind of like you are in over your head; if you are trying to alter some source, I really doubt this is the appropriate method to accomplish your ends (but I haven't seen that source either). This is a bit of a guess(es): is this an SDL program (I thought I saw that in an earlier post but you have edited it out) -- I've never used SDL but I would assume you are trying to short circuit (ie, trip) some kind of signal handler function, because SDL must use them.

If you don't know what I mean by signal handler function, you simply do not have enough C prowess to satisfy your programming desires today, but you might get there by the end of the week.

If you do know what I mean and think I'm an upstart fool, ignore this post

Originally Posted by fbs777

i will see the source code of the xvkbd to see how he send the signal, and try to put in the emulator the same code instead using the system()

Again, I am sure you are going the wrong way! How familiar are you with the SDL API (I am guessing not very)? "how he sent the signal" vis, system calls or whatever is going to be by intention OPAQUE; the point of the API is to give you functions for this, and I would bet money that is how the code you are looking at works. Otherwise you might as well write your own SDL from scratch (that is the way you will be going by resorting to the xvkdb source) which will make modifying some piece of code WRITTEN FOR USE WITH SDL irrelevent.

It will be IMPOSSIBLE to modify if you do not have enough experience with SDL (as I said, I do not, but I at least understand this much about how it must operate).

You do not need to look at or understand xvkbd.
You do not need to simulate a keyboard event at all.
You DO need to understand C and SDL.