owl
xdotool
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5 | 38 | |
117 | 3,031 | |
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2.7 | 3.5 | |
over 2 years ago | 25 days ago | |
Objective-C | C | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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owl
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Blink virtual machine now supports running GUI programs
Well, there is a Wayland Compositor for macOS:
https://github.com/owl-compositor/owl
It still lacks a lot of features though (I think, I never tried it out)
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X Window System Basics
> X runs on so many more platforms than Wayland [...] Python3 is strictly an improvement on every platform, I don't think they're analogous because there really is no good reason to keep Python2 around
X runs on more platforms than Wayland because...it was ported to them. Just like things use Python 3 because they were ported to it.
This is also understating the reach of X I think: it's widely used in the embedded world, is seeing increasing support in BSDs, and has even been used on macOS (https://github.com/owl-compositor/owl). People have even used it to embed an entire compositor inside a GTK app (https://github.com/alexlarsson/wakefield).
That isn't to say that libwayland has a lot of Linux-isms in it, but afaik they're not really structural as much as there is lack of interest to generalize things more. Heck, the protocol-oriented architecture would even make it easier for anything Linux-esque to be removed in favor of alternative protocols.
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Valve is Paying 100+ Open-Source Developers to work on Proton, Mesa, and More
Yup, the Owl compositor implements Wayland on Quartz (the macOS graphics system).
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Release 1.2.0 · 89luca89/distrobox
Thanks! FYI there is a wayland compositor for macos too, so it would be nice to be able to use that with linux apps in a VM...
- Owl: A WIP portable Wayland compositor written in Objective-C
xdotool
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autoclicker with multiple locations
Have a look at this: https://github.com/jordansissel/xdotool
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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D: Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu 23.04 Linux Performance
Maybe not AHK exactly, but it essentially does the same: xdotool
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[Lua] How to set the --geometry parameter in a Lua script?
Use an external tool, like xdotool.
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gtk-rs: can't get window ID with command inside connect_show or connect_realize
In a gtk-rs application, I'm running a xdotool command to get the id of the application's window. I'm running the command in a connect_show closure (after the window has been shown):
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My (challenging) experience building a window switcher for Ubuntu
Eventually, I needed to find the ID of windows, move them, and bring them to the front—I realized I couldn't do that with gtk-rs. I needed to interact with the window manager (X11 server). So from inside my application, I ran commands that called xdotool.
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I cannot take it any longer, please, help!
You might be able to use audacity in the background by setting up an application launcher in the gnome panel that executes xdotool, which can send keyboard signals (like R for record) to running applications: https://github.com/jordansissel/xdotool
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Focusing/switching X11 windows with a Rust crate
Right now, I'm focusing (switching) X11 windows with a shell command (xdotool) from inside my Rust program:
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X Window System Basics
Maybe xdotool [0] is what you're looking for.
[0] https://github.com/jordansissel/xdotool/
- Some help writing C extensions
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Ask HN: What's Your Proudest Hack?
I often create screen recordings for my classes, but it's very boring and time consuming. I'm a perfectionist, and if I mistype a command I prefer to re-record everything. Moreover, every time one of the tools used in the videos gets a significant update, I feel compelled to redo the video.
I have started using xdotool [1] to create bash scripts that send mouse clicks and keystrokes to apps. Interleaving calls to xdotool with the "sleep" command [2] produce a convincing effect. If I need to redo a video to fix typos or after a program update, I just fix the bash script and restart the recording.
Alas, the only thing that is missing in my videos is the sound of keyboard clicks… But nothing is perfect!
[1] https://github.com/jordansissel/xdotool
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_(command)
What are some alternatives?
distrobox - Use any linux distribution inside your terminal. Enable both backward and forward compatibility with software and freedom to use whatever distribution you’re more comfortable with. Mirror available at: https://gitlab.com/89luca89/distrobox
ydotool - Generic command-line automation tool (no X!)
XQuartz - An X11 server and client libraries for macOS
AutoKey - AutoKey, a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11.
blink - tiniest x86-64-linux emulator
wtype - xdotool type for wayland
wakefield - A proof of concept of a GTK+ Wayland compositor for various situations
archweb - Arch Linux website code
xserver-SIXEL - A X server implementation for SIXEL-featured terminals, based on @pelya's Xsdl kdrive server(https://github.com/pelya/xserver-xsdl)
i3-vim-focus - Vim plugin for seamless navigation between i3 and vim
blink - Blink Mobile Shell for iOS (Mosh based)
keepassxc - KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application “Keepass Password Safe”.