xdotool key won't work with sxhkd

• AutoKey

  88 3,145 5.2 Python

  AutoKey, a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11.

  

I am trying to find an alternative to AutoKey for keyboard macros. I've seen some suggest sxhkd combined with xdotool, which is what I'm trying here. I want to implement macros whereby when I press alt + j,i,k,l it simulates left,up,down,right arrow keys respectfully. I have the contents of ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc as:

• xdotool

  38 3,016 4.1 C

  fake keyboard/mouse input, window management, and more

I am trying to find an alternative to AutoKey for keyboard macros. I've seen some suggest sxhkd combined with xdotool, which is what I'm trying here. I want to implement macros whereby when I press alt + j,i,k,l it simulates left,up,down,right arrow keys respectfully. I have the contents of ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc as:

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• sxhkd

  42 2,666 0.0 C

  Simple X hotkey daemon

I found This github issue thread that says a workaround is to "pass the synthetic event directly to a specific window." and gives the following example:

• keyd

  136 2,293 7.9 C

  A key remapping daemon for linux.

This is an example of what you want: https://github.com/rvaiya/keyd/blob/master/examples/nav-layer.conf

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