Xdotool Alternatives

xdotool reviews and mentions

• autoclicker with multiple locations
  1 project | /r/archlinux | 29 May 2023

  Have a look at this: https://github.com/jordansissel/xdotool

• AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D: Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu 23.04 Linux Performance
  2 projects | /r/Amd | 19 Apr 2023

  Maybe not AHK exactly, but it essentially does the same: xdotool

• [Lua] How to set the --geometry parameter in a Lua script?
  1 project | /r/mpv | 31 Mar 2023

  Use an external tool, like xdotool.

• gtk-rs: can't get window ID with command inside connect_show or connect_realize
  2 projects | /r/learnrust | 6 Mar 2023

  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):

• My (challenging) experience building a window switcher for Ubuntu
  6 projects | /r/rust | 5 Mar 2023

  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.

• I cannot take it any longer, please, help!
  1 project | /r/linuxaudio | 21 Feb 2023

  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

• Focusing/switching X11 windows with a Rust crate
  2 projects | /r/learnrust | 17 Feb 2023

  Right now, I'm focusing (switching) X11 windows with a shell command (xdotool) from inside my Rust program:

• X Window System Basics
  4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Jan 2023

  Maybe xdotool [0] is what you're looking for.

  [0] https://github.com/jordansissel/xdotool/

• Some help writing C extensions
  1 project | /r/learnpython | 9 Jan 2023
• Ask HN: What's Your Proudest Hack?
  12 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 12 Dec 2022

  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)

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