xte_commandString() Command Strings

This page describes the various command strings available for the xte_commandString() function.

Mouse Click

 'mouseclick <button_number>' 

Click the mouse button <button_number> in-place.

Image Mouse Click

 'imouseclick <image_name>' 

Click the mouse at an image's top-left corner.

Image Mouse Click (Centered)

 'icmouseclick <image_name>' 

Click the mouse at an image's center.

Mouse XY Move

 'mousexy <x-coord> <y-coord>' 

Move the mouse to an absolute coordinate.

Warning:

The <x-coord> and <y-coord> are expected to be integers.

Mouse XY Move (Relative)

 'mouserxy <x-increment> <y-increment>' 

Move the mouse by the given x and y values (relative motion).

A positive X increment will move the mouse to the right, and a positive Y increment will move the mouse down.

Warning:

The <x-increment> and <y-increment> are expected to be integers.

Mouse Image Move

 'mouseimage <image_name>' 

Move the mouse to an image's top-left corner.

Mouse Image Move (Centered)

 'cmouseimage <image_name>' 

Move the mouse to an image's center.

Mouse Button Down

 'mousedown <button_number>' 

Push and leave down a mouse button.

Mouse Button Up

 'mouseup <button_number>' 

Release mouse button <button_number>

Mouse Jiggle

 'mousejiggle' 

Jiggle the mouse (helps to activate some widgets). Moves the mouse right and down 1 pixel, and then back.

Mouse Scroll Down

 'mousescrolld' 

Scroll the mouse down 1 time - depending on window manager settings, etc., this may be multiple lines.

Note:

This is a wrapper function for clicking button 4 on the mouse

Mouse Scroll Up

 'mousescrollu' 

Scroll the mouse up 1 time - depending on window manager settings, etc., this may be multiple lines.

Note:

This is a wrapper function for clicking button 5 on the mouse

Key Button Click

 'keyclick <key_name>' 

Push and release a keyboard key. This can be a key like 'a', 'b', or something fancy like 'space'. Please see XTest Key Strings for a full list of special keys.

Key Button Down

 'keydown <key_name>' 

Push down but do not release a keyboard key. This can be a key like 'a', 'b', or something fancy like 'space'. Please see XTest Key Strings for a full list of special keys.

Key Button Up

 'keyup <key_name>' 

Release a keyboard key. This can be a key like 'a', 'b', or something fancy like 'space'. Please see XTest Key Strings for a full list of special keys.

Keyboard Input String

 'keystring <string>' 

Input a string of text to the X11 server. For example, inputting 'Hello, world!" will act as if you typed 'Hello, world!' from the keyboard.

Warning:

Unlike Key Button Down, Key Button Up, and Key Button Click, this function can not handle special keys like 'space'.

Wait for Image

 'waitfor <image_name>' 

Wait for an image to show up on screen. For example, this can be used to make sure a button exists before clicking it.