SendEvent

[nyquist]

Had a question about Wine ignoring the X11 SendEvent method, specifically for something using "xdotool" as follows:

"xdotool type --window $wineWindow test"

Basically, I would like to know if it is possible to configure or recompile wine to accept and act upon events received in the above manner; and if it is possible, how can I do it?

Currently, any input in such a manner is ignored by wine, completely, whether it is sent to a wine virtual desktop or otherwise


Any help would be greatly appreciated

[vitamin]

Currently, any input in such a manner is ignored by wine, completely, whether it is sent to a wine virtual desktop or otherwise

You can't do much by sending events to the virtual desktop or any Wine window because Wine creates only one top level X-window (not counting special X-window for OpenGL).

In theory it should work, in practice - you'll have to focus the right Wine "window" first, then send text to it. However that text should be sent as sequence of key presses and releases. Nothing else will work for Wine.

[Thunderbird]

You might have more luck using with 'SendInput'. For that to work you would have to write a small winelib application.

[nyquist]

thank you very much, I will look into it then; and I verified that the window I wanted to send to had focus within the wine virtual desktop, still no luck

[vitamin]

I verified that the window I wanted to send to had focus within the wine virtual desktop, still no luck

That means that xtools is not sending key down/key up events at all or sends them with wrong information.