Hi lkcl, I am trying to use uinput to make my mouse pointer move and register keystrokes. However, when I compile the program you have linked to (this seems to be the most popular program example on the web), everytime I run it, when it asks me for an input, I enter 'A' for example and my system crashes and restarts. I also tried using another example which moved the mouse pointer every couple of seconds. Now I found it strange that the mouse pointer doesn't physically move, but there is some virtual unseen pointer which keeps moving (I know this because I get mouse rollover effects every couple of seconds). The 2nd question isn't as important as the first, as I cannot figure out why the program is crashing. Why did the author use a getchar() to ask for input? I am very confused as to how this program works. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks a lot. lkcl wrote: > > > > Harinandan S wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> I am using Gtk 2.12.2 over DirectFB 1.1.1. I get prints >> saying gdk_display_warp_pointer is not implemented. Is there any other >> way >> to move mouse pointer? >> >> Regards, >> Harinandan S >> > > harinandan, hi, > > you can always use the linux userspace uinput kernel module to simulate > key and mouse events, programmatically. see the following: > http://lkcl.net/software/uinput/ > > this is a working example - you _will_ need to initialise both keyboard > _and_ mouse ioctls otherwise uinput refuses to work, inexplicably. the > example shows moving the mouse cursor to the right by a small margin; > pressing the "a" key; releasing the "a" key and then reading the program's > stdin using getchar() to receive the "a" key. > > l. > > p.s. if you don't do the "release" then you get a stream of "a"s because, > well, duh, the key is being held down. > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Gtk-over-DirectFB---Moving-mouse-pointer-through-API-tp22635749p25916050.html Sent from the Gtk+ - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
