Kevin Cosgrove wrote: > On 22 July 2005 at 10:03, Steve Harris <S.W.Harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >>I dont think it can. GUI apps under linux are remarkably poor for thier >>scriptability on the whole... > > > I saw something on gnu.announce yesterday about some open source software, > which had among it's features the ability to record/playback mouse > movements, clicks, and other keyboard input. This might allow some > scripting of a GUI app. Check the GNU site for this. I wish I could > remember the name; it was 5 letters and started with a G. Hmm, maybe > the last two letters were ss, maybe not. I'm a big help, aren't I... kde is scriptable (forgot what's it called), you can basically control any kde app from command line, gnome might have something similar to that... erik