On Fri, Jul 22, 2005 at 01:56:21 -0700, Erik Steffl wrote: > 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... Indeed, DCOP: http://developer.kde.org/documentation/tutorials/automation/index.html I'd heard of it, but I didnt relaise it was intrinsic. Nice. - Steve
