FVWM: SendKey Multicast ...

[Bastian]

Hi List,

I wonder if it is somehow possible to send key events (typed in a
head-window) to a set of other client-windows...

This could help in doing small sized cluster/VM administration ...



Thanks,

[Thomas Adam]

Post by Bastian
Hi List,
I wonder if it is somehow possible to send key events (typed in a
head-window) to a set of other client-windows...
This could help in doing small sized cluster/VM administration ...

This is what tmux(1) using its "synchronize-panes" option is for.

-- Thomas Adam

[Bastian]

Post by Thomas Adam
This is what tmux(1) using its "synchronize-panes" option is for.

Great. I will go for tmux then!

I my setup I will have tmux inside tmux then ...

[Dan Espen]

Post by Bastian
Hi List,
I wonder if it is somehow possible to send key events (typed in a
head-window) to a set of other client-windows...
This could help in doing small sized cluster/VM administration ...

If you are trying to generate a keystroke for an xterm, the
xterm won't accept a synthetic keystroke unless you've
selected "allow sendevents". (Its a security hole to allow it.)

Do some Google searches on "xwindows synthetic".
The first hit I got discussed the issues in the context of
a security exploit. It also mentioned some programs.

Fvwm doesn't have a command to generate keystrokes.


(Note: this reply was first posted in 2002.)

[Bastian]

Post by Dan Espen
Fvwm doesn't have a command to generate keystrokes.

I was thinking about:

WindowId 0x1402179 FakeKeypress press H

where the winid is a urxvtc

this works for me as an example...

[Dan Espen]

Post by Bastian

Post by Dan Espen
Fvwm doesn't have a command to generate keystrokes.

WindowId 0x1402179 FakeKeypress press H
where the winid is a urxvtc
this works for me as an example...

My mistake.
So many commands, I can't remember half of them...