Module: Castanaut::Plugin::Keystack

Defined in:
lib/plugins/keystack.rb

Overview

keystack castanaut plugin by trevor wennblom <[email protected]> 2009-04-23

used in gnu screen demo

http://ninecoldwinters.com/ferro/gnuscreenscreencast

castanaut can be found here: gadgets.inventivelabs.com.au/castanaut

support multiple modifier keys to achieve the likes of Command-Tab

modifiers allowed are :control, :command, :option, and :shift these can be passed as an array

this does not account for input customization, so if you use dvorak your results will be interesting.

license compatible with castanaut released under the terms of the WTFPL sam.zoy.org/wtfpl

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#keycode(k) ⇒ Object

keycode press keycode is a number mapped to a specific key on your keyboard, ‘0’ and greater



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# File 'lib/plugins/keystack.rb', line 29

def keycode(k)
  k = k.to_i # if a number as type String was passed
  ascript = %Q`tell application "System Events" to key code #{k}`
  execute_applescript(ascript)
end

#keycode_using(k, *modifiers) ⇒ Object

keycode press with one or more modifier keys keycode is a number mapped to a specific key on your keyboard, ‘0’ and greater



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# File 'lib/plugins/keystack.rb', line 51

def keycode_using(k, *modifiers)
  k = k.to_i # if a number as type String was passed
  m = modifiers_to_array(modifiers)
  ascript = %Q`tell application "System Events" to key code #{k} using #{m}`
  execute_applescript(ascript)
end

#keystroke(k) ⇒ Object

keystroke such as ‘a’ or ‘my sentence’



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# File 'lib/plugins/keystack.rb', line 36

def keystroke(k)
  ascript = %Q`tell application "System Events" to keystroke "#{k}"`
  execute_applescript(ascript)
end

#keystroke_literal(k, *modifiers) ⇒ Object

keystroke literal such as ‘return’ or ‘tab’ example

keystroke_literal('tab')



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# File 'lib/plugins/keystack.rb', line 44

def keystroke_literal(k, *modifiers)
  ascript = %Q`tell application "System Events" to keystroke #{k}`
  execute_applescript(ascript)
end

#keystroke_literal_using(k, *modifiers) ⇒ Object

keystroke literal such as ‘return’ or ‘tab’ with one or more modifier keys example

keystroke_literal_using('tab', :command) # Command-Tab switch windows



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# File 'lib/plugins/keystack.rb', line 72

def keystroke_literal_using(k, *modifiers)
  m = modifiers_to_array(modifiers)
  ascript = %Q`tell application "System Events" to keystroke #{k} using #{m}`
  execute_applescript(ascript)
end

#keystroke_using(k, *modifiers) ⇒ Object

keystroke with one or more modifier keys example

keystroke('z', :command)
keystroke('z', :command, :shift)
keystroke('z', [:command, :shift])



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# File 'lib/plugins/keystack.rb', line 63

def keystroke_using(k, *modifiers)
  m = modifiers_to_array(modifiers)
  ascript = %Q`tell application "System Events" to keystroke "#{k}" using #{m}`
  execute_applescript(ascript)
end