22 Jul
2005
22 Jul
'05
6:57 p.m.
Kevin Cosgrove wrote:
On 22 July 2005 at 10:03, Steve Harris
<S.W.Harris(a)ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
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
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...