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Wayland alternative for xorg's xdotool?

xdotool is a nice X application, I tend to use it for creating macro commands (like Alt+F4 or Ctrl+W or Ctrl+Alt+Backspace or something like that). It's really easy to use and convenient, but I don't know of any Wayland compatible program like this.…
Cestarian
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How to type the Euro Symbol € on US English keyboard in Windows 10 without a numpad or "AltGr" key?

There are already many questions about typing the € symbol on keyboards where it is not one of the keycaps. Unless I have missed one of them, the answers fall into several categories: Alt+E, which works on European keyboard layouts, maybe even UK…
hippietrail
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pipes vs. redirects

I've been using pipes and redirects for a long time and just realized that I don't know exactly how they are different. I just know that if you want to store the output in a file, then you use >. Otherwise most of the time you just use |. Can…
tony_sid
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Does USB version speed matter for input devices?

We know that USB v1 - v2 -v3 has different features and signal/transfer speed, I understand that storage devices will most likely benefit from the speed feature, but does the speed affect input devices such as mouse, keyboard and game controller? I…
threeFatCat
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Can't enter unicode character with Alt+ even with EnableHexNumpad

I'm trying to enter unicode characters by using Alt+#### but I'm not being able to. In Registry Editor, I added a new String value called EnableHexNumpad with value of 1 in HKCU\Control Panel\Input Method and rebooted, but nothing has changed.…
Rond
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ASCII Code for the TAB Character? (Want to be able to input tabs into a web page textbox)

As I'm sure that pretty much everyone on here is aware the "Tab" key when used on a webpage simply jumps to the next element on the page; whether is be a checkbox, radio selector, button, another textbox, a link, etc. What I am hoping to do is…
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Disabling everything except letters in browser- and on OS-level

We would like to make an interactive exhibition piece foolproof, requiring as little staff presence as possible when recovering it from anything anyone made it do. It has a text input and then it outputs something. I figured the easiest would be to…
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spectrum analyzer that shows 'live' input from the microphone

I have a friend which helps children with speaking disabilities, and she needs some software that shows the amplitude of the sound immediately as the children speak through the microphone. I have tried Audacity, but it has a delay of about one…
Claudiu
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Can I mirror / duplicate mouse events on both halves of my screen?

If I have two identical applications side-by-side on my desktop, is there software that exists that will mimic what I do on the left half on the right? Basically, if my screen is 1000x1000 and a click event happens at 5,5, I would also like it to…
qJake
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webdav davfs2 input/output error

I've got a box.com account configured in a Linux system so a user can mount it in a certain mountpoint and access its contents. It is declared in fstab as: https://www.box.com/dav /media/box davfs rw,user,noauto 0 0 And the user that mounts the…
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How to get the Windows 11 emoji panel to automatically close after typing one emoji?

The Windows 11 emoji panel/picker/keyboard (opened by Win + . or Win + ;) stays open after I type one emoji, allowing me to keep entering emojis. I'd prefer that the panel closes after I type one emoji because I don't usually enter more than one at…
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How to disable Xbox One controller in UWP apps like Windows Store in Windows 10?

I've noticed recently on Windows 10 that UWP (Universal Windows Platform) apps like the Xbox, Windows Store, etc are taking some inputs from my attached Xbox One controller. There is an article on MSDN regarding how UWP apps can now respond to…
orj
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How can I enable touch input without having a touch device present?

I'm trying to find a way to enable touch style input in Windows 8. Specifically, I want to have the touch friendly user interface. I'm looking at doing an experiment where I use a Wiimote for input, and I think the touch friendly user interface…
William
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Laser mouse moves cursor while in the air

If I lift my mouse a few cm from the desk and I move it the cursor still responds. Only when the mouse is lifted more than +- 5cm does the cursor stop to respond. This is not desired behavior I guess. I want the cursor to only respond if the mouse…
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Audio Line-In on Ubuntu/Linux Mint

I'm currently on Windows, and want to switch to Linux, but some hardware issues are preventing me. Mainly, I have a sound card that supports Line-In. On Windows, anything I plug into the line-in gets outputted to the speakers. However, when I…
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