Questions tagged [autokey]
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Is there an alternative to AutoKey?
This questions was already asked here 7 months, but had no correct answer. So I would like to ask again: Is there an alternative to AutoKey, which executes text expansions, when specific abbreviations are typed?
My problem is that AutoKey skips…
rapstacke
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How to define AutoKey shortcut which sends the same keystroke to the window with certain title
How to define a global shortcut Ctrl+a 1 with AutoKey which sends the same keystroke Ctrl+a 1 to the window with title 'gnu screen' ? If there is no such titled window it should show a popup message "Couldn't find destination window".
zuba
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How to make Autokey type Unicode characters?
I have a problem with Autokey: I can't copy-paste through it a special Unicode character. Here is an example:
I am French, and in French writing, you use a space before a semi-colon. But in formal typography, you don't use a regular space before a…
yoannjap
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AutoKey inserts blank lines
Situation
GNOME Shell
AutoKey / autokey-gtk
it has a predefined shortcut "adr" which should write an address after hitting space
and a shortcut "date" which should write the current date (after hitting tab)
Problem
no matter what I define, "adr"…
LeMike
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Can't get Autokey to work. I haven't been able to enter an abbreviation. Also, doesn't show icon after restart. Thanks
just installed Ubuntu 22.04 on HP laptop. Good bye Billy.
Installed Autokey for Gnome. Has all the right stuff as shown by the reviewers and explainers. I can make entries in all appropriate fields, but can't get abbreviation accepted, which means…
Hertfordkc
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Firefox 94 Broke My Hot Keys
In Kubuntu 20.04, I use autokey to create hotkeys that launch websites.
Prior to Firefox 94, these hot keys had no difficulty launching pages, but now each time I try to launch a page I get this error:
Firefox is already running, but is not…
Lonnie Best
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How to create an AutoKey script that pastes from clipboard?
Before switching to Ubuntu I used to use AutoHotkey for the sole purpose of pasting from my clipboard, the simple command was:
~f2::
clipboard = %clipboard%
send %clipboard% {enter}
or something along those lines. Does anyone have a similar script…
Steve Urkel
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How to setup AutoKey for text auto-completion
How do I setup AutoKey to get the following result?
I type a word like ubu in a text editor
A window opens with the suggestion ubuntu
I can select ubuntu through TAB-key
ubu gets replaced with ubuntu
Tom
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How to manipulate the keypress that applications recieve?
Basically what I want is to create a DIY alternative for autokey because it seems to be so buggy and I can't get it to work on my PC.
What I want to know now is how I can receive a key combination and send something else to an application for…
yukashima huksay
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How to send alt + f7 key from autokey
I want to send alt+f7 keys from autokey. Following are the code samples which I tried:
keyboard.send_keys("+")
keyboard.send_key("+")
keyboard.fake_keypress("+")
I tried with repeat=1 also. It doesn't seem to work. Can…
q126y
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Alternative to Autokey (text expander program)
for more than a year I have been looking for simple and stable text expander application on Ubuntu. There is Autokey, but it doesn't work for many people (there are a few threads here about this). For me (Ubuntu 13.10) it crashes all the time and…
Jan Onesork
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How can I simulate Alt F4 using Autokey or another method
OS: Ubuntu 18.04
I just switched over to Linux and Autokey.
In Autokey, I would like use Alt+X to send the Alt+F4 key stroke. I like to use this key stroke to automatically close or exit the most active window or program in the foreground.
I have…
Perry_M
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Unable to run Autokey Ubuntu 18.04
I am relatively new to Linux/Ubuntu (so please take it easy on me) and I am trying to install Autokey to use the text expansion functionality. I have tried installing it from the instructions on the Github page here -…
Ian J
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Remapping USB number keypad as text macros?
I bought a USB numberpad with the idea of programming some Autokey macros onto it.
Using xev, however, I see that the system does not recognize any difference between its keys and those on my main board.
Is there any way of assigning separate keys…
Daniel Rosehill
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Can't get autokey to work
After installing autokey I tried to run it by:
autokey-gtk
But I got:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/autokey-gtk", line 20, in
from autokey.gtkapp import Application
File…
yukashima huksay
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