prefer keys on lower levels for realsies

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,14 +2,32 @@
 
 Notable changes to dotool will be documented in this file.
 
+## [1.4](https://git.sr.ht/~geb/dotool/refs/1.4)
+
+### Added
+
+- A manpage, requiring scdoc.
+- Heuristic support for dead keys.
+- Support for altgr.
+- $DOTOOL_KEYBOARD_NAME to set the virtual keyboard's name.
+- More verbose --list-keys output.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Replaced ./install.sh with ./build.sh.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Now prefers the fewest modifiers for simulating keys.
+
 ## [1.3](https://git.sr.ht/~geb/dotool/refs/1.3)
 
-## Added
+### Added
 
 - Support for keyboard layouts.
 - hwheel for horizontal scrolling.
 
-## Changed
+### Changed
 
 - Now depends on the xkbcommon library.
 - XKB key names are now case-sensitive.

README.md

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # dotool
 
 dotool reads actions from stdin and simulates keyboard/mouse input using
-Linux's uinput module. It works system-wide, including in X11, Wayland
-and TTYs.
+Linux's uinput module. It works systemwide and supports keyboard layouts.
 
 ## Install From Packages
 
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ dotool was written for [Numen](https://numenvoice.org), which has a
 [chat on Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#numen:matrix.org) you're welcome to join.
 
 You can also send questions or patches by composing an email to
-[~geb/public-inbox@lists.sr.ht](https://lists.sr.ht/~geb/public-inbox).
+[~geb/numen@lists.sr.ht](https://lists.sr.ht/~geb/numen).
 
 ## Support My Work 👀
 

build.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # ./build.sh ['install']
-: "${DOTOOL_VERSION=$(git describe --long --abbrev=12 --tags --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo 1.3)}"
+: "${DOTOOL_VERSION=$(git describe --long --abbrev=12 --tags --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo 1.4)}"
 : "${DOTOOL_DESTDIR=}"
 : "${DOTOOL_BINDIR=usr/local/bin}"
 : "${DOTOOL_UDEV_RULES_DIR=etc/udev/rules.d}"

doc/dotool.1.scd

@@ -34,12 +34,15 @@ and then it's foolproof to reboot to make the group and rule effective.
 *dotool* may type gobbledygook if it's simulating keycodes for a different
 keyboard layout than your environment is expecting.
 
-You can have *dotool* simulate keycodes for whatever layout by setting the
-environment variables *DOTOOL_XKB_LAYOUT* and *DOTOOL_XKB_VARIANT*. For
-example:
+You can specify the layout with the environment variables *DOTOOL_XKB_LAYOUT*
+and *DOTOOL_XKB_VARIANT*. For example:
 
 	*echo type azerty | DOTOOL_XKB_LAYOUT=fr dotool*
 
+You can also specify the name to give the virtual keyboard with the environment
+variable *DOTOOL_KEYBOARD_NAME*, which can be useful making rules for your
+environment.
+
 Currently the *type* action has only heuristic support for dead keys.
 
 # OPTIONS
@@ -47,9 +50,6 @@ Currently the *type* action has only heuristic support for dead keys.
 *-h*, *--help*
 	Print help and exit.
 
-*--keyboard-name=*_NAME_
-	Specify the name to give the virtual keyboard device.
-
 *--list-keys*
 	Print the possible Linux keys and exit.
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ behind the scenes, for example:
 
 This greets the world:
 
-	*echo 'type Sup, Lads!' | dotool*
+	*echo type hi | dotool*
 
 This screams for roughly three seconds:
 

dotool.go

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 var Version string
 
 func usage() {
-	fmt.Println(`dotool reads actions from stdin and simulates keyboard/mouse input using uinput.
+	fmt.Println(`dotool reads actions from stdin and simulates input using uinput.
 
 The supported actions are:
     key CHORD...
@@ -30,14 +30,13 @@ The supported actions are:
     buttonup left/middle/right
     wheel AMOUNT
     hwheel AMOUNT
-    mouseto X Y
-    mousemove X Y
+    mouseto X Y  (where X and Y are percentages between 0.0 and 1.0)
+    mousemove X Y  (where X and Y are amounts to move)
     keydelay MILLISECONDS
     keyhold MILLISECONDS
     typedelay MILLISECONDS
     typehold MILLISECONDS
 
---keyboard-name=NAME Specify the name to give the virtual keyboard device.
 --list-keys    Print the possible Linux keys and exit.
 --list-x-keys  Print the possible XKB keys and exit.
 --version      Print the version and exit.
@@ -63,6 +62,8 @@ func log(err error) {
 type Chord struct {
 	Super, AltGr, Ctrl, Alt, Shift bool
 	Key int
+
+	level uint32 // just for initKeys
 }
 
 func parseChord(keymap *xkb.Keymap, chord string) (Chord, error) {
@@ -151,17 +152,42 @@ func (c Chord) KeyUp(kb uinput.Keyboard) {
 	log(kb.KeyUp(c.Key))
 }
 
+func (c *Chord) String() string {
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	if c.Super {
+		sb.WriteString("super+")
+	}
+	if c.AltGr {
+		sb.WriteString("altgr+")
+	}
+	if c.Ctrl {
+		sb.WriteString("ctrl+")
+	}
+	if c.Alt {
+		sb.WriteString("alt+")
+	}
+	if c.Shift {
+		sb.WriteString("shift+")
+	}
+	sb.WriteString("k:")
+	sb.WriteString(strconv.Itoa(c.Key))
+	return sb.String()
+}
+
 
 func listKeys(keymap *xkb.Keymap, keys map[string]Chord) {
+	var margin int
+	for code := 1; code < 256; code++ {
+		for name := range keys {
+			if len(name) > margin {
+				margin = len(name)
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	for code := 1; code < 256; code++ {
 		for name, chord := range keys {
-			if chord.Key == code && (chord == Chord{Key: code}) {
-				fmt.Println(name, code)
-			}
-		}
-		for name, chord := range keys {
-			if chord.Key == code && (chord != Chord{Key: code}) {
-				fmt.Println(name, code)
+			if chord.Key == code {
+				fmt.Printf("%-*s %s\n", margin, name, chord.String())
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -205,49 +231,47 @@ func main() {
 		initKeys(keymap)
 	}
 
-	keyboardName := []byte("dotool keyboard")
 	{
-		optset := opt.NewOptionSet()
+		o := opt.NewOptSet()
 
-		optset.FlagFunc("h", func() error {
+		o.FlagFunc("h", func() error {
 			usage()
 			os.Exit(0)
 			panic("unreachable")
 		})
-		optset.Alias("h", "help")
+		o.Alias("h", "help")
 
-		optset.Func("keyboard-name", func(s string) error {
-			keyboardName = []byte(s)
-			return nil
-		})
-
-		optset.FlagFunc("list-keys", func() error {
+		o.FlagFunc("list-keys", func() error {
 			listKeys(keymap, LinuxKeys)
 			os.Exit(0)
 			panic("unreachable")
 		})
 
-		optset.FlagFunc("list-x-keys", func() error {
+		o.FlagFunc("list-x-keys", func() error {
 			listKeys(keymap, XKeys)
 			os.Exit(0)
 			panic("unreachable")
 		})
 
-		optset.FlagFunc("version", func() error {
+		o.FlagFunc("version", func() error {
 			fmt.Println(Version)
 			os.Exit(0)
 			panic("unreachable")
 		})
 
-		err := optset.Parse(true, os.Args[1:])
+		err := o.Parse(true, os.Args[1:])
 		if err != nil {
 			fatal(err.Error())
 		}
-		if len(optset.Args()) > 0 {
+		if len(o.Args()) > 0 {
 			fatal("there should be no arguments, commands are read from stdin")
 		}
 	}
 
+	keyboardName := []byte(os.Getenv("DOTOOL_KEYBOARD_NAME"))
+	if len(keyboardName) == 0 {
+		keyboardName = []byte("dotool keyboard")
+	}
 	keyboard, err := uinput.CreateKeyboard("/dev/uinput", keyboardName)
 	if err != nil {
 		fatal(err.Error())

go.mod

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ module git.sr.ht/~geb/dotool
 go 1.19
 
 require (
-	git.sr.ht/~geb/opt v0.0.0-20221207200434-dad26d091d71
-	github.com/bendahl/uinput v1.6.0
+	git.sr.ht/~geb/opt v0.0.0-20230911153257-e72225a1933c
+	github.com/bendahl/uinput v1.6.2
 )

go.sum

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-git.sr.ht/~geb/opt v0.0.0-20221207200434-dad26d091d71 h1:jh3Ite7R1ZvdLt6j52e4njO2SS/z5dWOLXllw7inalc=
-git.sr.ht/~geb/opt v0.0.0-20221207200434-dad26d091d71/go.mod h1:S6h1g8P7DyG7i7YIHZ5IpYbC6lzZB9DYIEl8PyXOmsg=
-github.com/bendahl/uinput v1.6.0 h1:fM6r3OSC17rHh758mizKjSBuqi+XinhiGd4N3pWvZiI=
-github.com/bendahl/uinput v1.6.0/go.mod h1:Np7w3DINc9wB83p12fTAM3DPPhFnAKP0WTXRqCQJ6Z8=
+git.sr.ht/~geb/opt v0.0.0-20230911153257-e72225a1933c h1:gIC1gnCgoasPHks1x6MB+bgDmIWMxKc5HIJPJrsV5Ck=
+git.sr.ht/~geb/opt v0.0.0-20230911153257-e72225a1933c/go.mod h1:S6h1g8P7DyG7i7YIHZ5IpYbC6lzZB9DYIEl8PyXOmsg=
+github.com/bendahl/uinput v1.6.2 h1:tIz52QyKDx1i1nObUkts3AZa/bULfLhPA5a+xKGlRPI=
+github.com/bendahl/uinput v1.6.2/go.mod h1:Np7w3DINc9wB83p12fTAM3DPPhFnAKP0WTXRqCQJ6Z8=

keys.go

@@ -607,11 +607,14 @@ var DeadKeyResults = []DeadKeyResult{
 	{"dead_tilde", "Y", 'Ỹ'},
 }
 
-func newChord(keymap *xkb.Keymap, mask, code uint32) Chord{
+func newChord(keymap *xkb.Keymap, code, level uint32) Chord {
 	altGrMask := uint32(1) << keymap.ModGetIndex("Mod5")
 	ctrlMask := uint32(1) << keymap.ModGetIndex(xkb.ModNameCtrl)
 	altMask := uint32(1) << keymap.ModGetIndex(xkb.ModNameAlt)
 	shiftMask := uint32(1) << keymap.ModGetIndex(xkb.ModNameShift)
+
+	// TODO support layouts other than 0
+	mask := keymap.KeyGetMod(code, 0, level)
 	return Chord{
 		false,
 		(mask & altGrMask) != 0,
@@ -619,6 +622,7 @@ func newChord(keymap *xkb.Keymap, mask, code uint32) Chord{
 		(mask & altMask) != 0,
 		(mask & shiftMask) != 0,
 		int(code) - 8,
+		level,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -628,16 +632,16 @@ func initKeys(keymap *xkb.Keymap) {
 		numLevels := keymap.NumLevelsForKey(code, 0)
 		for level := uint32(0); level < numLevels; level++ {
 			for _, sym := range keymap.KeyGetSymsByLevel(code, 0, level) {
-				chord := newChord(keymap, keymap.KeyGetMod(code, 0, level), code)
+				chord := newChord(keymap, code, level)
 				for name, s := range linuxXSyms {
 					if s == sym {
-						if _, ok := LinuxKeys[name]; !ok {
+						if l, ok := LinuxKeys[name]; !ok || level < l.level {
 							LinuxKeys[name] = chord
 						}
 					}
 				}
 				name := xkb.KeysymGetName(sym)
-				if _, ok := XKeys[name]; !ok {
+				if x, ok := XKeys[name]; !ok || level < x.level {
 					XKeys[name] = chord
 				}
 			}
@@ -657,7 +661,7 @@ func getChord(keymap *xkb.Keymap, keysym uint32) Chord {
 		for level := uint32(0); level < numLevels; level++ {
 			for _, sym := range keymap.KeyGetSymsByLevel(code, 0, level) {
 				if sym == keysym {
-					return newChord(keymap, keymap.KeyGetMod(code, 0, level), code)
+					return newChord(keymap, code, level)
 				}
 			}
 		}