key_sequences/
key_sequences.rs

1use inputbot::{KeySequence, KeybdKey::*};
2
3/// This example demonstrates sending sequences of key presses / characters via a KeySequence.
4/// This can be used, for example, to create a macro which types a specific string.
5
6fn main() {
7    // If you are on Linux, you may wish to call this function first to avoid a startup delay when
8    // the fake device is created. Otherwise, your first input event - if it is a key sequence - may
9    // have missing characters.
10    //     inputbot::init_device();
11
12    // Bind our Backquote key (`, ~) to a function that types out the string "Hello, world!".
13    // You must remember to call the `.send()` method on the KeySequence after creating it.
14    // You could explicitly define the KeySequence ahead of time and send it later like so:
15    //      let seq: KeySequence = KeySequence("Hello, world!");
16    //      seq.send();
17    BackquoteKey.bind(|| {
18        KeySequence("Hello, world!").send();
19    });
20
21    // Call this to start listening for bound inputs.
22    inputbot::handle_input_events();
23}