Re: [libreoffice-users] Repeating keystrokes

William Park wrote:

> Anyways, if you can't find solution within LibreOffice, then you can 
> resort to 'xdotool' solution, eg.
>     xdotool search "LibreOffice Calc" windowactivate --sync key 
> --clearmodifiers F2 Home Delete Enter
>
> So, sequence would go like... click the cell, switch to terminal, and 
> run the command.  Repeat.  It would be nice to apply a command on a 
> range of cells, but you're sending keystrokes blindly, so the 
> "repeating" has to be done by LibreOffice.  Say, apply on the first 
> cell, then apply the same to the rest.

Thanks. That works, minus the simple repeat. I actually used the command
'xdotool selectwindow key --clearmodifiers F2 Home Delete Enter'. Clicking
the correct window does not change focus so I can repeat on the xterm
with up-enter. When the next lower cell is not appropriate, I can change
the selected cell in LO before repeating.

I suppose I could put it in a loop of some kind but not worth it for now.
I still think LO itself should provide some simple way to do this.
-- 
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dave@compata.com, +1 714 434 7359    you must have misunderstood
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