Question #142657 on Sikuli changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/sikuli/+question/142657
RaiMan proposed the following answer: To call type() on the Java level, there are 3 alternatives (using an existing Screen object scr) --- no image, no key modifier: scr.type(null, string-of-keys/key-constants, 0) --- no image, with key modifier: scr.type(null, string-of-keys/key-constants, input-event-mask-character) --- image and key modifier: scr.type(string-image-filename-or-text, string-of-keys/key-constants, input-event-mask-character) string-of-keys/key-constants --- string: containing the textt to be typed and special keys as unicode characters input-event-mask-character --- caracter: key modifier constant or binary-or of 2 or 3 key modifier constants You have to use the definitions on the right side from the table below (the constants definitions on Python level to be used with type() in the interface to the Java level) or define your own constants on the Java level accordingly. Finally internally Robot.keyPress()/keyRelease() is used. ------------------------ definition of Class Key (Python) from java.awt.event import InputEvent ## # The Shift key modifier constant. # This equals to java.awt.event.InputEvent.SHIFT_MASK. KEY_SHIFT = InputEvent.SHIFT_MASK ## # The Ctrl key modifier constant. # This equals to java.awt.event.InputEvent.CTRL_MASK. KEY_CTRL = InputEvent.CTRL_MASK ## # The Meta/Windows/Apple key modifier constant. # This equals to java.awt.event.InputEvent.META_MASK. KEY_META = InputEvent.META_MASK ## # The Apple(Command) key modifier constant. # This equals to java.awt.event.InputEvent.META_MASK. KEY_CMD = InputEvent.META_MASK ## # The Windows key modifier constant. # This equals to java.awt.event.InputEvent.META_MASK. KEY_WIN = InputEvent.META_MASK ## # The Alt key modifier constant. # This equals to java.awt.event.InputEvent.ALT_MASK. KEY_ALT = InputEvent.ALT_MASK ## # class Key contains the constants of all special keys. class Key: ## # ENTER ENTER = "\n" ## # BACKSPACE BACKSPACE = "\b" ## # TAB TAB = "\t" ## # ESC ESC = u"\u001b" ## # UP UP = u"\ue000" ## # RIGHT RIGHT = u"\ue001" ## # DOWN DOWN = u"\ue002" ## # LEFT LEFT = u"\ue003" ## # PAGE_UP PAGE_UP = u"\ue004" ## # PAGE_DOWN PAGE_DOWN = u"\ue005" ## # DELETE DELETE = u"\ue006" ## # END END = u"\ue007" ## # HOME HOME = u"\ue008" ## # INSERT INSERT = u"\ue009" ## # F1 F1 = u"\ue011" ## # F2 F2 = u"\ue012" ## # F3 F3 = u"\ue013" ## # F4 F4 = u"\ue014" ## # F5 F5 = u"\ue015" ## # F6 F6 = u"\ue016" ## # F7 F7 = u"\ue017" ## # F8 F8 = u"\ue018" ## # F9 F9 = u"\ue019" ## # F10 F10 = u"\ue01A" ## # F11 F11 = u"\ue01B" ## # F12 F12 = u"\ue01C" ## # F13 F13 = u"\ue01D" ## # F14 F14 = u"\ue01E" ## # F15 F15 = u"\ue01F" ## # SHIFT SHIFT = u"\ue020" ## # CTRL CTRL = u"\ue021" ## # ALT ALT = u"\ue022" ## # META META = u"\ue023" ## # META CMD = u"\ue023" ## # META WIN = u"\ue023" ## # PRINTSCREEN PRINTSCREEN = u"\ue024" ## # SCROLL_LOCK SCROLL_LOCK = u"\ue025" ## # PAUSE PAUSE = u"\ue026" ## # CAPS_LOCK CAPS_LOCK = u"\ue027" ## # NUM0 NUM0 = u"\ue030" ## # NUM1 NUM1 = u"\ue031" ## # NUM2 NUM2 = u"\ue032" ## # NUM3 NUM3 = u"\ue033" ## # NUM4 NUM4 = u"\ue034" ## # NUM5 NUM5 = u"\ue035" ## # NUM6 NUM6 = u"\ue036" ## # NUM7 NUM7 = u"\ue037" ## # NUM8 NUM8 = u"\ue038" ## # NUM9 NUM9 = u"\ue039" ## # SEPARATOR (numpad) SEPARATOR = u"\ue03A" ## # NUM_LOCK NUM_LOCK = u"\ue03B" ## # ADD (numpad) ADD = u"\ue03C" ## # MINUS (numpad) MINUS = u"\ue03D" ## # MULTIPLY (numpad) MULTIPLY = u"\ue03E" ## # DIVIDE (numpad) DIVIDE = u"\ue03F" You received this question notification because you are a member of Sikuli Drivers, which is an answer contact for Sikuli. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sikuli-driver Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sikuli-driver More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

