running Autokey from commandline?

[MatthijsG]

As a happy user of Autokey (thanks to this group for some help!) i want to take a next step: run commands with a second keyboard (USB). On Ubuntu 16.04 i've installed the daemon actkbd (yes, that's the name ;-) See http://users.softlab.ntua.gr/~thkala/projects/actkbd/

What it does, it can replace a keypress with a command or word. Like, when you're typing 'a', gedit opens. Put a sticker of the gedit icon on the key 'a' and you've a different keyboard :-) 

My question: is it possible to trigger a phrase or a script from command line or by API or something? Otherwise, i've to set hotkeys i want to use for other purposes. 

The GTK is running, but i can't find the documentation to run autokey from command line. Even not sure if this is possible.

Thanks in advance. 

(if you're interested in using a second keyboard, read these links. 

• (was enough for me to get it running) http://superuser.com/questions/592829/in-linux-remap-keys-from-second-keyboard-to-unicode-characters-and-shortcuts
  
• (more info) http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/35649/second-keyboard-to-run-commands
  
• (README how to install) http://users.softlab.ntua.gr/~thkala/projects/actkbd/latest/README )
  

[MatthijsG]

Apparantely you can run Autokey from CLI with autokey-run

• the command from CLI
  autokey-run -help
  returns
  

Usage: autokey-run -[s|p|f] [name]

Options:

  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

  -s SCRIPT, --script=SCRIPT

                        Run a script

  -p PHRASE, --phrase=PHRASE

                        Paste a phrase

  -f FOLDER, --folder=FOLDER

                        Show a folder popup menu

Examples:

• give folder menu: 
  
• autokey-run -f Autokey-test
• run a script with the name date
• autokey-run -s date
• a script with a space in it's name
  
• autokey-run -s 'Insert Date'

O wow, just what i needed :-) 

I leave it here for reference. 

[Joe]

I knew it was there, but I didn't remember where.

Please post back here with working examples. I don't think we have any.

Thanks.

Joe

On 09/08/2016 09:48 AM, MatthijsG wrote:
>
> Apparantely you can run Autokey from CLI with autokey-run
>

> * the command from CLI
> autokey-run -help
> returns
>
> *Usage: autokey-run -[s|p|f] [name]*
> *
> *
> *Options:*
> * -h, --help show this help message and exit*
> * -s SCRIPT, --script=SCRIPT*
> * Run a script*
> * -p PHRASE, --phrase=PHRASE*
> * Paste a phrase*
> * -f FOLDER, --folder=FOLDER*
> * Show a folder popup menu*
>
> Examples:
>
> * give folder menu:
> o *autokey-run -f Autokey-test*
> * run a script with the name *date*
> o *autokey-run -s date*
> * a script with a space in it's name
> o *autokey-run -s 'Insert Date'*

>
> O wow, just what i needed :-)
>
> I leave it here for reference.
>
>
>
> On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 3:22:17 PM UTC+2, MatthijsG wrote:
>
> As a happy user of Autokey (thanks to this group for some help!) i
> want to take a next step: run commands with a second keyboard

> (USB). On Ubuntu 16.04 i've installed the daemon */actkbd/* (yes,

> that's the name ;-) See
> http://users.softlab.ntua.gr/~thkala/projects/actkbd/

> <http://users.softlab.ntua.gr/%7Ethkala/projects/actkbd/>

>
> What it does, it can replace a keypress with a command or word.
> Like, when you're typing 'a', gedit opens. Put a sticker of the
> gedit icon on the key 'a' and you've a different keyboard :-)
>
> My question: is it possible to trigger a phrase or a script from
> command line or by API or something? Otherwise, i've to set
> hotkeys i want to use for other purposes.
> The GTK is running, but i can't find the documentation to run
> autokey from command line. Even not sure if this is possible.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> (if you're interested in using a second keyboard, read these links.
>

> * (was enough for me to get it running)
> http://superuser.com/questions/592829/in-linux-remap-keys-from-second-keyboard-to-unicode-characters-and-shortcuts
> <http://superuser.com/questions/592829/in-linux-remap-keys-from-second-keyboard-to-unicode-characters-and-shortcuts>
> * (more info)
> http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/35649/second-keyboard-to-run-commands
> <http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/35649/second-keyboard-to-run-commands>
> * (README how to install)
> http://users.softlab.ntua.gr/~thkala/projects/actkbd/latest/README
> <http://users.softlab.ntua.gr/%7Ethkala/projects/actkbd/latest/README>
> )
>
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