Question: Can I insert text at the current cursor position?

[dgleba]

If I should not be asking this here, please tell me and I will post where you suggest. I am just getting started with this package.

Hello pyautogui people:

In Pop!_os 21.10 I created a keyboard shortcut in the settings panel 'ctrl'-'/' to run python3 /home/dg/scuts/p2-pyautogui.py

In /home/dg/scuts/p2-pyautogui.py I used the following:

import pyautogui, time 
time.sleep(0.3)
pyautogui.write("el0 n 123. 12345", interval=0.005)

In gedit, If I hold down the control key too long, it seems to execute 'ctrl'-'n' and open a new gedit window. Sometimes I get the emoticon input window, which I think is 'ctrl'-'.'

I want to make it more mistake-proof for entering text like date-time for example using a hotkey combination.

What am I doing wrong?

[InfamousPlatypus]

To clarify, you are hitting a hotkey and you want it do do something, say put in the date?

[dgleba]

Yes, I am hitting ctrl - / .

It is supposed to enter el0 n 123. 12345 in the gedit screen or whatever screen accepts text, but it opens a new window sometimes. It seems like it does that if I hold the ctrl key too long.

Once I got it all working with el0 n 123. 12345 or other test text, I want to graduate to entering the date-time, etc.

[JayRizzo]

Hi @dgleba!

I hope you are doing well. We Need more code as an example to understand what you are trying to do.

Is this what you are saying?

import pyautogui
import time 

pyautogui.hotkey('ctrl', '/')
time.sleep(0.3)
pyautogui.write("el0 n 123. 12345", interval=0.005)
time.sleep(0.3)
pyautogui.hotkey('enter')
time.sleep(0.3)
# pyautogui.hotkey('return')

Just dont try doing this pyautogui.hotkey('ctrl', 'el0 n 123. 12345') it doesn't work that way.

There are too many ways to program for, and no direct answer.

Depending on the different

• Operating System's
• Keyboard Layouts
• Keyboard Settings
• System Preferences
• Various Programs having Priority over Defined hotkeys
  • Remember every program takes over the hot keys depending on what is active.
  • ctrl + c & ctrl + v have different behavior in different programs, they may appear to be the same but may not in the shortcuts.
    • think Dreamcast Vs. SuperNintendo Similar button layout, but not same controls.
• Hot Corners Enabled (mouse movement)
• Push Notifications showing up ("System Updates")
• Active Windows coming forward to active windows.
• Did you turn off the accessiblity controls?
  • Where when you press or hold (for 5 seconds) ctrl or shift 5+ times it asks if you want to enable dictation or accessibility mode?
• Force Locking your computer while a script is running

Needless to say there are a number of ways this can be hiccuped... It is just tackling one at a time.