Eiko,
There's some code in OSXvnc that might help with this. Check this file: http://osxvnc.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/osxvnc/OSXvnc/VNCBundle.m?revision=1.2&view=markup It creates a "keyTable" with Unicode characters as indexes and CGKeyCodes as values, based on the selected keyboard layout. Pseudo-code: CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent (NULL, (CGKeyCode)theKeyTable[someUnichar], true); Cheers, Flavio On 20/05/2010, at 11:13, Eiko Bleicher wrote: > Sure, CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent was the first obvious way (and probably the > one I'll stick with). > > Just be warned that the codes are different for each keyboard layout, so > already the stock code > > CGEventRef event1, event2, event3, event4; > event1 = CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent (NULL, (CGKeyCode)56, true); > event2 = CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent (NULL, (CGKeyCode)6, true); > event3 = CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent (NULL, (CGKeyCode)6, false); > event4 = CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent (NULL, (CGKeyCode)56, false); > > will produce varying results - "Z" on English QUERTY keyboards, "Y" on German > QUERTZ ones. Given many many different layouts it is at least not trivial to > get the characters / strings you need... > > Eiko > > > Am 20.05.2010 um 15:55 schrieb Flavio Donadio: > >> Paul and Eiko, >> >> >> I just checked OSXvnc's source code. Their code led me to the right place, >> but it's fairly complex for a beginner (like myself) to learn how to post >> keyboard events (generate keystrokes or simulating keyboard input). >> >> The functions needed for this are in Quartz / Core Graphics. OSXvnc still >> uses CGPostKeyboardEvent, which is now deprecated in 10.6. Apple suggests >> CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent as a substitute. >> >> Check Developer Documentation for more information. There's a code snippet >> in CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent's reference that makes things very clear. >> >> >> Cheers, >> Flavio >> >> On 19/05/2010, at 16:53, Paul Sanders wrote: >> >>>> I am interested in simulating text input (maybe via generating >>>> keystrokes), but never found an example for that. >>> >>> Well VNC must simulate keystrokes somewhere along the line, although >>> finding it may take a bit of digging around in the sources. As you say, >>> mapping all the various keycodes is likely to be painful. >>> >>> Paul Sanders. >>> >> > _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
