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#] "$d_SysMaint"'Linux/xdotool notes.txt'  
www.BillHowell.ca 28Jun2021 restart notes, lost years of previous stuff!
NOT used in "$d_bin""starter/start_app.sh"
see also : 
	'wmctrl notes.txt'  
	loaddefs link  d_Qndfs 'windows [open, close, ID, title], [get,set,move] cart [posn,size].ndf'  ;  
	loaddefs link  d_Qndfs 'Linux signals applications non-window.ndf' ;  





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   28Jun2021 xdotool via QNial 
      url_downloadTxt_path  IS OP  URLname  winTitle  winIDTxtEditor  - download text only (no [html, css] code)
   28Jun2021 Where have I used xdotools?  


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#] 29Aug2023 wmctrl -i -r -c <winID> doesn't work, try xdotool
Software Manager : downloaded xdotool
from "$d_SysMaint"'Linux/xdotool notes.txt'  : 
	'xdotool key  --window ' winID  ' ctrl+shift+w' 
man xdotool : 
	windowclose [window]

try : xdotool  --windowclose  winID  
$ bash  "$d_bin"'webPage [vnc, browser] window-capture.sh'  
win_id  = 0x0340d0b2
cmd = xdotool  --windowclose  0x0340d0b2
xdotool: unrecognized option '--windowclose'
Usage: xdotool <cmd> <args>

try xdotool  windowclose  winID  
$ bash  "$d_bin"'webPage [vnc, browser] window-capture.sh'  
win_id  = 0x0340db14
cmd = xdotool  windowclose  0x0340db14
>> great, closed the window but crashed firefox!!

Go back to my code from yers ago : 
	cmd='xdotool key  --window '"$win_id"' ctrl+shift+w' 
>> OK!  works!!!



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#] 28Jun2021 xdotool via QNial 
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link  d_Qndfs 'economics, markets/options data [download, process].ndf' 
	% open yahoo financial options URL in browser, code from "$d_bin""starter/start_Markets.sh"  ;  
	cmd  :=  link  'bash "'  d_start  '""start_app.sh"  3s  "browser"  "'  url  '"  ""'  ;  
		write  cmd  ;  
	host  cmd  ;  
	host  'sleep  5s'  ;  
	winID_yahooOptions  :=  winTitle_get_winID  winNm_yahooOptions  ;  
	host  'sleep  3s'  ;  
		write  'yahooOptions_downLoad, winID_yahooOptions = '	winID_yahooOptions  ;  
	winIDorName_copyAllTextTo_pout		winID_yahooOptions  p_callPutts  ;  
	host link  'xdotool key  --window ' winID_yahooOptions  ' ctrl+shift+w'  ;  
	host  'sleep  3s'  ;  

I created in fileops.ndf : 
#]    url_downloadTxt_path  IS OP  URLname  winTitle  winIDTxtEditor  - download text only (no [html, css] code)
# https://vitux.com/how-to-download-a-file-on-ubuntu-linux-using-the-command-line/
How to Download a File on Ubuntu Linux using the Command Line
# winIDorName_copyAllTextTo_pout - from : 
#		'windows [open, close, ID, title], [get,set,move] cart [posn,size].ndf'  
# simple [adaptation, use] of my own start QNial program system

	url_downloadTxtTo_path  IS OP  url  winTitle  path  
{  LOCAL		d_start   winID  ;  
	% open URL in default browser, code from "$d_bin""starter/start_Markets.sh"  ;  
	d_start  :=  link  d_bin  'starter/'    ;  
	cmd		:=  link  'bash "'  d_start  '""start_app.sh"  3s  "browser"  "'  url  '"  ""'  ;  
	%	write  cmd  ;  
	host  cmd  ;  										host  'sleep  5s'  ;  
	winID  :=  winTitle_get_winID  winNm  ;  	host  'sleep  3s'  ;  
	%	write  'url_downloadTxtTo_path, winID = '	winID  ;  
	winIDorName_copyAllTextTo_pout		winID  path  ;  
	host link  'xdotool key  --window ' winID  ' ctrl+shift+w'  ;  
	host  'sleep  3s'  ;  
}  


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didn't use :  already had good code fromy a month or two ago!?!
	host link  'firefox  "'  URLname  '"  '  ;  
	host 'sleep 3s'  ;  
	winUrlID  :=  host_result link  'wmctrl -l | grep "'  winTitle  '" | tail -1 | cut -f1 -d" " '  ;  
		write link  'winUrlID = '  winUrlID  ;  
	host link  'xdotools  ???  winUrlID  ctrl-a  ctrl-c  
	% paste text into text editor ;  
	host link  'xdotools  -kill  "'  winUrlID  '" '  ;  
	host link  'xdotools  keys ctrl-s  "'  winUrlID  '" '  ;  


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#] 28Jun2021 Where have I used xdotools?  

$ grep -r  "xdotool"  "$d_bin"  
+--+
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/bin/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators.ndf:      host link   'xdotool windowfocus --sync  ' winID  '  key   ctrl+w'  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/bin/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators.ndf:      host  link  'xdotool windowfocus --sync '  ID_bkgnd  '  key   ctrl+q'   ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/bin/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators.ndf:      host  link  'xdotool windowfocus --sync '  ID_bkgnd  '  key   Return'   ;   
...
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/bin/email - create auto header Old.txt:	xdotool  windowfocus --sync   $winID  key  ctrl+Return
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/bin/email - create auto header Old.txt:xdotool  windowfocus --sync   $winID  key  ctrl+S
+--+
>> many other scripts use this!!

$ grep -r  "xdotool"  "$d_Qndfs"  
+--+
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:   host link 'xdotool >"'  pname_ID_QNial '" getwindowfocus' ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:   host link 'xdotool >"' pname_winID '" search --sync  --name "' winTitle '"' ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:   host link 'xdotool >"' pname_winID '" getwindowname "' winID '"' ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:# xdotool : might use windowunmap -> overrideredirectvalue 0 -> windowmap
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:      cmd :=  link  'xdotool set_window --name "'  winTitle_short  '"'  winID   ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:      host link 'xdotool >"' pname_winID '" getwindowname "' (string winID) '"' ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:   host link 'xdotool >"'  pname_ID_QNial '" getwindowfocus' ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:     (link char_char  'xdotool windowactivate --sync ' winTest  char_char)  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:   host link  'xdotool windowactivate --sync ' winTest  ;    
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:   host link 'xdotool >"'  pname_win_PosnSize  '" getwindowgeometry '  winID  ;   
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:   host link 'xdotool >"'  pname_win_PosnSize  '" getwindowgeometry '  winID  ;   
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:   host link  'xdotool windowfocus --sync '  winID  ' windowsize '  winID  ' ' widthStr ' ' heightStr ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:   host link  'xdotool  windowsize '  winID  ' ' widthStr ' ' heightStr ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:   host link  'xdotool windowfocus --sync '  winID   ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:#  host link  'xdotool  windowfocus --sync '  winID  ' windowmove '  winID  '  '  xStr  ' '  yStr      ;   
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:   host link  'xdotool  windowmove '  winID  '  '  xStr  ' '  yStr      ;   
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:   host link  'xdotool windowfocus --sync '  winID   ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:   cmd :=  link 'xdotool  windowfocus  ' ID_image_targeted  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:   cmd :=  link 'xdotool  windowraise '        ID_image_targeted  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:      host link   'xdotool windowfocus --sync  ' winID  '  key   ctrl+w'  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:      host  link  'xdotool windowfocus --sync '  ID_bkgnd  '  key   ctrl+q'   ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:      host  link  'xdotool windowfocus --sync '  ID_bkgnd  '  key   Return'   ;   
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:      host  link  'xdotool windowfocus --sync '  winID  '  key   ctrl+q'   ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:      host  link  'xdotool windowfocus --sync '  winID  '  key   Left'     ;   
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/0_vidProdn - common data, operators 170819.ndf:      host  link  'xdotool windowfocus --sync '  winID  '  key   Left'     ;   

/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/video production/debug output.txt:|image_next cmd : |xdotool windowfocus --sync 54526072 key   Next|

/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/DrumLib Science for kids video/windows -  position, size, move, desktop opens.ndf:   host link 'xdotool >"'  pname_ID_QNial '" getwindowfocus' ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/DrumLib Science for kids video/windows -  position, size, move, desktop opens.ndf:   host link 'xdotool >"' pname_winID '" search --sync  --name "' winTitle '"' ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/DrumLib Science for kids video/windows -  position, size, move, desktop opens.ndf:   host link 'xdotool >"' pname_winID '" search --sync  --name "' winTitle '"' ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/DrumLib Science for kids video/windows -  position, size, move, desktop opens.ndf:   host link 'xdotool >"' pname_winID '" getwindowname "' winID '"' ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/DrumLib Science for kids video/windows -  position, size, move, desktop opens.ndf:# xdotool : might use windowunmap -> overrideredirectvalue 0 -> windowmap
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/DrumLib Science for kids video/windows -  position, size, move, desktop opens.ndf:      cmd :=  link  'xdotool set_window --name "'  winTitle_short  '"'  winID   ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/DrumLib Science for kids video/windows -  position, size, move, desktop opens.ndf:      host link 'xdotool >"' pname_winID '" getwindowname "' (string winID) '"' ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/DrumLib Science for kids video/windows -  position, size, move, desktop opens.ndf:     (link char_char  'xdotool windowactivate --sync ' winTest  char_char)  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/DrumLib Science for kids video/windows -  position, size, move, desktop opens.ndf:   host link  'xdotool windowactivate --sync ' winTest  ;    
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/DrumLib Science for kids video/windows -  position, size, move, desktop opens.ndf:   host link 'xdotool >"'  pname_win_PosnSize  '" getwindowgeometry '  winID  ;   
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/DrumLib Science for kids video/windows -  position, size, move, desktop opens.ndf:   host link 'xdotool >"'  pname_win_PosnSize  '" getwindowgeometry '  winID  ;   
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/DrumLib Science for kids video/windows -  position, size, move, desktop opens.ndf:   cmd :=  link 'xdotool  windowfocus  ' ID_image_targeted  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/DrumLib Science for kids video/windows -  position, size, move, desktop opens.ndf:   cmd :=  link 'xdotool  windowraise '        ID_image_targeted  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/video production/DrumLib Science for kids video/windows -  position, size, move, desktop opens.ndf:      host link   'xdotool windowfocus --sync  ' winID  '  key   ctrl+w'  ;  

/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/windows [open, close, ID, title], [get,set,move] cart [posn,size].ndf:host link  'xdotool key  --window '  winID_page  ' ctrl+a'  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/windows [open, close, ID, title], [get,set,move] cart [posn,size].ndf:host link  'xdotool key  --window '  winID_page  ' ctrl+c'  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/windows [open, close, ID, title], [get,set,move] cart [posn,size].ndf:host link  'xdotool key  --window '  winID_geany  ' ctrl+v'  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/windows [open, close, ID, title], [get,set,move] cart [posn,size].ndf:host link  'xdotool key  --window '  winID_geany  ' ctrl+s'  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/windows [open, close, ID, title], [get,set,move] cart [posn,size].ndf:host link  'xdotool key  --window '  winID_geany  ' ctrl+q'  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/windows [open, close, ID, title], [get,set,move] cart [posn,size].ndf:# xdotool key  --window '  winID_geany  ' ctrl+Q'
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/economics, markets/options - develop.txt:		%	host link  'xdotool key  --window '  winID_yahooOptionsTesla  ' ctrl+q'  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/economics, markets/winURL yahoo finance news download.ndf:	host link  'xdotool key  --window '  winID_yahooNews  ' ctrl+shift+w'  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/economics, markets/winURL yahoo finance news download develop.txt:	host link  'xdotool key  --window '  winID_geany  ' ctrl+v'  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/economics, markets/winURL yahoo finance news download develop.txt:	host link  'xdotool key  --window '  winID_page  ' ctrl+A'  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/economics, markets/winURL yahoo finance news download develop.txt:	host link  'xdotool key  --window '  winID_page  ' ctrl+A'  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/economics, markets/winURL yahoo finance news download develop.txt:	host link  'xdotool key  --window '  winID_temp  ' ctrl+V'  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/economics, markets/winURL yahoo finance news download develop.txt:	host link  'xdotool key  --window '  winID_page  ' ctrl+a'  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/economics, markets/winURL yahoo finance news download develop.txt:	host link  'xdotool key  --window '  winID_temp  ' ctrl+v'  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/economics, markets/winURL yahoo finance news download develop.txt:	host link  'xdotool key  --window '  winID_page  ' ctrl+a'  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/economics, markets/winURL yahoo finance news download develop.txt:	host link  'xdotool key  --window '  winID_page  ' ctrl+c'  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/economics, markets/winURL yahoo finance news download develop.txt:	host link  'xdotool key  --window '  winID_temp  ' ctrl+v'  ;  
/media/bill/Dell2/Website - raw/Qnial/MY_NDFS/economics, markets/options data [download, process].ndf:	host link  'xdotool key  --window ' winID_yahooOptions  ' ctrl+shift+w'  ;  
+--+
>> many other QNial ndfs use this!!





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