ugh. searching "how do I do xdotool type stuff with wayland" and one of the first results is "No, such features were explicitly excluded from the Wayland design for security reasons."
everyone who thinks "I know, I'll make computers not automatable, that'll make them more secure!" has fundamentally misunderstood what computers are for
there are no reliably working software solutions. You might think you know one, but unless it involves "I built my own kernel with a completely different input subsystem", it probably has some caveats.
@foone you can do it under Linux, even going so far as to create a kernel module that interacts with the USB stack at various points, but under Windows that would be more of a task
@mxk nope!
that's actually why I developed the USB microcontroller that I use regularly.
AHK (and the APIs it calls, for that matter) cannot consistently cross 32/64bit, user accounts, and directx/win32
and I say all this knowing it's only a matter of time before some big company gets their c-suite staff hacked through a mechanical keyboard with an insecure programmable MCU, and some fucker invents "secure input devices", where USB devices get cryptographically signed so that "not just anyone" can make one
@foone That's been my thought for security for the last ten years. The input device signs the mouse clicks and key presses. The idea being they can fully pwn your computer and they still can't impersonate you.
@foone "Latest in secure input device technology: A keyboard, but each key is a fingerprint scanner. You have to register each key separately to a specific finger. You cannot press one key with two different fingers. Also, the next Google Chrome version will require this keyboard for typing input, because fuck you."
@StompyRobot I'm broke, that's why. I did buy a "keyboard automation device" from aliexpress that is just a single solenoid, though. very amusing device
@foone I’m honestly surprised that this isn’t already a thing. Computers on closed, government networks physically block unused USB ports and impose stringent controls on what device drivers are loaded. It seems like something already in the works.
@foone see also "we'll stop piracy by making it so you can't copy something" while you're using a device whose literal core CPU instruction set and hardware design is "to copy data from a to b”
@foone So, a quick check of the arewewaylandyet.com site shows wtype & ydotool as replacements for xdotool. Less clear if they will actually meet your needs.
@foone That just sounds like a stunt invitation. "Ok, so, I'll just install a loopback virtual USB and then run a user space HID tool to inject input events …"
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