Robot and AWT on Linux

[Paul Geisler]

Hello,


when I issue a key typing sequence like

KeyEvent.VK_T, KeyEvent.VK_E, KeyEvent.VK_S, KeyEvent.VK_T,
KeyEvent.VK_ENTER

with Robot.keyPress / Robot.keyRelease(keycode) to a focussed AWT
TextField, i allways get "test " in the field on linux. The VK_ENTER
does not invoke the fields' action but instead is inserted as
whitespace. However, all other (non-java!) applications receive the
VK_ENTER properly, and insert an newline for example.

Any idea / workaround on this?


many thanks in advance,

Paul

 

[John B. Matthews]

when I issue a key typing sequence like

KeyEvent.VK_T, KeyEvent.VK_E, KeyEvent.VK_S, KeyEvent.VK_T,
KeyEvent.VK_ENTER

with Robot.keyPress / Robot.keyRelease(keycode) to a focussed AWT
TextField, i allways get "test " in the field on linux. The VK_ENTER
does not invoke the fields' action but instead is inserted as
whitespace. However, all other (non-java!) applications receive the
VK_ENTER properly, and insert an newline for example.

Any idea / workaround on this?

Would it help to indicate which versions of Java & Linux you're using?
Have you modified your X window manager policy settings? I don't recall
the details, but I remember getting some rather counter-intuitive
results concerning which window received which events.