[maemo-developers] Shell API to call maemo-mapper commands, functions, options ?

[From: Eero Tamminen]

Hi,

ext Darius Jack wrote:
> what I really need is shell script to emulate GUI actions in maemo-mapper.
> Any chance to have shell script to interact with maemo-mapper basic functions/commands ?
> 
> Frankly speaking I would like to add few more options, have more selection choices, nothing special.
> User friendly shell API is what I need.
> If you are aware how to run maemo-mapper from a command line with options, please tell me how.
> 
> Ok. I can run maemo-mapper from a command line.
> Any chance to have fifo pipe and send parameters from command line to maemo-mapper already running.
> What I like is exactly what I did in shell with mplayer.
> To decrease volume level I press "9"  -4% down
> pressing "0" get 2% volume up rise.
> 
> Sorry for such basic questions but I would greatly appreciate your advice.

If the program doesn't have e.g. D-BUS API, you can always record
the required user input events with "Xnee" and play them back.
This requires that the application is in known state though[1].

If you need only single (stylus or key) event, then you could
use also "xresponse".  Both of these can be gotten from the maemo
tools repo:
	http://maemo.org/development/tools/



	- Eero

[1] If this isn't known, Gtk UIs can be introspected through its
accessibility APIs, but that's starting to be *a lot* of effort
(Atk bridge requires Bonobo/Corba on the device).