How do I run a macro in the selenium IDE without having to take my hands off the keyboard?

Question

I am looking for some form of utility that can be run from the command line in Ubuntu that will click a button in a specific window. What I want to do is run a macro in the selenium IDE without having to take my hands off the keyboard.

Answer 1

You can use the xdotool command line utility to create mouse (and keyboard) events.

It is quite versatile, so you probably need to look at the manual to find the commands for your particular purpose.

For example, to move the cursor to pixel position 500,500 and click, you would run

xdotool mousemove  500 500
xdotool click 1 # 1 is the left button.