socsieng
[bug]: Key combination sent with sendkeys usually have no effect on target application unless a dummy key is also sent
What went wrong?
When I sent the key combination command+shift+m to Microsoft Teams with the following command:
sendkeys --application-name "Microsoft Teams" --characters "<k:m:shift,command>"
Usually there is no effect (mute state in Microsoft Teams should have changed). Sometimes it works but I was not able to recognize a pattern. The interesting thing is there seems to be a workaround: adding additional keys, e.g.:
sendkeys --application-name "Microsoft Teams" --characters "<k:m:shift,command> " (no-op space at the end)
or
sendkeys --application-name "Microsoft Teams" --characters "<c:shift><k:m:shift,command>" (no-op shift at the beginning)
Expected result:
I expect that there is no need for no-ops.
Actual result:
Without no-ops there was no reliable delivery of the described keystrokes.
Other information:
- Sendkeys version: v2.8.0
- Operating system: MacOS
- Processor (e.g. Intel, M1): M1
- There was a bug report in the past (https://github.com/socsieng/sendkeys/issues/56) where you @socsieng proposed to add a no-op to solve a very similar issue. I consider the need for such a no-op as bug. Maybe you agree ;-)
