Monkeybread Xojo plugin - The module RemoteControlMBS

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The module RemoteControlMBS

module RemoteControlMBS

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
module	Remote Control	MBS ComputerControl Plugin	8.4	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	❌ No	Desktop, Console & Web

This module collects methods for simulating user input with mouse and keyboard.

You can use this class for GUI scripting.
Requires libXtst.so.6 on Linux to be installed.

method LinuxConvertCase(keysymbol as Integer, byref lowerSymbol as Integer, byref upperSymbol as Integer) as boolean
method LinuxKeyCodeToKeySymbol(keycode as Integer, index as Integer) as Integer
method LinuxKeyNameToKeySymbol(keyname as string) as Integer
method LinuxKeySymbolToKeyCode(keysymbol as Integer) as Integer
method LinuxKeySymbolToKeyName(keysymbol as Integer) as string
method LinuxMouseClick(ButtonID as Integer, ButtonDown as boolean) as boolean
method LinuxMousePositionX as Integer
method LinuxMousePositionY as Integer
method LinuxMoveMouse(x as Integer, y as Integer) as boolean
method LinuxPressControlKey(keydown as boolean) as boolean
method LinuxPressKey(Keycode as Integer) as boolean
method LinuxPressKey(Keycode as Integer, ButtonDown as boolean) as boolean
method LinuxPressOptionKey(keydown as boolean) as boolean
method LinuxPressShiftKey(keydown as boolean) as boolean
method LinuxSupported as boolean
method MacCurrentProcessID as Integer
method MacCurrentProcessName as string
method MacDescriptionForKeyCode(keycode as Integer) as string
method MacDisplayNameForKeyCode(keycode as Integer) as string
method MacForegroundProcessID as Integer
method MacFrontProcessName as string
method MacKeyboardLocalizedName as string
method MacKeyboardName as string
method MacMouseClick(x as Double, y as Double, updateMouseCursorPosition as boolean, MouseButton1 as boolean) as boolean
method MacMouseClick(x as Double, y as Double, updateMouseCursorPosition as boolean, MouseButton1 as boolean, MouseButton2 as boolean) as boolean
method MacMouseClick(x as Double, y as Double, updateMouseCursorPosition as boolean, MouseButton1 as boolean, MouseButton2 as boolean, MouseButton3 as boolean) as boolean
method MacMousePositionX as Integer
method MacMousePositionY as Integer
method MacMouseWheel(wheel1 as Integer) as boolean
method MacMouseWheel(wheel1 as Integer, wheel2 as Integer) as boolean
method MacMoveMouse(x as Double, y as Double) as boolean
method MacPressCommandKey(keydown as boolean) as boolean
method MacPressControlKey(keydown as boolean) as boolean
method MacPressKey(keychar as Integer, virtualkey as Integer) as boolean
method MacPressKey(keychar as Integer, virtualkey as Integer, keydown as boolean) as boolean
method MacPressOptionKey(keydown as boolean) as boolean
method MacPressShiftKey(keydown as boolean) as boolean
method MacProcessCount as Integer
method MacProcessName(index as Integer) as string
method MacProcessVisible(index as Integer) as boolean
method MacTextForKeyCode(keycode as Integer, KeyAction as Integer, ModifierState as Integer) as string
method MouseClick(x as Integer, y as Integer, down as boolean) as boolean
method MousePositionX as Integer
method MousePositionY as Integer
method MoveMouse(x as Integer, y as Integer) as boolean
method PressControlKey(keydown as boolean) as boolean
method PressOptionKey(keydown as boolean) as boolean
method PressShiftKey(keydown as boolean) as boolean
method WinBringProcessToTop(ProcessID as Integer) as boolean
method WinBringWindowToTop(WindowHandle as Integer, SetFocus as boolean = true) as boolean
method WinCurrentProcessID as Integer
method WinFindWindow(ClassName as string, WindowName as string) as Integer
method WinForegroundProcessID as Integer
method WinFrontWindowTitle as string
method WinIsCapsLock as boolean
method WinIsNumLock as boolean
method WinIsScrollLock as boolean
method WinIsWindowMinimized(WindowHandle as Integer) as Boolean
method WinIsWindowVisible(WindowHandle as Integer) as Boolean
method WinKeyboardName as string
method WinKeyIsDown(virtualkey as Integer) as boolean
method WinMouseClick(x as Integer, y as Integer, AbsolutePosition as boolean, MouseButton1 as boolean) as boolean
method WinMouseClick(x as Integer, y as Integer, AbsolutePosition as boolean, MouseButton1 as boolean, MouseButton2 as boolean) as boolean
method WinMouseClick(x as Integer, y as Integer, AbsolutePosition as boolean, MouseButton1 as boolean, MouseButton2 as boolean, MouseButton3 as boolean) as boolean
method WinMouseClick(x as integer, y as integer, AbsolutePosition as boolean, MouseButton1 as Integer, MouseButton2 as Integer, MouseButton3 as Integer) as boolean
method WinMousePositionX as Integer
method WinMousePositionY as Integer
method WinMoveMouse(x as Integer, y as Integer) as boolean
method WinPressControlKey(keydown as boolean) as boolean
method WinPressKey(ScanCode as Integer) as boolean
method WinPressKey(ScanCode as Integer, keydown as boolean) as boolean
method WinPressKey(virtualkey as Integer, ScanCode as Integer) as boolean
method WinPressKey(virtualkey as Integer, ScanCode as Integer, keydown as boolean) as boolean
method WinPressOptionKey(keydown as boolean) as boolean
method WinPressShiftKey(keydown as boolean) as boolean
method WinScanCodeToVirtualKeyCode(ScanCode as Integer) as Integer
method WinSendMessage(Win as DesktopWindow, Msg as integer, lParam as integer, WParam as integer) as integer
method WinSendMessage(Win as window, Msg as Integer, lParam as Integer, WParam as Integer) as Integer
method WinSendMessage(WindowHandle as Integer, Msg as Integer, lParam as Integer, WParam as Integer) as Integer
method WinShowWindow(WindowHandle as Integer, CmdShow as Integer) as Boolean
method WinVirtualKeyCodeToCharCode(VirtualKeyCode as Integer) as Integer
method WinVirtualKeyCodeToScanCode(VirtualKeyCode as Integer) as Integer
method WinVirtualKeyForASCII(Character as Integer, byref VirtualKeyCode as Integer, Byref ShiftKey as boolean, byref ControlKey as Boolean, byref AltKey as boolean) as boolean

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Release notes

Version 23.5
- Added WinIsCapsLock, WinIsNumLock and WinIsScrollLock to RemoteControlMBS module.
Version 23.1
- Fixed a problem with LinuxMoveMouse method in RemoteControlMBS module not working correctly.
Version 21.2
- Added WinMouseClick taking integer parameters to RemoteControlMBS module and deprecated the boolean variants.
- Implemented MacMousePositionX and MacMousePositionY functions for RemoteControlMBS module for macOS 64-bit.
Version 20.1
- Changed WinBringProcessToTop method in RemoteControlMBS module to activate first window.
- Fixed problem with RemoteControlMBS WinBringProcessToTop method showing hidden windows.
Version 19.4
- Fixed declaration for WinSendMessage in RemoteControlMBS module.
Version 18.2
- Added RemoteControlMBS WinBringProcessToTop method.
Version 17.0
- Updated RemoteControlMBS.MacKeyboardName for 64-bit.

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