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xdotool produces additional Tab if emulating Right, Left, Up or Down arrow key. #484
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Can also confirm this in version 3.20211022.1
@Daresch I tried this on XQuartz (macOS) and couldn't reproduce it. Still, I believe this is a bug. I have some ideas.
Based on the output,
xevshows that the key state changes from 0x2000 to 0x2010 when Tab is pressed. The 'state' is basically a bitmask of active modifier keys, like Shift, Control, Meta, etc, and the fact that it changes when Tab is pressed tells me that Tab is a modifier key, specifically Mod2, or at least xdotool believes this.Clipped from your xev output:
# 'press tab' state 0x2000, keycode 77 (keysym 0xff09, Tab), same_screen YES, # 'press Right' state 0x2010, keycode 41 (keysym 0xff53, Right), same_screen YES,Notice how
statechanges, adding 0x0010 which is the bitmask for Mod2. On my system (XQuartz), Mod2 is the Meta key. I can see this withxmodmapand looking at themod2line.Back to xdotool.
On startup, xdotool tries to figure out what modifier keys are needed in order to send anything in the current keymap. This is needed for keymaps where certain characters may require holding modifier keys like AltGr or Shift. For example, : (colon) on my keyboard requires holding shift while pressing ; (semicolon).
(The above paragraph copied from a comment I made in #481)
Given the order of events in your xev output (press tab, press right, release tab, release right), I wonder if xdotool is thinking that in order to send the Right arrow key, one must hold Tab (as a modifier key) in order to successfully send Right.
I don't have a solution for this, but if we can confirm how xdotool is misbehaving, it'll get one step closer to fixing this bug. Let me know your thoughts.
If you're familiar with patching C code, I have a small patch that might help us see what xdotool knows about the keyboad mapping:
diff --git a/xdo.c b/xdo.c index 44595d1..74dfbbf 100644 --- a/xdo.c +++ b/xdo.c @@ -1336,6 +1336,7 @@ static void _xdo_populate_charcode_map(xdo_t *xdo) { xdo->charcodes[idx].code = keycode; xdo->charcodes[idx].group = group; xdo->charcodes[idx].modmask = modmask | _xdo_query_keycode_to_modifier(modmap, keycode); + printf("Sym %s needs mods %x\n", XKeysymToString(keysym), xdo->charcodes[idx].modmask); xdo->charcodes[idx].symbol = keysym; idx++;
The above will print
Sym ... needs mods ...for each entry in the keyboard mapping. If you're able, try this patch withxdotool key Rightand let show the line output matchingSym Right needs mods [some number]Also, could you send
xev -event keyboardoutput for when you press the arrow keys yourself (left, up, etc)?Hey @jordansissel
If you're familiar with patching C code, I have a small patch that might help us see what xdotool knows about the keyboad mapping:
diff --git a/xdo.c b/xdo.c
index 44595d1..74dfbbf 100644
--- a/xdo.c
+++ b/xdo.c
@@ -1336,6 +1336,7 @@ static void _xdo_populate_charcode_map(xdo_t *xdo) {
xdo->charcodes[idx].code = keycode;
xdo->charcodes[idx].group = group;
xdo->charcodes[idx].modmask = modmask | _xdo_query_keycode_to_modifier(modmap, keycode);-
printf("Sym %s needs mods %x\n", XKeysymToString(keysym), xdo->charcodes[idx].modmask); xdo->charcodes[idx].symbol = keysym; idx++;
The above will print
Sym ... needs mods ...for each entry in the keyboard mapping. If you're able, try this patch withxdotool key Rightand let show the line output matchingSym Right needs mods [some number]I tried some and got it, I think.
$ xdotool key Right ... Sym Right needs mods 10 Sym Right needs mods 11 ... Sym Right needs mods 0 ...As a workaround, I use
xdotool key KP_Right. I don't know, what this is, but this is usable for my use case at the moment.
The output forSym ... needs mods ...looks equivalent$ xdotool key KP_Right ... Sym KP_Right needs mods 0 ... Sym KP_Right needs mods 10 Sym KP_Right needs mods 11 ...Also, could you send
xev -event keyboardoutput for when you press the arrow keys yourself (left, up, etc)?The output for all arrow keys (down and up):
KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x5600001, root 0x6aa, subw 0x0, time 1928497, (916,414), root:(948,478), state 0x2000, keycode 113 (keysym 0xff51, Left), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x5600001, root 0x6aa, subw 0x0, time 1928660, (916,414), root:(948,478), state 0x2000, keycode 113 (keysym 0xff51, Left), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x5600001, root 0x6aa, subw 0x0, time 1930227, (916,414), root:(948,478), state 0x2000, keycode 111 (keysym 0xff52, Up), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x5600001, root 0x6aa, subw 0x0, time 1930415, (916,414), root:(948,478), state 0x2000, keycode 111 (keysym 0xff52, Up), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x5600001, root 0x6aa, subw 0x0, time 1931115, (916,414), root:(948,478), state 0x2000, keycode 114 (keysym 0xff53, Right), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x5600001, root 0x6aa, subw 0x0, time 1931270, (916,414), root:(948,478), state 0x2000, keycode 114 (keysym 0xff53, Right), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x5600001, root 0x6aa, subw 0x0, time 1931799, (916,414), root:(948,478), state 0x2000, keycode 116 (keysym 0xff54, Down), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x5600001, root 0x6aa, subw 0x0, time 1931945, (916,414), root:(948,478), state 0x2000, keycode 116 (keysym 0xff54, Down), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False-
As a workaround, I use xdotool key KP_Right. I don't know, what this is, but this is usable for my use case at the moment.
Nice! I'm glad you have a workaround.
KP_Rightis the right arrow key on a number pad. Most laptops and small keyboards don't actually have a number pad, but these things will still appear in the keymap anyway.I have an idea for a possible solution. With the output you provided, I see multiple entries that send
Rightand the last entry has no modifiers (0). YourKP_Rightalso has multiple entries, but the first entry has no modifiers. I am thinking that if xdotool chooses the key with the least modifier keys (preferring zero), instead of the first one, then it'll work.I believe there's some other bug that causes xdotool use the wrong modifiers, but "prefer zero modifiers" might be a simpler solution (and also less keystrokes to send).
While I think about things, can you attach the output of
xmodmap -pmandxmodmap -pke- these commands will show the modifier map and keycode mapping and might help me test this further.Output of
xmodmap -pmxmodmap: up to 3 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses): shift Shift_L (0x32), Shift_R (0x3e) lock Caps_Lock (0x42) control Control_L (0x25), Control_R (0x69) mod1 Alt_L (0x40), Meta_L (0xcd) mod2 Num_Lock (0x4d), Hyper_L (0xcf) mod3 Mode_switch (0xcb) mod4 Super_L (0x85), Super_R (0x86), Super_L (0xce) mod5 ISO_Level3_Shift (0x5c)and output of
xmodmap -pkekeycode 8 = keycode 9 = Escape NoSymbol Escape keycode 10 = 1 exclam 1 degree onesuperior exclamdown onesuperior onesubscript ordfeminine NoSymbol notsign keycode 11 = 2 quotedbl 2 section twosuperior oneeighth twosuperior twosubscript masculine NoSymbol logicalor keycode 12 = 3 section 3 U2113 threesuperior sterling threesuperior threesubscript numerosign NoSymbol logicaland keycode 13 = 4 dollar 4 guillemotright onequarter currency U203A femalesymbol NoSymbol NoSymbol U22A5 keycode 14 = 5 percent 5 guillemotleft onehalf threeeighths U2039 malesymbol periodcentered NoSymbol U2221 keycode 15 = 6 ampersand 6 dollar notsign fiveeighths cent U26A5 sterling NoSymbol U2225 keycode 16 = 7 slash 7 EuroSign braceleft seveneighths yen U03F0 currency NoSymbol rightarrow keycode 17 = 8 parenleft 8 doublelowquotemark bracketleft trademark singlelowquotemark U27E8 Tab ISO_Left_Tab U221E keycode 18 = 9 parenright 9 leftdoublequotemark bracketright plusminus leftsinglequotemark U27E9 KP_Divide KP_Divide variation keycode 19 = 0 equal 0 rightdoublequotemark braceright degree rightsinglequotemark zerosubscript KP_Multiply KP_Multiply emptyset keycode 20 = ssharp question minus emdash backslash questiondown U1E9E NoSymbol U2011 KP_Subtract KP_Subtract hyphen keycode 21 = dead_acute dead_grave dead_grave dead_cedilla dead_cedilla dead_ogonek dead_abovering dead_abovereversedcomma dead_diaeresis NoSymbol dead_macron keycode 22 = BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace NoSymbol NoSymbol Terminate_Server NoSymbol NoSymbol Terminate_Server keycode 23 = Tab ISO_Left_Tab Tab ISO_Left_Tab Multi_key ISO_Level5_Lock NoSymbol NoSymbol NoSymbol ISO_Level5_Lock keycode 24 = q Q x X at Greek_OMEGA ellipsis Greek_xi Prior Prior Greek_XI keycode 25 = w W v V lstroke Lstroke underscore NoSymbol BackSpace BackSpace radical keycode 26 = e E l L EuroSign EuroSign bracketleft Greek_lamda Up Up Greek_LAMDA keycode 27 = r R c C paragraph registered bracketright Greek_chi Delete Delete U2102 keycode 28 = t T w W tslash Tslash asciicircum Greek_omega Next Next Greek_OMEGA keycode 29 = z Z k K leftarrow yen exclam Greek_kappa exclamdown NoSymbol multiply keycode 30 = u U h H downarrow uparrow less Greek_psi KP_7 KP_7 Greek_PSI keycode 31 = i I g G rightarrow idotless greater Greek_gamma KP_8 KP_8 Greek_GAMMA keycode 32 = o O f F oslash Oslash equal Greek_phi KP_9 KP_9 Greek_PHI keycode 33 = p P q Q thorn THORN ampersand U03D5 KP_Add KP_Add U211A keycode 34 = udiaeresis Udiaeresis ssharp U1E9E dead_diaeresis dead_abovering U017F Greek_finalsmallsigma U2212 NoSymbol jot keycode 35 = plus asterisk dead_acute dead_tilde asciitilde macron dead_stroke dead_abovecomma dead_doubleacute NoSymbol dead_breve keycode 36 = Return NoSymbol Return keycode 37 = Control_L NoSymbol Control_L keycode 38 = a A u U ae AE backslash NoSymbol Home Home includedin keycode 39 = s S i I U017F U1E9E slash Greek_iota Left Left integral keycode 40 = d D a A eth ETH braceleft Greek_alpha Down Down U2200 keycode 41 = f F e E dstroke ordfeminine braceright Greek_epsilon Right Right U2203 keycode 42 = g G o O eng ENG asterisk Greek_omicron End End elementof keycode 43 = h H s S hstroke Hstroke question Greek_sigma questiondown NoSymbol Greek_SIGMA keycode 44 = j J n N dead_belowdot dead_abovedot parenleft Greek_nu KP_4 KP_4 U2115 keycode 45 = k K r R kra ampersand parenright Greek_rho KP_5 KP_5 U211D keycode 46 = l L t T lstroke Lstroke minus Greek_tau KP_6 KP_6 partialderivative keycode 47 = odiaeresis Odiaeresis d D dead_doubleacute dead_belowdot colon Greek_delta KP_Separator comma Greek_DELTA keycode 48 = adiaeresis Adiaeresis y Y dead_circumflex dead_caron at Greek_upsilon period KP_Decimal nabla keycode 49 = dead_circumflex degree dead_circumflex dead_caron U2032 U2033 U21BB U02DE dead_abovedot Pointer_EnableKeys dead_belowdot keycode 50 = Shift_L NoSymbol Shift_L Caps_Lock keycode 51 = numbersign apostrophe ISO_Level3_Shift NoSymbol rightsinglequotemark dead_breve keycode 52 = y Y udiaeresis Udiaeresis guillemotright U203A numbersign NoSymbol Escape Escape union keycode 53 = x X odiaeresis Odiaeresis guillemotleft U2039 dollar U03F5 Tab Tab intersection keycode 54 = c C adiaeresis Adiaeresis cent copyright bar Greek_eta Insert Insert U2135 keycode 55 = v V p P doublelowquotemark singlelowquotemark asciitilde Greek_pi Return Return Greek_PI keycode 56 = b B z Z leftdoublequotemark leftsinglequotemark grave Greek_zeta Undo Redo U2124 keycode 57 = n N b B rightdoublequotemark rightsinglequotemark plus Greek_beta colon NoSymbol U21D0 keycode 58 = m M m M mu masculine percent Greek_mu KP_1 KP_1 ifonlyif keycode 59 = comma semicolon comma endash periodcentered multiply quotedbl U03F1 KP_2 KP_2 U21D2 keycode 60 = period colon period enfilledcircbullet U2026 division apostrophe U03D1 KP_3 KP_3 U21A6 keycode 61 = minus underscore j J endash emdash semicolon Greek_theta semicolon NoSymbol Greek_THETA keycode 62 = Shift_R NoSymbol Shift_R Caps_Lock keycode 63 = KP_Multiply KP_Multiply KP_Multiply KP_Multiply KP_Multiply KP_Multiply XF86ClearGrab U22C5 U2299 multiply NoSymbol U2297 keycode 64 = Alt_L Meta_L Alt_L Meta_L keycode 65 = space NoSymbol space space space nobreakspace KP_0 KP_0 U202F keycode 66 = Caps_Lock ISO_Next_Group ISO_Level3_Shift keycode 67 = F1 F1 F1 F1 F1 F1 XF86Switch_VT_1 F1 F1 XF86Switch_VT_1 keycode 68 = F2 F2 F2 F2 F2 F2 XF86Switch_VT_2 F2 F2 XF86Switch_VT_2 keycode 69 = F3 F3 F3 F3 F3 F3 XF86Switch_VT_3 F3 F3 XF86Switch_VT_3 keycode 70 = F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 XF86Switch_VT_4 F4 F4 XF86Switch_VT_4 keycode 71 = F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 XF86Switch_VT_5 F5 F5 XF86Switch_VT_5 keycode 72 = F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 XF86Switch_VT_6 F6 F6 XF86Switch_VT_6 keycode 73 = F7 F7 F7 F7 F7 F7 XF86Switch_VT_7 F7 F7 XF86Switch_VT_7 keycode 74 = F8 F8 F8 F8 F8 F8 XF86Switch_VT_8 F8 F8 XF86Switch_VT_8 keycode 75 = F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 XF86Switch_VT_9 F9 F9 XF86Switch_VT_9 keycode 76 = F10 F10 F10 F10 F10 F10 XF86Switch_VT_10 F10 F10 XF86Switch_VT_10 keycode 77 = Num_Lock NoSymbol Tab ISO_Left_Tab equal approxeq notequal Pointer_EnableKeys identical keycode 78 = Scroll_Lock NoSymbol Scroll_Lock keycode 79 = KP_Home KP_7 KP_7 U2714 U2195 U226A KP_Home KP_Home upstile keycode 80 = KP_Up KP_8 KP_8 U2718 uparrow intersection KP_Up KP_Up U22C2 keycode 81 = KP_Prior KP_9 KP_9 dagger U20D7 U226B KP_Prior KP_Prior U2309 keycode 82 = KP_Subtract KP_Subtract KP_Subtract KP_Subtract KP_Subtract KP_Subtract XF86Prev_VMode U2212 U2296 U2216 NoSymbol U2238 keycode 83 = KP_Left KP_4 KP_4 club leftarrow includedin KP_Left KP_Left U2286 keycode 84 = KP_Begin KP_5 KP_5 EuroSign colon U22B6 KP_Begin KP_Begin U22B7 keycode 85 = KP_Right KP_6 KP_6 U2023 rightarrow includes KP_Right KP_Right U2287 keycode 86 = KP_Add KP_Add KP_Add KP_Add KP_Add KP_Add XF86Next_VMode plusminus U2295 U2213 NoSymbol U2214 keycode 87 = KP_End KP_1 KP_1 diamond U2194 lessthanequal KP_End KP_End downstile keycode 88 = KP_Down KP_2 KP_2 heart downarrow union KP_Down KP_Down U22C3 keycode 89 = KP_Next KP_3 KP_3 U2660 U21CC greaterthanequal KP_Next KP_Next U230B keycode 90 = KP_Insert KP_0 KP_0 U2423 percent U2030 KP_Insert KP_Insert U25A1 keycode 91 = KP_Delete KP_Separator KP_Separator period comma minutes KP_Delete KP_Delete seconds keycode 92 = ISO_Level3_Shift NoSymbol ISO_Level3_Shift keycode 93 = keycode 94 = less greater ISO_Level5_Shift ISO_Level5_Shift bar dead_belowmacron ISO_Level5_Shift ISO_Level5_Shift ISO_Level5_Lock ISO_Level5_Lock ISO_Level5_Lock ISO_Level5_Lock keycode 95 = F11 F11 F11 F11 F11 F11 XF86Switch_VT_11 F11 F11 XF86Switch_VT_11 keycode 96 = F12 F12 F12 F12 F12 F12 XF86Switch_VT_12 F12 F12 XF86Switch_VT_12 keycode 97 = keycode 98 = Katakana NoSymbol Katakana keycode 99 = Hiragana NoSymbol Hiragana keycode 100 = Henkan_Mode NoSymbol Henkan_Mode keycode 101 = Hiragana_Katakana NoSymbol Hiragana_Katakana keycode 102 = Muhenkan NoSymbol Muhenkan keycode 103 = keycode 104 = KP_Enter NoSymbol KP_Enter KP_Enter KP_Enter KP_Enter KP_Enter KP_Enter KP_Enter keycode 105 = Control_R NoSymbol Control_R keycode 106 = KP_Divide KP_Divide KP_Divide KP_Divide KP_Divide KP_Divide XF86Ungrab division U2300 U2044 NoSymbol U2223 keycode 107 = Print Sys_Req Print Sys_Req keycode 108 = ISO_Level3_Shift NoSymbol ISO_Level5_Shift ISO_Level5_Shift ISO_Level5_Shift ISO_Level5_Shift ISO_Level5_Lock ISO_Level5_Lock ISO_Level5_Lock ISO_Level5_Lock keycode 109 = Linefeed NoSymbol Linefeed keycode 110 = Home NoSymbol Home keycode 111 = Up NoSymbol Up keycode 112 = Prior NoSymbol Prior keycode 113 = Left NoSymbol Left keycode 114 = Right NoSymbol Right keycode 115 = End NoSymbol End keycode 116 = Down NoSymbol Down keycode 117 = Next NoSymbol Next keycode 118 = Insert NoSymbol Insert keycode 119 = Delete NoSymbol Delete keycode 120 = keycode 121 = XF86AudioMute NoSymbol XF86AudioMute keycode 122 = XF86AudioLowerVolume NoSymbol XF86AudioLowerVolume keycode 123 = XF86AudioRaiseVolume NoSymbol XF86AudioRaiseVolume keycode 124 = XF86PowerOff NoSymbol XF86PowerOff keycode 125 = KP_Equal NoSymbol KP_Equal keycode 126 = plusminus NoSymbol plusminus keycode 127 = Pause Break Pause Break keycode 128 = XF86LaunchA NoSymbol XF86LaunchA keycode 129 = KP_Decimal KP_Decimal KP_Decimal KP_Decimal keycode 130 = Hangul NoSymbol Hangul keycode 131 = Hangul_Hanja NoSymbol Hangul_Hanja keycode 132 = keycode 133 = Super_L NoSymbol Super_L keycode 134 = Super_R NoSymbol Super_R keycode 135 = Menu NoSymbol Menu keycode 136 = Cancel NoSymbol Cancel keycode 137 = Redo NoSymbol Redo keycode 138 = SunProps NoSymbol SunProps keycode 139 = Undo NoSymbol Undo keycode 140 = SunFront NoSymbol SunFront keycode 141 = XF86Copy NoSymbol XF86Copy keycode 142 = XF86Open NoSymbol XF86Open keycode 143 = XF86Paste NoSymbol XF86Paste keycode 144 = Find NoSymbol Find keycode 145 = XF86Cut NoSymbol XF86Cut keycode 146 = Help NoSymbol Help keycode 147 = XF86MenuKB NoSymbol XF86MenuKB keycode 148 = XF86Calculator NoSymbol XF86Calculator keycode 149 = keycode 150 = XF86Sleep NoSymbol XF86Sleep keycode 151 = XF86WakeUp NoSymbol XF86WakeUp keycode 152 = XF86Explorer NoSymbol XF86Explorer keycode 153 = XF86Send NoSymbol XF86Send keycode 154 = keycode 155 = XF86Xfer NoSymbol XF86Xfer keycode 156 = XF86Launch1 NoSymbol XF86Launch1 keycode 157 = XF86Launch2 NoSymbol XF86Launch2 keycode 158 = XF86WWW NoSymbol XF86WWW keycode 159 = XF86DOS NoSymbol XF86DOS keycode 160 = XF86ScreenSaver NoSymbol XF86ScreenSaver keycode 161 = XF86RotateWindows NoSymbol XF86RotateWindows keycode 162 = XF86TaskPane NoSymbol XF86TaskPane keycode 163 = XF86Mail NoSymbol XF86Mail keycode 164 = XF86Favorites NoSymbol XF86Favorites keycode 165 = XF86MyComputer NoSymbol XF86MyComputer keycode 166 = XF86Back NoSymbol XF86Back keycode 167 = XF86Forward NoSymbol XF86Forward keycode 168 = keycode 169 = XF86Eject NoSymbol XF86Eject keycode 170 = XF86Eject NoSymbol XF86Eject keycode 171 = XF86AudioNext NoSymbol XF86AudioNext keycode 172 = XF86AudioPlay XF86AudioPause XF86AudioPlay XF86AudioPause keycode 173 = XF86AudioPrev NoSymbol XF86AudioPrev keycode 174 = XF86AudioStop XF86Eject XF86AudioStop XF86Eject keycode 175 = XF86AudioRecord NoSymbol XF86AudioRecord keycode 176 = XF86AudioRewind NoSymbol XF86AudioRewind keycode 177 = XF86Phone NoSymbol XF86Phone keycode 178 = keycode 179 = XF86Tools NoSymbol XF86Tools keycode 180 = XF86HomePage NoSymbol XF86HomePage keycode 181 = XF86Reload NoSymbol XF86Reload keycode 182 = XF86Close NoSymbol XF86Close keycode 183 = keycode 184 = keycode 185 = XF86ScrollUp NoSymbol XF86ScrollUp keycode 186 = XF86ScrollDown NoSymbol XF86ScrollDown keycode 187 = parenleft NoSymbol parenleft keycode 188 = parenright NoSymbol parenright keycode 189 = XF86New NoSymbol XF86New keycode 190 = Redo NoSymbol Redo keycode 191 = XF86Tools NoSymbol XF86Tools keycode 192 = XF86Launch5 NoSymbol XF86Launch5 keycode 193 = XF86Launch6 NoSymbol XF86Launch6 keycode 194 = XF86Launch7 NoSymbol XF86Launch7 keycode 195 = XF86Launch8 NoSymbol XF86Launch8 keycode 196 = XF86Launch9 NoSymbol XF86Launch9 keycode 197 = keycode 198 = XF86AudioMicMute NoSymbol XF86AudioMicMute keycode 199 = XF86TouchpadToggle NoSymbol XF86TouchpadToggle keycode 200 = XF86TouchpadOn NoSymbol XF86TouchpadOn keycode 201 = XF86TouchpadOff NoSymbol XF86TouchpadOff keycode 202 = keycode 203 = Mode_switch NoSymbol ISO_Level5_Shift keycode 204 = NoSymbol Alt_L NoSymbol Alt_L keycode 205 = NoSymbol Meta_L NoSymbol Meta_L keycode 206 = NoSymbol Super_L NoSymbol Super_L keycode 207 = NoSymbol Hyper_L keycode 208 = XF86AudioPlay NoSymbol XF86AudioPlay keycode 209 = XF86AudioPause NoSymbol XF86AudioPause keycode 210 = XF86Launch3 NoSymbol XF86Launch3 keycode 211 = XF86Launch4 NoSymbol XF86Launch4 keycode 212 = XF86LaunchB NoSymbol XF86LaunchB keycode 213 = XF86Suspend NoSymbol XF86Suspend keycode 214 = XF86Close NoSymbol XF86Close keycode 215 = XF86AudioPlay NoSymbol XF86AudioPlay keycode 216 = XF86AudioForward NoSymbol XF86AudioForward keycode 217 = keycode 218 = Print NoSymbol Print keycode 219 = keycode 220 = XF86WebCam NoSymbol XF86WebCam keycode 221 = XF86AudioPreset NoSymbol XF86AudioPreset keycode 222 = keycode 223 = XF86Mail NoSymbol XF86Mail keycode 224 = XF86Messenger NoSymbol XF86Messenger keycode 225 = XF86Search NoSymbol XF86Search keycode 226 = XF86Go NoSymbol XF86Go keycode 227 = XF86Finance NoSymbol XF86Finance keycode 228 = XF86Game NoSymbol XF86Game keycode 229 = XF86Shop NoSymbol XF86Shop keycode 230 = keycode 231 = Cancel NoSymbol Cancel keycode 232 = XF86MonBrightnessDown NoSymbol XF86MonBrightnessDown keycode 233 = XF86MonBrightnessUp NoSymbol XF86MonBrightnessUp keycode 234 = XF86AudioMedia NoSymbol XF86AudioMedia keycode 235 = XF86Display NoSymbol XF86Display keycode 236 = XF86KbdLightOnOff NoSymbol XF86KbdLightOnOff keycode 237 = XF86KbdBrightnessDown NoSymbol XF86KbdBrightnessDown keycode 238 = XF86KbdBrightnessUp NoSymbol XF86KbdBrightnessUp keycode 239 = XF86Send NoSymbol XF86Send keycode 240 = XF86Reply NoSymbol XF86Reply keycode 241 = XF86MailForward NoSymbol XF86MailForward keycode 242 = XF86Save NoSymbol XF86Save keycode 243 = XF86Documents NoSymbol XF86Documents keycode 244 = XF86Battery NoSymbol XF86Battery keycode 245 = XF86Bluetooth NoSymbol XF86Bluetooth keycode 246 = XF86WLAN NoSymbol XF86WLAN keycode 247 = XF86UWB NoSymbol XF86UWB keycode 248 = keycode 249 = XF86Next_VMode NoSymbol XF86Next_VMode keycode 250 = XF86Prev_VMode NoSymbol XF86Prev_VMode keycode 251 = XF86MonBrightnessCycle NoSymbol XF86MonBrightnessCycle keycode 252 = XF86BrightnessAuto NoSymbol XF86BrightnessAuto keycode 253 = XF86DisplayOff NoSymbol XF86DisplayOff keycode 254 = XF86WWAN NoSymbol XF86WWAN keycode 255 = XF86RFKill NoSymbol XF86RFKill
The command
xdotool key Rightproduces an additional Tab before sending the Right arrow.You can see if in
xev. The first block shows keysym Tab and after that comes keysym Right.I can observe the same behavior with Left, Up and Down arrow keys.
xdotool version: 3.20160805.1
System: Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon, Kernel 6.8.0-51-generic