press_keys()

On Tuesday, November 20, 2012 2:18:38 PM UTC+2, Michael Herrmann wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> 
> 
> I'm developing a GUI Automation library (http://www.getautoma.com) and am 
> having difficulty picking a name for the function that simulates key strokes. 
> I currently have it as 'type' but that clashes with the built-in function. 
> Example uses of 'type': 
> 
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> type(ENTER)
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> type("Hello World!")
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> type(CTRL + 'a')
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> What, in your view, would be the most intuitive alternative name?
> 
> 
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> Here are my thoughts so far: I could call it 'press' but then our GUI 
> automation tool also allows you to click things and then "press" might be 
> mistaken for "pressing a button". A less ambiguous alternative is "type_keys" 
> but that is rather long and doesn't read as well, for instance in 
> type_keys(ENTER).
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you very much!

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