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Old 02-12-2008
Power Bash: Exiting while true loop when terminal is not the focus window
I am running an Ubuntu Gutsy laptop with Advanced Compiz fusion options enabled. I am using xdotool to simulate keyboard input in order to rotate through multiple desktops.

I am looking for a way to kill a while true loop when the Enter key (or Control+C if it is easier) is pushed when the terminal window is not the focus window. The following script works like a charm if the terminal is the focus but I'm don't want a terminal window in the rotation.

Any ideas?

Here is the code.

#!/bin/bash



while true;
do
read -t 12 && break
./xdotool key "super+e"
read -t 2 && break
./xdotool key "Right"
read -t 2 && break
./xdotool key "super+e"
read -t 12 && break
./xdotool key "super+e"
read -t 2 && break
./xdotool key "Down"
read -t 2 && break
./xdotool key "super+e"
read -t 12 && break
./xdotool key "super+e"
read -t 2 && break
./xdotool key "Left"
read -t 2 && break
./xdotool key "super+e"
read -t 12 && break
./xdotool key "super+e"
read -t 2 && break
./xdotool key "Up"
read -t 2 && break
./xdotool key "super+e"

done
# 2  
Old 02-13-2008
"but I'm don't want"
Smilie I just read over my post, my "but I'm don't want" made me giggle internally.
# 3  
Old 02-25-2008
I am assuming that this is much more trouble than it is worth.
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