I have an application which is built using GTK+. The application has a very simple interface. When started, the same window always opens, with a few input controls.
We want to write a script to fill in text in a couple fields, check a check box, then click a button. Pretty simple, and would be easy to do if a command-line version of the app were available (but it isn't).
What's the best way to approach interacting with an X application programmatically?
Best Answer
Give xdotool (Ubuntu man page) a look.
It's extremely powerful and should be able to do whatever you need.
http://www.semicomplete.com/projects/xdotool/xdotool.xhtml