mattia/hotcuts
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull Requests Actions Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity

Fixed headers

Browse Source
This commit is contained in:
Mattia Mascarello 2021-08-29 00:15:11 +02:00 committed by GitHub
parent 4de6fa492c
commit 9ad2acc008
No known key found for this signature in database
GPG Key ID: 4AEE18F83AFDEB23
1 changed files with 2 additions and 2 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

4
README.md
View File

@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
# hotcuts
Transform an input device into a shortcut board
#How does it work?
## How does it work?
A main daemon (`rootDaemon.py`) running as root intercepts a keyboard device through its device file, acquiring a lock on it and preventing it from sending inputs to the X server.
@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The key presses trigger commands by saving them to a file (`lastCommand`), and a
The main daemon should be run as root (edit it accordingly to set your device path, edit the INI file according to your needs) and the puppet process should run in the current user.
# WeewooWeewo, a process reading commands from a file?
## WeewooWeewo, a process reading commands from a file?
Yes, besides the daemon needs root to grab the device, so it is best to pass commands to a puppet process in the user, which is also useful because it executes other apps as a normal user.