"David Phillip Oster" <oster@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:oster-8CF470.21235427102006@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> In article <7Sy0h.9557$eE7.259@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> "Peter Olcott" <NoSpam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> "Gregory Weston" <uce@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:uce-F2A420.21483227102006@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > In article <e3f0h.728$Mh6.313@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> > "Peter Olcott" <NoSpam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Does anyone know how to do this?
>> >> Can you provide me any good links?
>> >
>> > For the mouse, you place your hand over the top of the mouse. You may
>> > either rest your hand on it or grasp it on the sides with your
fingers.
>> > Now move your hand around in a plane parallel to the ground.
>> >
>> > What are you actually trying to do? What do you mean by "controlling
the
>> > mouse and keyboard?"
>>
>> Sorry I was too concise for anyone to see what I was saying. I am
talking
>> about
>> simulating the actions of a human user with software. MS Windows has
several
>> OS
>> functions for this purpose. mouse_event(), keybd_event(), and
SendInput(). I
>> want to know whether or not Mac OS has this same sort of feature, and
what
>> the
>> feature would be called.
>>
>
> It is called "GUI Scripting". It is part o Universal Access. It is off
by
> default. It is off on over 90% of all Macs. It is a security hole. It
> can be enabled by the user on the "Universal Access" panel of System
> Preferences by selecting the [] Enable Access for Assistive Devices.
>
>
http://developer.apple.com/do***entation/AppleScript/Conceptual/AppleScriptX/Concepts/as_related_apps.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40001570-1149074
>
> In addition, there are USB driver kits that show you how to write
virtual
> keyboards and mice. Installing these requires getting the user to agree
> to a security dialog.
When you say USB kits do you mean that the keyboard and mouse can be
automatically controlled through using a USB hardware device, or can they
be
controlled using software only?
>
> There are system calls in Core Graphics to move the mouse that are not
> restricted.
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