Send a "global" keystroke from code

> Hello--
>
> I am playing around with a serial port barcode scanner.  The  
> SerialPort class is pretty straightforward and I can read the  
> input, but is there a way to then turn that input string into  
> keystrokes that would just be sent to the active window in Squeak?
>
> All I really want to do is start a task that watches for serial  
> input and simulates "global" keystrokes as if the user was typing.
>
> I imagine the answer to this question will greatly enhance my  
> understanding of events in Squeak...!

> Thanks; could anyone point me in the right direction to generate  
> said keyboard event?!
>
> Rob
>
> On 11/22/06, Bert Freudenberg < [hidden email]> wrote:On Nov  
> 22, 2006, at 8:12 , Rob Rothwell wrote:
>
> > Hello--
> >
> > I am playing around with a serial port barcode scanner.  The
> > SerialPort class is pretty straightforward and I can read the
> > input, but is there a way to then turn that input string into
> > keystrokes that would just be sent to the active window in Squeak?
> >
> > All I really want to do is start a task that watches for serial
> > input and simulates "global" keystrokes as if the user was typing.
> >
> > I imagine the answer to this question will greatly enhance my
> > understanding of events in Squeak...!
>
> Add your generated keyboard event to
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>         Sensor eventQueue
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> - Bert -
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> The foolish reject what they see, not what they think; the wise  
> reject what they think, not what they see.  -- Huang Po