having trouble with scripting

[NERDMAN!]

this is just me being a total newb at linux and trying to do something that i would consider more advanced than anything ive done so far

i'm an avid minecraft player and i play online alot, and i was hoping there would be a way for me to have a shortcut key combination (alt + home prefferably) to call a script that would emulate a set of keystrokes, (t/home <enter>), i know the basic principle of having a script and the key combination to call it, but i want to know how to actually program the script, i have absolutely no idea when it comes to scripting. if anyone could help me out by telling me what to do that would be epic.

[dragonfly41]

Try installing autokey through Synaptic Package Manager.

It is similar to autohotkey in windows.

[NERDMAN!]

autokey inserts the text but i cant find out how to make it emulate the <enter> keystroke.
what i need is something that will at the touch of a button type /home and then hit enter of its own accord in the active window. unless theres a way to make autokey do this, i'm guessing i need to rely on a script of some sort.

[dragonfly41]

Create New Script .. not .. Create New Phrase (which is for fast typing).

It is a common mistake.

Look at Sample Scripts .. not .. My Phrases.

[NERDMAN!]

thanks. scuse me while i pretend i know what i'm doing
(no that wasnt sarcasm. seriously i dont have a clue about scripting, but this will help me learn. thanks )

[NERDMAN!]

ok i'm lost. i cannot seem to make this script work from within the minecraft game.
it works everywhere else. the following code is my failing script. i dont understand why it would work in everything except minecraft. has anyone successfully managed to create a script that does work?

text = clipboard.get_selection()
keyboard.send_keys("t/home")
keyboard.send_key("<enter>" )

[Junkieman]

If it works everywhere else then maybe Minecraft captures the keyboard events so that autokey can't detect your key presses.

Sorry I don't have a solution for you, I also haven't found one, but it would make sense to give keyboard control to games, don't you think?

[NERDMAN!]

If it works everywhere else then maybe Minecraft captures the keyboard events so that autokey can't detect your key presses.

Sorry I don't have a solution for you, I also haven't found one, but it would make sense to give keyboard control to games, don't you think?

indeed it would. and i should point out that it does indeed type t/home in minecraft. its only the final line of the script that doesnt want to register. perhaps java has a different name for the keystroke? like instead of <enter> maybe i should try <return> or find out the keystroke id for that key?

[dragonfly41]

Have you tried the feature "record a keyboard/mouse macro" ?

Edit > Record Macro (or the fat red button on top panel)

then record a minecraft session and use the script recorded?

[NERDMAN!]

recording a macro right out of the game itself...genius. epic idea. shame it gave me the same issue.
as minecraft is a java game i'm guessing java uses a different name for the key as autokey recorded it as <enter> when i performed the action in game, yet the macro refuses point blank to work properly in the game. i have the key code for the enter key (34) as told by x event viewer.
is there any way i can use keyboard.send_key with a code instead of a key name? there would be no way java could avoid that, especially if my suspicion is correct and it uses its own key bindings.