[](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/onthefly)
onthefly
========
*onthefly* allows you to emulate typing the contents of an input file by wildly pressing the <kbd>a</kbd><kbd>s</kbd><kbd>d</kbd><kbd>f</kbd><kbd>j</kbd><kbd>k</kbd><kbd>l</kbd><kbd>;</kbd> keys on your keyboard.
Great for live coding presentations.
Features
--------
* Unicode support (you need [ibus](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/IBus) installed and running)
* Works with any text editor (in fact, with any program)
Installation
------------
Install and update using pip:
```bash
> sudo python -m pip install onthefly
```
Usage
-----
Identify your keyboard's device path with the command line tool `evtest`:
```bash
> sudo evtest
ID Device Name ...
------------------------------------------------------------- ...
0 /dev/input/event0 Lid Switch ...
1 /dev/input/event1 Power Button ...
2 /dev/input/event2 Sleep Button ...
3 /dev/input/event3 Power Button ...
4 /dev/input/event4 AT Translated Set 2 keyboard ...
5 /dev/input/event5 Video Bus ...
6 /dev/input/event6 Logitech M215 2nd Gen ...
7 /dev/input/event7 Logitech K330 ...
8 /dev/input/event8 SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad ...
.
.
.
```
From this output, we see that my keyboard (a Logitech K330) has the device path `/dev/input/event7`.
Pass your keyboard's *device path* as an argument to the `--keyboard` option when invoking *onthefly* for the first time.
```bash
> onthefly --keyboard="/dev/input/event7" /path/to/file
```
Note that *onthefly* prompts for the root password in order to have access to the keyboard events.
The keyboard's device path is remembered so you do not have to re-enter it in future invocations:
```bash
> onthefly /path/to/file
```
Type the <kbd>F9</kbd> key to quit the program at any moment.
Use the <kbd>Backspace</kbd> key to erase characters without going out of sync with the input file.
License
-------
* Free software: MIT license
Credits
-------
This package was created with [Cookiecutter](https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter) and the [audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage](https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage) project template.
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