GNU Xnee is a suite of programs that can record, replay and distribute user actions under the X11 environment. Think of it as a robot that can imitate the job you just did.

Xnee can be used to

• Automate tests - e.g nightly automatic regression tests
• Demonstrate programs - e.g record and replay a user interaction with your system
• Distribute actions - e.g teacher’s actions can be sent to all student’s desktops
• Record and replay ‘macro’ - e.g Tie a key modifier combination (e.g using xkeymouse) to replay a recorded session. The macro is WM- and program independent.
• Retype a file - e.g When testing an editor, Xnee can type in the content of a file. This can be compared with the original and thereby

All Xnee applications (gnee and cnee) receives X11 protocol data (e g XEvents) from an X server using the libxnee and prints them to a file. This file is used later on when replaying.

Events directly generated by the user (e.g KeyPress) can be replayed or faked. Requests, replies, errors and events not directly generated by the user (e.g MapNotify) can be recorded as well. By using these data Xnee applications can replay with synchronisation. This is not only useful but essential.

[ http://www.sandklef.com/xnee/ ]

Gnee is action: