[request] Typing speed option --- available with 1.0.1+ but should be more permanent

[Zed]

I was searching to see if there was a way to change the rate between keystrokes and found https://answers.launchpad.net/sikuli/+question/178012. So it seems like it's not implemented as of rc3, but wonder if there's open request for it. If not, would like to formally post one.

The application I'm using it to automate uses RDP and sometimes appear to drop keystrokes, particularly for longer strings. Also due to security restrictions, some parts of the application do not allow for copy and paste.

[RaiMan (raimund-hocke)]

With version 1.0.1+ this is an option:

Settings.TypeDelay = 0.5
type("some text")

this will insert a delay of 500 msec between every keystroke of the next following type, which resets it to 0 again (actually a delay of 0.020 is generally applied)

[Zed (zh2eou)]

Cool, didn't know about that. Would be nice if it was a more permanent setting, but I suppose one can create a custom type function which sets the custom delay every time it's called.
So when it's set to 0, the actual delay is 0.02s? Or is that the default delay setting?

[RaiMan (raimund-hocke)]

Even with a Settings.TypeDelay = 0, a hard wired delay of 20 msecs is applied.

There is a new write() command (sorry, not yet documented), that has more options than type() and allows to specify timing inline. So I can now make Settings.TypeDelay a permanent setting.