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« Thread started on: Nov 10th, 2013, 07:50am »

Is there any way in which to send a keypress from one machine on a network to another (or via BlueTooth)?

I am contemplating buying a Windows tablet and want to send the equivalent of a cursor key press from the tablet to another computer that will be linked to a projector. Thus I can stroll around with my notes displayed on the tablet but the slide to which the notes relate displayed on the projector.

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« Reply #1 on: Nov 10th, 2013, 12:02pm »

on Nov 10th, 2013, 07:50am, KenDown wrote:
Is there any way in which to send a keypress from one machine on a network to another (or via BlueTooth)?

It's not entirely clear whether you want to achieve this by writing your own program (as you've posted it on a programming forum perhaps you do) or you simply want to know whether there's an off-the-shelf solution.

In the former case you can write a program for the 'sending' PC which transmits a message using (e.g.) sockets, and another program for the 'receiving' PC which, in response to the message, fakes a keypress. Quite straightforward.

In the latter case you can download 'Synergy', which allows you to control one computer from the keyboard and mouse of another:

http://synergy-foss.org/

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« Reply #2 on: Nov 10th, 2013, 6:43pm »

Thanks, Richard. I want to write my own program. I'll have to read the Wiki again and see if I can work out how to use sockets. (I'm a dab hand at repairing my car using sockets, but I suspect there are differences!)
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