"started" working on event_delay support. and added to the TODOs.

README.md

@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ This program is inspired by [**xmacro**](https://github.com/Ortega-Dan/xmacroInc
   - [x] Delay
   - [x] Keyboard actions
   - [x] Mouse actions
+- [ ] Utilities for playing macros
+  - [ ] Ignoring delays when playing
+  - [ ] Event delay support
 #
 </details>
 

src/bin/easymacroplay.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use std::io::stdin;
 use x11::keysym::XK_Shift_L;
 use easymacros::chartbl::CHARTBL;
 
-/// Macro player module for easymacros. It's partially compatible with xmacro macros, with aim for full compatibility.
+/// Macro player module for easymacros. It's compatible with xmacro macros.
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 #[clap(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
 struct Args {
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ struct Args {
     #[clap(value_parser, value_name = "input_file", value_hint = clap::ValueHint::FilePath)]
     input_file: Option<std::path::PathBuf>,
     /// Display to run the macro on. This uses the $DISPLAY environment variable by default.
-    #[clap(short, long)]
+    #[clap(short = "D", long)]
     display: Option<String>,
+    // Delay for events to be sent.
+    // #[clap(short, long)]
+    // event_delay: Option<u16>,
 }
 
 fn main() {
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ fn main() {
             run_instruction(instruction, &display);
         }
     } else {
+        println!("No input file specified, reading from stdin.");
         let stdin = stdin();
 
         loop {
@@ -45,8 +49,6 @@ fn main() {
         }
     }
 
-
-
     display.close();
 }
 
@@ -106,18 +108,17 @@ fn run_instruction(instruction: &str, dpy: &XDisplay) {
                 command.arg(arg);
             }
             if instruction_split[0] == "ExecBlock" {
-                command.status();
+                command.status().unwrap();
             } else {
-                command.spawn();
+                command.spawn().unwrap();
             }
         }
-        c => {
-            panic!("Unknown command {:?}", instruction_split)
-        }
+        c => panic!("Unknown command {:?}", instruction_split),
     }
 }
 
 fn send_char(dpy: &XDisplay, c: char) {
+    // get keystring from character and turn it into a keysym
     let keysym = string_to_keysym(CHARTBL[c as usize].as_ref());
     let keycode = dpy.keysym_to_keycode(keysym);
 
@@ -127,13 +128,14 @@ fn send_char(dpy: &XDisplay, c: char) {
     }
 
     let map_ks = dpy.get_keyboard_mapping(keycode, 1);
-    if unsafe { map_ks[0] } == 0 {
+    if map_ks[0] == 0 {
         eprintln!("XGetKeyboardMapping failed (keycode: {})", keycode);
         return;
     }
 
     let (ks_lower, ks_upper) = dpy.convert_case(keysym);
 
+    // check if shift has to be pressed as well
     let mut shift_needed = true;
     if keysym == map_ks[0] && (keysym == ks_lower && keysym == ks_upper) {
         shift_needed = false;