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---
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title: "Linux Move Cursor With Keyboard"
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date: 2020-06-21T22:01:35-07:00
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draft: false
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tags: ["X11","xdotool","cursor","keyboard","keyboard shortcuts"]
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authors: ["trent"]
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post: 12
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---
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date: 2020-06-21T22:01:35-07:00
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## **Introduction**
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Linux just makes everything so easy. On a laptop it can be tricky to place your
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mouse cursor on exactly the correct pixel, using the touchpad.
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This became apparent to myself while using GIMP to create some png button files
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for a little tkinter project, but there must be other use-cases as well.
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## **xdo commands for moving the cursor**
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* move the cursor one pixel left:
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```console
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xdotool mousemove_relative -- -1 0
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```
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* move the cursor one pixel right:
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```console
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xdotool mousemove_relative -- 1 0
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```
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* move the cursor one pixel up:
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```console
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xdotool mousemove_relative -- 0 -1
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```
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* move the cursor one pixel down:
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```console
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xdotool mousemove_relative -- 0 1
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```
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## **map keyboard shortcuts**
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Now, in your keyboard settings, map the above commands to new custom shortcuts.
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For instance, I find the
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++ctrl+super+arrow-up++
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++ctrl+super+arrow-down++
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++ctrl+super+arrow-left++
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++ctrl+super+arrow-right++
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combinations to be convenient in the Mate Desktop. Enjoy!
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