Xbindkeys - how to emulate a key press?

Hello!
In kde-dolphin and pcmanfm my "goleft/goright" mousebuttons (button 8 and 9) dont work.
I read about xbindkeys
http://hanschen.org/2009/10/13/mouse-sh … xbindkeys/
There is written that I have to do this
# Back
"xte 'keydown Alt_L' 'key Left' 'keyup Alt_L'"
b:6
But where can I find this "xte" package?
I do not have it on my computer!
thank you!

Thank you all it works now!
I was missing the xautomation package
But I will have a look at xdotool
Thanks!

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private char getChar(int keyCode, boolean keyRepeated,int mode) {
switch(keyCode) {
case KEY_STAR :
if(keyRepeated) {
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return symbols[1];
else if(lastChar == symbols[1])
return symbols[2];
else if(lastChar == symbols[2])
return symbols[3];
else if(lastChar == symbols[3])
return symbols[4];
else if(lastChar == symbols[4])
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else if(lastChar == symbols[5])
return symbols[6];
else if(lastChar == symbols[6])
return symbols[7];
else if(lastChar == symbols[7])
return symbols[8];
else if(lastChar == symbols[8])
return symbols[0];
return symbols[0];
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else if(lastChar == symbols[0])
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else if(lastChar == symbols[1])
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else if(lastChar == symbols[2])
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else if(lastChar == symbols[3])
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else if(lastChar == symbols[4])
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     else if(lastChar == '2')
     lastChar = 'a';
     else
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     return 'a';
     }else if(mode==UPPERALPHA){
          if(keyRepeated) {
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     else if(lastChar == '2')
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     return lastChar;
     return 'A';
     }else if(mode==NUMERIC){
          if(keyRepeated)
               lastChar='2';
          else{
               lastChar='2';
          return lastChar;
case KEY_NUM0 :
if(keyRepeated) {
if(lastChar == '0')
lastChar = ' ';
//else
//lastChar++;
return lastChar;
return '0';
case KEY_NUM3 :
     if(mode==LOWERALPHA){
     if(keyRepeated) {
     if(lastChar == 'f')
     lastChar = '3';
     else if(lastChar == '3')
     lastChar = 'd';
     else
     lastChar++;
     return lastChar;
     return 'd';
     }else if(mode==UPPERALPHA){
          if(keyRepeated) {
     if(lastChar == 'F')
     lastChar = '3';
     else if(lastChar == '3')
     lastChar = 'D';
     else
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     return 'D';
     }else if(mode==NUMERIC){
          if(keyRepeated)
               lastChar='3';
          else{
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case KEY_NUM4 :
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     if(keyRepeated) {
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     else
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     lastChar = '4';
     else if(lastChar == '4')
     lastChar = 'G';
     else
     lastChar++;
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     return 'G';
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          if(keyRepeated)
               lastChar='4';
          else{
               lastChar='4';
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case KEY_NUM5 :
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     if(keyRepeated) {
     if(lastChar == 'l')
     lastChar = '5';
     else if(lastChar == '5')
     lastChar = 'j';
     else
     lastChar++;
     return lastChar;
     return 'j';
     }else if(mode==UPPERALPHA){
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     if(lastChar == 'L')
     lastChar = '5';
     else if(lastChar == '5')
     lastChar = 'J';
     else
     lastChar++;
     return lastChar;
     return 'J';
     }else if(mode==NUMERIC){
          if(keyRepeated)
               lastChar='5';
          else{
               lastChar='5';
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case KEY_NUM6 :
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     if(keyRepeated) {
     if(lastChar == 'o')
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     lastChar = '6';
     else if(lastChar == '6')
     lastChar = 'M';
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     lastChar++;
     return lastChar;
     return 'M';
     }else if(mode==NUMERIC){
          if(keyRepeated)
               lastChar='6';
          else{
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case KEY_NUM7 :
     if(mode==LOWERALPHA){
     if(keyRepeated) {
     if(lastChar == 's')
     lastChar = '7';
     else if(lastChar == '7')
     lastChar = 'p';
     else
     lastChar++;
     return lastChar;
     return 'p';
     }else if(mode==UPPERALPHA){
               if(keyRepeated) {
     if(lastChar == 'S')
     lastChar = '7';
     else if(lastChar == '7')
     lastChar = 'P';
     else
     lastChar++;
     return lastChar;
     return 'P';
     }else if(mode==NUMERIC){
          if(keyRepeated)
               lastChar='7';
          else{
               lastChar='7';
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case KEY_NUM8 :
     if(mode==LOWERALPHA){
     if(keyRepeated) {
     if(lastChar == 'v')
     lastChar = '8';
     else if(lastChar == '8')
     lastChar = 't';
     else
     lastChar++;
     return lastChar;
     return 't';
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          if(keyRepeated) {
     if(lastChar == 'V')
     lastChar = '8';
     else if(lastChar == '8')
     lastChar = 'T';
     else
     lastChar++;
     return lastChar;
     return 'T';
     }else if(mode==NUMERIC){
          if(keyRepeated)
               lastChar='8';
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               lastChar='8';
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case KEY_NUM9 :
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     if(keyRepeated) {
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     return 'w';
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     else if(lastChar == '9')
     lastChar = 'W';
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     lastChar++;
     return lastChar;
     return 'W';
     }else if(mode==NUMERIC){
          if(keyRepeated)
               lastChar='9';
          else{
               lastChar='9';
          return lastChar;
default :
return '\u200D';
}

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http://www.multimediacreative.com.au
email: [email protected]

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