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robotjs windows+L combination

I'm trying to use the RobotJS library to press the Windows key + L key, but I don't know how to point to the Windows key, and I'm not finding any answers online. Can you help me with this?

I've managed to make it work with Alt+Tab and some other combinations like this:

function pressAltTab() {
  robot.keyToggle("alt", "down");
  robot.keyTap("tab");
  robot.keyToggle("alt", "up");
}

However, when I tried to simulate the Win+L combination using the following code:

function pressWindowsL() {
  robot.keyToggle("home", "down");
  robot.keyTap("l");
  robot.keyToggle("home", "up");
}

I also attempted to use 'windows' instead of 'home,' but it didn't work either. When I use 'windows,' it throws an error: Uncaught Error Error: Invalid key code specified. So, I believe 'home' is the correct term according to the docs, but it's not functioning as expected.

I even tried a simple code like this to verify if there's an issue unrelated to the keyToggle function, but it still doesn't work:

robot.keyToggle("windows", "down");
robot.keyToggle("windows", "up");
Solution

  • You'll need the command key code as stated in this Github issue.