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[java] Robot fail

Started by HellCreator Apr 27, 2004 at 10:08 AM 2 replies 1.1k views

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Apr 27, 2004 at 10:08 AM

I am using gl4java in applet this fail in camera constructor try{ robot = new Robot(); } catch(AWTException e) { System.out.println("Unable to take control of the mouse!"); } then next statement imposible // Set the mouse position to the middle of our window // must be an absolute screen position robot.mouseMove(componentPosition.x+middleX, componentPosition.y+middleY); Any sugestions? Can''t be root?Reboot! mount -r /home/hell

misterX

Apr 27, 2004 at 7:31 PM

and what''s the errors?

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HellCreator

Apr 28, 2004 at 12:03 AM

Exception occurred during event dispatching:
java.security.AccessControlException: access denied (java.awt.AWTPermission createRobot)

Can''t be root?Reboot!
mount -r /home/hell

overnhet

Apr 28, 2004 at 2:07 AM

It seems like an applet security constraint : the VM won't let you control mouse position because it could be use to create "malicious" code. You could either rewrite it as an application or try to execute it with more permissions.

[edited by - overnhet on April 28, 2004 3:10:26 AM]

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