[LDTP-Dev] [Bug 581254] New: generatekeyevent('<') causes an error

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  LDTP | ldtp | Ver: unspecified
           Summary: generatekeyevent('<') causes an error
           Product: LDTP
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: Normal
         Component: ldtp
        AssignedTo: ldtp-maint at gnome.bugs
        ReportedBy: jandrews271 at gmail.com
         QAContact: ldtp-dev at lists.freedesktop.org
     GNOME version: Unspecified
   GNOME milestone: Unspecified


I'm using the python bindings of ldtp, and ldtp.generatekeyevent('<') generates
an error: ldtplib.ldtplibutils.LdtpExecutionError: u'Invalid Key'. This may be
intended behavior since there's no obvious way to identify '<', but still raise
an error in the case of an incomplete tag, but if so, the documentation should
be updated at http://ldtp.freedesktop.org/user-doc/generatekeyevent.html.

ldtp.generatekeyevent('<<>') works (looking through the source code gave me the
idea of trying it), but isn't mentioned anywhere in the documentation.  

I looked at the code here:
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/ldtp/ldtp/tree/src/device.c, and possibly
{"lessthan", 59} (or something similar) could be added to
NonPrint_Key_Synth_Vals[] on line 164, though since it's not technically a non
printing key, simply documenting the use of "<<>" might be better.

For what it's worth, my own preference would be to rename NonPrint_Key_Synth to
something like Escape_Key_Synth and add "lessthan".  I'd submit a patch if I
had any idea how to use a cvs system.


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