Simulating a mouse or keyboard

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i would like my arduino to act like a mouse or keyboard to send inputs like right click or enter to the computer. This is so that when the computer sleeps, i do not need to rely on touching a real keyboard or mouse to get the computer to wake up.

i tried looking around and i found it at the bottom of the following url, emulating a ps2 device. Arduino Playground - Ps2mouse

but apparently it doesnt seem to compile. i get the following errors

c:/documents and settings/window xp/desktop/arduinotest/arduino-0018/hardware/tools/avr/lib/gcc/../../avr/include/stdlib.h:111: error: expected unqualified-id before 'int'

c:/documents and settings/window xp/desktop/arduinotest/arduino-0018/hardware/tools/avr/lib/gcc/../../avr/include/stdlib.h:111: error: expected `)' before 'int'

c:/documents and settings/window xp/desktop/arduinotest/arduino-0018/hardware/tools/avr/lib/gcc/../../avr/include/stdlib.h:111: error: expected `)' before 'int'

Bad error line: -3

thx for reading. is there other alternatives i can turn to?

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look into Processing. You can give mouseX and mouseY coords, I think you can also emulate key presses. look here Reference / Processing.org

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On windows computers there should be an option to have the computer not to go into a sleep mode. I looked in my notebook power settings and there is an "always on" option.

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thx for the replies. i cant seem to emulate the key presses using processing. i did something like

void draw() {
  mouseX += 1;
  mouseY += 1;
}

The sleeping part of the computer is mandatory if it lies idle for a long time, i would like the sleep mode to be enabled. thanks.

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mouseX and mouseY are variables for telling where the mouse is located. It doesn't change the position of the mouse.

Use "AAC Keys" for mouse/keyboard commands from a serial device. I've tried it and it works great. Search for that here and you should find it. That's definitely what you want if you wish to control a mouse or keyboard from the Arduino.

Why can't you change your computer's settings, though?

Kyle

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im not sure how it really works for AAC KEYS. is using the usb serial port for sending information to the computer useable?

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oh no, i have a problem. Because im communicating with processing which uses the serial port, im afraid it clashes with the AACKeys port reading. is there anyway i can resolve this?

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Oh, that's a good point. No clue, to be honest. I just used AAC Keys without processing, but I do recall trying to access the serial monitor, and it denied access to me.

Kyle