Attempting to insert characters via shell script bound to hotkey

Question

I added the following to /root/.config/openbox/rc.xml:

<keybind key="C-A-t">
        <action name="Execute">
            <command>/root/my-applications/test1.sh</command>
        </action>
</keybind>  

The test1.sh file consists of an executable shell script which outputs ñ. The idea being to tie the key combination to the output, so when I press C-A-t it will output an ñ. However, it doesn't work; pressing it in (for example) Geany does nothing. I have reconfigured openbox. What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

First off, why are you running X as root? That's a really bad idea considering all of the security implications.

Secondly, binding a key to a script that outputs "ñ" is not the same as giving that to a program (on the contrary, it likely just goes straight to /dev/null). You need to look into using something like xdotool.