'''event generate''' ''window event ?option value option value ...?''

Generates a window event and arranges for it to be processed just as if it had come from the window system. ''Window'' gives the path name of the window for which the event will be generated; it may also be an identifier (such as returned by '''[winfo id]''') as long as it is for a window in the current application. ''Event'' provides a basic description of the event, such as '''<Shift-Button-2>''' or '''<<Paste>>'''. If ''Window'' is empty the whole screen is meant, and coordinates are relative to the screen. ''Event'' may have any of the forms allowed for the ''sequence'' argument of the '''[bind]''' command except that it must consist of a single event pattern, not a sequence. ''Option-value'' pairs may be used to specify additional attributes of the event, such as the x and y mouse position; see EVENT FIELDS below. If the -'''when''' option is not specified, the event is processed immediately: all of the handlers for the event will complete before the '''event generate''' command returns. If the -'''when''' option is specified then it determines when the event is processed. Certain events, such as key events, require that the window has focus to receive the event properly.
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How to "[warp]" the mouse pointer to some other position:
  event generate $window <Motion> -x $x -y $y -warp 1
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See also:

   * [event]
   * [bind]
   * [winfo]
   * [winfo id]

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