Sure Angrez, Let me know if there is any help I could provide or research on. Thanks for looking into the issue once again and wish you a happy new year.
Rgds Pallavi. On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Angrez Singh <ang...@gmail.com> wrote: > The thing is this even if I add line break for <br> tag while fetching > text, it might still break somewhere else. So, let me see if something is > possible to make then look similar. > - Angrez > > On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Pallavi Sharma > <write2pall...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I agree with you Angrez, about seeing the same thing differently, but >> when we are coding in gem would it be a good idea to forcefully insert a >> line break or remove a line break when we are trying to fetch the text? >> >> so as to make the results similar for watir, firewatir and other browser >> version of watir? >> >> Is it this what you would do? >> >> Rgds >> >> Pallavi. >> >> On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Angrez Singh <ang...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> For benefit of others I am adding watir-general group as well. >>> http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-Core/core.html#Node3-textContent >>> >>> If you see the standards for getting the text of body element i.e. using >>> the function textContent, text should be returned by combining the text of >>> all the elements that are child node of the element for which you want the >>> text. Now for <br> element the text is empty string so it doesn't introduce >>> a line break. >>> Its not a bug in Firefox its as per the standards. >>> In IE, we use innerText function which is not per the standard and it >>> does introduce a line break when you get text. >>> >>> Issue is not which browser is following the standards and which is >>> better, issue is both of them see's the things differently and return >>> different text. >>> >>> - Angrez >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Krishna saradka < >>> krishna.sara...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Angrez, >>>> >>>> I'm little confused. Using a ,br. tag in html should break the line and >>>> move the follwoing text to the next line. Currently as per the original >>>> posted question on this thread, she is pointing out that the output of >>>> firewatir in this case is different. Which is instead of the line break it >>>> is introducing just a space. Where as while using IE [watir instead of >>>> firewatir] she is getting the desired result. >>>> >>>> While going over the below link, I understand that FF had a bug in it >>>> and it was not treating the <br> tag appropriately if the following text >>>> also continues in the same line in html code. This is observed while using >>>> textContext. >>>> >>>> Thanks & Regards, >>>> KK >>>> >>>> On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Angrez Singh <ang...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Actually for your HTML code the result returned by Firewatir is as per >>>>> the W3C standard. Check this link: >>>>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=316063 >>>>> >>>>> I am working on how we can actually make the results similar. >>>>> - Angrez >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Pallavi Sharma < >>>>> write2pall...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks Angrez. >>>>>> >>>>>> Rgds >>>>>> Pallavi. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Angrez Singh <ang...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I'll look into this issue. >>>>>>> - Angrez >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Krishna saradka < >>>>>>> krishna.sara...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> <br> by virtue should break the line and what you observe while >>>>>>>> running in ie is correct. May be that firewatir is not treating it >>>>>>>> that way. >>>>>>>> [I have not explored firewatir to that extent to confirm this] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If you can tell us what exactly you are intend to do after getting >>>>>>>> the text then we can think of some workaround until we get clarity on >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> above. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If you are comparing the string to arrive at some decision then for >>>>>>>> the time being try making it compare depending on whether it is ie or >>>>>>>> ff. >>>>>>>> Though this is not a clean way of doing the things. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks & regards, >>>>>>>> KK >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Pallavi Sharma < >>>>>>>> write2pall...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Angrez >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Could you please give some time and help with this.. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Pallavi. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>>>>>> From: Pallavi Sharma <write2pall...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>> Date: Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 9:21 AM >>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [wtr-general] Re: Fwd: Regarding Getting Page Text in >>>>>>>>> Watir and FireWatir >>>>>>>>> To: watir-general@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> My code looks like this: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Say the input is: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> <h1> hello <br> bye <br> </h1> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Now if you do from watir saying >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> puts ie.text >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> it will print >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> hello >>>>>>>>> bye >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> so text is seperated by new line >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> but with firewatir >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ff.text >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> output is: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> hello bye >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> separated by space. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> So thats my problem. As the delimiter used by watir and firewatir >>>>>>>>> is not same, i cannot simply run my same watir scripts in fire watir. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Any solution or feedback on it... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>>> Pallavi. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 4:52 AM, George >>>>>>>>> <george.sand...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> What does your code look like? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Dec 27, 8:15 pm, Pallavi Sharma <write2pall...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> > Hi >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > Has anyone here answer for this please. >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > Regards >>>>>>>>>> > Pallavi. >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>>>>>>> > From: Pallavi Sharma <write2pall...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>>> > Date: Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 10:23 AM >>>>>>>>>> > Subject: Regarding Getting Page Text in Watir and FireWatir >>>>>>>>>> > To: watir-general@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > Hello >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > If i try to get the page text for watir and firewatir a peculiar >>>>>>>>>> problem >>>>>>>>>> > arises; >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > for watir if there is <br> tag then with the test a new line >>>>>>>>>> appers >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > but for Firewatir this doesn't happen. >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > I am not able to run directly my test cases made in watir into >>>>>>>>>> firewatir due >>>>>>>>>> > to this behaviour as the split fails on the output of this >>>>>>>>>> method . >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > Is there is something we could do about it/ or any other way?? 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