lol. So I played around with it a little bit over the last few days to get a feel for how much work it would be and got the basics working: https://github.com/hmcgowan/watir-dialog.
That said, it doesn't matter to me - I'm equally happy to fold this in or do something similar with rautomate. Let me know which direction you want to go, Charlie, and I'll create a topic branch and try to get a first pass running sometime later this week. Hugh On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 5:57 PM, Charley Baker <[email protected]>wrote: > NB: winclicker was a "quick" fix. > > > Charley Baker > Lead Developer, Watir, http://watir.com > > > On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Jarmo <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Well, when thinking in terms of WinClicker then if i'm not mistaken >> then that has been already discussed in mailing list that this should >> be deprecated eventually in Watir. Of course it has been just a >> thought so far. I think that the quick fix is a good idea for now, >> just to make it work with 1.8.7 :) >> >> Jarmo >> >> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 10:04 PM, Hugh McGowan <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Hi all, >> > >> > The problem I saw was that Ruby 1.8.7 throws a SEGV with the existing >> > winclicker - 1.8.6 with the same bundle of gems worked fine. I did a >> quick >> > test using FFI and it seemed to correct the problem. >> > >> > I was thinking of fixing this issue by implementing the existing >> > functionality of WinClicker in FFI. These both look like fine tools, but >> are >> > a little more ambitious than what I'm trying to solve :). >> > >> > Thoughts? >> > >> > Thanks! >> > Hugh >> > >> > >> > On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 1:27 AM, Jarmo <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Yes, i created RAutomation (https://github.com/jarmo/rautomation) >> >> which uses also FFI, why not give it a try? Let me know if anything is >> >> missing (FFI adapter is the most advanced one currently due to outside >> >> contributions). >> >> >> >> Jarmo >> >> >> >> On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 2:49 AM, Ethan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > I'd encourage the use of the WinWindow library (being quite biased, >> >> > admittedly, having written it). It was written to replace winclicker, >> >> > and do >> >> > things winclicker couldn't, and sounds very much in line with the >> work >> >> > you're describing. >> >> > http://winwindow.vapir.org/ >> >> > Also jarmo has done some other work along related lines with the idea >> of >> >> > replacing AutoIt, I believe. >> >> > >> >> > On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 18:33, Bret Pettichord <[email protected]> >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> I'm writing about some work that Hugh McGowan has been working on >> this >> >> >> week. We are trying to move Convio's testing framework from Ruby >> 1.8.6 >> >> >> to >> >> >> Ruby 1.8.7 because 1.8.6 is getting harder and harder to support. >> >> >> >> >> >> He's had to do two things for this. >> >> >> >> >> >> 1. Repatch and recompile win32ole -- this is needed for the >> showModal >> >> >> dialog support. >> >> >> 2. Rewrite the winclicker code. His rewrite uses FFI and I've been >> >> >> encouraging him to go wild and create a new class to do this with a >> >> >> more >> >> >> intuitive interface. >> >> >> >> >> >> I'm hoping he will share more about this work that he is doing to >> get >> >> >> comments on it. >> >> >> >> >> >> Bret >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Bret Pettichord >> >> >> Director, Watir Project, www.watir.com >> >> >> >> >> >> Blog, www.testingwithvision.com >> >> >> Twitter, www.twitter.com/bpettichord >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> Wtr-development mailing list >> >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-development >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > Wtr-development mailing list >> >> > [email protected] >> >> > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-development >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Wtr-development mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-development >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wtr-development mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-development >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Wtr-development mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-development >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wtr-development mailing list > [email protected] > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-development >
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