I've realized the hard way over the last few weeks that the technology in the IE WebDriver drivers is really shit. (I've been using C# but it's the same driver code underneath). For example, it continually doesn't perform actions when it loses focus, but doesn't complain, do future actions don't work. This is because it uses 'native' events which require 100% focus otherwise they think they work, but don't.
So, I reckon Watir-webdriver should switch to the classic watir driver when controlling IE: and use webdriver drivers for everything else. That way it'd be a real differentiator: and we wouldn't lose all the great work Jarmo has done. And at some point the IE webdriver bindings need a rewrite to not use the native events. That way all the other languages C#, Java etc would get better IE support. Perhaps someone experienced in writing the original Watir IE driver can help Jim Evans to make it robust. Cheers, Alister Scott Brisbane, Australia On 18/04/2012, at 10:54 PM, "Željko Filipin" <[email protected]> wrote: Hi everybody, We have talked about a few things at the Bazaar. I needed a few weeks to get back in track after returning home (the Bazaar was the end of more than two month long trip), but now I want to get things moving. I have a few questions. 1) What is the status of Watir 3.0? Are we releasing it soon? 2) I hope a few people will join me in updating Watir documentation (wiki, podcast...) in the next few weeks. The podcast has a new team, they have already released one episode: http://watirpodcast.com/ I remember a few people at the Bazaar said they would like to help. Should we create another list to communicate, or should we do it here? 3) I think the agreement was to move my Watir Book to Watir repository at Github. That means the book is no longer my personal project, but community project. I would change the license from the current creative commons to BSD (to be the same as Watir). I think I can do that because I am the only major contributor. (I did have a few minor contributions.) I would still reserve the right to accept or reject pull requests. That would also mean that I would no longer sell the book, but provide all formats for free and ask for donations for Watir project. I think we will get less money that way, but it is not all about the money, right? (I was selling 0,42 books per day since 2011-09-21. The date is few days since Watir Book 0.7 was released.) I think I had a few more things, but nothing comes to my mind right now. Will ask later when I remember. Željko -- watir.com/book - author _______________________________________________ Wtr-development mailing list [email protected] http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-development
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