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Idea #20997: repetitive GUI interaction is inefficient

Written by stelt the 10 Aug 09 at 21:38. Category: Usability. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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For testing and debugging i'd like to record my user actions, to later replay them, like a macro.
Not in a "presses a certain button" way like in for example Dogtail or Selenium, but in a "click on a certain location in the window"-way as with VNC(robot). Also include mousemoves.
Especially for drawing apps this would really come in handy.
Say for example i create an SVG web app. I want to test it in many browsers, i code some changes, test in all of those browsers again, etc.
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Solution #1: record and replay GUI events
Written by stelt the 10 Aug 09 at 21:38.
Maybe look at xte, xtest, xautomate and vncrobot for some ingredients

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alourie (Idea reviewer) wrote on the 11 Aug 09 at 07:32
I don't understand what the problem is. Would you please edit the rationale to make it more simply understood? Please include possible work flows for various types of users.

I also don't understand the applicability of the solution, as the problem is not clear enough.

I would also suggest looking into Dogtail project: https://fedorahosted.org/dogtail/ for the application that is used in Ubuntu QA for GUI testing.

stelt wrote on the 12 Aug 09 at 12:07
I hope it is more clear now. Dogtail doesn't seem to do what i want, plus not as easy as i hoped

Akerbos wrote on the 12 Aug 09 at 21:20
That would allow GUI test cases. Pro!

BetaguyGZT wrote on the 20 Aug 09 at 05:27
I'd be worried about security @ GUI playback.


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