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randall
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7 years ago

Issues accessing menu items in an MFC based application

In my application being tested I have been able to access the menus on the menu bar via the following name mapping:   Aliases.TrussStudioProcess.LayoutFrame.TopDockBar.LayoutMenuBar   I can acces...
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randall
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No, I am pretty sure I am referring to the Object Spy.  I invoke it from the following toolbar:

 

 

I click on the second button from the left.  And when I hover my mouse cursor over it the tooltip says 'Display Object Spy'.

 

 

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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
7 years ago

OK.... there's a tool option up there as well for mapping a component.  Use that.  When you do so, there's a similar option for SHIFT-CTRL-A.  You can use that to capture components that don't stay "static" on screen for standard mapping.