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Nimith
Contributor
6 years ago

Testing On Screen Touch actions on a desktop

Hi All,   I wanted to check if there is a way i can perform a touch action on an object (in a desktop application with no mobile plugin).   I have an embadded software application which uses ...
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cunderw
Community Hero
6 years ago

As far as I know a touch on windows is nothing more than a click at the point the finger would touch the screen. Therefore using click I belive is testing the same behavior. 

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    Nimith
    Contributor
    6 years ago

    Thank you Carson! 

     

    I too had the same thoughts but my team wanted to know if the click action triggers an event and for some reason the touch did not trigger the same event, how can that be verified using automation.

     

     

     

     

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      tristaanogre
      Esteemed Contributor
      6 years ago

      For Desktops, I don't believe you can.  This is one of those things that, perhaps, is not a candidate for automation. Generally speaking, the only difference between touch and click on a desktop/laptop machine is the hardware drivers.  The effect on the application is the same.  

       

      Currently, only Mobile applications in TC support the "Touch" action. So, you'll have to do that test manually for now.