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Talby
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4 years ago
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Testing WinRT applications - GUI controls cannot be identified individually

Hello,   I'd like to test an app (Windows Store) which is created in C++ using WinRT framework. The problem is: When recording a test, no GUI element is detected at all; only the main window of ...
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    Talby
    4 years ago

    Hi,

    I found a solution a: I have to set Open Applications->Process Filter->Process Filter Mode to 'Use all processes' instead of 'Use only tested applications'. I was wondering why this is essential, because I added the 'app under test' regularly, as described in the documentation, and expected it to work. Nevertheless, we can set this issue to 'solved' now.

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Talby
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Yes, I tried to circumvent this problem by using Image Based Testing, but it seems that I need to enhance tolerance in pixels for detecting GUI elements, therefore it is in doubt that testing will be reproducible. Different suggestions are using Coded UI/WinAppDriver. They will be evaluated soon.

Thank you for your hints!

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sonya_m
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4 years ago

Talby Thank you for the update, do let us know how this goes for you!🙂

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    Talby
    New Contributor
    4 years ago

    Hi,

    I found a solution a: I have to set Open Applications->Process Filter->Process Filter Mode to 'Use all processes' instead of 'Use only tested applications'. I was wondering why this is essential, because I added the 'app under test' regularly, as described in the documentation, and expected it to work. Nevertheless, we can set this issue to 'solved' now.