GUI Explorer - Common Tasks

Exploring Application Layout

Navigating Through User Interface Elements

Mapping Object Names

Locating Objects in Object Tree

Viewing Hidden Controls

Viewing Objects on Screen

To see the general layout of an application’s controls, do the following:

• Locate the application’s main window in the object hierarchy and call GUI Explorer by clicking the GUI Explorer button on the Object Browser toolbar.

To explore a particular control, do any of the following:

• Locate the desired control in the object hierarchy and click the GUI Explorer button on the Object Browser toolbar to call the GUI Explorer window.

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• Right-click the desired control in the general layout displayed by the GUI Explorer window and select Explore from the context menu.

To navigate through an interface level, use the Back and Forward buttons on the GUI Explorer toolbar.

To add a name mapping record about an object, do the following:

• Right-click the user interface element corresponding to the desired object and select Map Object from the context menu.
• In the ensuing Object Name Mapping dialog specify name mapping info for the given object.

To easily locate the selected object’s position in the hierarchical structure of processes and windows displayed in the Object Browser, right-click the desired user interface element and select Highlight in Object Tree from the context menu.

To view hidden controls, press the Display invisible controls button on the GUI Explorer toolbar.

The invisible controls are displayed in white.

To view hints that contain element screenshots, do the following:

• Use the Show Screenshot command on the GUI Explorer toolbar.

To view corresponding objects marked with a flashing red frame, do the following:

• Right-click the desired element and select from the context menu.