hi all,
I want to take a moment to outline some general tips about selecting from popup menus in Text Blaze.
First, if the website uses a native system popup form element, Text Blaze, doesn't allow you to select from menu the currently. This is because the popup menu selection window is not part of the web page itself (it's being handled by the operating system) so we don't have the ability to navigate it.
However, many websites use pure HTML popup menus. Text Blaze can generally navigate these. How you do that involves a couple of steps:
- Navigate to the form element with {key: tab} or {key: shift-tab}
- Use {key: enter} or {key: space} or {click} to open the menu (you may need to test all three)
2b) Optional: wait for a small period of time to allow the page to catch up (e.g. {wait: delay=.5s}) - Use {key: downarrow} or {key: uparrow} to navigate up or down the menu to find the element you want
3b) Optional: wait for a small period of time to allow the page to catch up (e.g. {wait: delay=.5s}) - Use {key: enter} or {key: space} or {click} to select the element
4b) Optional: wait for a small period of time to allow the page to catch up (e.g. {wait: delay=.5s})