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From: HUSTON@RELAY.Prime.COM
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Subject: Re: Need Automated Testing Tools fo
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Date: 14 Dec 90 23:02:22 GMT
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>My other problem is a corallary to the first:  how do you test
>a GUI (Graphical User Interface)?  Modify the X-server to track
>screen/mouse events?  Outside keyboard macro package?  Any ideas?

    There is an extension to the X server called (I think) Xtrap
    which traps the events and allows you to replay them.
    I'm not sure where to get detailed info on Xtrap (maybe the
    X Consortium or comp.windows.x).

    Digital's DEC/Test Manager V3.n uses this facility - and it works
    very well.

Steve Huston                       Huston@Relay.Prime.COM
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