Release Notes

Ranorex 2.2.2 Release (February 04, 2010)

General changes/Features

Added support for Flex applications built with SDK 3.5
Added support for Mozilla Firefox 3.6
Added support for getting the values of "onXYZ" event handler attributes in Internet Explorer
Improved handling of Mozilla elements in Ranorex repositories and the support for Mozilla "input" tag values
Added absolute-path fallback mechanism for repository items if hierarchy search fails
Improved usability of project browser in Ranorex Studio
Added API documentation for RepoItemInfo class
Added RepoItemInfo.AbsolutePath and RepoGenBaseFolder.AbsoluteBasePath properties for repository generated code

Bugs

Fixed unhandled ThreadAbortExceptions thrown by Find/FindSingle methods when timeout is nearly reached
Fixed image capturing for layered windows (possible blue screens, Microsoft KB951615)
Fixed handling of WPF pop-ups (context menu, tooltip) if there's more than one present
Fixed "Visible" attribute for WPF menu items
Fixed unhandled exceptions in Ranorex Studio, the repository editor, and the image selection editor
Fixed problem with lower-case recording files
Fixed closing of Firefox tab when flash player is active
Fixed encoding of generated code files
Fixed WebTestSample where "Back" key press sometimes did not go through on slow Internet connections
Fixed installing/deinstalling the Firefox Extension using the "Change" button in Windows Vista/7 for limited user accounts
Fixed code generation for image-based record items after converting them to user code items
Fixed code generation with embedded repositories (may have caused loss of user and repository code)
Fixed path generation and tracking of WPF (context) menu items
Fixed visibility handling in Mozilla

Ranorex 2.2.1 Release (December 04, 2009)

General changes/Features

Added basic support for "xul" tags within Mozilla HTML DOM
Added possibility to merge keyboard actions in recorder
Replay reliability for QT applications improved
Replay reliability of mouse/keyboard actions in turbo mode improved
Screenshot capturing and performance of image based recording/replaying improved
Python templates in Ranorex Studio now set status exit codes

Bugs

Fixed recorder crash caused by an "Undo" operation on an unsaved recording
NUnit now correctly works with Ranorex trial version
Fixed handling of spaces and tabs in Studio code generation
Fixed getting the available range from Win32 progress bars
Fixed possible hang when automating WinForms controls
Fixed backwards compatibility of recordings/repositories in Ranorex Studio
Fixed possible exception caused by code tool tips in Ranorex Studio
Fixed bug in Ranorex Studio code generation where user code may be overwritten
Fixed behavior of keyboard actions involving modifier keys and caps lock

Ranorex 2.2 Release (November 11, 2009)

Major features

Firefox 3.x DOM support has been added (via Ranorex addin)
Image-based recording support has been added
Image validation support has been added
A new 'Edit' mode in Spy has been added for improved searching and filtering
IronPython debugging support has been added
Recording of mouse movements via hotkey is now supported
The recorder and repository editor now support undo/redo
Copy & Paste support for repository items and folders has been added

General changes/Minor features

Repositories can now contain nested rooted folders, and application folders can be grouped into normal folders
Generated repository code now includes "Info" objects for every item which provide user-modifiable metadata
The RanorexPath auto-completion feature in the repository has been improved
Automatic repository item naming has been improved
The default timeouts for application folders, rooted folders and repository items have been increased
Startup performance of Ranorex applications has been improved
The Flash/Flex plugin now supports the Flash ActiveX control in Windows Forms applications
The XML Report Logger now supports appending to existing files, custom XSL files and HTML markup logging
The recorder now provides better detection of existing repository items, resulting in less duplicates
The mouse wheel can now be used to select element ancestors during validation/image based recording
Notifications have been added which warn the user if a specific technology limitation is encountered
Recording hotkeys have been changed to use a master-key scheme (ScrollLock key)
The Form adapter now provides methods for moving and resizing forms
A special hotkey has been added for tooltip validation during recording
Element tracking/highlighting in Spy and Repository has been improved
Screenshots can now be directly saved from the Spy
Spy performance has been improved
Adapters and Elements now provide a TryFindSingle method
The Validate class now supports NotExists
Performance for Internet Explorer DOM automation has been improved
License files can now also be deployed in the test executable path
About box now displays a list of loaded plugins

Bugs

General memory usage has been improved
Fixed a number of small but annoying repository editor GUI bugs
Fixed a possible hang in Ranorex Studio when changing values in the property grid
Fixed possible geometry problems when using Ranorex Flash/Flex Loader
Fixed SetPropertyValue for certain Flex element properties
The '*' expression is no longer used in generated RanoreXPaths
The stability of the debugger in Ranorex Studio has been improved
Fixed a bug which caused the recorder to hang indefinitely in certain situations
Fixed a bug where automation of WinForms controls in different remote appdomains did not work
Fixed a possible crash when running Flex tests and the containing browser is closed
WPF performance has been improved in Recorder/Spy for long lists and large tables
Key sequences now include a small initial delay which solves potential focusing problems

Ranorex 2.1.4 Release (August 25, 2009)

General changes/Features

Added support for ezMdiTab (MS Office 2003 tabs) in EnsureVisible
Manual license authentication is now available online

Bugs

Automation of WPF controls in the same process is now allowed
Fixed a bug where popups were not visible in Flash when using RanorexLoader
Fixed issues with renaming recording/repository dependent files in Ranorex Studio
Removed dependency (introduced with V2.1.3) on .NET 3.0 Framework for automating WinForms controls
RanoreXPath index predicates now work correctly with '*'

Ranorex 2.1.3 Release (August 11, 2009)

General changes/Features

Configuration: A number of new parameters have been added ("General" tab in configuration dialog)
WPF: Added support for Windows Forms controls which are hosted inside WPF applications
Recorder: Added support for automatic, time-based splitting of recorded key sequences

Bugs

Fixed a bug in Ranorex Studio which occured when renaming solution
Fixed a bug in Ranorex Studio which caused generated user code files to be blank
Fixed a number of problems in Flash/Flex RanorexLoader related to visibility and resizing
Fixed a memory leak which occured when Windows Forms AUTs where not properly shut down
Fixed HasFocus implementation for Win32 elements
Fixed visibility calculation for Flex elements which are contained in invisible panels
Fixed visibility calculation / EnsureVisible for WPF item elements

Ranorex 2.1.2 Release (June 30, 2009)

General changes

Code samples are now available for C#, VB.Net and Python on the Ranorex Studio start page
RxPath completion now also works in the repository editor
The repository editor now allows adding blank items to repository folders
WPF top-level windows now provide the NativeWindow capability
Improved memory usage when working with a large number of MSAA elements
Improved object tracking for WPF and Silverlight applications

Bugs

Fixed a problem with boolean expressions in python code generation
Fixed the behavior of EnsureVisible in Flash/Flex scrollable containers
Fixed a bug in Ranorex Studio where creating a file inside a project caused an error
Fixed a problem with the automation of auto-suggest boxes in Windows Explorer
Fixed a bug which caused a wrong item duration to be displayed in Ranorex Recorder
Fixed a bug in the repository editor which in rare cases caused items to be added twice
Copy/Paste keyboard shortcuts now work properly in Ranorex LogViewer
Various small cosmetic fixes in the RxPath editor

Ranorex 2.1.1 Release (June 9, 2009)

General changes/Features

A loader for Flash/Flex swf files has been added as an alternative to embedding Ranorex

Bugs

Fixed the calculation of web element positions within an iframe when used by an embedded browser
Fixed a bug which caused EnsureVisible for flex/flash elements to fail in some cases
Fixed a problem when recording/spying with swapped mouse buttons
Fixed a bug which caused generated code for delay record items not to use fixed delay values
Fixed a bug in the repository editor where using 'Abbreviate Item Path' caused the tree to collapse
Fixed a problem with item postprocessing when using Shift-Escape to stop recording
Fixed a problem where Ctrl/Alt/Shift keypresses where not recorded correctly
Fixed a RxPath text rendering issue on Windows 2000
Repository item naming conventions are now correctly enforced in the repository editor
Various small cosmetic fixes to Ranorex Studio

Ranorex 2.1 Release (May 20, 2009)

General changes/Features

Imaging: Allows searching for image features and comparing images
Recorder User Code Items: custom code parts can now be added as record items in Ranorex Studio
Adobe Flash/Flex testing support
Silverlight testing support
Samples have been improved (available for download from Ranorex homepage)
RxPath generation has been improved
The WebDocument interface has been updated
Improved handling for a number of broken MSAA menubar/contextmenu implementations

Bugs

Fixed a bug in the WinForms plugin which sometimes caused controls not to be correctly identified
Fixed recording of disabled WinForms windows
Fixed recorder behaviour when recording mouse clicks while a key is pressed
Fixed the appearance of the start page in Studio when no internet connection is present
Various small cosmetic fixes and updates to the user interface

Ranorex 2.0.2 Release (April 07, 2009)

General changes/Features

DOM support for HTA web sites
Improved handling of SysListView32 controls
Improved handling of linked repositories
Improved drag-drop handling in repository

Bugs

Fixed unhandled Win32Exception in Imaging.CaptureImage
Fixed problems when editing a path in the RepositoryEditor
Fixed conversion from Screen to Mouse coordinates
Fixed Imaging.CaptureImage for transparent windows (WPF)
Fixed code generation for actions with non-default parameters
Fixed Focus problem with web elements
Fixed handling of shortcut key combinations

Ranorex 2.0.1 Release (February 24, 2009)

General changes/Features

Support for x64 added, Spy and Recorder are now available in 64-bit mode.
Moved from .NET Framework 3.5 to 3.5 SP1 (note that .NET 2.0 SP1 still works for the runtime).
User Guide is now also available in PDF format.
Improved python code templates and generated code.
The Element Tree panel in Studio now includes a RanorexPath editor.
Generated code classes in C# and VB.Net are now marked as partial.
Changed edit handling for recording items. You must now click twice to open the editor for the item.
Added missing drag-drop functionality from Repository editor to Recorder.

Bugs

Fixed problem where Windows Forms controls where not recognized correctly.
Fixed a possible memory leak in Imaging class.
Fixed a problem which caused WPF popups to be recorded incorrectly.
Fixed handling of newline/tab characters in RanorexPath.
Fixed flickering problem when capturing parts of the desktop.
Fixed visibility check for DOM documents which caused recording problems.
Fixed record/replay behavior for coordinate-only mode.
Fixed a possible crash in recorder when recording was stopped.
Fixed handling of non-ASCII characters in object and file names.
Fixed some naming-related problems in Studio.
Fixed a few minor GUI glitches in Recorder/Studio.
Various small bug fixes in WinForms plugin.
FindSingle() overload with no timeout specified now times out correctly.
Location.Center is now omitted in generated code for single left-clicks.

Ranorex 2.0 Release (February 06, 2009)

Features/Improvements

Web-related API has been improved, web elements can now be clicked 'silently'.
WebDocument elements are now also available as root nodes in the element tree.
Replay behavior in recorder is now approximately the same as in generated code.
Project templates in Ranorex Studio have been improved.
Code samples have been improved.
Elements dragged from the element tree to the code editor now generate C#,VB and Python code-snippets.
A per-item EnsureVisible property has been added to the repository, providing more control over playback behavior.
Added a Delay class which now handles all timing-related tasks.
Replay execution now tries a fallback (absolute) search if an item in a cached folder could not be found.
Generated repository folders now contain a 'Self' property which allows access to the element represented by the folder itself.
Added a MoveTo method to the adapter base class which is also used in generated code for drag-like mouse operations.
Added a GetApplicationForm method to the Host adapter class for convenient access to a process' main window.

Bugs

Various issues with linked repositories have been fixed.
Truncation length for attributes in rxpaths now depends on the attribute itself.
Various problems with the rxpath editor have been fixed, syntax highlighting has been improved.
Nested boolean predicates in rxpaths now work correctly.
Issues related to IE6.0 and combo boxes have been addressed.
A web-related replay problem which occurred after clicking a link on a website has been fixed.
Fixed an issue where WPF context menus disappeared before they could be clicked when replaying.
A number of minor UI-related issues have been fixed.

Ranorex 2.0 Release Candidate 1 (January 19, 2009)

Report integrated into Ranorex Studio
Support for VB.NET and Python within Ranorex Studio
Repository code generation:
Generated repository class changed from static to instance for more flexibility
PlugIn improvements to MSAA and WPF
Tree structure reorganized for MSAA elements
Code generation for VB.NET and Python supported by Recorder and Repository
Improvements to Ranorex Studio watch monitor
Improved API documentation
Use of Ranorex Studio internal property grid for repository and recordings
Method LoadDefaultPlugins() is no longer required
Many improvements to Adapter classes
Bug fixes within configuration for code generation (Class name and Namespace limitations)
Recording and Repository settings can now be set in Ranorex Studio
Repository item properties (e.g. SearchTime) are now provided through repository instances
Element overview in Ranorex Spy now contains general properties

Ranorex 2.0 Preview (Build 4977 - December 11, 2008)

Features/Improvements

Configuration dialog for Ranorex tools
(code generation, timing, search timeouts, ...)
Improvements to configure search timeouts for repository objects
Usability improvements for Ranorex tools (Recorder, Spy, Repository)
Drag&drop support for Ranorex Spy tree items (from Spy to repository, from Spy to recording, from Spy to Ranorex Studio code)
Possibility to share a single repository with multiple recordings
Better support to for website recording
PlugIn improvements to WinForms and WPF
Added InvokeRemotely method to WinForms PlugIn
Adapter interfaces have been revised
ToolTip adapter added
IElement interface replaced with Element class
Support for reporting (Report class)
New structure for repositories has been introduced
Possibility to manually add sleep actions within recording
Improvements to exception handling

Ranorex 2.0 Preview (Build 4593 - November 07, 2008)

Features/Improvements

Ranorex Recorder now supports appending a new recording to an existing one
Various improvements to Recorder and Repository Editor usability
Added remote .NET object property/method access functionality to WinForms plugin
RxPath 'simple' mode paths are now of a much better quality
Added limited support for WPF screenshots/image navigation
Wpf plugin support for popups has been improved
Web plugin now supports combo- and list boxes in select tags
Overall MSAA plugin performance has been improved
EnsureVisible() functionality has been improved in all plugins

Bug Fixes

Spy, Recorder and Studio user interface fixes
Web plugin object recognition fixes, image maps now work correctly
Various hotkey-related crashes have been fixed
Recording code generator naming problems have been fixed
Many minor problems in core and plugins have been resolved

Ranorex 2.0 Preview (Build 4395 - October 21, 2008)

Known Issues

Ranorex Recorder
- Drag&Drop operations not fully supported
- Ordering of recorded actions might be wrong in some cases (especially if time between actions is small)
- Recording of mouse move only currently not supported
Ranorex Repository
- Changing folder path can cause an exception
Ranorex Studio
- Debugger not fully functional
Ranorex Library
- Role specific implementations partially finished (causes “NotImplementedException” or “NotSupportedException”
- Reporting is currently not implemented
Limited Support of Applications
- Web automaton limitations (Preview only supports Internet Explorer 6.0 7.0)
Documentation
- Only API Documentation available
- Only project samples available (for Visual Studio and Ranorex Studio)