Hello Zeljko, thanks for your answer! Regarding your answer: you said I have to use 'watir-webdriver'. But this code *actually works*. I use it in production. I require 'watir, but instantiate a :chrome browser.
So does that mean that watir-webdriver is implicitly imported? Best, >g. בתאריך יום רביעי, 17 באפריל 2013 12:32:25 UTC+3, מאת Željko Filipin: > > Hi g, > > comments are inline. > > > > On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 10:53 AM, <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I would like to use *watir* rather than *watir-webdriver* since I want >> watir's ability to wait until the next page loads after I submit a form in >> my web application. >> > > Watir project consists of several Ruby gems. Watir gem is used to install > watir-classic and/or watir-webdriver, depending on your platform. > Watir-classic gem used to be called just watir a year or two ago. > > >> *I've got both of them installed on the same machine.* >> >> ( Watir waits: http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/How+to+wait+with+Watir >> ) >> ( watir-webdriver doesn't: http://watirwebdriver.com/waiting/ ) >> >> *First question:* did I understand correctly? Does watir wait while >> watir-webdriver doesn't? >> > > As far as I know, no. Both watir-classic and watir-webdriver try to wait, > but since they have completely different implementations, there is a chance > that watir-classic would do a better job for your application. > > >> I wanted to run watir with chrome and was asked to install the >> chromedriver: http://watirwebdriver.com/chrome/ . >> > > Watir-classic can only driver IE. If you want to drive Chrome you have to > use watir-webdriver. > > >> Now my code executes: >> >> require 'watir' >>> browser = Watir::Browser.new :chrome >>> browser.goto ...#etc >>> >> >> *Am I really using watir and not watir-webdriver (through some >> transparent, implicit import)? I need to know because I need to know if >> wait works as I expect it - watir style rather than watir-webdriver style.) >> * >> > > No, as I said before, you have to use watir-webdriver to drive Chrome. > > Željko > -- > https://leanpub.com/watirbook > > -- -- Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search before you ask, be nice. [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Watir General" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
