As its name says - it is classic. Most of the Watir-WebDriver API is derived from that original gem and currently Watir-Classic and Watir-WebDriver have almost the same API. If you're not testing against IE or need to test against different browsers, then there's no need to use Watir-Classic.
Jarmo Pertman ----- IT does really matter - http://itreallymatters.net On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 2:51:36 PM UTC+3, Željko Filipin wrote: > > On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Luis Espla <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> what is the difference between watir-classic and watir-webdriver. > > > watir-classic used to be watir gem. It runs only on Windows and drives > only Internet Explorer. Watir webdriver works on all major operating > systems and drives all major browsers. > > >> When I do "gem list" I only have watir-webdriver, is it right? > > > If you do not need watir-classic, there is no need to install it. > > 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.
