Why does everyone make such a big thing about GUI testing?
GUI testing has two big advantages: it is easy for a user to understand, and a GUI makes an excellent testbed for running tests that have a high likelihood of revealing defects! • What are the main modes of GUI test capture/playback? TestWorks’ CAPBAK test capture/playback engine has three main operating modes: • TrueTime Mode: The test is played back EXACTLY the way it was recorded. TestWorks’ TrueTime Mode includes the powerful Automatic Output Synchronization capability so tests are very reliable without a lot of extra work. • PROS: You keep the user’s real timing the way it was recorded. • CONS: Tests may be excessively sensitive to changes in the GUI. • Character Mode: The recorded test uses the built-in OCR engine to synchronize or to capture essential test validation data. • PROS: You can base tests on what is written on the screen, independent of font and typesize. • CONS: There is a bit of local testware that has to be written to get the most out of the scripts. • Object Mode:
