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Using Squish for Windows and Image-Based Object Lookup for Automation via VNC
Read moreIf you are unable to install Squish on the device you want to test, and you are using a GUI toolkit not supported by Squish so that using the Built-In Hook is not an option, you might still be able to test your application using Squish for Windows and...
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Using Image-based lookups without running an AUT
Read moreThe following article is prepared for the Qt toolkit, however, a similar approach can be applied to other toolkits supported by Squish. Introducing Image-based lookups in Squish 6.3 allowed users to interact not only with complex graphical objects in the Application Under Test (AUT), but with other elements displayed...
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Migration of image based test suites
Read moreSquish 6.3 has introduced the concept of image-based testing. It allows to find and interact with the AUT controls without any knowledge about its internal structure. Unlike the object based testing – which is mostly independent of the visual appearance of the GUIs – the image based tests will...
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New Property for Identification of WPF Images
Read moreSome WPF Image objects have a string representation of the nativeObject.Source property which can be used for their identification. This property will be exposed as the ‘source’ property of Image objects in the new Squish release 6.4.
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Using command line tools for image comparisons
Read moreIntroduction Squish supports several image comparison methods: pixel strict, pixel fuzzy, histogram and correlation comparison. All of them are used in so called image verification points (Screenshot Verification Point dialog). You can create these verifications during test recording and later on modify them in the Squish IDE. For lots...
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Squish tip of the week: 3 Steps to Mask a Screenshot Verification Point
Read moreDid you know that you can set masks on screenshot verification points? With the masks functionality provided in Squish it is possible to apply positive and negative masks on screenshot verification points to ignore or focus on specific areas of an image comparison which allows us to make screenshot...
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Squish tip of the week: Screenshot Verification Point
Read moreThe most commonly used verifications in Squish are object property verifications – comparing the object properties values with an expected value. Those verification points can easily be inserted into a test script using the Squish IDE’s point & click interface. This method is sufficient and for most scenarios best...
