More on Tiny MCE and value threats

In response to Matt’s comment on the robustness of my Tiny MCE Watir solution, I’d like to point out that the main threat to the solution’s value for me is that I can no longer run the automation in the background. Send_keys seems to need the IE window to be the topmost window. A lot of my Watir use is for tool-assisted testing rather than complete automation, so being able to leave a script running, go and do other things, then come back when the script has finished is a bit of a problem for me.

Anyway, I’m sure if you are running scripts as part of a build, or have a separate machine that handles all of your test execution, this is going to be fine for you. For me, it’s not quite what I needed. Just remember, quality equals value to some person…