Ranorex API - Release Notes

Ranorex 3.3.5 Release (December 13, 2012)

General changes/Features

• Added support for Android 4.2
• Added support for Firefox 18

Bugs

• Fixed a performance problem when getting the process name for a window
• Fixed a problem in the RawText plugin which might cause AUT with Chinese/Japanese/Korean control text to crash
• Fixed geometry on Flex 3.6 DataGrid cells with locked columns
• Fixed object recognition issues in Chrome version 23 related to dialogs opened and closed using JavaScript
• Fixed geometry for borders/paddings on Frame and IFrame tags in Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Safari
• Fixed object recognition of IFrame content in Internet Explorer modal dialog windows opened by JavaScript
• The OpenBrowser action now trims leading and trailing whitespaces from URLs (caused problems with Safari)
• Fixed problem that original RanoreXPath was not always shown when editing a path in Spy
• Fixed code completion in Ranorex Studio for APIs with attributes having byte and sbyte arguments
• Fixed possible exception thrown when cleaning up a repository
• Modules are no longer reordered when selecting multiple modules as Setup/Teardown
• Fixed problem with resolution of nested types in the debugger (caused exception that type IPingable cannot be found)

Ranorex 3.3.4 Release (November 12, 2012)

General changes/Features

• Added support for Firefox 17

Bugs

• Fixed report text of “Open Browser” action “BrowserName” field if it is bound to a variable
• Removed unnecessary capturing of screenshots for report items which are below the configured report level
• TestReport.EndTestCase() now recalculates the test result even if has been set to success (or is still active)
• The “GetHtml” action now returns the correct document HTML text for Chrome/Safari web documents
• Chrome web documents now correctly return SVG element trees embedded in HTML
• Firefox internal pages now provide MSAA elements instead of an invalid DOM when tracking
• Tracking of “RawText” elements in Internet Explorer 8 in combination with embedded WinForms controls now works correctly
• Fixed a bug which caused RawImage elements not to be created in some 64-bit applications with MFC controls
• Fixed a bug in the Instrumentation Wizard which caused the install location of running java applications to be detected incorrectly
• Fixed a bug which caused the run selection to change in the test suite view when creating a new run config
• Reloading externally modified CSV data source files now works correctly in Ranorex Studio
• Copy/paste of multiple user code methods in Ranorex Studio Recorder now correctly copies the code of all selected methods
• Fixed loading code completion information for certain externally referenced assemblies
• Fixed a bug which causes Ranorex Studio project files not to be updated after the solution loaded if changes were made during load
• Fixed a bug which caused code generation to fail if a recording contains an embedded repository with variables
• Repository image resources of referenced projects are now correctly copied to the main project build output
• Recorder action to user code conversion performance has been improved
• Improved error/warning messages when resolving COM references fails in Ranorex Studio
• Fixed debugger skipping breakpoints when evaluating variables in the local variables pad
• Repository folders are no longer automatically generated if no useful common parent container is found
• Fixed Android instrumentation problem where adb.exe file could not be accessed

Ranorex 3.3.3 Release (October 03, 2012)

General changes/Features

• Added support for Firefox 16
• Added dynamic MSAA actions and attributes for plain Win32 elements
• Added HtmlText as dynamic attribute for Flex text elements which have a TextLayout capable base class

Bugs

• Improved debugger stability (fixed “process not synchronized” exceptions)
• Fixed build issues in Ranorex Studio if different major Ranorex versions are installed
• Fixed possible build errors in Ranorex Studio associated with COM references and the .NET 4.0 framework
• Made sure that no code (even broken one) is deleted from user code files on code generation
• Fixed recording code generation to use image resources when referencing images from linked repositories
• Fixed minimizing and restoring Ranorex Studio when performing a snapshot using the integrated Spy
• Improved screenshots in snapshots of mobile elements
• Modules are now correctly removed from the module browser when the containing reference is removed
• After stopping a test case, child test cases and modules now always show up as skipped
• Replaying selected items in the recorder only replays the actions once, not using the iterations count
• Fixed name conflict of Report actions with the Report class when the actions are converted to user code
• Fixed exception thrown by the “New Recording” wizard on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 if supplying executable
  paths enclosed by quotation marks
• Fixed links to screenshots with non-ANSI file names in reports
• Fixed CannotUnloadAppDomainException thrown when trying to unload AppDomains that were running automation

Ranorex 3.3.2 Release (August 31, 2012)

General changes/Features

• Android automation performance has been improved
• Added support for Firefox 15
• Test suites now accept test case UIDs as well as names as command line argument
• Added TestReport.Clear method that releases all resources related to the current report

Bugs

• Building a Ranorex project/solution from Visual Studio does not require a Ranorex license nor
  produces a report file any more
• Fixed a number of problems related to the Ranorex Studio debugger
• Fixed a bug which caused the debugger watch pad to throw an exception when editing a value
• Improved solution/project load performance in Ranorex Studio
• Improved performance in Ranorex Studio when refreshing the report folder with many reports in it
• Fixed a bug which caused screenshots to be overwritten when using the legacy XmlLogger with appendExisting set to false
• Fixed opening snapshots within reports on network shares with the external report viewer
• Fixed a bug which sometimes caused the report not to be shown after replaying a recording
• Fixed replacing of placeholders in test suite report directory names
• Fixed error behavior “Stop” if a teardown module of an ancestor test case fails
• Fixed a bug which sometimes caused screenshots not to be displayed correctly in Spy when working with snapshots
• Fixed issues with Window Vista/7 DPI scaling which might cause the mouse cursor to behave erratically for high DPI values
• Fixed a bug in the RanoreXPath evaluation which caused elements not to be found even if the path was valid
• “Play selected items” in recorder no longer repeats those items if repeat count is >1
• Fixed a bug which caused an absolute path to the image resources to be stored in the repository file
• Fixed a bug related to WinForms object recognition in web sites for certain types of controls
• Host.CloseApplication now successfully kills the process after the grace period even if Form.Close throws an exception
• Fixed a bug which caused actions to be recorded out of order on Android devices
• Fixed a bug which sometimes prevented the back key from being recorded on Android devices
• The SetValue action now works correctly on Android static text fields
• Menu elements on Android 4.1.1 are now correctly recognized
• Fixed a bug which caused modal dialog windows not to be recognized on IE 9 (with active add-on)
• Fixed a problem with Safari 5.1.7 object recognition in documents with many frames
• Fixed a problem with escaping characters when setting attribute values on Flex elements causing the operation to fail
• Fixed a problem with Java tree item object recognition if the AUT JTree implementation always returns a new tree model

Ranorex 3.3.1 Release (July 09, 2012)

General changes/Features

• Added support for Firefox 14
• Added a setting to enable/disable the search by ID in web applications
• Java elements now support calling protected and private methods
• Java elements now support indirect property retrieval using dots in attribute names
• Improved SAP plugin object recognition (plugin currently available on request)
• Improved the object recognition for Win32 toolbar buttons (needed in particular for WxWidgets)
• The Form.Active attribute now returns the correct value for the currently active form on a mobile device
• Added OSVersion attribute to mobile app and device elements
• The Android service app now provides an option whether to autostart when the device is started
• The RanoreXPath editor now supports variable binding for “index” and “uid” attributes
• The result of a test case iteration can now be evaluated within teardown modules
• Module group variables are now shown by the module browser
• Moved the “As new Variable” value to the top of the variable list
• Added shortcuts for the Test Suite Runner to the start menu
• The node-locked license file can now reside in the local user app data directory, too
• The DateTime.Value adapter property is now writable (not supported by all technologies)

Bugs

• Fixed a number of stability issues in Ranorex Studio debugger (“zombie”)
• Fixed error shown by the output window in Ranorex Studio when building and having references to C++/CLI assemblies
• Fixed Ranorex Studio code completion issues with some assemblies (DevExpress)
• Ranorex Solution file now contains correct major version number
• Fixed an unhandled exception in the Component Inspector in Studio on 32 bit Windows
• Fixed an issue where the data binding could get lost when changing a module group without saving
• Fixed problems with finding the module groups file if the file does not reside in the startup assembly directory
• Fixed inconsistencies in the “Save As” functionality between the Ranorex Studio internal and external report viewer
• Fixed filtering on user defined report levels in the Ranorex report
• Fixed issue in report where module groups and folders could not be expanded if they contain a large number of items
• Control characters in report messages are now filtered since they are not allowed in XML
• Fixed an issue where after selecting “Play Selected Item/s” in a recording, the whole recording cannot be replayed any more
• Fixed issues when renaming recorder user code actions
• Fixed code generation for user code arguments in VB.NET
• Fixed “in use” status for variables used as recorder action arguments
• Fixed trimming of values in recorder validation actions consisting of white spaces only
• Fixed the behavior of the Validate.Attribute method if the passed string cannot be converted to the attribute value
• Fixed a message being shown by the element engine if an internal error occurs
• Fixed evaluation of RanoreXPath weight rules if there are two or more rules registered for the same attribute
• Fixed the replay of the ‘Back’ key on mobile apps when using Turbo Mode
• Fixed the automation of popups in Android 4.0
• Tracing screenshots now work for mobile recordings
• Fixed possible ThreadAbortException thrown in the remote validation dialog
• EnsureVisible now also scrolls horizontally in Flex 3 datagrids
• Fixed crash of Firefox 13 when tracking nested IFrames
• Fixed the EnsureVisible behavior for some IE web elements
• Fixed IE object recognition issue causing exceptions searching by UID and web elements being invalid
• Fixed possible issue in WinForms object recognition if AUT and automating process have the same name
• Fixed tracking of WPF popup windows that are not hosted by a form
• Fixed cell object recognition for Java JTable instances with reordered rows or columns
• Fixed a number of small issues when running on the Windows 8 Release preview
• The Ranorex license server log is now automatically updated on a version upgrade
• Fixed issue in license server where communication with the server is no longer possible

Ranorex 3.3.0 Release (June 01, 2012)

Major features

• Added support for Android apps testing
• Test modules can now by grouped into Module Groups
• User code actions in the recorder can now have arguments
• For Flex, Java, Web, and WinForms elements, additional dynamic attributes and actions are available
• RanoreXPath has been extended with new syntactic features
• Provided possibility to store reports (and all associated files) as a single compressed archive

General changes/Features

• Improved performance when searching by ID in web applications
• EnsureVisible now works correctly for Internet Explorer tabs
• Added a new plugin setting “EnableEmbeddedWebDocuments” which controls recognition
  of embedded Internet Explorer instances
• Added support for Firefox 13
• Added support for arbitrary page zoom values in all supported web browsers
• Added support for ActiveX hosted Flash/Flex controls through MSAA NativeObjectModel
• WinForms elements now support indirect property retrieval using dots in attribute names
• RawText object recogition has been improved for some applications
• Added “Run to Here” context menu item to test suite
• Added a new test case error behavior “Continue with Parent”
• Search functionality is now available when adding existing modules to a test suite
• External modifications to files associated with Excel/CSV data connectors are now observed by Ranorex Studio
• Variables from different instances of the same module in one test case can now be bound separately
• Parameter values are now updated from bound module variables after the module has been executed
• Screenshots in reports can now be saved to a file using the context menu item “Save Screenshot As…”
• Reports now include test suite folders
• Reports can now be filtered to contain only succeeded/failed/blocked test cases
• Added additional reporting settings to test suite (enable/disable at all, create compressed copy,
  open report automatically after execution)
• Ranorex snapshots can now be included into reports using the Snapshot action or method
• The recorder now provides separator items to group actions
• Added “Get Value” action to recorder allowing to set a module variable from an element attribute value
• The recorder validation action now supports validating attributes for the special value “null”
• Added “Jump to repository” and “Highlight element” context menu on repository items directly in code editor
• Repository images/item screenshots are now stored in a separate file and are available through code
• Repository item paths can now directly be edited with Spy
• RanoreXPath editor/wizard has been improved
• Added logging mechanism to Ranorex License Server (using an SQL file database; export to CSV and XML available)

Bugs

• Fixed possible problem when opening a project directly (without opening it from its solution)
• Fixed several debugger issues (“Delay” code, performance, unhandled user code exceptions, focus handling, memory usage)
• Fixed problems with “Attach to process” in Ranorex Studio
• Fixed memory issues when running image based automation
• Fixed code refactoring in Ranorex Studio when renaming repository images
• Fixed several issues on building solutions with multiple projects and .NET 4.0 projects
• Fixed build issues caused by locked *.pdb files
• Fixed code completion to work with default argument values of methods (C# 4.0)
• Fixed WinForms recognition problems and automated UI crashes for some special .NET setups (WinXP, .NET 2.0 vs 4.0)
• Fixed PerformClick on invisible web elements in Firefox
• Fixed size calculation for some Flex containers (falsely reported as empty)

Ranorex 3.2.3 Release (March 28, 2012)

General changes/Features

• Added support for Firefox 11 and Firefox 12 Beta
• Module Reports now show tracing screenshots if an error occured during module execution
• Improved object recognition for some scenarios where complex ActiveX controls are embedded in a web site

Bugs

• Fixed layout changes on some web pages when the Ranorex Chrome extension is active
• Flex Instrumentation now creates a config file in the homepath directory, in addition to the user profile
• Calling EnsureVisible on Flex elements no longer cause unnecessary scrolling in Flex 3.X DataGrids
• Fixed slow stepping in Ranorex Studio debugger when using the F10 key for stepping
• Solution-related MsBuild variables now work correctly in Ranorex Studio
• Fixed saving of test suite file content if edited in an additional text editor tab
• Variables used by actions in Recorder are now correctly generated after converting the action to user code
• Fixed Host.CloseApplication not to use the grace period if called on a WebDocument
• Fixed a hang which can occur when navigating the element tree using the screenshot tab in Ranorex Spy
• Fixed JavaElement adapter Invoke and GetPropertyValue methods
• Fixed a bug which sometimes caused Ranorex not to identify Chrome tab content correctly

Ranorex 3.2.2 Release (March 02, 2012)

General changes/Features

• Added support for Firefox 10 and Firefox 11 Beta
• Improved object recognition for Flex 4.6 components
• Added “Navigate Back/Forward” menu items (including shortcuts)

Bugs

• Fixed on-demand loading of data sources (caused too many Excel data connectors to be active)
• Fixed handling of solutions in Visual Studio 2010 format when opened with Ranorex Studio
• Improved Ranorex Studio Subversion integration when handling working copies from different SVN versions
• Fixed Subversion lock/unlock functionality in Ranorex Studio
• Improved stability and usability of 64 bit debugger in Ranorex Studio
• Fixed printing of test reports
• Fixed report when TestReport.Setup is called from different threads
• Fixed initialization of Ranorex IE Addon causing evaluation screen to be shown if no license is installed
• Fixed setting of TreeItem.Selected/Expanded attributes for Java
• Column header cells are now correctly identified for empty Flex data grids
• Fixed a possible memory leak in Flash/Flex applications automated by Ranorex

Ranorex 3.2.1 Release (January 17, 2012)

General changes/Features

• Added support for Firefox 9.0
• Added support for SVN 1.7 working copies (SVN version configurable via Ranorex Studio settings)
• Added elements for menu- and title bars in Java AWT/Swing applications

Bugs

• Fixed download of Flash debug player to use the default proxy when instrumenting Flash/Flex
• Fixed geometry calculation for Flash/Flex applications with custom scalemode and align settings
• Fixed object recognition issue with Flash/Flex control classes having an empty namespace
• Fixed tracking issue when tracking stacked Flex popup dialogs
• Cell size calculation for certain customized Flex datagrids has been improved
• Fixed object recognition problems with Flex data-bound controls contained in dynamically loaded modules
• Reduced memory consumption of Ranorex Studio (especially when dealing with large data sources)
• Fixed exception thrown when clicking on the very first char in the compiler output pad in Ranorex Studio
• Fixed duplicate output in Debug pad in Ranorex Studio
• Improved support for adding references to HTTPS web services in Ranorex Studio
• Fixed problem causing recordings to be invalid when converting a project to a different programming language
• Fixed exception thrown when renaming variables in recordings or repositories using the variable store editor
• Fixed code generation for modules, repository items, and variables if their names conflict with
  programming language keywords
• Fixed exceptions thrown when setting the CheckState and Expanded attributes on MSAA elements
• Fixed EnsureVisible for tabs if multiple Firefox windows are opened and closed again
• Fixed detection of Chrome installation directory on certain system configurations
• Improved performance of object recognition for WinForms applications with many resource assemblies
• The UseCache property of newly auto-created repository folders is now correctly set to the configured default
• Improved performance and fixed a number of cosmetic issues related to the Ranorex report stylesheet
• Fixed evaluation of variables in RanoreXPaths within repositories when accessed from user code
• Fixed image capturing problem related to “Aero Peek” feature when perfoming image-based recording

Ranorex 3.2.0 Release (December 13, 2011)

Major features

• Added support for Google Chrome and Apple Safari (5.0 and higher)
• Added support for Firefox 8
• Ranorex Studio now supports debugging of 64 bit processes
• Added support for HTC components in Internet Explorer
• Improved support for Windows 8 Development Preview Metro UI

General changes/Features

• Added automatic variable binding functionality to test suite editor
• Added search functionality to test suite editor and test module browser
• Test suite properties will now also show up in the property grid in Ranorex Studio
• Adding a new simple data connector now allows specifying its name
• External references can now be refreshed using the “Refresh” context menu entry
• Ranorex Studio now provides a dialog for adding a variable in a user code module
• Added “BrowserArgs” property to Open Website action allowing to pass arguments to the browser
• Improved performance of FindSingle calls for RanoreXPaths with descendant-or-self axis
• The Ranorex Licensing Tool now provides the functionality to initiate a license transfer
• A floating license is not acquired any more if a valid node-locked license is installed on the client
• Improved performance and handling of aborted connections in Ranorex license server protocol
  (Note: the license server version must always be equal to or higher than the client version)
• The Ranorex License Server Tool now shows the host name of clients (using Ranorex V3.2 or higher)

Bugs

• Fixed mouse and keyboard hanging issue when debugging in Ranorex Studio
• Fixed mapping of Java elements according to their superclass
• The Flex BitmapAsset class is now correctly recognized as a Picture
• Improved memory consumption of XML parser
• Fixed conversion of conditional constants when converting a VB.NET project to C#
• Fixed namespace of recording user code files when converting a C# project to VB.NET
• Automatically generated code files do not overwrite existing files any more
• Fixed some cosmetic issues in Ranorex report

Ranorex 3.1.3 Release (December 06, 2011)

General changes/Features

• Instant tracking can now be triggered by both Ctrl+LWin and Ctrl+RWin

Bugs

• Fixed problems with embedded repositories in Ranorex Studio
• Fixed object recognition in Air applications if concurrently accessed by two or more threads/processes

Ranorex 3.1.2 Release (November 09, 2011)

General changes/Features

• Ranorex Test Report runtime memory consumption and performance has been improved
• Improved usability for Ranorex databinding datagrid (Cut/Copy/Paste, setting values)

Bugs

• Fixed execution of test suite folders when selecting a runconfig via command line parameter
• Overriding the default report level via command line parameter now works correctly for all inheriting test cases
• Fixed a number of small issues in Ranorex Studio which caused error messages to be shown
• Fixed various problems in the Ranorex Studio debugger
• Fixed incorrect project files when adding “Any CPU” platform to solution/project
• References to DLLs are now stored relative to the Ranorex Test Suite path if they are not in the GAC
• The HTML “label” tag “for” attribute is now recognized correctly when using Internet Explorer
• Added support for Firefox windows opened from JavaScript and with dialog style enabled
• Fixed EnsureVisible in Flex 3 when non-scrollable containers report a non-empty scrolling region
• Fixed a bug which caused some Flex 3 IDataRenderer implementations not to be recognized
• Fixed possible hang of Ranorex in the GDI/RawText plugin when the target window is not responding
• Fixed possible hang of Ranorex when capturing background screenshots when the target window is not responding
• Added a cosmetic fix for RanoreXPath editor when path contained too many whitespaces
• Fixed attributes shown in RanoreXPath editor wizard and improved update performance
• Fixed a bug which caused the Detail property grid in Ranorex Spy to update continuously in certain situations
• Fixed a bug which caused application folders not to be created when dragging elements
  with customized paths from Ranorex Spy into a repository
• Fixed a possible crash in the image-based click editor in Ranorex Recorder when the image was cropped
• Made a number of small additions/corrections to the API documentation
• Fixed repository cleanup issues related to linked repositories

Ranorex 3.1.1 Release (October 07, 2011)

General changes/Features

• Added support for Firefox 7
• The object recognition of the GDI/Rawtext plugin has been improved
• Java applets are now supported when “next-gen” plugin hosting is turned off in the Java Control Panel
• The editor for image based click and validation actions now supports loading of external images

Bugs

• Quoted testsuite parameter values passed per command line are now properly supported
• Fixed a number of cosmetic bugs in the Ranorex Data Binding editor
• Performance for the IE web plugin has been improved
• General Ranorex Studio stability has been improved
• User code file namespaces are now updated correctly in Ranorex Studio
• Fixed object recognition issues for some Java applets which were much larger than their container element
• Fixed a bug in Flex 3 automation which caused EnsureVisible to scroll non-scrollable containers
• Fixed encoding of non-printable characters in Ranorex report files
• Inline API documentation in Ranorex Studio code editor for .Net 4.0 assemblies is now shown correctly
• Fixed rare exceptions thrown when renaming variables within the variable editor
• Fixed issues where recordings with embedded repository are not being marked dirty in Ranorex Studio
• Fixed reloading of files in Ranorex Studio if they are changed externally
• Fixed data binding if there are parameters and data source columns with the same name in a parent test case

Ranorex 3.1.0 Release (August 26, 2011)

Major features

• Added support for Firefox 4, 5, and 6
• Added support for Java AWT/Swing
• Added support for Flex 4.5 controls
• Added Ranorex Instrumentation wizard to facilitate technology instrumentation
• Improved Ranorex module browser by grouping modules in folders and adding a search field
• Added way to instrument Flash/Flex applications without changing the application source (preloader)
• Added 64 bit support for GDI/RawText plugin

General changes/Features

• Added ability to enable/disable modules within a test suite
• Added public test suite API
• Added possibility to set the output directory for reports dynamically using placeholders
• Added context menu item to mark a repository as the default repository of a project
• Added functionality to find all code references for repository items
• Repository items now have a context menu entry to find all references to an item
• The adapter type generated for a repository item can now be set
• Added functionality to merge user code actions in recordings
• Added setting to validation actions specifying whether to create a screenshot in the report
• Added Report.Screenshot overload that allows capturing the surrounding area of an element
• Added possibility to specify the report levels for validation actions
• Run Application and Open Browser actions now support maximizing the opened window
• Screenshots in recordings and repository can now be exported to files
• Added a global timeout factor that scales all element search timeouts at runtime
• Added possibility to refresh children of MSAA tree items (AccessibleTreeItem.UpdateSubTree method)
• Configuration settings can now be set via and printed to the command line (if not running a test suite or
  recording, call the Configuration.HandleCommandLineArguments to use this feature)
• Ranorex Studio now creates an additional Visual Studio 2010 solution and allows referencing .NET 4.0 assemblies
• Ranorex Studio now supports drag & drop operations from repository items to a code editor,
  thereby automatically generating code to access the repository item

Bugs

• Fixed possible infinite recursion in Flex recognition caused by non-standard ITreeDataDescriptor implementations
• Fixed behavior of EnsureVisible for Flex tab pages, DataGroup, AdvancedDataGrid, and Scroller
• Fixed tracking problems with Flash geometry, transparent containers, and with ItemRenderers in full-width columns
• Fixed property retrieval for FlexDataItem capability
• Fixed generation of user code methods for recordings inheriting from base classes
• Copying actions or repository items to other recordings/repository now correctly copies variables, too
• Fixed repository cleanup where images and variables were falsely marked as not used
• Fixed “Add to Repository” functionality in Spy to use the current RanoreXPath when in edit mode
• Fixed behavior of the F3 key when searching a project or solution in Ranorex Studio
• Fixed copying of report files to the “Reports” folder in Ranorex Studio if the report file does not have the extension “rxlog”

Breaking Changes

• Formerly non-public test suite API now returns public interfaces instead of concrete classes
• The Flex RichText control is now recognized correctly as Text
• The Flex VDividedBox control is now recognized correctly as Container
• The Flex ToggleButtonBar control is now recognized correctly as ToolBar
• Changed Element.InvokeAction(string, params string[]) method name to InvokeActionWithText due to an
  ambiguity with Element.InvokeAction(string, params object[]) if no argument was used

Ranorex 3.0.5 Release (August 01, 2011)

General changes/Features

• Data copied to clipboard is now available even after Ranorex tools are closed
• Increased performance of RawText plugin
• Increased performance for repository cleanup
• TestCaseActivity.TestCaseName property now has a public setter

Bugs

• Fixed performance issue with large test suite projects
• Fixed rare issue in RawText plugin causing wrong characters to be recognized
• Key sequence editor is no longer closed if the Alt key is pressed
• Fixed encoding of non-printable characters in Ranorex files
• Fixed UTF8 encoding problem in Firefox plugin
• Fixed problem that variables in copied repository items showed up in the RanoreXPath, but not in the variables editor
• Fixed repository cleanup for disabled recording actions and screenshots
• Fixed keyboard navigation in data grid cells in Ranorex Studio
• Fixed location where the context menu for row headers in data grids in Ranorex Studio appears
• The exception messages for ValidationExceptions thrown in a module are now visible in the report
• Fixed tracking of combobox drop-downs in Internet Explorer 8 and higher
• Fixed handling of Unicode BOMs when loading/storing files in Ranorex Studio

Ranorex 3.0.4 Release (July 06, 2011)

General changes/Features

• Ranorex now identifies children of Flex controls deriving from ToggleButton

Bugs

• Fixed possible race condition when loading Ranorex plugins resulting in an InvalidOperationException
  or no UI elements being found for the first Find operation
• Fixed width of code completion window in Ranorex Studio
• Fixed two unhandled exceptions in Ranorex Studio related to updating of user code and test suite variable bindings

Ranorex 3.0.3 Release (June 30, 2011)

General changes/Features

• Ranorex snapshots are now compressed by default and should thus be much smaller in size
• Improved usability of test suite view by showing unbound variables, filtered rows, tooltips, and saving the width of columns
• Improved keyboard accessibility of test suite and data sources views
• Added copy & paste functionality to variable store editor
• Added way to specify the minimum report level for replay in the Ranorex Recorder by right clicking the “Play” button
• Added functionality to copy and paste user code actions in recordings
• Added support for concatenated right-hand operands in RanoreXPaths with regular expressions
• Added a command line option to list all global parameters of a test suite

Bugs

• Fixed possible IO exception when closing two Ranorex Studio instances at the same time
• Fixed behavior of “Add Recording/Code/Repository” buttons in Ranorex Studio if the Project pad has not been visible, yet
• Fixed behavior of “Disable expensive attributes in tools” setting
• Removing a test suite file from a test suite project is no longer allowed
• Fixed adding items to an embedded repository when using the Ranorex Studio integrated Spy
• Improved stability of Ranorex Studio debugger
• Disallowed repositories and recordings with the same name (which can cause problems with code generation)
• Windows Vista/7 and Windows Server 2008 (R2) are now correctly identified in reports
• Fixed performance of object recognition for unresponsive WPF applications
• Fixed behavior of EnsureVisible for web elements with style overflow:scroll
• Fixed warning issued by Internet Explorer 9 for the Ranorex Addon
• Changed the default file name for XML report logger (2.X legacy report) to avoid problems with new test suite report
• Tab Size configured in Ranorex Studio options will now be considered for code generation
• Fixed ProgressForm.Show/Hide methods to not throw an exception if not invoked by the correct thread

Ranorex 3.0.2 Release (May 19, 2011)

General changes/Features

• Improved performance when working with large projects (with many recordings/repositories) in Ranorex Studio
• Removed limitation of a maximum of 4 screenshots per test module in a Ranorex test report
• Improved usability when moving recordings/repositories between projects in Ranorex Studio
• Improved handling of linked repositories in Ranorex Studio
• Variables with ambiguous names in the test case data binding view can now be distinguished by their path
• Added ElementEngine.WaitForValidLicense method that allows to wait for a (floating) license to become available
• List of actions in Ranorex Recorder now automatically scrolls on drag & drop
• Added “graceful kill” timeout to “Close Application” action
• Reduced memory consumption of Ranorex Tools
• Images in reports can now also be viewed in their original size
• Added “Expand All” context menu item to items in Ranorex Spy
• Added ProgressForm.Hide method which allows hiding the progress window shown on test execution

Bugs

• Fixed replaying of recordings on network shares inside Ranorex Studio
• Fixed object recognition on Adobe Air applications after restarting these applications
• Improved stability of Ranorex Studio debugger and test suite view
• Studio now automatically adds a project reference when adding an existing module from another project
• Fixed exception thrown when renaming a test module to the name of a parent folder in a test suite
• Fixed repository cleanup falsely cleaning up used screenshots
• Made floating licenses work on machines with enforced FIPS-compliance
• Fixed exception thrown when accessing plugin-specific settings from code before plugins have been loaded
• Fixed updating of data bindings when renaming data variables
• Fixed a number of InvalidCastExceptions thrown when automating Windows Forms controls in an
  unresponsive application
• Fixed recognition of .NET 2.0 WinForms controls if Ranorex 2.X and 3.X are installed on a machine
  with the .NET 4.0 Framework available
• Fixed 32/64 bit interoperability when using multiple sessions on Windows servers
• Fixed problems associated with switching between repositories in Ranorex Recorder
• Fixed a problem where CSV files were not automatically copied to the project output directory
• Fixed legacy 2.X report files having multiple UTF8 BOMs in a single file
• Fixed exception thrown if the file name for a newly created file exceeded the OS’s maximum file length
• Fixed concatenation operator in RanoreXPath when used with variables
• Fixed resolving of RanoreXPaths for QT applications with new 3.X MSAA filtering enabled
• Fixed screen rectangle calculation for option/optgroup tags in Internet Explorer 6
• Fixed a memory leak in Ranorex Internet Explorer add-on
• Fixed restoring of foreground window after capturing a screenshot
• Improved memory consumption of ExcelDataConnector

Ranorex 3.0.1 Release (March 31, 2011)

General changes/Features

• Added backwards compatibility switches for breaking changes from 2.X to 3.0 (see “Plugins” tab in Ranorex settings)
• Added support for custom configuration parameters; shown in “Plugins” tab in Ranorex settings
• Added Microsoft Visal C++ 2010 runtime packages to Ranorex setup
• Test suite now allows multiple use of a module within one test case
• Test suite now remembers expanded items (per user)
• Improved support for Delphi controls (breaking change for existing RanoreXPaths)
• Provided additional support for UIAutomation Invoke, Toggle, RangeValue, and Value patterns
• EnsureVisible now tries to move forms to visible region of desktop
• Added functionality to TestReport class that allows using new Ranorex 3.X reporting functionality
  without a test suite
• Added placeholders for expected and actual values in message of Validate.Attribute methods

Bugs

• Fixed a RawText plugin crash occuring with VB applications
• Fixed RawText problem when running with .NET 4.0 runtime
• Fixed a Ranorex Studio crash when renaming test cases
• Fixed possible crash in advanced RanoreXPath editor when entering invalid regular expressions
• Fixed evaluation of regular expressions when used with variables in RanoreXPath
• Fixed update of data bindings when data sources change
• Fixed “Enabled” property for web elements in IE and Firefox which support the “Disabled” attribute
• Fixed crash in Ranorex Studio when FIPS security algorithms are enforced on the system
• Fixed Visible and EnsureVisible for web elements in frames with scrollbars
• Fixed recognition of Windows Forms controls when debugging in Visual Studio on Windows 2000 or XP
  and having the “Enable the Visual Studio hosting process” setting enabled
• Fixed CSV connector to correctly load last entry if there is only one column
• Recorder no longer records a click if the time between mouse down and up events is too high
• Fixed client rectangles for owner-drawn Win32 listbox items
• Validate methods now always use Success or Failure report log levels
• Calling Report.Failure now correctly marks the current test module as Failed
• Fixed some usability issues in Ranorex report viewer

Ranorex 3.0 Release (February 28, 2011)

Major features

• Added new user interface for managing test cases and configurations
• All tools now support easy data-driven testing
• Ranorex API and RanoreXPath now natively support use of data variables
• Added new hierarchical reporting functionality
• Added support for .NET 4.0 Windows Forms applications
• Added new intuitive Recorder actions including starting/closing applications/browsers

General changes/Features

• Added functionality to clean up unused items from a Ranorex repository
• Added new editor for RanoreXPath
• Added UI to configure Ranorex Weight Plugin
• Improved Recorder and Repository user interface
• Recorder can now generate an executable file for replay
• RawText plugin is now included by default and can be configured in the UI
• Added support for HTML5 tags and attributes
• Added functionality to access properties of WinForms controls in RanoreXPath
• Added TestSuite Runner application used to run test suites with runtime license installed
• Code generation in Ranorex Studio is now done asynchronously on every change
• Recorder now captures a screen shot for every action
• Added possibility to enable/disable individual recording actions
  and to mark actions as optional (“Continue On Fail”)
• Repeat count for recordings is now reflected in code and replay
• Report now provides links to corresponding recording items or user code

Breaking changes (to 2.X)

• The Delay class has been moved to Ranorex namespace (-> add missing using statement to fix)
• The IReportLogger interface has been extended by a new property (PreFilterMessages) and the signature of the LogText and LogData methods changed (-> update interface implementations)
• The MSAA element tree structure has changed under certain circumstances and potentially includes more levels and elements
  (-> old behavior by setting MsaaFlavor.Instance.FilterCompatibilityLevel = MsaaFlavor.CompatibilityLevel.V2X)
• Text nodes which consist only of whitespaces are no longer appended to Mozilla WebElement.InnerText
• Some Win32 controls in the tree no longer have the role Form, but a more appropriate role instead
• The ControlNet11 capability is no longer used as the preferred capability for .NET 1.1 controls
• Control.Get/SetPropertyValue now use Reflection instead of the ComponentModel (different display names possible)

Ranorex 2.3.9 Release (March 2, 2011)

General changes/Features

• Ranorex Setup installation time has been reduced
• Added a method to retrieve native ActiveX objects hosted in Internet Explorer web sites

Bugs

• Fixed a rare race condition which prevented Ranorex from finding elements
  when multiple threads concurrently use any Element.Find methods
• Conditional breakpoints now function correctly when debugging with Ranorex Studio
• Fixed a bug which caused assemblies in some WinForms applications not to be loaded correctly
• Fixed a bug which caused Firefox to crash on the first start after installing the Ranorex addon
• Fixed a bug which caused Ranorex Studio to crash when parsing double constants which are too large
• Fixed a bug which caused Ranorex Studio to crash when parsing the generated code for large images
• Fixed a bug which caused the param tag elements to be invalid in Internet Explorer DOMs
• Fixed a bug which may cause Firefox DOM elements to disappear if a running application embeds Internet Explorer
• Fixed a bug which may cause Ranorex to hang if an option tag is accessed while document is not in foreground
• Improved performance of Control.InvokeRemotely and fixed rare compatibility issue with 3rd party controls

Ranorex 2.3.8 Release (January 17, 2011)

General changes/Features

• Added option to disable hidden screenshot capturing (standard screenshot mechanism used instead)

Bugs

• Fixed problem in recorder validation dialog where screenshots were created even if not needed

Ranorex 2.3.7 Release (January 5, 2011)

Bugs

• Fixed starting of Bit Bridge x86 (only applies to 64 bit operating systems)
• Fixed problem that Ranorex snapshot files did not open in Studio on first attempt

Ranorex 2.3.6 Release (December 21, 2010)

General changes/Features

• Added ReportLevels “None” and “Always” that can be used for Report.CurrentReportLevel
• Added “BaseType” attribute to Flex elements
• Added possibility to select parent levels by scrolling the mouse wheel when tracking elements in Ranorex Spy

Bugs

• Fixed a problem in communication with WinForms controls that causes WinForms controls not
  to be detected any more after a communication timeout is reached
• Fixed backwards compatibility problem where WinForms controls which cannot be correctly
  recognized showed up with ControlNet11 role
• Fixed memory leak that occurs with WinForms controls that cannot be correctly recognized
• Fixed filtering of DOM elements that reside in filtered processes
• Fixed geometry and tracking functionality for HTML option groups in IE
• Fixed calculation of visible area for Win32 ListView and TreeView
• Fixed ensure visible behavior for Flex elements
• Fixed possible unhandled exceptions in BitBridge, Recorder, and NativeWindow.ProcessName
• Fixed problem where RanoreXPaths with and without index were falsely regarded as equal when adding them to the repository
• Errors in retrieving element data are now handled gracefully when storing snapshots

Ranorex 2.3.5 Release (November 15, 2010)

General changes/Features

• Added Subversion add-in for Ranorex Studio
• Added cropping support to the image-based location editor
• Improved memory consumption of Ranorex Studio if many reports are open
• Added better support for the Common Controls 5.0 based listview control
• Added RepoItemInfo.CreateAdapters method to retrieve multiple elements for a single repository item
• Added a null() function to RanoreXPath to allow comparison with null values
• Improved drag & drop behavior when dragging repository items into the recorder
• Made properties and methods of all Adapter classes virtual
• Repository cache is not used anymore for newly recorded web and flex elements
• Made all Ranorex exceptions serializable
• Improved support for Windows Sidebar gadgets
• Improved EnsureVisible behavior for scrollable WinForms controls
• Improved item renderer support for Flex grids and lists
• Added support for Button.Press in Flex 4
• Improved EnsureVisible for Flex 3 and Flex 4 containers

Bugs

• Fixed compatibility issue with .NET Framework 2.0 RTM
• Fixed crash in Repository Editor when clicking on nodes in the path column
• Fixed path editing issue in Ranorex Spy when mnemonics occur in the selected element
• Fixed reading/writing of UTF8 files with invalid characters
• Fixed text attribute values for ownerdrawn Win32 listboxes and comboboxes
• Fixed mapping of user controls derived from Flex component classes
• Fixed issues with setting the WindowState of Adobe Air windows and added elements for menu- and title bars
• Fixed mapping of Flex 4 (spark) ComboBox
• Fixed a Flash/Flex domain security issue when using the Ranorex module
• Fixed tracking issues in Flex when non-interactive elements or sprites are present

Ranorex 2.3.4 Release (August 23, 2010)

General changes/Features

• Improved support for Visual Studio 2010 (GAC list now correctly shows Ranorex assemblies)
• Added method to get an image of the current mouse cursor
• Improved performance for recording and repository code generation

Bugs

• References to repository screenshots are now updated correctly if a screenshot is renamed
• Improved drag & drop of repository items into recorder view
• Fixed issues with recordings not being marked dirty in Ranorex Studio
• Allow undo/redo after saving a repository or recording
• Report view in Ranorex Studio now correctly supports Print, Print Preview, and Save As
• XML report is now correctly written even if Ranorex process is killed
• EnsureVisible now supports scrolling in WinForms ScrollableContainer controls
• The “class” attribute is no longer used for WinForms elements in RanoreXPath
• Fixed EnsureVisible for WPF ComboBox items
• Fixed code generation for string values containing the Unicode line separator character (U+2028)

Ranorex 2.3.3 Release (July 07, 2010)

Bugs

• Fixed upwards compatibility of Ranorex recordings with external repositories
• Fixed possible NullReferenceException in Ranorex Studio integrated Recorder
• Fixed compatibility with LabVIEW plugin
• Fixed EnsureVisible for a special class of dialog windows
• Fixed selected attribute in option tag for Mozilla Firefox

Ranorex 2.3.2 Release (June 30, 2010)

General changes/Features

• Improved performance and memory footprint for repositories with large screenshots
• Improved recording of drag & drop operations
• Adobe AIR automation libraries have been updated to AIR 2.0 release
• XML logger now supports custom titles and stylesheet URLs
• Image validation now always adds images to the report if validation fails
• Added possibility to disable generating report messages for validation
• Generated repositoriy code now contains a public constructor
• Improved EnsureVisible for web elements
• Ranorex Studio solutions now create a *.sln file for use in Visual Studio
• Improved start time for Ranorex applications
• Added support for Mozilla Firefox 3.6.4 and higher

Bugs

• Fixed OutOfMemoryExceptions caused by repositories with large screenshots
• Fixed memory leak when automating WinForms applications
• Fixed possible exception when automating WinForms applications using the 32/64 bit bridge
• Fixed drag & drop of items in a recording
• Fixed NullReferenceException in Studio related to Sidebar configuration
• Fixed getting/setting valueless attributes (“checked”, “readonly”, “disabled”, “selected”) for web input elements
• Fixed coordinates/visibility calculation for option web elements
• Empty attributes are now correctly handled for web elements in Mozilla Firefox
• Fixed possible exception when executing PerformClick on a web element that opens a new window
• Images in XML report are no longer overwritten if AppendExisting is set
• Fixed calculation of Visible attribute for list items in WPF combo boxes
• Fixed support for hidden columns in Flex datagrid

Ranorex 2.3.1 Release (May 07, 2010)

General changes/Features

• Add support for custom column label functions in Flex DataGrids
• Improved usability of License Server Configuration (load, save license; sorting)
• Mouse position information is now displayed in the Spy tracker tooltip

Bugs

• Fixed Silverlight object recognition in IE when Ranorex Addon is installed/enabled
• Fixed PerformClick action for Mozilla web elements inside nested frames
• HasFocus now works correctly for Web elements (Mozilla, IE)
• Fixed WinForms object recognition when AUT and automating application have assemblies with the same name
• Fixed exception occasionally thrown when closing WinForms using Form.Close action
• Fixed a memory leak when automating WinForms applications
• Enabled recognition of child controls of Win32/WinForms ListViews
• Fixed some small Win32 ComboBox issues (e.g. DropDown button visibility)

Ranorex 2.3 Release (April 20, 2010)

Major features

• Added support for Adobe Flex 4.0, including the new spark control family
• Added support for Adobe AIR 2.0(b2) applications
• Added support for Flex AdvancedDataGrid controls
• Added support for transparent automation of 32bit/64bit applications
• Added (optional) Internet Explorer addin which greatly improves automation speed
• Added support for floating licenses through the new Ranorex License Server (optional)

General changes/Features

• Added support for custom item renderers in Flex container controls
• Added support for Windows Forms controls which are embedded in web sites (IE only)
• Added basic support for common Visual Basic 6 controls
• Python support has been improved and IronPython has been updated to version 2.6
• Added a new method of loading Ranorex automation support into Flash applications
• Added support for Win32 checked list boxes
• Ranorex setup is now much faster
• Ranorex Spy now also supports drag-and-drop tracking
• Some usability improvements have been made to the repository editor

Bugs

• Fixed tracking issues regarding transparent windows and MDI form z-order
• The Flex3 automation library and loader should now work with every Flex 3.x version
• Fixed a bug which caused Flex3 scrolling not to work correctly
• A number of python code generation / file renaming issues have been fixed
• A number of RanorexStudio debugging issues have been fixed
• Fixed localization problems in Ranorex files (rxrec, rxsnp)
• Fixed incorrect screen rectangles of elements in nested framesets in Firefox 3.6
• Fixed a memory leak in the Firefox plugin
• Fixed a bug which caused Ranorex Studio to (rarely) crash when changing repository item properties
• Fixed unhandled ThreadAbortExceptions thrown by Find/FindSingle methods when used in special locations (e.g. static constructors)

Ranorex 2.2.2 Release (February 04, 2010)

General changes/Features

• Added support for Flex applications built with SDK 3.5
• Added support for Mozilla Firefox 3.6
• Added support for getting the values of “onXYZ” event handler attributes in Internet Explorer
• Improved handling of Mozilla elements in Ranorex repositories and the support for Mozilla “input” tag values
• Added absolute-path fallback mechanism for repository items if hierarchy search fails
• Improved usability of project browser in Ranorex Studio
• Added API documentation for RepoItemInfo class
• Added RepoItemInfo.AbsolutePath and RepoGenBaseFolder.AbsoluteBasePath properties for repository generated code

Bugs

• Fixed unhandled ThreadAbortExceptions thrown by Find/FindSingle methods when timeout is nearly reached
• Fixed image capturing for layered windows (possible blue screens, Microsoft KB951615)
• Fixed handling of WPF pop-ups (context menu, tooltip) if there’s more than one present
• Fixed “Visible” attribute for WPF menu items
• Fixed unhandled exceptions in Ranorex Studio, the repository editor, and the image selection editor
• Fixed problem with lower-case recording files
• Fixed closing of Firefox tab when flash player is active
• Fixed encoding of generated code files
• Fixed WebTestSample where “Back” key press sometimes did not go through on slow Internet connections
• Fixed installing/deinstalling the Firefox Extension using the “Change” button in Windows Vista/7 for limited user accounts
• Fixed code generation for image-based record items after converting them to user code items
• Fixed code generation with embedded repositories (may have caused loss of user and repository code)
• Fixed path generation and tracking of WPF (context) menu items
• Fixed visibility handling in Mozilla

Ranorex 2.2.1 Release (December 04, 2009)

General changes/Features

• Added basic support for “xul” tags within Mozilla HTML DOM
• Added possibility to merge keyboard actions in recorder
• Replay reliability for QT applications improved
• Replay reliability of mouse/keyboard actions in turbo mode improved
• Screenshot capturing and performance of image based recording/replaying improved
• Python templates in Ranorex Studio now set status exit codes

Bugs

• Fixed recorder crash caused by an “Undo” operation on an unsaved recording
• NUnit now correctly works with Ranorex trial version
• Fixed handling of spaces and tabs in Studio code generation
• Fixed getting the available range from Win32 progress bars
• Fixed possible hang when automating WinForms controls
• Fixed backwards compatibility of recordings/repositories in Ranorex Studio
• Fixed possible exception caused by code tool tips in Ranorex Studio
• Fixed bug in Ranorex Studio code generation where user code may be overwritten
• Fixed behavior of keyboard actions involving modifier keys and caps lock

Ranorex 2.2 Release (November 11, 2009)

Major features

• Firefox 3.x DOM support has been added (via Ranorex addin)
• Image-based recording support has been added
• Image validation support has been added
• A new ‘Edit’ mode in Spy has been added for improved searching and filtering
• IronPython debugging support has been added
• Recording of mouse movements via hotkey is now supported
• The recorder and repository editor now support undo/redo
• Copy & Paste support for repository items and folders has been added

General changes/Minor features

• Repositories can now contain nested rooted folders, and application folders can be grouped into normal folders
• Generated repository code now includes “Info” objects for every item which provide user-modifiable metadata
• The RanorexPath auto-completion feature in the repository has been improved
• Automatic repository item naming has been improved
• The default timeouts for application folders, rooted folders and repository items have been increased
• Startup performance of Ranorex applications has been improved
• The Flash/Flex plugin now supports the Flash ActiveX control in Windows Forms applications
• The XML Report Logger now supports appending to existing files, custom XSL files and HTML markup logging
• The recorder now provides better detection of existing repository items, resulting in less duplicates
• The mouse wheel can now be used to select element ancestors during validation/image based recording
• Notifications have been added which warn the user if a specific technology limitation is encountered
• Recording hotkeys have been changed to use a master-key scheme (ScrollLock key)
• The Form adapter now provides methods for moving and resizing forms
• A special hotkey has been added for tooltip validation during recording
• Element tracking/highlighting in Spy and Repository has been improved
• Screenshots can now be directly saved from the Spy
• Spy performance has been improved
• Adapters and Elements now provide a TryFindSingle method
• The Validate class now supports NotExists
• Performance for Internet Explorer DOM automation has been improved
• License files can now also be deployed in the test executable path
• About box now displays a list of loaded plugins

Bugs

• General memory usage has been improved
• Fixed a number of small but annoying repository editor GUI bugs
• Fixed a possible hang in Ranorex Studio when changing values in the property grid
• Fixed possible geometry problems when using Ranorex Flash/Flex Loader
• Fixed SetPropertyValue for certain Flex element properties
• The ‘*’ expression is no longer used in generated RanoreXPaths
• The stability of the debugger in Ranorex Studio has been improved
• Fixed a bug which caused the recorder to hang indefinitely in certain situations
• Fixed a bug where automation of WinForms controls in different remote appdomains did not work
• Fixed a possible crash when running Flex tests and the containing browser is closed
• WPF performance has been improved in Recorder/Spy for long lists and large tables
• Key sequences now include a small initial delay which solves potential focusing problems

Ranorex 2.1.4 Release (August 25, 2009)

General changes/Features

• Added support for ezMdiTab (MS Office 2003 tabs) in EnsureVisible
• Manual license authentication is now available online

Bugs

• Automation of WPF controls in the same process is now allowed
• Fixed a bug where popups were not visible in Flash when using RanorexLoader
• Fixed issues with renaming recording/repository dependent files in Ranorex Studio
• Removed dependency (introduced with V2.1.3) on .NET 3.0 Framework for automating WinForms controls
• RanoreXPath index predicates now work correctly with ‘*’

Ranorex 2.1.3 Release (August 11, 2009)

General changes/Features

• Configuration: A number of new parameters have been added (“General” tab in configuration dialog)
• WPF: Added support for Windows Forms controls which are hosted inside WPF applications
• Recorder: Added support for automatic, time-based splitting of recorded key sequences

Bugs

• Fixed a bug in Ranorex Studio which occured when renaming solution
• Fixed a bug in Ranorex Studio which caused generated user code files to be blank
• Fixed a number of problems in Flash/Flex RanorexLoader related to visibility and resizing
• Fixed a memory leak which occured when Windows Forms AUTs where not properly shut down
• Fixed HasFocus implementation for Win32 elements
• Fixed visibility calculation for Flex elements which are contained in invisible panels
• Fixed visibility calculation / EnsureVisible for WPF item elements

Ranorex 2.1.2 Release (June 30, 2009)

General changes

• Code samples are now available for C#, VB.Net and Python on the Ranorex Studio start page
• RxPath completion now also works in the repository editor
• The repository editor now allows adding blank items to repository folders
• WPF top-level windows now provide the NativeWindow capability
• Improved memory usage when working with a large number of MSAA elements
• Improved object tracking for WPF and Silverlight applications

Bugs

• Fixed a problem with boolean expressions in python code generation
• Fixed the behavior of EnsureVisible in Flash/Flex scrollable containers
• Fixed a bug in Ranorex Studio where creating a file inside a project caused an error
• Fixed a problem with the automation of auto-suggest boxes in Windows Explorer
• Fixed a bug which caused a wrong item duration to be displayed in Ranorex Recorder
• Fixed a bug in the repository editor which in rare cases caused items to be added twice
• Copy/Paste keyboard shortcuts now work properly in Ranorex LogViewer
• Various small cosmetic fixes in the RxPath editor

Ranorex 2.1.1 Release (June 9, 2009)

General changes/Features

• A loader for Flash/Flex swf files has been added as an alternative to embedding Ranorex

Bugs

• Fixed the calculation of web element positions within an iframe when used by an embedded browser
• Fixed a bug which caused EnsureVisible for flex/flash elements to fail in some cases
• Fixed a problem when recording/spying with swapped mouse buttons
• Fixed a bug which caused generated code for delay record items not to use fixed delay values
• Fixed a bug in the repository editor where using ‘Abbreviate Item Path’ caused the tree to collapse
• Fixed a problem with item postprocessing when using Shift-Escape to stop recording
• Fixed a problem where Ctrl/Alt/Shift keypresses where not recorded correctly
• Fixed a RxPath text rendering issue on Windows 2000
• Repository item naming conventions are now correctly enforced in the repository editor
• Various small cosmetic fixes to Ranorex Studio

Ranorex 2.1 Release (May 20, 2009)

General changes/Features

• Imaging: Allows searching for image features and comparing images
• Recorder User Code Items: custom code parts can now be added as record items in Ranorex Studio
• Adobe Flash/Flex testing support
• Silverlight testing support
• Samples have been improved (available for download from Ranorex homepage)
• RxPath generation has been improved
• The WebDocument interface has been updated
• Improved handling for a number of broken MSAA menubar/contextmenu implementations

Bugs

• Fixed a bug in the WinForms plugin which sometimes caused controls not to be correctly identified
• Fixed recording of disabled WinForms windows
• Fixed recorder behaviour when recording mouse clicks while a key is pressed
• Fixed the appearance of the start page in Studio when no internet connection is present
• Various small cosmetic fixes and updates to the user interface

Ranorex 2.0.2 Release (April 07, 2009)

General changes/Features

• DOM support for HTA web sites
• Improved handling of SysListView32 controls
• Improved handling of linked repositories
• Improved drag-drop handling in repository

Bugs

• Fixed unhandled Win32Exception in Imaging.CaptureImage
• Fixed problems when editing a path in the RepositoryEditor
• Fixed conversion from Screen to Mouse coordinates
• Fixed Imaging.CaptureImage for transparent windows (WPF)
• Fixed code generation for actions with non-default parameters
• Fixed Focus problem with web elements
• Fixed handling of shortcut key combinations

Ranorex 2.0.1 Release (February 24, 2009)

General changes/Features

• Support for x64 added, Spy and Recorder are now available in 64-bit mode.
• Moved from .NET Framework 3.5 to 3.5 SP1 (note that .NET 2.0 SP1 still works for the runtime).
• User Guide is now also available in PDF format.
• Improved python code templates and generated code.
• The Element Tree panel in Studio now includes a RanorexPath editor.
• Generated code classes in C# and VB.Net are now marked as partial.
• Changed edit handling for recording items. You must now click twice to open the editor for the item.
• Added missing drag-drop functionality from Repository editor to Recorder.

Bugs

• Fixed problem where Windows Forms controls where not recognized correctly.
• Fixed a possible memory leak in Imaging class.
• Fixed a problem which caused WPF popups to be recorded incorrectly.
• Fixed handling of newline/tab characters in RanorexPath.
• Fixed flickering problem when capturing parts of the desktop.
• Fixed visibility check for DOM documents which caused recording problems.
• Fixed record/replay behavior for coordinate-only mode.
• Fixed a possible crash in recorder when recording was stopped.
• Fixed handling of non-ASCII characters in object and file names.
• Fixed some naming-related problems in Studio.
• Fixed a few minor GUI glitches in Recorder/Studio.
• Various small bug fixes in WinForms plugin.
• FindSingle() overload with no timeout specified now times out correctly.
• Location.Center is now omitted in generated code for single left-clicks.

Ranorex 2.0 Release (February 06, 2009)

Features/Improvements

• Web-related API has been improved, web elements can now be clicked ‘silently’.
• WebDocument elements are now also available as root nodes in the element tree.
• Replay behavior in recorder is now approximately the same as in generated code.
• Project templates in Ranorex Studio have been improved.
• Code samples have been improved.
• Elements dragged from the element tree to the code editor now generate C#,VB and Python code-snippets.
• A per-item EnsureVisible property has been added to the repository, providing more control over playback behavior.
• Added a Delay class which now handles all timing-related tasks.
• Replay execution now tries a fallback (absolute) search if an item in a cached folder could not be found.
• Generated repository folders now contain a ‘Self’ property which allows access to the element represented by the folder itself.
• Added a MoveTo method to the adapter base class which is also used in generated code for drag-like mouse operations.
• Added a GetApplicationForm method to the Host adapter class for convenient access to a process’ main window.

Bugs

• Various issues with linked repositories have been fixed.
• Truncation length for attributes in rxpaths now depends on the attribute itself.
• Various problems with the rxpath editor have been fixed, syntax highlighting has been improved.
• Nested boolean predicates in rxpaths now work correctly.
• Issues related to IE6.0 and combo boxes have been addressed.
• A web-related replay problem which occurred after clicking a link on a website has been fixed.
• Fixed an issue where WPF context menus disappeared before they could be clicked when replaying.
• A number of minor UI-related issues have been fixed.

Ranorex 2.0 Release Candidate 1 (January 19, 2009)

• Report integrated into Ranorex Studio
• Support for VB.NET and Python within Ranorex Studio
• Repository code generation:Generated repository class changed from static to instance for more flexibility
• PlugIn improvements to MSAA and WPF
• Tree structure reorganized for MSAA elements
• Code generation for VB.NET and Python supported by Recorder and Repository
• Improvements to Ranorex Studio watch monitor
• Improved API documentation
• Use of Ranorex Studio internal property grid for repository and recordings
• Method LoadDefaultPlugins() is no longer required
• Many improvements to Adapter classes
• Bug fixes within configuration for code generation (Class name and Namespace limitations)
• Recording and Repository settings can now be set in Ranorex Studio
• Repository item properties (e.g. SearchTime) are now provided through repository instances
• Element overview in Ranorex Spy now contains general properties

Ranorex 2.0 Preview (Build 4977 – December 11, 2008)

Features/Improvements

• Configuration dialog for Ranorex tools(code generation, timing, search timeouts, …)
• Improvements to configure search timeouts for repository objects
• Usability improvements for Ranorex tools (Recorder, Spy, Repository)
• Drag&drop support for Ranorex Spy tree items (from Spy to repository, from Spy to recording, from Spy to Ranorex Studio code)
• Possibility to share a single repository with multiple recordings
• Better support to for website recording
• PlugIn improvements to WinForms and WPF
• Added InvokeRemotely method to WinForms PlugIn
• Adapter interfaces have been revised
• ToolTip adapter added
• IElement interface replaced with Element class
• Support for reporting (Report class)
• New structure for repositories has been introduced
• Possibility to manually add sleep actions within recording
• Improvements to exception handling

Ranorex 2.0 Preview (Build 4593 – November 07, 2008)

Features/Improvements

• Ranorex Recorder now supports appending a new recording to an existing one
• Various improvements to Recorder and Repository Editor usability
• Added remote .NET object property/method access functionality to WinForms plugin
• RxPath ‘simple’ mode paths are now of a much better quality
• Added limited support for WPF screenshots/image navigation
• Wpf plugin support for popups has been improved
• Web plugin now supports combo- and list boxes in select tags
• Overall MSAA plugin performance has been improved
• EnsureVisible() functionality has been improved in all plugins

Bug Fixes

• Spy, Recorder and Studio user interface fixes
• Web plugin object recognition fixes, image maps now work correctly
• Various hotkey-related crashes have been fixed
• Recording code generator naming problems have been fixed
• Many minor problems in core and plugins have been resolved

Ranorex 2.0 Preview (Build 4395 – October 21, 2008)

Known Issues

• Ranorex Recorder
  • Drag&Drop operations not fully supported
  • Ordering of recorded actions might be wrong in some cases (especially if time between actions is small)
  • Recording of mouse move only currently not supported
• Ranorex Repository
  • Changing folder path can cause an exception
• Ranorex Studio
  • Debugger not fully functional
• Ranorex Library
  • Role specific implementations partially finished (causes “NotImplementedException” or “NotSupportedException”
  • Reporting is currently not implemented
• Limited Support of Applications
  • Web automaton limitations (Preview only supports Internet Explorer 6.0 7.0)
• Documentation
  • Only API Documentation available
  • Only project samples  available (for Visual Studio and Ranorex Studio)