How do I send keyboard commands like (Control) + (1) to the browser using Ruby and FireWatir?

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I am using FireWatir to test a web app and I need to send CTRL + 1 to open up a connection to plugin text "LTN 123456" and send CTRL +2 to close the connection.

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered May 02 '11 at 10:06

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I would suggest that you forget firewatir gem and use watir-webdriver gem (it drives Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer). The API is probably 99% the same. It also has good send_keys implementation.

answered May 02 '11 at 10:06

Željko Filipin

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Do you know of any good tutorials or places to go where I can see what all can be done with watir-webdriver? – Curtis Miller May 02 '11 at 22:20
Have a look at this blog post about sending special keys in watir-webdriver http://watirmelon.com/2011/07/19/sending-special-keys-to-watir-webdriver/ – Alastair Montgomery Jul 19 '11 at 13:16

How do I send keyboard commands like (Control) + (1) to the browser using Ruby and FireWatir?

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