Can't access macOS Open Dialog element for testing

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Created Nov ’21

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A UI test opens program preferences and clicks on a path item. That results in an open dialog box. So far so good. I used to be able to simulate shift-command-G which gave me a sheet I could use to enter a known test path. That stopped working, either with Xcode 13 or with macOS Monterey. Or perhaps earlier.

Shift-command-G opens something. It isn't a sheet or it is some new kind of sheet. The problem is I can not see any matching UI element in the Application tree of elements. Recording a test doesn't work, either. Interaction with the element is not recorded.

What is this element? Can it be manipulated with XCode UI tests?

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Developer Tools Engineer OP

Apple

Nov ’21

Do you need to know the element type? Something like this should work: <#yourApplication#>.typeKey("g", modifierFlags: [.shift, .command]), then <#yourApplication#>.typeText("/tmp/") and finally <#yourApplication#>.typeKey(.enter, modifierFlags: []).

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marchyman OP

Nov ’21

Thank you. A slightly modified version of that worked. I needed to send two .enters, one to terminate path entry and the other to close the open dialog.

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