SnowmanProEngine Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 (edited) AutoIT beginner here. I would like to send input to a Windows 8 full-screen "metro" application: • mousemove + looping pixelgetcolor until the back button becomes highlighted + mouseclick works. • However, I would like to know if there is a more reliable way, maybe interacting with controls. Anyone know if that is even possible with metro applications? What I tried: • "AutoIt v3 Window Info" didn't show any control info when I alt-tabbed back to it from the full screen metro application. • Also tried a program called "Winspector", but also didn't even see the metro program's window title in the list. If AutoIT can't do "control" stuff with metro applications, anyone know if AutoHotkey can? Program: Datazen (http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-US/app/datazen/37cc7744-e921-4f11-be15-c9628e6e572a). Datazen displays graphs and "dashboards" from excel files. Step1: Click the back arrow in the top left(screenshot 1) to go to the configuration screen(screenshot 2). Step2: Click one of the buttons at the top(screenshot 2) to refresh the data, then click one of the buttons in the top left to return to the original screen shown in screenshot 1. These 2 simple steps are all I want to do. Edited December 4, 2013 by SnowmanProEngine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators JLogan3o13 Posted December 4, 2013 Moderators Share Posted December 4, 2013 Hi, SnowmanProEngine, can you tell us what the application is, or provide a screenshot? I have a couple of WIN8 boxes to test with, but often there is a better way to do what you're trying to accomplish than mousemove and mouseclick. "Profanity is the last vestige of the feeble mind. For the man who cannot express himself forcibly through intellect must do so through shock and awe" - Spencer W. Kimball How to get your question answered on this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowmanProEngine Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 Thanks for replying, JLogan3o13. I added the requested information to my original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imsardine Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 @JLogan3o13 Could you help to explain "there is a better way to do what you're trying to accomplish than mousemove and mouseclick" in details? Most topics mentioned metro/modern-ui or even Windows 10 in this forum are about constructing UI with AutoIt. I would like to know whether or not AutoIt is able to interact with UI controls in store/metro/modern-ui apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkew Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Faq 31 iuiautomation part. Test with simplespy. FAQ 31 How to click some elements, FAQ 40 Test automation with AutoIt, Multithreading CLR .NET Powershell CMDLets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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