UI Automation ListItem does not belong to proper Window

[maniootek]

I am trying automate some app with UI Automation but I am struggling with one problem.

Element number 1 (highlighted on red in picture above) I can access without any problem. I can click on it using UI Automation feature

Here is some output from Inspect.exe:

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How found:    Mouse move (769,146)
    hwnd=0x000709DE 32bit class="ins_combohyperlink" style=0x50010012 ex=0x4
RuntimeId:    "[42.461278]"
BoundingRectangle:    {l:729 t:138 r:792 b:154}
ProcessId:    4216
ControlType:    UIA_PaneControlTypeId (0xC371)
LocalizedControlType:    "okienko"
Name:    "(dowolne)
"
IsKeyboardFocusable:    true
IsEnabled:    true
AutomationId:    "153"
ClassName:    "ins_combohyperlink"
NativeWindowHandle:    0x709DE
FrameworkId:    "Win32"
ProviderDescription:    "[pid:7672,hwnd:0x709DE Annotation:Microsoft: Annotation Proxy (unmanaged:uiautomationcore.dll); Main:Microsoft: MSAA Proxy (unmanaged:uiautomationcore.dll); Hwnd(parent link):Microsoft: HWND Proxy (unmanaged:uiautomationcore.dll)]"

FirstChild:    [null]
LastChild:    [null]
Next:    ", z cechą:" tekst
Previous:    ", za pobraniem:" tekst
Other Props:    Object has no additional properties
Children:    Container has no children
Ancestors:    "Filtr: Transakcje utworzone:(nieokreślony), o sposobie przekazania:(dowolny), za pobraniem:(dowolne), o sposobie zapłaty:, z ce
    (null) okienko
    (null) okienko
    "This is my app" okno
    "Pulpit" okienko
    [ No Parent ]
 

As you can see this element "is part" of "This is my app" window

Element number 2 appear when I click on element number 1 and here is Inspect.exe output:

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How found:    Mouse move (800,182)
    hwnd=0x000709E2 32bit class="ListBox" style=0x54000160 ex=0x0
RuntimeId:    "[42.461282.2.-2147483647.461282.-4.2]"
BoundingRectangle:    {l:732 t:177 r:843 b:197}
ProcessId:    4216
ControlType:    UIA_ListItemControlTypeId (0xC357)
LocalizedControlType:    "element listy"
Name:    "za pobraniem"
IsKeyboardFocusable:    true
IsEnabled:    true
ProviderDescription:    "[pid:7672,hwnd:0x0 Annotation:Microsoft: Annotation Proxy (unmanaged:uiautomationcore.dll); Main(parent link):Microsoft: MSAA Proxy (unmanaged:uiautomationcore.dll)]"
SelectionItem.IsSelected:    true
SelectionItem.SelectionContainer:    (null) lista
IsScrollItemPatternAvailable:    true
IsSelectionItemPatternAvailable:    true
FirstChild:    [null]
LastChild:    [null]
Next:    "płatne z góry" element listy
Previous:    "(dowolne)" element listy
Other Props:    Object has no additional properties
Children:    Container has no children
Ancestors:    (null) lista
    (null) okienko
    "Pulpit" okienko
    [ No Parent ]
 

The problem is that I can't find this element number 2 across "This is my app" window.

Element number 2 belongs to the "Desktop" (Pulpit means Desktop in my language) and I can't understand why. Accesing this element from Destkop element takes too long time.

Any idea why this element does not belong the "This is my app" window? How can I access it faster?

 

[junkew]

its probably a popup. What is simplespy giving for information about the classes of the parent?

most likely you can search from desktop to immediate children for class #32769

#32768	The class for a menu.
#32769	The class for the desktop window.
#32770	The class for a dialog box.
#32771	The class for the task switch window.
#32772	The class for icon titles.