Cannot LaunchNewBrowser Chrome as minimized window

[James]

Hi, I just started playing with the Telerik Testing Framework and I have been able to do a lot of cool things, but I have also discovered a lot of stumbling blocks along the way. My first problem is that I cannot create a chrome browser window that starts minimized. I can do this with internet explorer just fine, but it seems to be ignored by chrome. Why is that? Here's a quick sample VB code:

Dim oSettings As Settings = New Settings()

oSettings.Web.DefaultBrowser = BrowserType.Chrome

Dim oManager As Manager = New Manager(oSettings)

oManager.Start()
oManager.LaunchNewBrowser(oSettings.Web.DefaultBrowser, True, ProcessWindowStyle.Minimized)

To be honest I would actually prefer the ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden option but I read somewhere that it doesn't work. Is Minimized the same thing? Why are these offered as options if they do not work? I am able to use pinvoke to minimize and hide the window *AFTER* the telerik framework has been enabled for automation, but this takes a few seconds and I would really prefer not to see that screen popup everytime I am running a new test. Is there any way to get this to work with chrome?

[Boyan Boev]

Hello James,

Thank you for contacting us.

I was able to reproduce this issue. I have logged a bug report on our feedback portal.

You can track it here.

As a workaround you can use this code, which will minimize the browser:

oManager.ActiveBrowser.Window.Minimize()

Hope that helps.

Regards,
Boyan Boev
Telerik