def receive_text():
"""Receive data from text field"""
time.sleep(0.2)
send_keys('^a')
time.sleep(0.2)
send_keys('^c')
send_keys('{RIGHT}')
received = clipboard.get_data()
return received
def test_get_data(self):
"""Make sure that get text from clipboard works"""
send_keys('abc')
received = self.receive_text()
self.assertEqual('abc', received)
QUICK_OPEN = True
TEST_FILE_PATH = '/tmp/test.txt'
with open(TEST_FILE_PATH, 'w') as test_file:
test_file.write('This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship!')
app = Application().start("gedit")
app.gedit['Untitled Document 1 - gedit'].wait('ready')
if QUICK_OPEN:
# This only works if you have the focus
app.gedit['Untitled Document 1 - gedit'].set_focus()
# Send Ctrl + O to open the FileChooser directl
send_keys('^o')
else:
# Open the file chooser by clicking the button
app.gedit.Open.click()
app.gedit['Other Documents...'].click()
# FileChooser opened up
FileChooser = app.gedit.children()[1]
app.gedit['Untitled Document 1 - gedit'].wait('ready')
# Send the ctr+L to switch to editable text
send_keys('^l')
# A better solution would be something like:
# FileChooser.type_keys('^l')
# But this is unimplemented
# Alternatively if you send '/' then it starts by filling in the '/'