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I'm trying to evaluate this tool for use in testing our Windows 8 modern (metro) app. I'm having trouble opening the app itself by either recording the process or coding it directly. How can I create a code module to open the windows start menu by clicking on the start button, and then select the correct tile to launch the application?

Hello jhull412,

Please check out our Windows 8 blog

This blog post will provide some useful tips and tricks concerning automating Windows 8 Style UI apps using Ranorex.

Regards,
Robert

Thanks. Do you happen to have any more recent information regarding automating metro apps? Our Application is a winJS metro app with embedded webviews and unfortunately it looks like I cannot see any UI objects on the webview when I inspect them using the Object Spy. Basically, the lowest level on the DOM that is shown is the webview container itself and nothing that is displayed within it.

The JavaScript uses a browser rendering engine to render the web view.

Do you know what engine your app is using?

I would guess that it is JXBrowser, which is not supported by Ranorex, so Ranorex cannot "see" anything inside the webview container.