Driver.ClickAt (X, Y) doesn't work properly sometimes in Selenium

[lukeis]

Originally reported on Google Code with ID 5233

Driver.ClickAt (X, Y) in Selenium

The clickAt x,y function doesn't work properly when the point(place) to be clicked
is under the lowest point in chrome web page. Probably scroll down operation will be
performed too in order to click in this lowest  point in invisible location.

I use:
New Action(IWebDriver1)
 .MoveToElement(WebElem, 0,0)
 .movebyOffSet(x,y)
 .click()
 .build()
 .perform();

Selenium version: 2.29.1
OS: Win7
Browser: google chrome
Browser version: 23.0


I will be happy to receive ideas how to solve this issue.

Thanks In advance
Yona

Reported by yona.frida on 2013-02-25 23:19:34

[lukeis]

Please provide a reproduction scenario AND a sample page for this scenario. 

Reported by barancev on 2013-02-26 10:30:21

• Status changed: NeedsClarification

[lukeis]

What does "doesn't work properly" mean to you? Where does the click occur? What should
it do instead? Do you expect an Exception? Do you expect Selenium to click the lowest
point on screen?

AFAIK, the behaviour of clicking below the page is undefined, and therefore it's a
programming error to try to do so. If you want this to be a feature added to Selenium,
please come with a reproducible testcase and a proposal how to fix it - possibly with
some reasoning while also taking corner-cases into mind.

Reported by PhotoSlanec on 2013-02-26 11:53:59

[lukeis]

Hi barancew and janecekP,
thank you for the respond.
the click was not performed at all.

public void clickAt(IWebDriver IWebDriver1,IWebElement WebElem, int x, int y)
        {
            New Action(IWebDriver1)
             .MoveToElement(WebElem, 0,0)
             .movebyOffSet(x,y)
             .click()
             .build()
             .perform();

        }       
Scenario:
1.  Open google chrome browser, 
2.  navigate to the address, and open required page (I’m sorry I cant write it, can’t
sent example page from compane’s documents, the page include long image [<canvas class="]
, in order to rich lowest part of the image “scroll down ” will be performed)
3.  ClickAt(I, e, x,y)
clickAt(I, el, 100, 800); // is working     
clickAt(I, el, 100, 1000); // doesn't  work,  

probably the problem is in MoveToElement or in movebyOffSet
may be scroll down will be performed, scroll down is working OK, but clickAt Not
((IJavaScriptExecutor)Driver()).ExecuteScript("scroll(100,1000);");

I expect selenium will scroll down the page, after that this clickable point will be
visible, and click the point according to coordinates x, y.

I'm using Selenium Webdriver in C#.NET
Selenium is very useful tool!
Thank you

Reported by yona.frida on 2013-02-26 14:49:08

[lukeis]

Please read this post: http://jimevansmusic.blogspot.ca/2012/12/not-providing-html-page-is-bogus.html

If you want the issue to be debugged and then fixed please find a way to create a reproducible
sample. We don't need your confidential data, anonymize it. Or make another sample
page with the same structure and no sensitive data. Help us to help you.

Reported by barancev on 2013-02-26 20:45:00

[lukeis]

Hi,
You are right!
I will try to prepare reproducible sample.
Thank you

Reported by yona.frida on 2013-02-27 16:46:20

[lukeis]

Hi,

I'm sending reproducable sample for this issue.
(there is a problem to click on object (on image) in the point which is not in view
point in the page.
click is not performing.

the code:
public void reproduceClickissue()
{

    var options = new ChromeOptions();

    options.AddArgument("--disable-extensions");
    options.AddArgument("--disable-translate");

    var driver = new ChromeDriver("WebDrivers", options);
    driver.Manage().Window.Maximize();

    driver.Open("http://localhost:55555/test/1.html");

    ClickAt(driver, "#imgtest", 200, 1000);

    Console.WriteLine("done");
}

public  void ClickAt( IWebDriver I, string selector, int x, int y)
{
    var rootElement = I.FindElement(By.CssSelector(selector));

    new Actions(I)
        .MoveToElement(rootElement, 0, 0)
        .MoveByOffset(x, y)
        .Click()
        .Build()
        .Perform();
}

sample html page:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>  Edit</title>
        <script src="/Scripts/jquery-1.7.2.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    </head>
    <body>
        <img src="http://www.2bmommy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG_0211.jpg" alt="Alternate
Text" id="imgtest"/>

        <div id="main">

            <div id="divcanvas" class="Canvas BodyShadow" style="width: 1000px;">
                <canvas id="eobcanvas"> Canvas Not Supported by the browser</canvas>

                <script>
                    $("#imgtest").live("click", function (e) {
                        alert("click !! \n\r"+
                            "e.pageX: " + e.pageX + ", e.pageY: " + e.pageY       

                        );            
                    })
                </script>
            </div>       
        </div>       
    </body>
</html>


with Selenium Webdriver
Selenium version: 2.29.1
OS: Win7
Browser: google chrome
Browser version: 23.0

Reported by yona.frida on 2013-03-14 14:42:38

[lukeis]

Is there any update on this issue.   I have found the same in the firefox driver.  Is
more information needed?

Reported by tarobins on 2013-11-26 19:23:46

[lukeis]

Reported by luke.semerau on 2015-09-17 17:45:11

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