• froglogic Releases Qt/GUI/Web Testing Tool Squish 3.0

    Hamburg, Germany - 2006-06-12 froglogic GmbH today announced the availability of Squish 3.0.



    Squish is the leading GUI test tool for Qt-based applications making it possible to create automated GUI tests for Qt applications on different platforms such as Windows, Linux/Unix, Mac OS X and embedded Linux. With Squish 3.0, froglogic didn't only add many new and useful features to strengthen its position as the leading and most used GUI testing tool for Qt applications, but froglogic also created two new editions of Squish:

    • Squish/Web: Using Squish/Web it is possible to create and run tests for HTML-based web applications in different web browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla/Firefox, Apple's Safari and KDE's Konqueror. Squish/Web maps the DOM tree of an (D)HTML document to Squish's object model. This allows for inspecting the whole DOM tree of a document using Squish Spy, record and replay high-level actions on any HTML elements and call and access the DOM API from within test scripts.
    • Squish/Tk: This new edition allows testing pure Tcl/Tk-based applications and also mixed Qt/Tk applications using froglogic's Tq technology. Similar to Squish/Qt and Squish/XView, the complete Tk widget set and its complete API is accessible from Squish Spy and test scripts and actions can be recorded and replayed on all Tk controls.


    "With Squish 3.0, froglogic continues to move their Squish testing tool forward. Since my company is interested in reducing the time it takes to author tests, a new extension to the "record hints" facility allows us to automatically insert verification points when then test script is first captured, meaning that complete tests can be authored in one pass. ", said Steve Olson from Vistagy, Inc. about some of Squish 3.0's new features, "Another new feature of automatically recording synchronization points in the test script makes high-speed playback of tests much more reliable, which is important when you build up large collections of test scripts."
    During Squish 3.0's development phase many customers and evaluators already started using the new version because of its major improvements and new editions. So Squish 3.0 is already used in production at many sites today.
    "The new features and editions of Squish 3.0 were mostly driven and inspired by our customers, their demands and feedback which ensures that we deliver exactly what our users need and furthermore strengthens our strong position in the cross-platform GUI testing market", said Regainld Stadlbauer, froglogic's co-founder and Director of R&D Products. "It also was a pleasure working on this new release with our growing and highly skilled development team."

    • The main new features of Squish 3.0 are:
    • The two new Squish/Web and Squish/Tk editions
    • Improved documentation and tutorials
    • Recording and running tests on sub-processes started by the AUT
    • Attaching to an already running AUT for testing
    • Built-in Hook for special application environments
    • Portable and robust Drag'n'Drop support
    • Improved synchronization in recorded scripts
    • Various improvements in the Squish IDE
    • Improved Qt 4 Support
    • Addition script APIs for testing
    • Optional distribution as binary packages
    • New utilities to inspect wrapper libraries and convert verification points
    • Many small improvements

    For details, please visit Froglogic.

    Availability

    Squish customers and evaluators can now find Squish 3.0 packages in their download area.
    For more information about Squish and its price and licensing, visit http://www.froglogic.com/squish. If you would like to evaluate or purchase Squish, please contact us at squish@froglogic.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

    About froglogic

    Froglogic GmbH is a software company based in Hamburg, Germany. Their flagship product is Squish, a professional automated test tool for GUI applications based on Qt, Tk or XView and for HTML-based web applications running in different web browsers. froglogic also offers Qt consultancy services and other and Qt-based development tools such as the Tcl/Tk/Qt migration framework Tq. More about froglogic at www.froglogic.com.
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