[Wtr-general] I want to use Watir to test Firefox and Safari

[Danny Faught]

Nathan wrote:
> So I guess I can't test firefox or safari with watir. Does anybody know of a way to accomplish what I wish with JUST Watir? 

Since you've rejected the port of Watir that works with Firefox, it 
looks like the answer is that you can't do what you want with Watir. 
I'm not familiar with FireWatir.  Are you thinking that Firefox might 
have an API that can be accessed without installing a plugin?

Using automation always has the potential to perturb the results.  You 
have to assess what the risk of this happening is, and how much you're 
willing to pay to mitigate that risk.  For example, you could choose to 
use a GUI automation tool to automate Firefox.  That's a pretty 
expensive alternative, IMHO, that probably exceeds the risk exposure of 
installing a plugin in most contexts.

-Danny