Element retrieval commands do not handle user prompts
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- HTML
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Description
I’m unsure if this is expected behaviour, but none of the element retrieval commands handle user prompts. This means that it is currently possible to look up elements whilst there is a user prompt present, given the current prose in the specification.
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the WebDriver specification's element retrieval commands and the prose governing user prompts. Determine whether retrieval should be blocked while a prompt is present, then clarify the specification text so the expected behavior is unambiguous.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- html
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100