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Rigi Websnap tool

 

Rigi Snapshot app

To capture HTML previews for WPF apps, we recommend using the Rigi Snapshot app (for details, see Rigi Snapshot app).

The Rigi Websnap tool is designed to capture HTML previews of web and WPF applications. It uses the same script as the Rigi extension for Chrome. The Rigi Websnap tool injects into the application a bridge component that detects Rigi texts in the UI and creates HTML previews.

The Rigi HTML previews for WPF applications lack the responsiveness typically seen in captured HTML previews of web applications. Instead of dynamic content, these previews consist of a static image overlaid with HTML text elements displaying the Rigi texts.

The Rigi Websnap tool can:

  • capture HTML previews.

  • create Rigi mockup projects.

  • integrate with UI automation tests.

Download link

Download the latest installer here.

Install the Rigi Websnap tool

  1. Download the latest installer using this link.

  2. Run the installer.

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  3. Start the application. You will be required to order a license.

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  4. Click the Order license button.

  5. In the Order license popup, enter the required details.

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    All the fields except Address and Notes are mandatory.

  6. Click the OK button. Rigi Websnap will try to open your email client.

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    • If the email client has been opened, click Yes in the Verification popup.

    • If the email client has not been opened, click No in the Verification popup and manually send an email with your details to info@rigi.io.

      If you click No , the details you have entered in the Order license popup will be copied to the clipboard, so you do not need to type them twice.

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  7. When you receive the license file from the Rigi team, perform the following steps:

    1. Open Rigi Websnap.

    2. Click About > License > Import license.

    3. Select the license file on your local machine.

    4. Click the OK button.

Capture HTML previews using the Rigi Websnap tool

Before capturing previews for WPF applications, you need to perform the following preparation steps:

  1. Create a project on the Rigi server.

  2. Prepare the WPF application.

  3. Create a Websnap project.

After the preparations are completed, perform the following steps to capture HTML previews:

  1. Start Rigi Websnap.

  2. Open the required project by clicking File > Open and selecting the rigisnap project file on your local machine.

    You can also select the required project in the list of recent projects in the File menu.

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    If you are already logged in to the Rigi server, the External capture manager will open in a browser tab.

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    If you are not logged in, the Rigi login page will be displayed instead. You can ignore it, as you will be asked to log in later.

  3. In Rigi Websnap, click WPF > Start application....

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  4. This will start the WPF app specified in the project settings.

  5. In the WPF app, click F8 to capture the first preview. After a few seconds, the Upload HTML Previews popup will be displayed.

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  6. Click the OK button. The Rigi login page will be opened in a new browser tab.

  7. Log in to your Rigi account.

  8. Click the Approve button to permit the Rigi Websnap tool to access your Rigi server.

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    The External capture manager screen, containing a list of source strings and preview coverage data, will be displayed.

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  9. Navigate through your WPF application and click the F8 button to capture all the required previews. They will be uploaded to the linked project on the Rigi server automatically.

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