The last enhancement to uia was trying to be smarter about finding elements by runtime_id by utilizing the sections of the runtime_id to try to figure out what its parent might be. So, for [42 12345 0 2], the idea was that 12345 indicated the parent so it can scope the search to that element.
On Windows 8, this is not working because IsWindow is returning TRUE for 42, when the actual parent is 12345.
Proposed Solution
uia should try to use any potential candidates from the runtime_id until it can find the desired element. If none are candidates or none are found, it should use the AutomationElement.RootElement as the base of the search (like it did before).
Problem
The last enhancement to
uiawas trying to be smarter about finding elements byruntime_idby utilizing the sections of theruntime_idto try to figure out what its parent might be. So, for[42 12345 0 2], the idea was that12345indicated the parent so it can scope the search to that element.On Windows 8, this is not working because
IsWindowis returningTRUEfor42, when the actual parent is12345.Proposed Solution
uiashould try to use any potential candidates from theruntime_iduntil it can find the desired element. If none are candidates or none are found, it should use theAutomationElement.RootElementas the base of the search (like it did before).