Documentation updates and changes

BUILD.rst

@@ -66,6 +66,17 @@ To run just the unit tests, run::
 	python test/run_unit_tests.py
 
 
+Debugging Selenium2Library
+--------------------------
+
+In the course of debugging the Selenium2Library one might need to set a
+breakpoint using `pdb`_. Since Robot Framework hijacks the console output
+one should use the folowing code to redirect output back to stdout for
+debugging purposes.
+
+        import pdb,sys; pdb.Pdb(stdout=sys.__stdout__).set_trace()
+
+
 Testing Third-Party Packages
 ----------------------------
 
@@ -276,6 +287,7 @@ are parsed by the reStructuredText parser. To build them, run::
 	python doc/generate_readmes.py
 
 
+.. _pdb: http://docs.python.org/2/library/pdb.html
 .. _downloads section on GitHub: https://github.com/rtomac/robotframework-selenium2library/downloads
 .. _PyPI: http://pypi.python.org
 .. _.pypirc file: http://docs.python.org/distutils/packageindex.html#the-pypirc-file

src/Selenium2Library/keywords/_element.py

@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ def press_key(self, locator, key):
         """Simulates user pressing key on element identified by `locator`.
 
         `key` is either a single character, or a numerical ASCII code of the key
-        lead by '\\'. In test data, '\\' must be escaped, so use '\\\\'.
+        lead by '\\\\'.
 
         Examples:
         | Press Key | text_field   | q |
@@ -598,6 +598,13 @@ def page_should_not_contain_image(self, locator, message='', loglevel='INFO'):
     def get_matching_xpath_count(self, xpath):
         """Returns number of elements matching `xpath`
 
+        One should not use the xpath= prefix for 'xpath'. XPath is assumed.
+
+        Correct:
+        | count = | Get Matching Xpath Count | //div[@id='sales-pop']
+        Incorrect:
+        | count = | Get Matching Xpath Count | xpath=//div[@id='sales-pop']
+
         If you wish to assert the number of matching elements, use
         `Xpath Should Match X Times`.
         """
@@ -607,6 +614,13 @@ def get_matching_xpath_count(self, xpath):
     def xpath_should_match_x_times(self, xpath, expected_xpath_count, message='', loglevel='INFO'):
         """Verifies that the page contains the given number of elements located by the given `xpath`.
 
+        One should not use the xpath= prefix for 'xpath'. XPath is assumed.
+
+        Correct:
+        | Xpath Should Match X Times | //div[@id='sales-pop'] | 1
+        Incorrect:
+        | Xpath Should Match X Times | xpath=//div[@id='sales-pop'] | 1
+
         See `Page Should Contain Element` for explanation about `message` and
         `loglevel` arguments.
         """