_Originally created by @kytv on [#9633 (Redmine)](https://public-redmine-archive.tails.boum.org/code/issues/9633)_ The functionality of `waitAny` would be incredibly useful for tails/tails#9517. While retrying the connection to OFTC, I want to look for one of two images - `PidginTailsChannelEntry.png` - `PidginReconnect.png` Even though one of the images is on the screen, I see ``` Then Pidgin successfully connects to the "irc.oftc.net" account # features/step_definitions/pidgin.rb:283 FindFailed: can not find any of the images ["PidginTailsChannelEntry.png", "PidginReconnect.png"] on the screen Line ?, in File ? (RuntimeError) ``` However, if I use `--retry-find` the images **will** be found without my having to do anything more than pressing enter. ``` When I activate the "irc.oftc.net" Pidgin account # features/step_definitions/pidgin.rb:273 [log] CLICK on (711,509) And I close Pidgin's account manager window # features/step_definitions/pidgin.rb:268 calling as amnesia: xdotool search --name 'Buddy List' windowactivate --sync call returned: [0, "", ""] FindFailed for: PidginTailsChannelEntry.png Update the image and press RETURN to retry FindFailed for: PidginReconnect.png Update the image and press RETURN to retry Forcing new Tor circuit... (attempt #1) calling as root: pidof -x -o '%PPID' vidalia call returned: [0, "6216\n", ""] [log] TYPE " [log] RIGHT CLICK on (728,11) [log] CLICK on (782,105) [log] CLICK on (363,509) calling as amnesia: xdotool search --name 'Buddy List' windowactivate --sync call returned: [0, "", ""] FindFailed for: PidginTailsChannelEntry.png Update the image and press RETURN to retry Forcing new Tor circuit... (attempt #2) calling as root: pidof -x -o '%PPID' vidalia call returned: [0, "6216\n", ""] [log] TYPE " [log] RIGHT CLICK on (728,11) [log] CLICK on (782,105) [log] CLICK on (363,509) calling as amnesia: xdotool search --name 'Buddy List' windowactivate --sync call returned: [0, "", ""] FindFailed for: PidginTailsChannelEntry.png Update the image and press RETURN to retry Forcing new Tor circuit... (attempt #3) calling as root: pidof -x -o '%PPID' vidalia call returned: [0, "6216\n", ""] [log] TYPE " [log] RIGHT CLICK on (728,11) [log] CLICK on (782,105) [log] CLICK on (363,509) calling as amnesia: xdotool search --name 'Buddy List' windowactivate --sync call returned: [0, "", ""] FindFailed for: PidginTailsChannelEntry.png Update the image and press RETURN to retry Forcing new Tor circuit... (attempt #4) calling as root: pidof -x -o '%PPID' vidalia call returned: [0, "6216\n", ""] [log] TYPE " [log] RIGHT CLICK on (728,11) [log] CLICK on (782,105) [log] CLICK on (363,509) calling as amnesia: xdotool search --name 'Buddy List' windowactivate --sync call returned: [0, "", ""] FindFailed for: PidginTailsChannelEntry.png Update the image and press RETURN to retry Forcing new Tor circuit... (attempt #5) calling as root: pidof -x -o '%PPID' vidalia call returned: [0, "6216\n", ""] [log] TYPE " [log] RIGHT CLICK on (728,11) [log] CLICK on (782,105) [log] CLICK on (363,509) ``` It’s entirely possible that my expectations for `waitAny` are incorrect. The code I’m using at the moment is the following: Then /^Pidgin successfully connects to the "([^"]+)" account$/ do |account| next if @skip_steps_while_restoring_background expected_channel_entry = chan_image(account, default_chan(account), 'roaster') reconnect_button = 'PidginReconnect.png' tries = 0 until tries == $config["MAX_NEW_TOR_CIRCUIT_RETRIES"] do # Sometimes the OFTC welcome notice window pops up over the buddy list one... @vm.focus_window('Buddy List') what_we_see, region = @screen.waitAny([expected_channel_entry, reconnect_button], 60) if what_we_see == expected_channel_entry break else tries += 1 @screen.wait(reconnect_button, 30) STDERR.puts "Forcing new Tor circuit... (attempt ##{tries})" if $config["DEBUG"] step "in Vidalia I force Tor to use a new circuit" @screen.wait_and_click(reconnect_button, 20) end end @screen.wait(expected_channel_entry) end Feature Branch: test/9633-fix-waitAny Parent Task: tails/tails#8539 ### Related issues - **Blocks** tails/tails#6306