You've got some great ideas today, Tracy! And of course I have an addition to the suggestion. Let me know if you agree.
I think the Highlight functionality ought to work similar to how the Snipping Tool does where you can configure a delay. So, you input 3 seconds or whatever, click Highlight, then go to the app and click a button or two, and then when the 3 seconds is up app modeller starts trying to highlight the element.
I currently do this by configuring an element in app modeller, closing app modeller, and setting up a wait stage followed by a navigate stage set to Verify (with Highlight set to True). I click Run. And while the wait stage is waiting, I click the necessary buttons manually in the app to bring up the temporary/contextual menu or dropdown or whatever. By the time the wait stage is over, I've brought up the element and then app modeller highlights it.
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Dave Morris
3Ci @ Southern Company
Atlanta, GA
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Dave Morris, 3Ci at Southern Company