Running with latest Chrome version

[ReneJBosch]

Latest Chrome version no longer supports the "--disable-infobars" argument, so lorca now runs with the text "Chrome is being controlled by automated test software" in the info-bar.
To be fair ...It does not break the running of the program but it is annoying.
Argument should be replaced by an "enable-automation" Chrome option.

[pierrejoye]

While it should be added, in the meantime you can pass custom args to the New method:

func New(url, dir string, width, height int, customArgs ...string) (UI, error)

[ReneJBosch]

Yes, I have seen that, but how? It is not just a matter of specifying something like "--enable-automation" because no such argument exists.
It appears to be a Chrome option called "excludeSwitches" which must be followed by an array of such switches, so in this case - as there's only one - by "[enable-automation]". I don't know how to specify that as a (custom) argument (provided you can)

[FrankFang]

I could not find a method to set "excludeSwitches" via Chrome's command-line arguments.

[pierrejoye]

Ah, it seems to be a flag, experimental, the New method does not allow to pass flags. The chrome instance object must have the methods to enable/disable flags, I did not check yet.

[FrankFang]

Any ideas?

[gg3083]

hi guys, Has good idea?

[bin16]

Can you guys check this: https://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/#enable-automation

--enable-automation | Enable indication that browser is controlled by automation.

It looks that the --enable-automation flag is used to show that message "Chrome is controlled by...", removing it from defaultChromeArgs in ui.go may help.

lorca/ui.go

Line 52 in 1006348

"--enable-automation",

[bin16]

Tiny demo, no message bar and no shadow:

package main

import (
	"os/exec"
)

func main() {
	browser := "/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome"
	args := []string{
		"--no-first-run",
		// "--enable-automation",
		"--app=data:text/html, <h1>hello!</h1>",
		"--window-size=300,200",
		"--remote-debugging-port=0",
		"--user-data-dir=./a/",
	}
	cmd := exec.Command(browser, args...)
	cmd.Start()
}

May be you should clear the user data dir at first.

[gg3083]

Can you guys check this: https://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/#enable-automation

--enable-automation | Enable indication that browser is controlled by automation.

It looks that the --enable-automation flag is used to show that message "Chrome is controlled by...", removing it from defaultChromeArgs in ui.go may help.

lorca/ui.go

Line 52 in 1006348

"--enable-automation",

it`s work

[cgostuff]

Can you guys check this: https://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/#enable-automation

--enable-automation | Enable indication that browser is controlled by automation.

It looks that the --enable-automation flag is used to show that message "Chrome is controlled by...", removing it from defaultChromeArgs in ui.go may help.

lorca/ui.go

Line 52 in 1006348

"--enable-automation",

it`s work

Doesn't work for me. Did you have to delete some cached data? I pass an empty string to lorca.New dir parameter, so the user data should be deleted already in my case.

[gg3083]

Can you guys check this: https://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/#enable-automation

--enable-automation | Enable indication that browser is controlled by automation.

It looks that the --enable-automation flag is used to show that message "Chrome is controlled by...", removing it from defaultChromeArgs in ui.go may help.

lorca/ui.go

Line 52 in 1006348

"--enable-automation",

it`s work

Doesn't work for me. Did you have to delete some cached data? I pass an empty string to lorca.New dir parameter, so the user data should be deleted already in my case.

I only modified the source code 'defaultChromeArgs' .
(ui.go 52 line) // '--enable-automation'

[cgostuff]

Can you guys check this: https://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/#enable-automation

--enable-automation | Enable indication that browser is controlled by automation.

It looks that the --enable-automation flag is used to show that message "Chrome is controlled by...", removing it from defaultChromeArgs in ui.go may help.

lorca/ui.go

Line 52 in 1006348

"--enable-automation",

it`s work

Doesn't work for me. Did you have to delete some cached data? I pass an empty string to lorca.New dir parameter, so the user data should be deleted already in my case.

I only modified the source code 'defaultChromeArgs' . (ui.go 52 line) // '--enable-automation'

Strange, I do the same, and "Chrome is being controlled by automated test software" is still shown.

[gg3083]

Can you guys check this: https://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/#enable-automation

--enable-automation | Enable indication that browser is controlled by automation.

It looks that the --enable-automation flag is used to show that message "Chrome is controlled by...", removing it from defaultChromeArgs in ui.go may help.

lorca/ui.go

Line 52 in 1006348

"--enable-automation",

it`s work

Doesn't work for me. Did you have to delete some cached data? I pass an empty string to lorca.New dir parameter, so the user data should be deleted already in my case.

I only modified the source code 'defaultChromeArgs' . (ui.go 52 line) // '--enable-automation'

Strange, I do the same, and "Chrome is being controlled by automated test software" is still shown.

my code

ui, err := lorca.New("", "", 1366, 768, []string{})

[cgostuff]

Can you guys check this: https://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/#enable-automation

--enable-automation | Enable indication that browser is controlled by automation.

It looks that the --enable-automation flag is used to show that message "Chrome is controlled by...", removing it from defaultChromeArgs in ui.go may help.

lorca/ui.go

Line 52 in 1006348

"--enable-automation",

it`s work

Doesn't work for me. Did you have to delete some cached data? I pass an empty string to lorca.New dir parameter, so the user data should be deleted already in my case.

I only modified the source code 'defaultChromeArgs' . (ui.go 52 line) // '--enable-automation'

Strange, I do the same, and "Chrome is being controlled by automated test software" is still shown.

my code

ui, err := lorca.New("", "", 1366, 768, []string{})

Thanks, now it does work for me too. The issue for me was that the source code was in read-only mode.