Selenium test - Firefox alert disappearing immediately

Question

I am writing a Selenium test on Firefox that deals with an alert. The alert appears for a fraction of a second when the test is run, but when done manually the alert persists. C

Answer 1

I don't think the 'alerts.disableSlidingEffect' Firefox profile option should be causing the alert to disappear - Instead, try creating your WebDriver instance using the unexpectedalertbehaviour capability set to 'ignore'.