updated '_waiting.py' file

src/Selenium2Library/keywords/_element.py

@@ -682,4 +682,17 @@ def _page_should_not_contain_element(self, locator, tag, message, loglevel):
             raise AssertionError(message)
         self._info("Current page does not contain %s '%s'."
                    % (element_name, locator))
+
+    def highlight_element(self, locator):
+        """Highlights (blinks) an element identified by `locator`."""
+        element = self._element_find(locator, True, True)
+        script = """
+        element = arguments[0];
+        original_style = element.getAttribute('style');
+        element.setAttribute('style', original_style + "; background: yellow;");
+        setTimeout(function(){
+            element.setAttribute('style', original_style);
+        }, 300);
+        """
+        self._current_browser().execute_script(script, element)
 

src/Selenium2Library/keywords/_waiting.py

@@ -88,6 +88,29 @@ def check_visibility():
                 return error or "Element '%s' was not visible in %s" % (locator, self._format_timeout(timeout))
         self._wait_until_no_error(timeout, check_visibility)
 
+    def wait_until_element_not_visible(self, locator, timeout=None, error=None):
+        """Waits until element specified with `locator` is hidden.
+
+        Fails if `timeout` expires before the element is hidden. See
+        `introduction` for more information about `timeout` and its
+        default value.
+
+        `error` can be used to override the default error message.
+
+        See also `Wait Until Page Contains`, `Wait Until Page Contains 
+        Element`, `Wait For Condition` and BuiltIn keyword `Wait Until Keyword
+        Succeeds`.
+        """
+        def check_hidden():
+            visible = self._is_visible(locator)
+            if not visible:
+                return
+            elif visible is None:
+                return error or "Element locator '%s' did not match any elements after %s" % (locator, self._format_timeout(timeout))
+            else:
+                return error or "Element '%s' was not hidden in %s" % (locator, self._format_timeout(timeout))
+        self._wait_until_no_error(timeout, check_hidden)
+
     # Private
 
     def _wait_until(self, timeout, error, function, *args):

test/acceptance/keywords/elements.txt

@@ -34,4 +34,7 @@ Get Vertical Position
     ${pos}=  Get Vertical Position  link=Link
     Should Be True  ${pos} > ${0}
     Run Keyword And Expect Error  Could not determine position for 'non-existent'  Get Horizontal Position  non-existent
-
+
+Highlight Element
+    Highlight Element  link=Link
+    Highlight Element  xpath=//div[@id="first_div"]