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+Selenium Test
+-------------
+
+This directory contains tests on the live website using selenium.
+To create a new selenium test:
+
+- Install selenium and the Selenium IDE as specified at http://www.seleniumhq.org
+- Start Selenium IDE from the Firefox Tools menu.
+- Selenium works by recording your operations with the browser
+  and creating a script to reproduce the same operations 
+  programmatically. Create various testcases for all the possible 
+  use cases of the site
+- Once happy with the test, export the test as a python script using
+  File -> Export TestCase as... -> Python 2 - unittest - webdriver
+- The generated python script will need some adjustments. 
+  Modify it by hand appropriately (for example, using the base class
+  SeleniumTestBase for common functionality)
+
+
+At the moment, tests in the native format are not saved. Please consider
+this option if the testsuite grows larger.