Speed up and slow down typing so ajax comboboxes have time to react

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Format:
 
 - Handle non-existence of `elem` more robustly when checking for `elem.disabled`
 - Add a pause between pull request tests and push tests when the PR is coming from our own repo
-- Make getting page field values more robust by doing more to ensure that undefined values don't cause errors
+- Make getting page field values more robust by doing more to ensure that undefined option `value`s don't cause errors. For example, ajax combobox `select` options don't always have `value`s
 
 ## [5.9.0] - 2024-02-11
 

lib/scope.js

@@ -1976,11 +1976,16 @@ module.exports = {
 
   setText: async function ( scope, { handle, answer }) {
     // Set text in some kind of field (input text, input date, textarea, etc.)
-    await handle.evaluate( el => { el.value = '' });
+    // First set the value to part of the string
+    const to_set = answer.slice(0, -3);
+    const to_type = answer.slice(-3);
+    await handle.evaluate(( elem, text ) => {
+      elem.value = text;
+    }, to_set );
+    // Then type the last three characters of the string with a
+    // good pause to let the field register the interaction
     await handle.focus();
-    let delay = 0;
-    if ( session_vars.get_debug() ) { delay = 25; }
-    await handle.type( answer, { delay });
+    await handle.type( to_type, { delay: 100 });
   },
 
   draw_signature: async function ( scope, name ) {