def add_text(self, selector, new_value, by=By.CSS_SELECTOR,
                 timeout=settings.LARGE_TIMEOUT):
        """ The more-reliable version of driver.send_keys()
            Similar to update_text(), but won't clear the text field first. """
        if self.timeout_multiplier and timeout == settings.LARGE_TIMEOUT:
            timeout = self.__get_new_timeout(timeout)
        if page_utils.is_xpath_selector(selector):
            by = By.XPATH
        element = self.wait_for_element_visible(
            selector, by=by, timeout=timeout)
        self.__demo_mode_highlight_if_active(selector, by)
        if not self.demo_mode:
            self.__scroll_to_element(element)
        pre_action_url = self.driver.current_url
        try:
            if not new_value.endswith('\n'):
                element.send_keys(new_value)
            else:
                new_value = new_value[:-1]
                element.send_keys(new_value)
                element.send_keys(Keys.RETURN)
                if settings.WAIT_FOR_RSC_ON_PAGE_LOADS:
                    self.wait_for_ready_state_complete()
        except (StaleElementReferenceException, ENI_Exception):
            self.wait_for_ready_state_complete()
            time.sleep(0.06)
            element = self.wait_for_element_visible(
                selector, by=by, timeout=timeout)
            if not new_value.endswith('\n'):
                element.send_keys(new_value)
            else:
                new_value = new_value[:-1]
                element.send_keys(new_value)
                element.send_keys(Keys.RETURN)
                if settings.WAIT_FOR_RSC_ON_PAGE_LOADS:
                    self.wait_for_ready_state_complete()
        except Exception:
            exc_message = self.__get_improved_exception_message()
            raise Exception(exc_message)
        if self.demo_mode:
            if self.driver.current_url != pre_action_url:
                self.__demo_mode_pause_if_active()
            else:
                self.__demo_mode_pause_if_active(tiny=True)