Desktop/Testing

Desktop Testing

This page is meant as a starting point to collect useful information about testing the Fedora desktop.

Automatic Desktop Testing

There are multiple projects that aim to automate testing of desktop (specifically UI) functionality.

• dogtail
• LDTP

GDM

A list of tests for Gnome Display Manager functionality.

• Logging in
  • Start with logging into you user account
    • You should now be in Gnome
  • Log out from you already logged in user account
    • You should now be in GDM
  • Log in again and lock the screen by going to "System" and choose "Lock screen"
  • Press space and select "Switch User"
    • you should now be in GDM.
  • Log in again now as an different user.
    • If an different useraccount does not exist on your system
    • you can create one by logging in and go to System --> Administration and select "Users and Groups"
  • Logout again

System

Basic Sanity Checks

A list of tests for basic desktop functionality.

• Handling of USB sticks:
  • insert a usb stick
  • verify that nautilus opens a window showing the contents of the sticks toplevel directory
  • verify that the stick shows up in the nautilus "computer" window, and in the panel "places" menu
  • open gedit, open the file chooser dialog, verify that the stick is represented in the left pane and you can open a file
• Handling of audio cds:
  • insert an audio cd
  • expect that a nautilus window pops up that asks you what to do. It should offer opening in rhythmbox, sound-juicer, as well as picking another application.
  • select rhythmbox and click ok
  • expect that rhythmbox opens, with the cd selected
  • verify that rhythmbox gets author, titles, etc and cover art for your cd
  • repeat the same steps this time choosing sound-juicer, and verify that sound-juicer opens up, and also gets metadata for your cd
  • Now go to Preferences -> Personal -> File Management, open the Media tab, and change the choice for how to treat audio cds. Verify that when inserting the cd again, nautilus obeys the new choice
• Handling of cameras:
  • Plug in your digital camera
  • expect that a nautilus window pops up that asks you what to do. It should offer opening in f-spot and gthumb, as well as picking another application
  • select f-spot and click ok
  • expect that f-spot opens, and offers to import photos from your camera
  • repeat the same steps with gthumb
  • Now go to Preferences -> Personal -> File Management, open the Media tab, and change the choice for how to treat photos. Verify that when inserting the cd again, nautilus obeys the new choice
• Creating a launcher
  • Open Applications -> Accessories, Click on the Calculator icon, and drag it over the desktop background, then drop it
  • A launcher with the calculator icon appears on the desktop
  • Verify that clicking on it starts gcalctool
  • Open the Properties dialog on the new launcher, and verify that you can change the icon, name and comment, and the changes are reflected on the desktop
  • Drag the new launcher over the top panel and drop it there
  • A launcher with the same icon appears on the panel
  • Verify that clicking it starts gcalctool
  • Remove the new launcher from the panel by moving it to the trash can
• Mime type handling
  • Open a nautilus window in a folder with a variety of file types: C sources, shell scripts, png images, text files, office documents, etc
  • Verify that nautilus picks reasonable icons and chooses an accurate description for the types of the files in the list view
  • Open the context menu on these files and check that nautilus offers appropriate applications for opening the files