On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Edwin Sharp <el...@mail-page.com> wrote:
> What about the known rule of thumb: > > "The one who tests shall not be the one who develops" > > The name of the list is somewhat a misnomer. "dev" could just as well be called "general". At Apache projects the "dev" list is the list we use for general coordination as well. So messages for the entire project should cc the dev list as well. Most of the subscribers there (457 at last count) were not involved in coding this feature. But you are right that we don't want someone testing their own code, or at least not be the only one testing their code. -Rob > ? > > On Fri, Apr 12, 2013, at 16:26, Rob Weir wrote: > > Forwarding this note to the dev list as well. This is a task that > anyone > > can help with, not only those who think of themselves as "qa". Since the > > Sidebar is a major new feature in AOO 4.0 we need all the help we can get > > testing this. > > > > > > -Rob > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Yi Xuan Liu <liuyixuan....@gmail.com> > > Date: Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 10:18 PM > > Subject: Call for volunteers for AOO 4.0 sidebar testing on trunk build > > To: qa@openoffice.apache.org > > > > > > Apache OpenOffice (AOO) is the leading open-source office software suite > > for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and > > more. The latest AOO release version is AOO 3.4.1 which has been > downloaded > > by millions of people. Now we are on the trip of AOO 4.0. Sidebar is a > new > > feature in AOO 4.0 release, which combines idea and code from both > Symphony > > sidebar and OpenOffice Impress task panel. More info about sidebar could > be > > found at sidebar wiki <http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Sidebar>. > > > > Previously some volunteers run sidebar test on sidebar developing build. > > Thanks for these volunteers. Now, sidebar has been integrated into trunk > > build, and more sidebar panel are available now. We need more volunteers > in > > sidebar testing on trunk build. This task is easy to follow execute and > > won't cost your much effort. > > > > The Game Rule is: > > *0. Choose your interesting test field and platform you will run on* > > I'll assign test cases to your according to your choice. > > Test Field: > > 13 sidebar panels will be tested: > > Text properties panel, Page properties panel, Area properties panel, > > Line panel, Position and Size panel, Graphic panel, Layouts panel, table > > design panel, alignment panel, cell appearance panel, number format > panel, > > paragraph panel, wrap panel > > Platform: > > We plan to run test cases on 3 platforms: Suse(Redhat)-64bit, > > Ubuntu-64bit, Win 7 > > > > *1. Download AOO 4.0 build and install AOO 4.0:* > > Builds could be downloaded from AOO buildbots. It provides Linux > > 64bit(rpm and deb) install > > packages<http://ci.apache.org/projects/openoffice/index.html#linux64>and > > Win > > 7 install packages < > http://ci.apache.org/projects/openoffice/index.html#win > > >. > > The install packages names is like this "Apache OpenOffice 4.0.0 XXX > > x86(x86-64) install XXX.XXX" > > > > *2. Execute test cases in testlink:* > > (1) Register in testlink: > > http://aootesting.adfinis-sygroup.org/index.php > > (2) Log into testlink and change "test projects" to "Apache > OpenOffice > > testproject" in the right corner. > > (3) Found the test cases assigned to you from "Test Cases Assigned to > > Me" under "Text Execution" Panel > > (4) Execute the test case according to test case description > > (5) Record test case execution result in test link > > More testlink guide could be found at > > http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/QA/Testlink A video about how to run > case > > and input result are provided at > > http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/QA/Testlink#Video_Demo > > > > *3. Open bugs in Bugzilla* > > Please open bugs in bugzilla when finding issue during test. > > (1) Register in bugzilla: https://issues.apache.org/ooo/ > > (2) Log on bugzilla and open new bugs. You could reference How to > file > > a good issue <http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/QA/HowToFileIssue> > > *Note: Please add "[sidebar]" at the beginning of bug summary* > > > > Are you ready to take part in? If yes, *please tell me your interesting > > test field ,platform info from #0 list and testlink id**!* > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: qa-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: qa-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
