Call for testing: Overlay scrollbars

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement]

Mark recently blogged about the overlay scrollbars [1]. Now, you can
test it for real and report your feedback.

 * How can you help ?

We need people running Natty, then follow the the instructions below:
 1. Install the overlay scrollbar from the PPA

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ayatana-scrollbar-team/release
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install liboverlay-scrollbar-0.1-0

 2. You have to have an account in our tracking system. Go to
  http://desktop.qa.ubuntu.com
 and click on “Log In” and “Create New Account”

 3. Run the 5 tests described on the tracker (when you click on Overlay
Scrollbars) with as many applications as you can and post the results of
the tests to the Tracker [2]. Add the applications you've tested in the
comment area of the result.

 To enable the overlay scrollbars for an application, run the following
command:
$ LIBOVERLAY_SCROLLBAR=foo command
 for example
$ LIBOVERLAY_SCROLLBAR=foo gedit

Before starting to test the scrollbar, read the detailed instructions on
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ayatana/ScrollBars

 * How to file bugs ?

In case you find bugs, please report them at:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-scrollbar/+filebug

Don't forget to mention the version of the overlay library tested, and
of the application that exposes the problem. If the application crashed,
apport should have captured a crash file which can help narrow down the
issue more quickly.

In particular, report:

 * any kind of crashers, like when the application starts and tries to
display the window(s) containing scrollbars
 * slowdowns in using scrollable areas; measurements can help judge how
much the scrollbar really impacts the application, or whether the
application is just slow due to other circumstances
 * any other kind of anomaly obviously due to the scrollbars that
impacts the user experience

You can join us in #ubuntu-testing on Freenode where we are coordinating
this effort and we'll be happy to help you in testing this feature.


[1] http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/615
[2] http://desktop.qa.ubuntu.com

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Tablets!

[Grant Bowman]

Greetings community,

I was helping a friend install Natty on a ExoPC tablet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExoPC two weeks ago but found the lack of
specific information a little frustrating. Has anyone considered
creating https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/Tablet or a similar page
analogous to the existing https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/Laptop
process for users to share their experiences, frustrations and
solutions?

Wiki pages or some similar system that accepts submitted contributions
might be a great way to harness the efforts people are making on their
own as they start to use some of the new tablets coming to market now.
I also find key compatibility information tied to specific hardware
models invaluable when trying to make purchase recommendations or
decisions. With an organized effort I bet our community could be seen
to significantly contribute to the quickly expanding tablet community.
As hardware changes so quickly one of the only reasonable way to
provide this is with some kind of crowd sourced system. One hurdle
will be to verify submitted information but if there is a critical
mass of contributors and some kind of rating system this shouldn't be
too difficult in theory.

Regards,

Grant Bowman
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam

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