On 15 Nov 2008, at 18:08, Caryl Bigenho wrote: > Hi All... > > As a NuB tester (and retired teacher) I am also interested in seeing > the testing process made easier for new recruits. Yesterday, while > working on a Handy Testing Template for NuBs. I looked at "Tests/ > Activity/Analyze" and "Tests/Activity/TamTamEdit." The former is > much more user-friendly than the latter which is like the one you > listed for for ( http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Tests/Activity/Moon). > The one for Analyze is much more detailed and helpful, and does the > exact same thing. The one for TamTamEdit assumes you know how to do > all the things it is asking you to do. I suggest we could edit all > of them to match the Basic test for Analyze and make it easier for > folks to do the "Basic" test.
Thanks Caryl for reminding me, yes Tests/Activity/Analyze is better, that is a recent effort (from Mel and co.) to make a good example test case page. > BTW, I experimented and found that if I simply used > (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Tests/NameOfActivity > ) where you fill in the Activity you want to test, you can > apparantly go to the test for any activity. I didn't test to see if > all are covered, but the 5 or 6 I tried were. > > Caryl Now just to extend the confusion (sorry), the below both link to test cases for Implode, but are completely different formats and cover different cases/results. I *think* the first is the new blessed format, and the second is an old depreciated effort: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Tests/Activity/Implode http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Tests/Implode Here's another activity example: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Tests/Activity/Browse http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Tests/Browse This leads me back to my hope/request for picking an authoritative Testing landing page. Hmmm, I guess as part of the process we could also start marking such old pages with a depreciated banner (or merge or some such wiki convention)? > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:16:21 +0000 > > CC: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Testing] Fwd: Testing summary - 15 November 2008 > Wellington testers > > > > Hi all, > > > > On 15 Nov 2008, at 07:14, Tabitha Roder wrote: > > > > > Moon-8 (Edward led test) > > > Wiki page exists and has good description of the activity. Has > > > screenshots. Behaviour matches description. > > > Test page exists. > > > Rotate screen function does not display correctly on 90 degree and > > > 270 degree turn - moon has sides chopped off, though text does > > > display in full. Does display correctly at 180 degree turn. > > > Feature request - change date function would rock. > > > Ticket #8992 created for rotate function. > > > > Fab, thanks for the testing :-) I've owned the trac ticket, and > added > > your feature request to the Moon wiki page so I can keep track. > > > > -- snip -- snip -- > > > > > General comments: > > > Multiple collaboration side of activities does not appear to be > > > stress tested. > > > > Yep agreed. I've long thought the big issue here is that developers > > don't usually have access multiple XOs for testing with, and if they > > do it's a rare occasion. There are even developers out there > trying to > > work with zero access to an XO, so they can never directly check > > things like screen size layout, screen rotation, monochrome mode, > mesh > > networking, memory usage, cpu load, power saving, keyboard/game-pad > > layout! Personally, as a developer, I've avoided collaboration > > features as I could not reliably test and debug them myself on one > XO- > > B4 (I now have 3 XOs, so that will change). > > > > > We need a better list of generic things to be tested on each > > > activity... e.g. rotation, black and white mode, collaborate > enabled/ > > > disabled (if not collaboration enabled then should not be able to > > > share with neighbourhood), game key functionality, keep/save, re- > > > enter activity from journal (and state) and re-enter activity from > > > frame, invite vs join. Separate collaboration tests - simple mesh, > > > school server, ad hoc network, access point. Test - does this > > > activity have sound and does it work? Does this activity use > webcam > > > and does it work? > > > How do we test the activity cleanly releases resources (like > sound, > > > webcam). Run all tests from a clean boot - i.e. the only activity > > > run since restart. Also we should test how an activity impacts on > > > other subsequent activities. Run all tests on two XOs if possible > > > and note XO names (in case hardware differences). > > > > All v.good stuff! :-) > > > > > Less pages on the wiki would be easier for newbies. It is hard to > > > work out what to test and which page to update when there are > many. > > > > Newbies? For us oldbies also! I've only just discovered: > > > > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Tests/Activity/Moon > > > > I'd a faint idea there may be one somewhere, but I could never dig > up > > anything authoritative. I've added a link there from the Moon wiki > > page, I should go work out how to create some extra test cases. > > > > One general action item (Mel) would be to make sure Testing has a > good > > SINGLE landing page that links and/or describes the authoritative > > locations and work going on – currently it seems some new set of > > Testing resource wiki leaf pages appearing every week and it's > hard to > > keep track. The tree should only be a couple of branches deep at > most > > to keep things clear. > > > > > Ideas on building test/develop relationship: > > > In the community testing meeting can we ascertain who is a tester > > > and who is a developer at the start of the meeting - it would be > > > good if both there and mix/mingle a bit. > > > > Me, me, (puts both hands up) ;-) > > > > > Thanks to Alastair Munro, Edward Munro, Grant Patterson and Carl > > > Klitscher for there testing efforts today. If anyone is free > please > > > join the community testing meeting IRC on Friday 11am NZ time. > > > Details are found at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Community_testing_meeting > > > . > > > > Thanks everyone – I have to say this is the best single chunk of > > Activity testing effort I've seen in the last 11 months! That's both > > very sad, and exciting that we may finally be passing some tipping > > point. > > > > Ponies all round! > > > > Regards, > > --Gary > > > > P.S. Mel, dragon at the ready? ;-) > > > > > Until next Saturday! > > > > > > Tabitha Roder > > > (64)21482229 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Testing mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/testing _______________________________________________ Testing mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/testing
