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Generic 'desktop testing' is always appropriate for a major new desktop version. | Generic 'desktop testing' is always appropriate for a major new desktop version. | ||
Specific testing for new features: | Specific testing for new features: | ||
==== Classic mode ==== | |||
* Test that choosing 'classic mode' in the gdm session chooser works as expected and is remembered | |||
==== Clocks ==== | |||
* Test that launching gnome-clocks from the GNOME shell calendar works | |||
* Test that you can add and remove clocks for multiple locations | |||
* Test that you alarms notify you at the right time, and that repetition works | |||
* Test that the timer notifies you when the time is up | |||
==== Search ==== | |||
* Test that nautilus, gnome-boxes, gnome-contacts, gnome-documents are listed in the search panel | |||
* Test that turning off search altogether is reflected in the GNOME shell search | |||
* Test that turning off individual search providers is respected in GNOME shell search | |||
* Test that the order of search results in GNOME shell matches the order in the search panel | |||
* Test that tracker indexes the directories that are listed in the search locations popup | |||
* Test that clicking on applications in the GNOME shell search launches them | |||
* Test that clicking on individual search results launches the right app with this item | |||
* Test that clicking on the search provider icon launches the right app with the same search | |||
==== Notifications ==== | |||
* Test that the notifications switch in the user menu prevents all notifications from popping up | |||
* Test that the "show popup banners" switch in the notification does the same | |||
* Test that the "show in lock screen" switch prevents all notifications from showing up while the screen is locked | |||
* Test that the details setting for each listed application have the desired effect | |||
* Test that an application that is not listed in the panel gets added to the list after it sents a notification | |||
* Test that Super-M toggles the message tray up and down | |||
== User Experience == | == User Experience == | ||
Revision as of 17:51, 23 January 2013
🔗 GNOME 3.8
🔗 Summary
Update GNOME to the latest upstream release
🔗 Owner
- Name: Matthias Clasen
- Email: mclasen@redhat.com
🔗 Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 19
- Last updated: 2013-01-23
- Percentage of completion: 30%
GNOME 3.7.4 is in rawhide.
🔗 Detailed Description
GNOME 3.8 continues development along the lines of 3.6:
- Building out the central features of GNOME 3: search, notifications, privacy, sharing
- Support for more online accounts
- Better accessibility
- Improved IBus integration
- New applications
- Fallback mode is going away in 3.8. Instead, there will be a set of supported extensions that is grouped together in a 'classic mode, which provides a more GNOME 2-like user experience
For detailed descriptions and designs of the features that are being worked on for GNOME 3.8, see the feature list.
🔗 Benefit to Fedora
Fedora stays in sync with upstream.
🔗 Scope
- Keep existing GNOME packages updated
- Follow upstream module changes
- gcalctool -> gnome-calculator 896449
- gnome-games -> many little game modules
- Package the extensions and session definition for classic mode (Done, part of the gnome-shell-extensions package)
- Package new applications and new dependencies of existing GNOME packages
🔗 How To Test
Generic 'desktop testing' is always appropriate for a major new desktop version.
Specific testing for new features:
🔗 Classic mode
- Test that choosing 'classic mode' in the gdm session chooser works as expected and is remembered
🔗 Clocks
- Test that launching gnome-clocks from the GNOME shell calendar works
- Test that you can add and remove clocks for multiple locations
- Test that you alarms notify you at the right time, and that repetition works
- Test that the timer notifies you when the time is up
🔗 Search
- Test that nautilus, gnome-boxes, gnome-contacts, gnome-documents are listed in the search panel
- Test that turning off search altogether is reflected in the GNOME shell search
- Test that turning off individual search providers is respected in GNOME shell search
- Test that the order of search results in GNOME shell matches the order in the search panel
- Test that tracker indexes the directories that are listed in the search locations popup
- Test that clicking on applications in the GNOME shell search launches them
- Test that clicking on individual search results launches the right app with this item
- Test that clicking on the search provider icon launches the right app with the same search
🔗 Notifications
- Test that the notifications switch in the user menu prevents all notifications from popping up
- Test that the "show popup banners" switch in the notification does the same
- Test that the "show in lock screen" switch prevents all notifications from showing up while the screen is locked
- Test that the details setting for each listed application have the desired effect
- Test that an application that is not listed in the panel gets added to the list after it sents a notification
- Test that Super-M toggles the message tray up and down
🔗 User Experience
Overall desktop experience should be largely unchanged from F18. Noticeable changes in the details:
- Redesigned search results display in the overview
- New settings panels for search and notifications
- Support for OwnCloud in online-accounts
🔗 Dependencies
🔗 Contingency Plan
- If GNOME 3.8 does not happen in time for Fedora 19, ship a release candidate like 3.7.91
- Upstream will also look at dropping individual features if they are not ready in time
🔗 Documentation
- GNOME 3.8 planned features
- GNOME 3.8 schedule
- GNOME 3.8 release notes (not yet available)
🔗 Release Notes
Fedora 19 includes the latest version of the GNOME desktop, 3.8. For more information about what is new in this GNOME release, see the release notes.
