Desktop/Testing

Desktop Testing

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

GDM

A list of tests for Gnome Display Manager functionality.

• Logging in
  • Start with logging into you user account
  • Log out from you already logged in user account
  • Log in again and lock the screen by going to System and choose Lock screen

  Select Switch User, Log in as an different user

XFCE

Automatic testing

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

• dogtail
• LDTP

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