-----Original Message----- >From: Ilyse Kazar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Aug 11, 2006 5:42 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [qa-dev] Volunteering to develop end-user qa "start" page > >At 8:03 PM -0700 8/10/06, James McKenzie wrote: >>And your assistance will definitely help when the Aqua version of >>OpenOffice.org for the Mac is released (and I feel that is coming soon.) > >I asked, and was told that testing the X11 version (which I "do not >like" in that it is just not meant for the huge majority of Mac >users, because of the Ctrl-X key combos rather than Cmd-X and the >non-native file picker, as much as because of having to install and >run X11) would also advance the Aqua port. So personally I am hoping >to start testing ASAP.
There is a program or feature that allows you to swap the Cntrl and Apple (cmd) keys somewhere. Since I work with many operating systems, using either key works for me, but if you are Mac only, using the cntrl key instead of the cmd key can be very frustrating. Changing the file picker is a challange. It appears that the entire product was coded from the 'ground up' to use that style. It will require recoding to use the Aqua file picker dialog and that is not an easy thing to do. > >But probably for "the masses" it would be best to wait for an >aqua-fied build, yes. > Definately. >As for this whole automated testing thing. Are not some tests to just >be done manually and the results recorded manually? For instance, the >test case that I was assigned (for base) looked like it was for >localization and there were questions such as "was the wizard >translated correctly". How would an automated test do that? I don't know what the automated testing for Base does, but I don't think it tests for localization errors. I do know that the Base automated tests detected the Forms wizard failure as OpenOffice.org.app failed and would not restart. > >Also, please clue me in, I tried to find a definition of "shakedown" >... is that the same as an automated test? No. This is where you run the application through its entire abilities as best as possible. Automated tests will take care of about 98% of this, but not all. > >Thanks, and, James, I shoot you a private message when I have some of >my q's assembled. I've never used IRC (is there an advantage over >iChat or AIM?) but willing to learn. Yes. With IRC, folks who do not have these programs can join and it is older than both. I use a program called Conversation as it is easy to use. I just have to figure out how to turn on the 'record' feature so that it will save the chat session to disk so that I can forward the session to a web site if I wish. James M. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
