On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 10:38 PM, Daisy Ray <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to send a note to the QA list to be added to the QA role in > Bugzilla. > My bugzilla login id - [email protected] >
Doh! Now I see your note ;-) OK. You are now added to the qa-team in Bugzilla. If you tell me what platform(s) you can test with, I can assign you a set of user defect reports to confirm. Thanks! -Rob > Thanks, > daisy > > > On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 10:55 AM, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Steve Culver <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > This is my introduction eMail as specified in "How to Get Involved." >> > >> > I've been using OO for quite some time now. There was a period when I >> tried LibreOffice, but that wasn't a successful experiment. >> > >> > Most of my time is spent in Writer or Calc, but I've attempted some >> things in Base and would like to do a lot more. I make my living writing >> apps in Access, and I'd love to be as proficient in Base as I am in Access. >> > >> >> Hi Steve, >> >> Welcome to the Apache OpenOffice project! >> >> It is good to have more people with interest in Base. The majority of >> volunteers are comfortable with the "big three" apps of Writer, Calc >> and Impress. But fewer have experience with Base. So we can >> definitely direct some Base-related tasks in your direction. >> >> But first, be sure to review our New Volunteer Orientation modules: >> http://openoffice.apache.org/orientation/ >> >> Skim over the Level 1 and Level 2 modules to get up to speed on the >> project and how we do things at Apache, decision making, etc. Then >> dive deeper into the "Intro to QA" module. These modules are short, >> so this should not take much time. Ask questions on the list, please, >> since any question you have is probably shared by other new >> volunteers. >> >> As part of the Intro to QA module you'll set up a Bugzilla account. >> Send a note when you've completed that, so I can add you to the >> qa-team group in Bugzilla, which will give you some additional >> permissions. At that time I can also assign you some Base-related >> defect reports to review. Reviewing unconfirmed bug reports is a good >> way to start. In particular it gives one a deeper appreciation for >> what constitutes a well-written versus poorly-written bug report. >> >> Again, welcome aboard, and let me know if you have any questions! >> >> Regards, >> >> -Rob >> >> > To make my first QA observation, I've noted that ever since I've used >> OO, when the spellchecker changes the last word in a sentence, it deletes >> the period. I'd like to see that fixed. >> > >> > Steve >> > >> > Follow Howell Davidson's Adventures at >> > stevenRculver.com >>
