Systems

The following lists the system profiles to be tested.

• System: the name of the system
• Operating System: the version of Windows to be tested on the system
• GPU: the graphics card (integrated or discrete) that is installed on the system
• Theme: the theme(s) to be tested on the system
  • Windows: default means to use the default Windows theme whereas custom means to pick a theme at random
  • Firefox: default means to use the default Firefox theme whereas custom means to pick a theme at random
  • Blinds: n/a means to test without Windows Blinds installed whereas random means to apply any random skin

Set up the test environment

Before you begin make sure you've installed all Windows updates including the latest WHQL driver from the GPU OEM.

1. Install Firefox

• Download the latest build from archive.mozilla.org
• Run installer and select customize
• Put the install in a custom directory (C:\Firefox for purposes of this example)
• Do NOT allow it to launch Firefox at the end of the install

2. Launch Firefox with a clean profile

• Run cmd.exe
• Change directory to the folder where you installed Firefox: cd C:\Firefox
• Run firefox.exe: firefox.exe -P -no-remote - This will bring up our profile selector window.
• Use the "Create Profile" button to create a profile new profile
• Once the profile is created, select it, and then click "Start Firefox"

3. Theme the system as indicated

• Check the Theme column in the above Systems table to identify the configuration required for your system
• If the table indicates Windows: default, Firefox: default, or Blinds: n/a you can skip this step
• If the table indicates Windows: custom go into your system preferences and apply any random Windows theme before starting the testrun
• If the table indicates Firefox: custom go to addons.mozilla.org and install any random Firefox theme
• If the table indicates Blinds: random install the trial version of Windowblinds from stardock.com and apply any random skin

Testing

Sanity Test

• Make sure you've completed the preconditions for this test
• Open a new tab to Youtube.com and start playing the playlist. Change the quality to 1080p60 and let the videos play.
• Open a new tab and load Google Maps, select the Earth view and explore the map. After a few minutes, switch back to the Youtube tab and verify the playlist is still playing.
• Open a new tab and load Flickr.com. Explore some of the photos making sure you scroll past the bottom of the page a few times. While there, be sure to check the Explore > World Map functionality.
• Open a new tab and load NYTimes.com. Repeatedly scroll down and back up the page, making sure you stay near the top of the page for at least a minute. Each time you scroll down, scroll a little bit further than before, always scrolling back up to the top. After a few minutes, switch back to the Youtube tab and verify the playlist is still playing.
• Open a new tab and load Battle.net, select one of the games and explore the content. Scroll around the page and play any videos that appear. After a few minutes, switch back to the Youtube tab and verify the playlist is still playing.
• Open a new tab, wait a minute, then close Firefox.
• Start Firefox and restore the session.
• Drag any one of the tabs outside of the window so it appears in its own window
• Drag that tab back to the tab bar of the main window so it rejoins the main window
• Quit Firefox

If you encounter an issue, please report a bug

When you've finished the test, please fill out this form (one response per system please).

Retesting Bugs

Once the sanity testing above is complete, retest the following bugs to make sure they are still valid. In general we are looking to see if the bug reproduces with the latest Developer Edition build in which case we need any new debugging information can be provided to make the bug actionable. If not we should just close the bug as INCOMPLETE. Every bug should be updated regardless of status.

• 1229193 - New windows do not retain firefox/windows themes correctly
• 1229914 - Black corruption appears when opening/closing tabs
• 1267674 - Choppy video on Reddit

Reporting Bugs

Report bugs for the following issues use this template:

• crashes on startup, shutdown, or when using Firefox
• issues rendering or scrolling content
• issues with video playback

Information to attach to a bug report:

• detailed steps to reproduce
• any changes you've made to your system's default configuration
• a copy of your about:support page
• a copy of your dxdiag log
• a list of crash IDs from about:crashes (if you encountered a crash)
• URL for any page you encountered a problem with

Reported Bugs

10 Total; 2 Open (20%); 7 Resolved (70%); 1 Verified (10%);