QA/Testdays/2013-11-14
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Australis Testday - Thursday, November 14, 2013
Mentors
- Name (IRC: nickname) - availability
- Anthony Hughes (IRC: ashughes) - available 10:00am to 4:00pm Pacific Time
Before you Begin
- Download and install the build for your system
- Set up a testing profile
- Start Firefox and install your favourite add-ons
- Connect to IRC and introduce yourself
- Pick an activity below and begin testing
- If you need help or have questions be sure to ask one of our Mentors for assistance
Activities
Feedback
- Use the Australis build as you would normally use Firefox (email, videos, social networking, add-ons, customization, etc)
- Report...
- anything you like about Australis
- anything you don't like about Australis, report it to Etherpad
- general feedback about Australis
Testing
Before reporting a bug, try running another version of Firefox (ie. Aurora, Beta) with a new profile to confirm it's an Australis bug
- Report...
- rendering issues within the Firefox UI
- crashes, hangs, or slow animations
- issues with specific websites
- issues with specific add-ons
- issues with specific plugins (ex. Java, Flash, etc)
Bug Confirmations
If you need help, including making a change to a bug report, please ask one of the Mentors for assistance
- Pick a bug to test from this list
- Try to reproduce the bug using the Australis build
- If you can reproduce the bug:
- Add a comment describing the testing you performed
- Set the status to NEW
- Add [testday-20131114] to the whiteboard field
- If you cannot reproduce the bug:
- Add a comment describing the testing you performed
- Ask the reporter to test the latest Australis build to see if they can reproduce it
Fix Verifications
If you need help, including making a change to a bug report, please ask one of the Mentors for assistance
- Pick a bug to test from this list
- Try to reproduce the bug using the Australis build
- If you can reproduce the bug:
- Add a comment describing your testing
- Set the status to REOPENED
- Add [testday-20131114] to the whiteboard field
- If you cannot reproduce the bug:
- Add a comment describing your testing
- Set the STATUS to VERIFIED FIXED
- Add [testday-20131114] to the whiteboard field