11/14 - Firefox 3.1 beta 2 testday
Tony Chung
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Greetings Testers!
Firefox 3.1beta 2 is just around the corner, and we're in need of your
help! A ton of new features and bug fixes have been put into this
release. Please come out and assist the community to find bugs!
What: Firefox 3.1 beta 2 testday
When: Friday, Nov 14th from 7am - 5pm PDT
Where: IRC on irc.mozilla.org, channel #testday
How you can help
1. Install the nightly build at:
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-trunk/
2. Review the list below of things to test.
3. Provide us with your feedback and any testing updates by leaving a
comment on this event post! Or join us on irc.mozilla.org, channel
#testday for immediate discussion.
Recommended testing
* There are several bug fixes checked into this build. We need
particular eyeballs on these:
o [Bug 436304] Implement "All Tabs" panel with previews
o [Bug 248970] Private Browsing mode (global toggle for saving/caching
everything)
o [Bug 453440] - Extend "Clear Private Data" dialog with time period option
* Visit Top Websites you use. Inspect layouts, functionality, web-based
application tools. (Examples: Banking and Financial Sites, Social
Networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn), Top News Sites, Online
retail sites)
* Test new firefox 3 Features. These include Tracemonkey (or JIT),
Private Browsing, Ctrl Tab, Session Restore, Clear Private Data, and
Bookmark enhancements
Preparing for Test Day
1. Save your profile data! You should either back up your profile or use
the profile manager to create a new profile for testing.
2. Get the new Mozilla QA Companion! It's the easiest way to run test
cases, search for bugs, and get connected on IRC... so it's the perfect
tool for Test Days!
Contributing to Test Day
1. Join us in #testday on irc.mozilla.org so you can chat with the
Mozilla QA team and community. There are always people in the channel to
meet, work with, and get help from.
2. Choose one or more of the following things to do:
* Run testcases on Litmus! Ask for help in the #testday channel if
you're not familiar with Litmus. If a testcase is terribly unclear, mark
it as such. When you have questions about using Litmus, please ask the
moderators in the testday channel or see the Litmus tutorial.
* Verify Fixed Bugs! We are in dire need of keeping up with the bug
fixed rate. You can help by going through the bugs listed below and
confirming if they truly are fixed or needs
* Firefox 3.1 bugs: http://tinyurl.com/4thuzh
For more general information about Test Days, visit
http://quality.mozilla.org/events/test-days
Tony Chung
> * Firefox 3.1 bugs: http://tinyurl.com/4thuzh
Sorry for the wrong link. This should be http://tinyurl.com/6dr9uu.