QA/Firefox3.6/TestPlan
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Firefox 3.6 (Namoroka) Testplan
Firefox 3.6, code named "Namoroka", will be the next major release of Firefox scheduled to be release, tentatively, sometime this fall. So far no major UI changes are planned for this release, and the more significant changes will happen in back-end components. In addition we will have performance improvements and existing feature improvements.
Milestone Test Results
- 3.6 RC2 ~ Third week of Jan.
- 3.6 RC1 ~ Week of Jan 4
- 3.6 Beta (revision 5) ~ Week of Dec 7 or 14
- 3.6 Beta (revision 4) ~ Thu, Nov 26
- 3.6 Beta (revision 3) ~ Tue, Nov 17
- 3.6 Beta (revision 2) - Week of Nov 6, tentative.
- 3.6 Beta 1 - October 30. Check the releases page for updates.
- 3.6 Alpha 1 - August 7
New in 3.6 (in flux)
- Compositor Phase - roc
- Focus Rewrite - Enn
- Interruptible Reflow - bz
- Content Sink Refactoring - Jonas (replaced with HTML 5 parser in future version)
- Ts Improvements - dietrich
- Firefox WinCE - vlad
- DLL Blocklisting / Module Whitelisting
- Asynchronous Location Bar - sdwilsh
- Aero Peek - robarnold
- Form Awesomecomplete - MattN, dolske
- System Extension Notification - Mossop
- Plugin Update Referrals - Mossop
- Multitouch Polish - felipe
- Performance Perception - faaborg (needs definition)
- Per Tab Network Prioritization - zpao
- Personas Uplift - dao
- about:support - cbartley
- Existing feature improvements
Requirements and QA Planning
Most of the work for 3.6 is being done in the form of sprints. You will find links to the features documentation here:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Sprints
We will hold testplan brainstorming and review sessions with the acting developers. Ideally, the developer will explain the feature to a small group of QA people, and we'll have a chance to brainstorm test cases afterwards. If you own a feature, make sure to schedule a session with the developer; make it public to engage community members who might be interested in participating.
Feature Test Plans and Status
Platform Components:
| Feature Test Plan | Specs | Tracking Bug(s) | QA | Dev | Completion |
| Compositor Phase 1 | Specs Blog |
bug 374980 | Martijn | roc | Dev: partly done QA: % ? |
| Focus Rewrite | Specs | bug 178324 | Heather | Enn | Dev: complete with some regression fixes QA: 90% |
| Interruptible Reflow | No Sprint | bug 67752 | Jonathan | bz | Dev: feature complete but with some regressions QA: 80% |
| Ts Improvements | Sprint | Tracking bugs | (No owner needed, relEng) | dietrich | Dev: incomplete, complete, regression fixes, ? QA: % ? |
| Firefox WinCE | No Sprint | Open Resolved |
tchung, marcia | vlad | Dev: incomplete, complete, regression fixes, ? QA: % ? |
| JS ctypes | Specs | bug 513783 | QA? | Dan Witte | Dev: complete QA: 0% |
| DLL Blocklisting | Specs | bug 524904, bug 519357 | tchung, hskupin | vlad, bsmedberg | Dev: in-progress QA: 0% |
Firefox Features:
| Feature Test Plan | Specs | Tracking Bug(s) | QA | Dev | Status |
| Asynchronous Location Bar | Sprint | bug 455555 | tracy, ashughes | sdwilsh | Dev: regression fixing QA: complete |
| Aero Peek | No sprint | bug 474056, bug 501490 | qa1, ashughes, volunteer | robarnold | Dev: complete QA: 0% |
| Form Awesomecomlete | Sprint | bug 370117, bug 446247 | tracy | MattN | Dev: complete - polishing QA: 95% - just 2 Litmus test cases left |
| Plugin Update Referrals | Sprint | bug 514327 | tchung, qa2, volunteer | Mossop, bcmcbride | Dev: complete QA: 100% |
| Multitouch Polish | Sprint | bug 488715 | marcia, juanb, volunteer | felipe | Dev: complete, enhancements considered QA: 20% ? |
| Performance Perception | Sprint | bug 513817 | Henrik, marcia, volunteer | faaborg | Dev: incomplete, complete, regression fixes, ? QA: % ? |
| Personas Uplift Exploration | Sprint blog blog 2 |
bug 511104, bug 511107, bug 511108, bug 511771, bug 510909, bug 518468, bug 516013 | tchung, juanb, volunteer | dao | Dev: complete QA: 95% |
| about:support | Sprint | bug 367596 | marcia, volunteer | cbartley | Dev: incomplete (needs 1.9.2 landing) QA: 0% |
| Per Tab Network Prioritization (Phase I) |
Sprint Doc | bug 514490 | hskupin, volunteer | zpao | Dev: in-progress (post b1) QA: 0% |
Existing Feature and Performance Improvements
We'll track these feature improvements here. Several existing features have undergone improvements, such as "new tab to the right", and therefore do not require a test plan in itself.
Accessibility
- The accessibility changes mostly pertain to APIs which are being tested on Tinderbox. Most changes in 1.9.2/Firefox 3.6 pertain to table exposure to screen readers. Some of the changes users will see are:
- Table rows are now announced.
- Screen readers can get to header information more accurately by using RELATION_DESCRIBED_BY. These need to be implemented on the assistive technology side.
- Manual testing is being done on a dog-fooding basis and by specifically testing and verifying test cases attached to/linked to from bugs.
l10n
We'll track any l10n changes here. Any new locales, in beta, official? Any fewer locales? String changes tested?
Add-Ons / Plugins Compatibility
Make sure common add-ons and plugins work properly with 3.6, for example Flash and Silverlight.
Websites for 3.6
The plan for new content for websites related to 3.6 can be found in the Firefox 3.6 website plan.
Reference and TODOs
- Feature Test Plan Template
- Keep track of top sites testing: compatibility, crashers, etc...
- l10n, add-ons compatibility....
- Bug Verifications: List of bugs needing verification for 1.9.2
- Bug Lists: Firefox 3.6 Bug Nominations
