Fx 4b9 Test Plan

Top Addons Testing

We usually spot check a few top add-ons to make sure their interaction with the browser doesn't cause serious problems. Please check the detailed compatibility report and test the top 20 add-ons that are already compatible with Firefox 4.0x. Just make sure sure you are able to install and launch the browser for a basic spot check.

1. See link above
2. Click on View Compatibility Report
3. Click on View Detailed Report
4. Go one by one installing the top 20 add-ons that show 4.0x compatibility

Prioritize, try Windows XP/7 builds first.

Windows (juanb)

1. Adblock
2. NosScript
3. Addon Compatibility Reporter
4. Firebug (development version)

• I tested a localized builds with the above extensions, and while I didn't exercise them fully, the extensions did not cause noticeable problems in the browser. I was able to do common operations while those were installed and enabled. The error console had several error entries related to Sync, however.

Mac (marcia)

• Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; rv:2.0b9) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/4.0b9
  • Installed Addons:
    • Adblock Plus 1.3.3
    • Web Developer 1.1.9

Linux (juanb)

1. Adblock Plus 1.3.3
2. DownThemAll! 2.0
3. DownloadHelper 4.8.2
4. Easy Youtube Video Downloader 4.0
5. User Agent Switcher 0.7.3
6. FlashGot 1.2.8

• Tested general functionality using those add-ons and I noticed no problems with the browser. I did not test much of the extensions' functionality. I only made sure they didn't interfere with common browsing.