[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Testing the new XULRunner branch

[Fiona Borthwick]

Hi Kathy,

I wanted to drop you an email to let you know that I have been doing 
some testing on this new client.  I do not feel confident enough to put 
my name to any of the areas and I am afraid that I also do not know how 
to update the wiki page anyway.

The areas that I have been looking at are:
patron management - creation, editing, searching
bill management - adding bills, partial payments, looking at bill 
history etc
checkout of items
checkin of items

I haven't really noticed any differences in the interface or behaviour 
between this new branch and the 2.2 release so I am hoping that this is 
correct.

So I have tested some areas and am happy with what I have found.  If you 
would like me to test any more specific areas then I would be happy to 
do so.

Hope this helps,
Fiona



On 19/07/2012 19:12, Kathy Lussier wrote:
> Hello Evergreen community!
>
> Please excuse cross postings.
>
> Several months ago, Thomas Berezansky at MVLC submitted code to 
> support Evergreen on newer versions of XULRunner. Jason Stephenson has 
> written a great blog post about why this code is important at 
> http://blog.mvlcstaff.org/2012/05/testing-1-2-3.html. In addition to 
> providing more longevity for the Evergreen staff client, it also has 
> the potential to improve performance.
>
> With the 2.3 beta feature freeze coming soon, I'm concerned that the 
> code might not get enough testing to get the sign off to be merged 
> into 2.3.  Unlike other development branches, this code requires 
> testing in all parts of the staff client and really shouldn't be left 
> to one person. The more testers we have, the less likely we are to see 
> bugs when this code is eventually merged. To help with recruiting 
> volunteers, I have posted a page at
> http://open-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=qa:new_xul_testing where 
> volunteers can sign up to test various areas of the staff client. I 
> have already tested the MARC batch import interface and have 
> volunteered to review acquisitions as well. However, it wouldn't hurt 
> if others were willing to test those areas as well.
>
> Testing does not need to be limited to developers. Thomas has made it 
> really easy to test this branch. He has set up a server running master 
> that also has the new XULRunner code loaded. Details for downloading a 
> client and logging into this server are available at 
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/942134/comments/1. Jason's 
> blog post also provides details on how you can load the branch on to 
> your own testing server.
>
> If you find any bugs unique to the new XULRunner branch, you can 
> report them on the Launchpad bug at 
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/942134. It also might be a 
> good idea to report any successful testing here so that we know that a 
> function has been tested successfully.
>
> I hope many of you consider helping out with this effort. It's a great 
> way to make a tangible contribution to the Evergreen community!
>
> Kathy
>

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