QA/Firefox3.6/TestPlan

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 Beta 1 - Last week of October. 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

• 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 Testplan Brainstorming Sessions

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%

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: incomplete (needs 1.9.2 landing) QA: 65%
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