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'''Rough Agenda (from jjb):'''
attendees: honza, robcee, dillon green (clearspring), steve, johnb, jresig
* Firebug 1.3a1 release
 
* Bundling Honza's FB console with 1.3X
Steve: Firebug 1.0.5 may not be updating. To follow up with rc with response.
* Tracking Firefox 3.0.2... 3.1: when will various bug fixes arrive?
 
* Testing Scope.
=== Firebug 1.3a1 release ===
** Discuss what Resig wants to do, does it cover all we want to do?
* Testing
** Any bits you don't want to do that someone else does? (e.g improved user-input for tests? options/settings/other extensions report?)
** looking at the various ways of testing firebug. One portion is going to be automated unittests. Won't cover all of the weird UI interactions.
**Mozmill?
** User testing through litmus. Should advertise and promote bugdays via irc and blogging. Could use getfirebug.com as another avenue.
* getfirebug.com
** testing net panel (Honza): should test framework be part of firebug itself? Brief discussion about browser extensions vs. firebug extensions (no difference).
** some quick updates I have on deck
** FireUnit
*** Resig's extension to firebug includes a panel with a test harness. Individual tests are included in browser chrome files.
** steve: mentioned livecoder. Can use it to inspect chrome and UI state. Could chromebug be used for this? JJB: chromebug has no scripting facility currently.
** UI testing is hard.
* '''actions'''
** robcee: working on getting manual testing up
** jresig: automated unittest framework
 
=== Bundling Honza's FB console with 1.3X ===
* jjb: is this something to consider?
* honza can't imagine going back to not having it. FBTrace currently dumps to system console. Have created a new window to replace the system console and dump()
* '''action''': honza to send email with hyperlinks for people to view.
 
=== is it premature to release 1.3a1 instead of 1.2.1? ===
* jjb: new features already going in. script display code.
* 1.2.1 really was dependent on the inclusion of nsITraceableChannel which is going into 3.0 branch imminently.
* honza thinks he can keep both versions in place for backwards compatibility
* robcee to research timeline for 3.0.3 and whether inclusion into branch will happen. Email group.
* jjb wants extra feedback on 1.3a1 script panel. Investigating timeline out from thursday to next tuesday.
 
=== Getfirebug.com updates ===
* jjb: broken things, need some fixes.
** Fix releases page pointing to 1.2 release. (JJB)
** Add documentation updates. (JJB)
 
* honza would like to upload to babelzilla.com needs user and password to update localizations. Mailed sethb asking for help.


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Latest revision as of 19:29, 26 August 2008

attendees: honza, robcee, dillon green (clearspring), steve, johnb, jresig

Steve: Firebug 1.0.5 may not be updating. To follow up with rc with response.

Firebug 1.3a1 release

  • Testing
    • looking at the various ways of testing firebug. One portion is going to be automated unittests. Won't cover all of the weird UI interactions.
    • User testing through litmus. Should advertise and promote bugdays via irc and blogging. Could use getfirebug.com as another avenue.
    • testing net panel (Honza): should test framework be part of firebug itself? Brief discussion about browser extensions vs. firebug extensions (no difference).
    • FireUnit
      • Resig's extension to firebug includes a panel with a test harness. Individual tests are included in browser chrome files.
    • steve: mentioned livecoder. Can use it to inspect chrome and UI state. Could chromebug be used for this? JJB: chromebug has no scripting facility currently.
    • UI testing is hard.
  • actions
    • robcee: working on getting manual testing up
    • jresig: automated unittest framework

Bundling Honza's FB console with 1.3X

  • jjb: is this something to consider?
  • honza can't imagine going back to not having it. FBTrace currently dumps to system console. Have created a new window to replace the system console and dump()
  • action: honza to send email with hyperlinks for people to view.

is it premature to release 1.3a1 instead of 1.2.1?

  • jjb: new features already going in. script display code.
  • 1.2.1 really was dependent on the inclusion of nsITraceableChannel which is going into 3.0 branch imminently.
  • honza thinks he can keep both versions in place for backwards compatibility
  • robcee to research timeline for 3.0.3 and whether inclusion into branch will happen. Email group.
  • jjb wants extra feedback on 1.3a1 script panel. Investigating timeline out from thursday to next tuesday.

Getfirebug.com updates

  • jjb: broken things, need some fixes.
    • Fix releases page pointing to 1.2 release. (JJB)
    • Add documentation updates. (JJB)
  • honza would like to upload to babelzilla.com needs user and password to update localizations. Mailed sethb asking for help.

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