Description

This test case tests the basic Gnome Shell desktop functionality.

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Setup

Open the Activites Overview by: pressing the Super key (also known as the Windows key), touching the top-left screen corner with the pointer, or clicking Activities in the top bar.
View application using "Show Applications" (Nine dots button) or search for them.
Launch applications from the dash (the bar that's along the bottom of the screen).
Open the app grid by clicking the grid of nine dots in the dash. Launch applications from the app grid.
Drag application launchers to the dash from the app. Add applications to the dash by using the "Pin to Dash" item from their context menu. Remove them by dragging them to the "Show Applications" button (nine white dots) or "Unpin" from the context menu.
Drag window thumbnails between workspaces, using the workspace previews on each side of the screen, and using the small workspace bar that is shown when there are two or more active workspaces.
Move all the applications out of one workspace.
Close all open windows.
Search for some files and directories located in your $HOME directory.

Overview should be rendered correctly and smoothly.
You can view all available applications and search for them. Some applications should be grouped in folders (e.g. Utilities).
Applications should run on currently selected workspace.
Applications launchers should stay in the dash after logging out and logging in again.
Dragging an app from the dash to a workspace should launch the application on that workspace (or create a new window for running applications).
Dragging window thumbnails between workspaces should the windows accordingly.
Closing or moving all the windows out of a workspace should remove the workspace.
Closing all the the windows throughout all the workspaces should result in a single active workspace in the workspace bar.
Activities should find all files and directories which you have in your $HOME directory.