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=== What to test? ===
=== What to test? ===


Today's instalment of Fedora Test Day will focus on user experience issues of display configuration, including multi-monitor setups, monitor hotplug, projectors, etc. We explicitly want to focus on user experience issues here, which means we want to find problems where typical user tasks that involve display configuration don't work as expected, not test an individual feature in depth.
Today's installment of Fedora Test Day will focus on user experience issues of display configuration, including multi-monitor setups, monitor hotplug, projectors, etc. We explicitly want to focus on user experience issues here, which means we want to find problems where typical user tasks that involve display configuration don't work as expected, not test an individual feature in depth.


The primary tool for display configuration on the desktop spin is gnome-display-properties, in the menus under ''System → Preferences → Display''. Another important interface to the display configuration system is the 'display' hotkey (the key that produces the XF86Display keysym) that many laptops have. On Thinkpads, this is the key combination Fn-F7, on HP laptops it is Fn-F4.  
The primary tool for display configuration on the desktop spin is gnome-display-properties, in the menus under ''System → Preferences → Display''. Another important interface to the display configuration system is the 'display' hotkey (the key that produces the XF86Display keysym) that many laptops have. On Thinkpads, this is the key combination Fn-F7, on HP laptops it is Fn-F4.  
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=== Prerequisites for Test Day ===
=== Prerequisites for Test Day ===


* An uptodate rawhide installation or a recent desktop spin live cd (provided we can produce working rawhide live cds in time). If you don't have a rawhide installation, your input will still be valuable if it is based on F11.
* An up-to-date rawhide installation or a recent desktop spin live CD (provided we can produce working rawhide live cds in time). If you don't have a rawhide installation, your input will still be valuable if it is based on F11.
* A variety of display hardware: external monitors, projectors, rotatable lcd monitors, etc.
* A variety of display hardware: external monitors, projectors, rotatable lcd monitors, etc.
* A good mood. Remember; while we are poking into things that may make us angry or frustrated, we are doing it to make things better
* A good mood. Remember; while we are poking into things that may make us angry or frustrated, we are doing it to make things better

Revision as of 14:37, 6 July 2009


This test day is part of the Fit and Finish initiative.

DATE TIME WHERE
Tue July 7, 2009 From 12:00 to 21:00 UTC (8am -> 5pm EDT) #fedora-fit-and-finish)

What to test?

Today's installment of Fedora Test Day will focus on user experience issues of display configuration, including multi-monitor setups, monitor hotplug, projectors, etc. We explicitly want to focus on user experience issues here, which means we want to find problems where typical user tasks that involve display configuration don't work as expected, not test an individual feature in depth.

The primary tool for display configuration on the desktop spin is gnome-display-properties, in the menus under System → Preferences → Display. Another important interface to the display configuration system is the 'display' hotkey (the key that produces the XF86Display keysym) that many laptops have. On Thinkpads, this is the key combination Fn-F7, on HP laptops it is Fn-F4.

Who's available

The following cast of characters will be available for testing, workarounds, bug fixes, and general discussion: Matthias Clasen, Adam Jackson, Dave Airlie

Prerequisites for Test Day

  • An up-to-date rawhide installation or a recent desktop spin live CD (provided we can produce working rawhide live cds in time). If you don't have a rawhide installation, your input will still be valuable if it is based on F11.
  • A variety of display hardware: external monitors, projectors, rotatable lcd monitors, etc.
  • A good mood. Remember; while we are poking into things that may make us angry or frustrated, we are doing it to make things better

How to test

Here are some tasks involving displays and their configuration:

Issues that were identified

Tester Description Bug references
mclasen Label colors in capplet and status icon don't match #509837