77817 - need test plan/case outline for Helper Apps

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Developer Documentation Graveyard :: General, defect, P2)

Description

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

to do:

1. whether or not i write a separate test plan for Helper Apps, i should have
cross-refs to the xp apps:gui plan and preferences plan.
2. for the test cases/outline page: definitely have cross-refs to the xp apps:
gui cases page [see also bug 68635], preferences test outline page, and the
downloading tests page [see alsobug 74617].
3. covers Preferences > Helper Apps stuff.
4. covers opening files with helper apps --prolly *not* plugin stuff, as that's
already covered by shrir's plan/tests.

thought: combine helper app and downloading ui test info?

Comment 1

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

mine.

Comment 2

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

initial checkin of the test outline is at
http://mozilla.org/quality/browser/front-end/testcases/xpapps-gui/saving-helperapp.html

warning: very rough draft.

Comment 3

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

checked in 9 july: added a matrix covering helper app baseline functional tests
to the saving-helperapp.html page.

Comment 4

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

stuff to update in the above page:

bug 97707 for Mac: setting for Open button shouldn't persist [no user-defined
mimetype && no OS-defined mimetype].

bug 97676 for Mac OS X: unable to launch/open app. period.

in no user-defined && no OS-defined section for Mac, add: can also test with
Word [.doc] or .bz2 files.

in no user-defined && no OS-defined section for Win32, add: can also test with
.bz2 files.

in no user-defined *with* pref panel/user-defined for Win32, add: can also test
with .bz2 files.

in no user-defined *with* pref panel/user-defined for Mac: fails due to bug 98296.

in no user-defined *with* advanced/user-defined for Win32, add: can also test
with .bz2 files.

in no user-defined *with* advanced/user-defined for Mac, add: can also test with
.pdf files.

in no user-defined *with* OS-defined for Linux: RealPlayer seems to work --try
.wav files? mebbe also .rm, .ram...

Download progress dialog buttons, ADD: Pause/Resume are only available for ftp
downloads. won't see 'em for http downloads, even if you go through the helper
app dialog.

Download progress dialog buttons, add to Mac section: bug 91871, where Reveal
Location and Launch File are broken on OS X.

Helper app, "always ask": ADD regression bug 93173. but, also remove the
reference to bug 88435, which is fixed.

Comment 5

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

another thing to add wrt "always ask":

* test Reset button in prefs panel, which'll get interference from bug 88287.
* also additional problem from bug 93173.

Comment 6

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

v1.3 checked in: includes changes from both 4 sept 2001 comments above.

Comment 7

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

upon further reflection...should prolly move the file from

http://mozilla.org/quality/browser/front-end/testcases/xpapps-gui/saving-helperapp.html

over into its own directory under quality/browser/front-end/testcases/...

Comment 8

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

since i decided to separate helper apps QA from downloading QA [bug 77820], this
doc will have a new location:

http://mozilla.org/quality/browser/front-end/testcases/file-handling/helper-apps.html

see bug 118845 for the downloading UI QA doc.

Comment 9

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

also see:

* bug 128667 comment 15 and 16
* bug 102353 comment 11, and related bug 102352

Comment 10

[James Cox]

accepting QA for mozilla developer docs.

some of these bugs have been around for a _long_ time. Reporters, would you
please review the bugs, see if the issues have been resolved, and close bugs
appropriately.

I will do a full review of all bugs not touched in one week (8th April). 

Thanks.

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Comment 11

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

resetting qa contact back to paul --since he's the primary person who currently
reviews/verifies my testdev stuff.

Comment 12

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

add the following bugs to "Issues" section:

bug 54940: adding OS-defined helper apps to prefs panel (as in 4.x); also see
bug 68514 and 68515 for using Internet Config for Mac OS to accomplish this.

bug 112180: long path displayed in helper app ("downloading") dlg results in
poor dlg display, as well as helper app pref panel badness.

bug 111035: remember user selection for "open using" radiobutton.

Comment 13

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

also, bug 132456, where the download manager opens when opening a file with a
helper app.

if possible, remove the download progress dlg stuff --that's more relevant to
general file downloading/saving.

Comment 14

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

Mac OS-only stuff, expected behavior:

* files opened by helper apps are NOT deleted and remain in default d/l folder.
* the d/l progress dlg which appears while file is being downloaded doesn't have
an option to keep it open when done.

Comment 15

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

checked in v1.5.

any remaining issues should be filed as new bugs.