TestCase Gnome Classic mode

From Hamara Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search

Description

Starting with GNOME 3.8 Fallback is dead. Long liveclassic mode. Built with GNOME 3 technologies. Built as a set ofextensions: each can be installed individually fromextensions.gnome.org, and as a whole from distribution packages.Classic mode extensions are as supported as the core experience. Canbe further tweaked from the extension config app. Classic mode is:application menu, task bar, traditional look, window list and more.

Setup

If running from the Live Image, first create apassword for the live user: passwd.Log out, then select the liveuser account in GDM. You should now beable to select a 'GNOME Classic' session at the password prompt.

Make sure you have gnome-classic-sessioninstalled if not on LiveCD.

How to test

  • In GDM see the session list. Log-in and log-out back to GDM and see the list again.
  • Check that choosing 'classic mode' in the gdm session chooser works as expected and is remembered
  • Check that the application menu shows favorites and categories that match the GNOME shell overview
  • Check that windows have minimize and maximize buttons (Except windows with a headerbar, as of 3.10)
  • Check that nautilus shows icons on the desktop (Note: If the Tweak Tool is installed, this could be overridden regardless of being in classic mode)
  • Check that the taskbar can be used to restore minimized windows
  • Check that Alt-Tab shows windows instead of applications
  • Test the interaction between the taskbar, the message tray and the on-screen keyboard

ExpectedResults

Please file a bug for any obviously mistaken behaviorduring a general exploratory testing of the Classic Mode.