Linux Desktop Testing Project

Highlights:* Java / C# / VB.NET / PowerShell / Ruby are now officially supported LDTP scripting languages other than PythonNew Features:* Firefox have check / uncheck as actions for check boxNew APIs:* selectpanel* selectpanelname* ... [More] selectpanelindexBug fix:* Simplified the implementation verifyselect for combobox menuitem* Fix QT related accessibility issue* Bug#673931 - Python-ldtp has issues if the application calls an env or other program to runCredit:* Ubuntu QA team members (Dave Morley, Ara Pulido)* VMware desktop QA team members* Kartik Mistry (Debian package maintainer)* Thanks to all others who have reported bugs through forum / email / in-person / IRCPlease spread the word and also share your feedback with us.About LDTP:Cross Platform GUI Automation tool Linux version is LDTP, Windows version is Cobra and Mac version is PyATOM (Work in progress).* Linux version is known to work on GNOME / KDE (QT >= 4.8) / Java Swing / LibreOffice / Mozilla application on all major Linux distribution.* Windows version is known to work on application written in .NET / C++ / Java / QT on Windows XP SP3 / Windows 7 / Windows 8 development version.* Mac version is currently under development and verified only on OS X Lion. Where ever PyATOM runs, LDTP should work on it.Download source / binary (RPM / DEB)Documentation references: For detailed information on LDTP framework and latest updates visitLDTP API doc / Java docReport bugs [Less]

 Highlights:* Java / C# / VB.NET / PowerShell / Ruby are now officially supported LDTP scripting languages other than Python* Approximately 130 APIs are compatible with Linux version of LDTP* C# client is compatible with Mono .NET framework and we ... [More] have tested it on Linux/Mac* Identify object name based on automation id (window id, as per SilkTest users)* i18n support* CPU / Memory logging* Remote test executionNew features:* List / Tree item API's are added* Scroll to the element if the respective pattern is enabled* Added new characters in keyboard input* Object lookup based on wildcard("?")* Double click on allowed object's* Added hyper link widget type under known objectsNew APIs:* getwindowsize* simulatemousemove* gettablerowindex* getobjectnameatcoords* onwindowcreate (Java/C# client)* removecallback (Java/C# client)* mouserightclickBug fixes:* Taskbar is now identified as pane, rather than ukn* generatemouseevent API now takes the optional argument, compatible with Linux* Fixed a crash, if the window title has back slash* Grabing focus on combobox element fails the object selection, removed the respective code* Ignore special characters while searching object name* Fix regexp in object lookup* getcellvalue API now takes the optional argument, compatible with Linux* Handle task manager menuitem, which worked slightly different than other menu* Fixed listing sub-menus with a simplified method* getcellvalue API now as the Linux version* getchild API now returns appropriate output* Fixed *window APIs to work with different types of window* Fixed mouse left click on a text widgetCredit:* John Yingjun Li (VMware) have contributed most of the code in this release. I really appreciate all his effort* VMware colleagues* Thanks to all others who have reported bugs through forum / email / in-person / IRCPlease spread the word and also share your feedback with us.About LDTP:Cross Platform GUI Automation tool Linux version is LDTP, Windows version is Cobra and Mac version is PyATOM (Work in progress).* Linux version is known to work on GNOME / KDE (QT >= 4.8) / Java Swing / LibreOffice / Mozilla application on all major Linux distribution.* Windows version is known to work on application written in .NET / C++ / Java / QT on Windows XP SP3 / Windows 7 / Windows 8 development version.* Mac version is currently under development and verified only on OS X Lion. Where ever PyATOM runs, LDTP should work on it.Download source / binary (Windows XP / Windows 7 / Windows 8)System requirement: .NET 3.5, refer README.txt after installationDocumentation references: For detailed information on LDTP framework and latest updates visit http://ldtp.freedesktop.orgLDTP API doc / Java docReport bugs [Less]

 Highlights:* Java / C# / VB.NET / PowerShell / Ruby are now officially supported LDTP scripting languages other than Python* Approximately 130 APIs are compatible with Linux version of LDTP* C# client is compatible with Mono .NET framework and we ... [More] have tested it on Linux/Mac* Identify object name based on automation id (window id, as per SilkTest users)* i18n support* CPU / Memory logging* Remote test executionNew features:* List / Tree item API's are added* Scroll to the element if the respective pattern is enabled* Added new characters in keyboard input* Object lookup based on wildcard("?")* Double click on allowed object's* Added hyper link widget type under known objectsNew APIs:* getwindowsize* simulatemousemove* gettablerowindex* getobjectnameatcoords* onwindowcreate (Java/C# client)* removecallback (Java/C# client)* mouserightclickBug fixes:* Taskbar is now identified as pane, rather than ukn* generatemouseevent API now takes the optional argument, compatible with Linux* Fixed a crash, if the window title has back slash* Grabing focus on combobox element fails the object selection, removed the respective code* Ignore special characters while searching object name* Fix regexp in object lookup* getcellvalue API now takes the optional argument, compatible with Linux* Handle task manager menuitem, which worked slightly different than other menu* Fixed listing sub-menus with a simplified method* getcellvalue API now as the Linux version* getchild API now returns appropriate output* Fixed *window APIs to work with different types of window* Fixed mouse left click on a text widgetCredit:* John Yingjun Li (VMware) have contributed most of the code in this release. I really appreciate all his effort* VMware colleagues* Thanks to all others who have reported bugs through forum / email / in-person / IRCPlease spread the word and also share your feedback with us.About LDTP:Cross Platform GUI Automation tool Linux version is LDTP, Windows version is Cobra and Mac version is PyATOM (Work in progress).* Linux version is known to work on GNOME / KDE (QT >= 4.8) / Java Swing / LibreOffice / Mozilla application on all major Linux distribution.* Windows version is known to work on application written in .NET / C++ / Java / QT on Windows XP SP3 / Windows 7 / Windows 8 development version.* Mac version is currently under development and verified only on OS X Lion. Where ever PyATOM runs, LDTP should work on it.Download source / binary (Windows XP / Windows 7 / Windows 8)System requirement: .NET 3.5, refer README.txt after installationDocumentation references: For detailed information on LDTP framework and latest updates visit http://ldtp.freedesktop.orgLDTP API doc / Java docReport bugs [Less]

 Highlights:* Java / C# / VB.NET / PowerShell / Ruby are now officially supported LDTP scripting languages other than Python* Approximately 130 APIs are compatible with Linux version of LDTP* C# client is compatible with Mono .NET framework and we ... [More] have tested it on Linux/Mac* Identify object name based on automation id (window id, as per SilkTest users)* i18n support* CPU / Memory logging* Remote test executionNew features:* List / Tree item API's are added* Scroll to the element if the respective pattern is enabled* Added new characters in keyboard input* Object lookup based on wildcard("?")* Double click on allowed object's* Added hyper link widget type under known objectsNew APIs:* getwindowsize* simulatemousemove* gettablerowindex* getobjectnameatcoords* onwindowcreate (Java/C# client)* removecallback (Java/C# client)* mouserightclickBug fixes:* Taskbar is now identified as pane, rather than ukn* generatemouseevent API now takes the optional argument, compatible with Linux* Fixed a crash, if the window title has back slash* Grabing focus on combobox element fails the object selection, removed the respective code* Ignore special characters while searching object name* Fix regexp in object lookup* getcellvalue API now takes the optional argument, compatible with Linux* Handle task manager menuitem, which worked slightly different than other menu* Fixed listing sub-menus with a simplified method* getcellvalue API now as the Linux version* getchild API now returns appropriate output* Fixed *window APIs to work with different types of window* Fixed mouse left click on a text widgetCredit:* John Yingjun Li (VMware) have contributed most of the code in this release. I really appreciate all his effort* VMware colleagues* Thanks to all others who have reported bugs through forum / email / in-person / IRCPlease spread the word and also share your feedback with us.About LDTP:Cross Platform GUI Automation tool Linux version is LDTP, Windows version is Cobra and Mac version is PyATOM (Work in progress).* Linux version is known to work on GNOME / KDE (QT >= 4.8) / Java Swing / LibreOffice / Mozilla application on all major Linux distribution.* Windows version is known to work on application written in .NET / C++ / Java / QT on Windows XP SP3 / Windows 7 / Windows 8 development version.* Mac version is currently under development and verified only on OS X Lion. Where ever PyATOM runs, LDTP should work on it.Download source / binary (Windows XP / Windows 7 / Windows 8)System requirement: .NET 3.5, refer README.txt after installationDocumentation references: For detailed information on LDTP framework and latest updates visit http://ldtp.freedesktop.orgLDTP API doc / Java docReport bugs [Less]

 Highlights:* Java / C# / VB.NET / PowerShell / Ruby are now officially supported LDTP scripting languages other than Python* Approximately 130 APIs are compatible with Linux version of LDTP* C# client is compatible with Mono .NET framework and we ... [More] have tested it on Linux/Mac* Identify object name based on automation id (window id, as per SilkTest users)* i18n support* CPU / Memory logging* Remote test executionNew features:* List / Tree item API's are added* Scroll to the element if the respective pattern is enabled* Added new characters in keyboard input* Object lookup based on wildcard("?")* Double click on allowed object's* Added hyper link widget type under known objectsNew APIs:* getwindowsize* simulatemousemove* gettablerowindex* getobjectnameatcoords* onwindowcreate (Java/C# client)* removecallback (Java/C# client)* mouserightclickBug fixes:* Taskbar is now identified as pane, rather than ukn* generatemouseevent API now takes the optional argument, compatible with Linux* Fixed a crash, if the window title has back slash* Grabing focus on combobox element fails the object selection, removed the respective code* Ignore special characters while searching object name* Fix regexp in object lookup* getcellvalue API now takes the optional argument, compatible with Linux* Handle task manager menuitem, which worked slightly different than other menu* Fixed listing sub-menus with a simplified method* getcellvalue API now as the Linux version* getchild API now returns appropriate output* Fixed *window APIs to work with different types of window* Fixed mouse left click on a text widgetCredit:* John Yingjun Li (VMware) have contributed most of the code in this release. I really appreciate all his effort* VMware colleagues* Thanks to all others who have reported bugs through forum / email / in-person / IRCPlease spread the word and also share your feedback with us.About LDTP:Cross Platform GUI Automation tool Linux version is LDTP, Windows version is Cobra and Mac version is PyATOM (Work in progress).* Linux version is known to work on GNOME / KDE (QT >= 4.8) / Java Swing / LibreOffice / Mozilla application on all major Linux distribution.* Windows version is known to work on application written in .NET / C++ / Java / QT on Windows XP SP3 / Windows 7 / Windows 8 development version.* Mac version is currently under development and verified only on OS X Lion. Where ever PyATOM runs, LDTP should work on it.Download source / binary (Windows XP / Windows 7 / Windows 8)System requirement: .NET 3.5, refer README.txt after installationDocumentation references: For detailed information on LDTP framework and latest updates visit http://ldtp.freedesktop.orgLDTP API doc / Java docReport bugs [Less]

 Highlights:* Java / C# / VB.NET / PowerShell / Ruby are now officially supported LDTP scripting languages other than Python* Approximately 130 APIs are compatible with Linux version of LDTP* C# client is compatible with Mono .NET framework and we ... [More] have tested it on Linux/Mac* Identify object name based on automation id (window id, as per SilkTest users)* i18n support* CPU / Memory logging* Remote test executionNew features:* List / Tree item API's are added* Scroll to the element if the respective pattern is enabled* Added new characters in keyboard input* Object lookup based on wildcard("?")* Double click on allowed object's* Added hyper link widget type under known objectsNew APIs:* getwindowsize* simulatemousemove* gettablerowindex* getobjectnameatcoords* onwindowcreate (Java/C# client)* removecallback (Java/C# client)* mouserightclickBug fixes:* Taskbar is now identified as pane, rather than ukn* generatemouseevent API now takes the optional argument, compatible with Linux* Fixed a crash, if the window title has back slash* Grabing focus on combobox element fails the object selection, removed the respective code* Ignore special characters while searching object name* Fix regexp in object lookup* getcellvalue API now takes the optional argument, compatible with Linux* Handle task manager menuitem, which worked slightly different than other menu* Fixed listing sub-menus with a simplified method* getcellvalue API now as the Linux version* getchild API now returns appropriate output* Fixed *window APIs to work with different types of window* Fixed mouse left click on a text widgetCredit:* John Yingjun Li (VMware) have contributed most of the code in this release. I really appreciate all his effort* VMware colleagues* Thanks to all others who have reported bugs through forum / email / in-person / IRCPlease spread the word and also share your feedback with us.About LDTP:Cross Platform GUI Automation tool Linux version is LDTP, Windows version is Cobra and Mac version is PyATOM (Work in progress).* Linux version is known to work on GNOME / KDE (QT >= 4.8) / Java Swing / LibreOffice / Mozilla application on all major Linux distribution.* Windows version is known to work on application written in .NET / C++ / Java / QT on Windows XP SP3 / Windows 7 / Windows 8 development version.* Mac version is currently under development and verified only on OS X Lion. Where ever PyATOM runs, LDTP should work on it.Download source / binary (Windows XP / Windows 7 / Windows 8)System requirement: .NET 3.5, refer README.txt after installationDocumentation references: For detailed information on LDTP framework and latest updates visit http://ldtp.freedesktop.orgLDTP API doc / Java docReport bugs [Less]

 Highlights:* Java / C# / VB.NET / PowerShell / Ruby are now officially supported LDTP scripting languages other than Python* Approximately 130 APIs are compatible with Linux version of LDTP* C# client is compatible with Mono .NET framework and we ... [More] have tested it on Linux/Mac* Identify object name based on automation id (window id, as per SilkTest users)* i18n support* CPU / Memory logging* Remote test executionNew features:* List / Tree item API's are added* Scroll to the element if the respective pattern is enabled* Added new characters in keyboard input* Object lookup based on wildcard("?")* Double click on allowed object's* Added hyper link widget type under known objectsNew APIs:* getwindowsize* simulatemousemove* gettablerowindex* getobjectnameatcoords* onwindowcreate (Java/C# client)* removecallback (Java/C# client)* mouserightclickBug fixes:* Taskbar is now identified as pane, rather than ukn* generatemouseevent API now takes the optional argument, compatible with Linux* Fixed a crash, if the window title has back slash* Grabing focus on combobox element fails the object selection, removed the respective code* Ignore special characters while searching object name* Fix regexp in object lookup* getcellvalue API now takes the optional argument, compatible with Linux* Handle task manager menuitem, which worked slightly different than other menu* Fixed listing sub-menus with a simplified method* getcellvalue API now as the Linux version* getchild API now returns appropriate output* Fixed *window APIs to work with different types of window* Fixed mouse left click on a text widgetCredit:* John Yingjun Li (VMware) have contributed most of the code in this release. I really appreciate all his effort* VMware colleagues* Thanks to all others who have reported bugs through forum / email / in-person / IRCPlease spread the word and also share your feedback with us.About LDTP:Cross Platform GUI Automation tool Linux version is LDTP, Windows version is Cobra and Mac version is PyATOM (Work in progress).* Linux version is known to work on GNOME / KDE (QT >= 4.8) / Java Swing / LibreOffice / Mozilla application on all major Linux distribution.* Windows version is known to work on application written in .NET / C++ / Java / QT on Windows XP SP3 / Windows 7 / Windows 8 development version.* Mac version is currently under development and verified only on OS X Lion. Where ever PyATOM runs, LDTP should work on it.Download source / binary (Windows XP / Windows 7 / Windows 8)System requirement: .NET 3.5, refer README.txt after installationDocumentation references: For detailed information on LDTP framework and latest updates visit http://ldtp.freedesktop.orgLDTP API doc / Java docReport bugs [Less]

I didn’t go! When I finally rolled up my sleeves and turned from a user to a contributor, my main interest was GNOME. Everybody was saying back then, in 2005, that the desktop is done with. The future is the web, the future is mobile. But I was ... [More] stubborn; I loved the user-centered attitude in GNOME and the fantastic governance and community. I found myself working on accessibility for users with disabilities and loving it. But here I am now, in my day job at Mozilla. Still doing accessibility, but focusing exclusively on the web, and on mobile. Yet I remained a GNOME enthusiast, and I always wait anxiously for the releases that come out twice a year when I need to try out every new feature. It isn’t just an emotional thing. This has all gelled for me in a comprehensive analysis of the role of Free Software, and it goes something like this: The web is important, it is a basic utility that everyone has a right to, and one company, or a consortium of them cannot hold any type of exclusivity. This is the internet that I and many of my peers first discovered in the 90s before the dot-com sleaze, and it is still the core of the internet today. The next billion users will discover the web through cheap mobile devices on a slow cell data network. They will never own a laptop, or have broadband access. The question is, will they have the same experience I did in the 90s, or will they be introduced to a limited walled garden that the phone manufacturers or carriers introduce them to? I see that as part of Mozilla’s core mission today, and it is what appeals to me. It is not a first world problem any more, and it is not primarily on the desktop any more. So why is the desktop important? And why is GNOME important? Liberating users from corporate monopolies is one thing, but we need to liberate content authors as well. To produce quality content and applications for the web, we need to provide a free set of tools for doing it. The Free Desktop gives us that. It gives us GIMP, PiTiVi, and countless other tools with an appealing and comfortable environment that is designed to let us get work done. No need for Apple or Adobe, just some commodity hardware and you have a shop ready to get your message out there and make a difference. That is the empowering message of the desktop. So to all the GUADEC regulars: I miss you guys. Maybe next year? [Less]

I didn’t go! When I finally rolled up my sleeves and turned from a user to a contributor, my main interest was GNOME. Everybody was saying back then, in 2005, that the desktop is done with. The future is the web, the future is mobile. But I was ... [More] stubborn; I loved the user-centered attitude in GNOME and the fantastic governance and community. I found myself working on accessibility for users with disabilities and loving it. But here I am now, in my day job at Mozilla. Still doing accessibility, but focusing exclusively on the web, and on mobile. Yet I remained a GNOME enthusiast, and I always wait anxiously for the releases that come out twice a year when I need to try out every new feature. It isn’t just an emotional thing. This has all gelled for me in a comprehensive analysis of the role of Free Software, and it goes something like this: The web is important, it is a basic utility that everyone has a right to, and one company, or a consortium of them cannot hold any type of exclusivity. This is the internet that I and many of my peers first discovered in the 90s before the dot-com sleaze, and it is still the core of the internet today. The next billion users will discover the web through cheap mobile devices on a slow cell data network. They will never own a laptop, or have broadband access. The question is, will they have the same experience I did in the 90s, or will they be introduced to a limited walled garden that the phone manufacturers or carriers introduce them to? I see that as part of Mozilla’s core mission today, and it is what appeals to me. It is not a first world problem any more, and it is not primarily on the desktop any more. So why is the desktop important? And why is GNOME important? Liberating users from corporate monopolies is one thing, but we need to liberate content authors as well. To produce quality content and applications for the web, we need to provide a free set of tools for doing it. The Free Desktop gives us that. It gives us GIMP, PiTiVi, and countless other tools with an appealing and comfortable environment that is designed to let us get work done. No need for Apple or Adobe, just some commodity hardware and you have a shop ready to get your message out there and make a difference. That is the empowering message of the desktop. So to all the GUADEC regulars: I miss you guys. Maybe next year? [Less]