Tests/News Reader

Open the News Reader activity

Justification: HIG, Self

Actions:

1. Click on the News Reader icon on the taskbar.

Verify:

• That a News Reader icon is added to the activity donut.
• That the icon pulses to indicate that it is starting up.
• That News Reader opens properly.
• That the list of feeds populates itself.

Check Journal updates

Justification: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Human_Interface_Guidelines/The_Laptop_Experience/The_Journal, Self

Actions:

1. Return to the Home view and open the Journal.

Verify:

• That an entry has been added for your News Reader session.

Use a Feed

Justification: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/News_Reader, Self

Actions:

1. Switch back to News Reader.
2. Click the "Planet OLPC" tab on the left.

Verify:

• That news articles appear on the right side of the screen.
• That the currently selected tab becomes de-bolded and highlighted.
• That all text and images are displaying properly.

Scroll through text

Justification: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/News_Reader, Self

Actions:

1. Click the gamepad's arrow keys to scroll down until you get to the end of the page.
2. Then, use the scrollbar to quickly go back to the top of the page.

Verify:

• That the gamepad and scrollbar adjust the position of the page properly.
• That the scrollbar moves up and down as the position of the page changes.

Clicking a link

Justification: Self

Actions:

1. Click a link in one of the news articles in Planet OLPC (NOT the Older Entries/Newer Entries links).

Verify:

• That the link turns purple.
• That the Web activity opens and shows the page that was linked to.
• That a Web activity icon is added to the activity donut.

Adding and removing feeds

Justification: Self

Actions:

1. Press the Feeds tab, then click the + button (Add Feed).
2. Type in the URL of a feed, then press Enter.
3. Click on the feed you just added and scroll through it.
4. Select the feed you just added and click the - button (Remove Feed).

Verify:

• That the Feeds tab becomes highlighted and changes the buttons on the taskbar.
• That clicking the Add Feed button opens the Add Feed window.
• That adding a feed causes it appear in the list of feeds, and the feed is browsable.
• That clicking the Remove Feed button removes the feed from your list of feeds.

Close the News Reader activity

Justification: HIG, Self

Actions:

1. Click on the X button in the upper right corner.

Verify:

• That the News Reader window closes properly.
• That the News Reader icon is removed from the donut.

Resume from Journal

Justification: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Human_Interface_Guidelines/The_Laptop_Experience/The_Journal, Self

Actions:

1. Open the Journal and scroll down until you find your News Reader entry.
2. Click Resume.

Verify:

• That News Reader opens properly and a News Reader icon is added to the donut.
• That your session is restored properly.