Amarok/Development/Testing/Windows

Testing Amarok

This is a TODO-list for testing Amarok before release. It's intended to cover all features and functionalities of Amarok. If something is missing, please add it to list.

Warning: Don't report that last.fm or any service that require to enter your credentials doesn't work if you just haven't added your credentials, you need a user account and activate it in the Amarok Settings -> Configure Amarok ->Plugins section by entering your credentials! Some last.fm services (radio) are only available to paying subscribers.

How to report a bug ? Help Tab --> Report Bug

Important Tests for a release

New Installation

It is very important to test a new installation: this can be done by creating a new user quite easily, as all the configurations are stored individually for each user. (Control Panel-->User Acounts) Note: You need to have administrator privileges to create a new user.

• Check if this bug: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=284947 is reproducible
• Check the sound quality
• Create a collection
• Grab a pane then move the pane, test if https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=300753 is a bug for you too.
• Check start-up time the first and the subsequent times
• Use an external database( Settings Tab--> Configure Amarok --> Database section )

Upgraded Installation

• Check existing plugins( Settings Tab--> Configure Amarok --> Plugin section )
• Check start-up time the first and the subsequent times
• Check existing playlists

Main and Slim Toolbars

• Using main toolbar to...
  • play or pause playing
  • adjust volume
  • check artist, album and name of next/previous/current song by hovering
  • select a specific time of the current song
  • add Position Marker

• Using slim toolbar to...
  • play, pause or stop playing
  • adjust volume
  • select a specific time of the current song
  • change track by clicking previous/next -buttons
  • add Position Marker

Media Sources View

Local Music

• Browsing tracks in treeview
• Ctrl+F should focus collection search and show local collection even if previously hidden
• Searching from collection
• Right-click on artist to...
  • add it to the playlist.
  • replace the playlist.
  • edit track details(artist name, genre,score etc)
  • organize files(different naming formats, etc.)
• Right-click on album to...
  • add it to the playlist.
  • replace the playlist.
  • mass-edit track details(artist name, genre, year, album name)
  • organize files(different naming formats, etc.)
  • copy to collection
  • fetch cover, set cover, display cover, unset cover(for more, check cover manager part of this list),show under various artists
• Right-click on track to...
  • add it to the playlist.
  • replace the playlist.
  • edit track details
  • organize file(different naming formats, etc.)
  • add position marker
• Update collection from Tools->Update Collection
• Use "Edit filters"
• Cover Manager

iPod Collection

Only iPods supported by libgpod are supported by Amarok. Recent models aren't usually supported until reverse-engineered, please always check that you have latest libgpod and the list of supported devices on gtkpod.org site.

• iPod collection should show up in Local Music in a few seconds after iPod is plugged in
• copy tracks to/from iPod: album cover images should be transfered in both directions, compilation status should survive copying
• drag & drop files to Amarok playlist, play them; stop playling
• test disconnect behaviour:
  • leave some iPod songs in playlist
  • disconnect iPod from within Amarok or Plasma Device Notifier
  • iPod tracks in playlist should gray-out only when hovered by mouse
  • right-click an iPod song → Edit Track Details. It should be visible that the track is no longer editable
  • While transferring tracks.
• check that songs, compilations and cover images display/play correctly on iPod

Other Media Devices Collection

Same tests as for iPods, but in particular:

• Check detection of automatic mode in MTP/MSC capable players (doesn't work currently)
• Check detection and functionalites of MTP devices
• Check detection and functionalites of MSC/USB devices
• Check Settings Tab --> Configure Amarok --> Plugin (enable Universal MAss storage collection, it is checked by default )

Remote collections

• DAAP
• UPnP collection

Internet

Note: All of them need to be enable in the plugin section( Settings Tab--> Configure Amarok --> Plugins)

• For last.fm (needs to be enabled first in the plugins):
  • check that last.fm sees an already open KDE wallet
  • check that scrobbling happens
• From Jamendo.com:
  • Update database
  • Sort/nest tracks, albums and artists with different settings
  • Copy/download albums or tracks to collection
  • Play similiar artists from Last.fm
  • Bookmark items
  • Add tracks to playlist
  • Replace playlist with a track
  • Edit track details->Tags should be grayed out
• For Ampache
  • add an specific ampache server
• For Magnatune Store
  • preview stream type
  • backup you songs
• For MP3 Music Store
  • Update database
  • Sort/nest tracks, albums and artists with different settings
  • Copy/download albums or tracks to collection
  • Play similiar artists from Last.fm
  • Bookmark items
  • Add tracks to playlist
  • Replace playlist with a track

View-menu

• "Lock layout" should be selected by default
• Unlocking layout should let Context view, Media Sources and Playlist view to be closed
• Changing to Slim toolbar from Main toolbar should be clean.

Nice to test

Equalizer

Doesn't work.