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For each of these tests set XPCOM_MEM_LEAK_LOG=filename. Then start mozilla, run the test and exit. Save any unsaved files. Then open filename to view the results.

Browser tests
Find text in file
Open New Window
Session History
Change Charset
Save As
Send Page
Send Link
Print
Select / Select All
  • Go to mozilla/layout/base/nsPresShell.cpp
  • Control - A to select all
  • Click in the page to deselect
  • Click and drag a few times to select various sections of the text
  • Click, and drag down until the page scrolls while selecting
Show/Hide Nav Bar
  • View -> Show/Hide -> Navigation Toolbar
Show/Hide Status Bar
  • View -> Show/Hide -> Status Bar
Show/Hide Personal Toolbar
  • View -> Show/Hide -> Personal Toolbar
Show/Hide Sidebar
  • View -> Personal Sidebar
View Source
Shutdown
  • Start and Exit

Bookmarks
Open/Close Bookmark Manager
  • Control-B to open Bookmark Manager
Sort
  • Control-B to open Bookmark Manager
  • Open a few folders to get a long list of bookmarks
  • View -> Sort by Name
  • View -> Z>A Sort Order
  • View -> Sort by Location
  • View -> A>Z Sort Order
  • View -> View -> Sort by Keyword
  • View -> Z>A Sort Order
Add/Remove
  • Go to www.cnn.com
  • Bookmarks -> Add Bookmark
  • Repeat 10 times
Composer (start mozilla with -edit)
Change views
  • File -> Open File
  • Select a file (I went with the saved copy of nsPresShell.cpp)
  • Click Open
  • Click the Show All Tags tab
  • Click the <HTML> Source tab
  • Click the Preview tab
  • Click the Normal tab
Add lots of images
  • Click the Image button
  • Click Choose File
  • Click Open
  • Enter some Alternate Text
  • Click OK
  • Click to select the image
  • Control-C to copy the image
  • Control-V 10 times to paste copies of the image
  • Select all copies of the image
  • Control-C to copy the images
  • Control-V 10 times to paste a bunch of images

add lots of tables
  • Click the Table button
  • set 4 rows
  • set 4 columns
  • Click OK
  • insert 2 or 3 characters into each cell
  • Control-A to select everything
  • Control-C to copy the table
  • Control-V 10 times to paste copies of the table
add links
  • Click the Link button
  • Enter text for the link
  • Set the web location to www.cnn.com
  • Click OK
  • Select the link
  • Control-C to copy the link
  • Control-V 10 times to paste copies of the link
delete lots of items (start without -edit)
  • Go to www.cnn.com
  • File->Edit Page
  • Select an image and press delete
  • Select select objects at once and press delete
  • Select some text and type 'foo' to replace it
cancel without saving
  • repeat the delete lots of items test, don't save when you exit ;)

Mail News (start mozilla with -mail)
Cancel Message without save
  • Control-M to create a new mail message
  • Add a recipient
  • Add a subject
  • Add some text to the body
  • File->Close
  • Click Don't Save
Cancel Message with Save
  • Control-M to create a new mail message
  • Add a recipient
  • Add a subject
  • Add some text to the body
  • File->Close
  • Click Save
Send a message
  • Control-M to create a new mail message
  • Add a recipient
  • Add a subject
  • Add some text to the body
  • Click Send
Open message in new window
  • Open a folder of messages
  • Double-Click a message subject to bring the message into a new window
  • Repeat 10 times
Search Messages (for this test I use netscape.public.mozilla.porkjockeys)
  • Open a newsgroup
  • Search-> Search Mail/News Messages
  • Set the search criteria to Subject Contains 'mem'
  • Sort the results by subject
create/remove a filter
  • Edit->Message Filters...
  • Click New
  • Enter a filter name
  • Set the criteria to Subject Contains 'mem'
  • Select a destination folder
  • Click OK
Sort messages (for this test I use netscape.public.mozilla.porkjockeys)
  • Open a newsgroup
  • View -> Sort By -> Subject
  • View -> Sort By -> Date
  • View -> Sort By -> Sender
  • View -> Sort By -> Ascending
  • View -> Sort By -> Thread

delete a message
  • Select a message
  • Right-Click -> Delete
  • Repeat 10 times
forward a message
  • Select a message
  • Right-Click -> Forward
  • Enter a recipient
  • Click Send
attach something to a message
  • Control-M to start a new message
  • Enter a recipient and subject
  • Click the Attachment panel
  • Select a file and click Open
  • Click Send
shutdown
  • Start and exit

General
mouse over everything
  • Tasks -> Mail to open Mail/News
  • Bring the mouse over every element in the UI, pause to bring up tooltips
change focus
minimize and maximize window
  • go to www.mozilla.org
  • Click the minimize button
  • Restore the window
  • Click the maximize window
  • repeat
change themes
  • View->Change Themes->Modern
  • View->Change Themes->Classic
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