| Text | This test will check that the Task Manager can open
- Locate "Task Manager" under "System" on the Whiskermenu and click on it
- The Task Manager application opens and displays a list of all tasks that are currently running
This test will check that the Task Manager is updating tracked statistics in real time
- Locate the two rectangular grids
- Two graphs are displayed moving across the grids
- Hover over each graph with your mouse
- Current CPU and memory utilization are displayed in a popup
- Both readouts update in real time
- Watch the "CPU" column in the task list
- One or more tasks show a fluctuating utilization percentage
- Check the status bar at the bottom of the window
- Four tracked statistics are displayed: Processes, CPU, Memory, Swap
- The numbers update in real time
- Hover over the Task Manager icon on the panel
- The same four statistics are displayed in a popup and are updating in real time
This test will check the "Execute" menu option
- Click arrow to the right of the Gear icon
- A drop-down menu opens
- Click "Run Program"
- The Application Finder dialog opens displaying just a search term field
- Enter "ter" in the search term field and click the 'Launch' button
- A red icon appears next to the search term indicating no matching application could be found
- Click the arrow at the right side of the field or press the down arrow on the keyboard
- The Application Finder dialog expands to show a list of applications containing the string "ter"
- Note: the match might be found in the application's description instead of its name
- Type an "m" at the end of the search term making it "term"
- The list of matching applications is refined to just show "Terminal Emulator"
- Click on "Terminal Emulator" and then click the 'Launch' button
- The Terminal Emulator window opens, the number of Processes shown on the status bar increments and "Xfce Terminal" appears in the Task list
- Close the Terminal Emulator
- The number of Processes shown on the status bar decrements and "Xfce Terminal" disappears from the Task list
- Click arrow to the right of the Gear Icon and select Application Finder
- The Application Finder dialog opens in expanded mode
- Close the Application Finder dialog
- Click arrow to the right of the Gear Icon and select Terminal Emulator
- The Terminal Emulator opens
This test will check that actions can be performed on running tasks
- Ensure that the Terminal Emulator session that was started in the last test is still open
- Locate "Xfce Terminal" in the list of running tasks and right-click on it
- A drop-down menu opens
- Click Priority->Very High on the menus
- An error message pops up saying you don't have the required privileges
- Close the error message and right-click on the task again
- Click "Stop"
- Switch to the Terminal window and type something
- Nothing happens because the session is stopped
- Back in Task Manager, right-click on the task again
- Click "Continue"
- Switch to the Terminal window and type something again
- The Terminal session is responsive again
- Back in Task Manager, right-click on the task once more
- Click "Kill"
- A confirmation dialog appears
- Click 'Yes'
- The Terminal session is closed
This test will check the setting of Preferences
- Click arrow to the right of the Task Manager Settings icon
- A drop-down menu appears
- Click each of the options and observe the following results
- "Show all processes" shows even more running processes but may not increment the number of processes displayed on the status bar
- "More precision" - CPU, Memory and Swap utilization percentages are displayed to two decimal places (although not when hovering over the panel icon)
- "Full command line" displays the full file path of many tasks in the list
- "Show status icon" determines whether an icon is shown on the panel when Task Manager is running
- "Refresh rate" increases or decreases the frequency of statistics updates
- The rest of the options display additional columns of information in the task list window
If all actions produce the expected results listed, please submit a 'passed' result.
If an action fails, or produces an unexpected result, please submit 'failed' and file a bug. Please be sure to include the bug number when you submit your result
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