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[Miguel Angel Ajo Pelayo <miguelangel@xxxxxxx>]

2012/5/11 Lorenzo Marcantonio <l.marcantonio@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

>
> > Hehehe, I run automated tests on my client's software, every time I
> upload
> > changes to the svn, it's downloaded, built, and some automated
> > unit tests are done.
>
> Unit testing is cool if class are designed for it. IIRC GUI tests are
> done sending 'fake' mouse/keyboard events and registering the output. No
> idea on how you can test if something is drawn ok... maybe with
> a virtual X framebuffer and xoring with the reference image? (like for
> phototools!)
>
>

Yeah, in fact, the webkit (chrome+safari) HTML render engine is tested this
way,
they had a set of tests and a set of .png images with the proper render.

So they test rendering and comparing to check that everything stays
correctly on "render" specs :)




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