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= Firefox & Vista Test Results =

== Test Hardware & Environment Information ==
===Hardware===
A 15' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook_Pro#January.2FMay.2FOctober_2006 MacBookPro].

===Operating system===
Windows Vista Ultimate.
Build 1000+2000+3000.
Running via Parallels in OS X.

===User Account Information===
Tested using an Administrator account as well as a Standard user account.
Screen resolution of 1440 x 900 and 1024x780.
The default font DPI used was 96.

== Installing Firefox ==
The Firefox build used was downloaded from [http://steelgryphon.com/firefox2/firefoxForVistaTest-Oct2.exe].
===Steps followed during installation===
:*Chose the option to perform a custom installation.
:*Installed the DOM Inspector.
:*Installed Firefox in the default directory "C:\Program Files\Bon Echo".
:*Selected the options to create Firefo shortcuts on *Desktop *Programs folder and *Quick Lunch Bar.
:*Programs folder name in the Program Files folder is "Bon Echo - Asta La' Vista Edition".

== Internet Explorer History and Bookmark Import Wizard ==
For this experiment I added a few bookmarks using Internet Explorer 7 and visited a few pages in order to build up a history list.
<gallery>
Image:IEFav.JPG|Internet Explorer Favorites Organizer
Image:HistoryinIE.JPG|Internet Explorer History
</gallery>
The bookmarks and browser history were both imported correctly into Firefox.
<gallery>
Image:FFbooks.JPG|Bookmarks pane in Firefox
Image:FFhist.JPG|Firefox History
</gallery>

== Default Browser Behavior testing ==
#Made Firefox the default browser when it prompted me with the option on its first run.
#Opened a link from the Windows Explorer window and it opened Firefox as it should.
#Clicked on the "Get new programs online at Windows Marketplace" link on the Programs and Features and it also opened the web page in Firefox.
::http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/?WT.mc_id=0806_272
<gallery>
Image:bon echo browser options work in startmenu.png|Start menu with Firefox as the default browser
Image:Firefoxinuninstallprograms.JPG|Firefox listed under Installed Applications
Image:Open from explorer link.png|Windows Explorer
</gallery>

== Vista Themes and Firefox ==
I was unable to test Firefox with the Glass Aero theme. However Firefox looked fine with both the classic and the new Vista theme.
<gallery>
Image:Vistatheme-noaero.JPG|Firefox running under the default non-aero Vista theme.
Image:windowsclassic.JPG|Firefox running under the Windows Classic theme.
</gallery>

== Firefox Behavior at different DPI levels ==
For this test case I used the 120 DPI preset.
All the main drop down menus were checked for rendering issues.
Firefox options window was checked for rendering issues.
Add-ons, Downloads and Bookmark organizer were also checked.
<gallery>
Image:DPI Font change.JPG|DPI scaling in Windows Vista.
Image:120dpi font.JPG|Firefox & 120 DPI.
</gallery>

== Firefox & Helper applications ==
The helper applications used for this test case were:
:*Skype
:*mIRC
:*Windows Mail [ I also had Outlook installed but had set Windows Mail as my default mail client ]
I created a HTML document with the following source code:
<pre>
<a href="irc://irc.mozilla.org">irc://irc.mozilla.org</a><br>
<a href="skype://abcd">skype://abcd</a><br>
<a href="callto://abcd">callto://abcd</a><br>
<a href="callto:abcd">callto:abcd</a>
<a href="callto:abcd">mailto:abcd@abcd.com</a>
</pre>
Skype and Windows Mail opened just fine. mIRC however did not launch.
<gallery>
Image:irc.JPG|Firefox was unable to launch mIRC.
Image:skype1.JPG|skype:// Skype opened.
Image:skype2.JPG|callto:// Skype opened.
Image:skype3.JPG|callto: Skype opened.
Image:clickonmailto.JPG|mailto: Windows Mail opened.
</gallery>

== Firefox & Plugins ==
'''Testing Adobe Flash'''
:#Checked a youtube video in order to see whether or not Flash is already installed.
:#Visited ESPN.com
:#Was prompted to install Flash in order to view some of the elements in the page.
:#The ''Plugin Finder Service'' found the plugin i needed.
:#The plugin was installed successfully and I was able to view the Flash elements.
<gallery>
Image:noflash.JPG|Flash plugin not installed.
Image:needflash.JPG|Prompted to install Flash.
Image:installingflash.JPG|Adobe Agreement thing.
Image:flashinstalled.JPG|Flash is successfully installed. 
Image:flash works.JPG|The Flash player works!
</gallery>
:#Attempted to play a streaming video on CNN.com.
:#Windows media player was not detected even though it was installed.
[[Image:windowsmediaplayercnnpipelineihad11.JPG|thumb|200|Flash plugin not installed.]]

== Firefox & Printing ==

== Firefox & Saving files ==