control-center.md

MATE Control Center

MATE Control Center is preinstalled in MATE DE. It has many control center applets to set various aspects of the desktop.

Its main executable is named mate-control-center.

By default MATE Control Center have the following categories of the settings with the following elements:

• Administration

  • Login Window from lightdm-settings (not a part of MATE);
  • Printers from system-config-printer (not a part of MATE);
  • Software & Updates from software-properties-gtk (not a part of MATE);
  • Software Boutique from ubuntu-mate-welcome.software-boutique;
  • Software Updater from update-manager (not a part of MATE);
  • Users and Groups from users-admin (not a part of MATE);
  • Welcome from ubuntu-mate-welcome.

• Hardware

  • Additional Drivers from software-properties-gtk (not a part of MATE);
  • Bluetooth Adapters from blueman-adapters (not a part of MATE);
  • Bluetooth Manager from blueman (not a part of MATE);
  • Disks from gnome-disks (not a part of MATE);
  • Displays from mate-display-properties;
  • Keyboard from mate-keyboard-properties with mate-typing-monitor;
  • Keyboard Shortcuts from mate-keybinding-properties;
  • Mouse from mate-mouse-properties;
  • Power Management from mate-power-preferences (see power-manager.md);
  • Sound from mate-volume-control;
  • Time And Date manager from mate-time-admin;

• Internet and Network

  • Advanced Network Configuration from nm-connection-editor (not a part of MATE);
  • Firewall Configuration from gufw-pkexec (not a part of MATE);
  • Network Proxy from mate-network-properties;

• Look and Feel

  • Appearance from mate-appearance-properties;
  • Main Menu from mozo (see mozo.md);
  • MATE Tweak from mate-tweak (see tweak.md);
  • Popup Notifications from mate-notification-properties (see notification-daemon.md);
  • Screensaver from mate-screensaver-preferences (see screensaver.md);
  • Windows from mate-window-properties;

• Personal

  • About Me from about-me (see about-me.md);
  • Assistive Technologies from mate-at-properties;
  • File Management from caja-file-management-properties (see caja.md);
  • Language Support from gnome-language-selector (not a part of MATE);
  • Onboard Settings from onboard-settings (not a part of MATE);
  • Preferred Applications from mate-default-applications-properties;
  • Startup Applications from mate-session-properties (see session.md).

This test-suite covers only MATE components.

Control Center itself

Steps to test:

1. Open MATE Control Center
2. Click on every control center element, wait its window to appear and then close its window
3. Close MATE Control Center

Expected results:

• MATE Control Center opens, user is able to run every control center element.

Hardware: Display

mate-display-properties

TODO

Hardware: Keyboard

mate-keyboard-properties

TODO

Hardware: Keyboard Shortcuts

mate-keybinding-properties

TODO

Hardware: Mouse

mate-mouse-properties

TODO

Hardware: Sound

mate-volume-control

TODO

Hardware: Time And Date manager

mate-time-admin

TODO

Internet and Network: Network Proxy

mate-network-properties

TODO

Look and Feel: Appearance

The Appearance Preferences may be called from terminal by using mate-appearance-properties command.

Setting Theme

Selecting existing theme

Steps to test:

1. Open Appearance Preferences
2. Select needed theme on the Theme tab by single clicking on its name
3. Close Appearance Preferences

Expected results:

• theme is selected and applied.

Customizing existing theme

Steps to test:

1. Open Appearance Preferences

2. Click Customize

3. In the opened window named Customize Theme:

   • Select controls style from Controls tab
   • Switch to Window Border tab and select its new style
   • Switch to Icons tab and change select their new style
   • Switch to Pointer tab and change select its new style

4. Close window named Customize Theme

5. Revert theme to the favorite one

6. Close Appearance Preferences

Expected results:

• user is able to customize theme parameters including Controls, Window Border, Icons and Pointer.

Installing new theme

Steps to test:

1. Open Appearance Preferences
2. Obtain new theme by clicking on the Get more themes online and download theme using web-browser
3. Switch to Appearance Preferences window, click Install and select downloaded theme
4. Choose installed theme
5. Close Appearance Preferences

Expected results:

• user is able to install downloaded theme and to select it.

Setting Background

Using preinstalled images

Steps to test:

1. Open Appearance Preferences
2. Minimize all other windows
3. Switch to Background tab
4. Select needed background image from the list
5. Optionally set its Style and Colors
6. Close Appearance Preferences

Expected results:

• user is able to set background image and its parameters.

Using user-defined image

Steps to test:

1. Open Appearance Preferences
2. Minimize all other windows
3. Switch to Background tab
4. Click Add and select needed background image file
5. Optionally set its Style and Colors
6. Close Appearance Preferences

Expected results:

• user is able to set own background image and its parameters.

Setting Fonts

General settings

Steps to test:

1. Open Appearance Preferences
2. Switch to Fonts tab
3. Set needed font names and sizes
4. Specify font rendering in Rendering section
5. Close Appearance Preferences

Expected results:

• font settings were changed on user preferences.

Adding new font

Steps to test:

1. Download new font file from somewhere
2. Open Appearance Preferences
3. Switch to Fonts tab
4. Click on Add new font, select font file and click Open
5. Select this new installed font for font types
6. Close Appearance Preferences

Expected results:

• user is able to select font and use it in the interface.

Details

Steps to test:

1. Open Appearance Preferences
2. Switch to Fonts tab
3. Click Details
4. Set Resolution - switch Automatic detection to 0, and then set needed Dots per inch (DPI) value
5. Change Smoothing, Hinting and Subpixel Order settings
6. Close Appearance Preferences

Expected results:

• user is able to change settings of DPI, Smoothing, Hinting and Subpixel Order.

Setting Interface

Menus and Toolbars

Steps to test:

1. Open Appearance Preferences
2. Switch to Interface tab
3. In the Menus and Toolbars uncheck the Show icons in menus
4. Check the Preview below
5. In the Menus and Toolbars check the Show icons in menus again
6. Check the Preview below
7. Close Appearance Preferences

Expected results:

• user is able to change the appearance of icons in the menus.

Buttons

Steps to test:

1. Open Appearance Preferences
2. Switch to Interface tab
3. In the Buttons uncheck the Show icons on buttons
4. Check the Preview below or buttons of the window
5. In the Buttons check the Show icons on buttons again
6. Check the Preview below or buttons of the window
7. Close Appearance Preferences

Expected results:

• user is able to change the appearance of icons on the buttons.

Look and Feel: Main Menu

from mozo (see mozo.md);

Look and Feel: MATE Tweak

from mate-tweak (see tweak.md).

Look and Feel: Popup Notifications

from mate-notification-properties (see notification-daemon.md).

Look and Feel: Screensaver

from mate-screensaver-preferences (see screensaver.md])

Look and Feel: Windows

mate-window-properties

TODO

Personal: About Me

from about-me (see about-me.md)

Personal: Assistive Technologies

The Assistive Technologies may be called from terminal by using mate-at-properties.

Setting Preferred Applications

Steps to test:

1. Open Assistive Technologies
2. In the Assistive Technologies area click on Preferred Applications button

Expected results:

• the Preferred Applications window (from mate-default-applications-properties executable) is opened on Accessibility tab, user is able to choose Visual and Mobility tools from the corresponding lists.

Enabling assistive technologies

Steps to test:

1. Open Assistive Technologies
2. In the Assistive Technologies area check the Enable assistive technologies checkmark
3. Click Close and Log Out button

Expected results:

• Assistive Technologies are applied on next login.

Do not forget to disable Assistive Technologies after testing.

Setting Keyboard Accessibility

Steps to test:

1. Open Assistive Technologies
2. In the Preferences area click Keyboard Accessibility button

Expected results:

• the Keyboard Preferences window (from mate-keyboard-properties executable) is opened on Accessibility tab, user is able to change keyboard accessibility settings from here.

Setting Mouse Accessibility

Steps to test:

1. Open Assistive Technologies
2. In the Preferences area click Mouse Accessibility button

Expected results:

• the Mouse Preferences window (from mate-mouse-properties) is opened, user is able to set mouse properties from here.

Personal: File Management

The File Management (caja-file-management-properties) is covered in caja.md.

Personal: Preferred Applications

The Preferred Applications may be called from terminal by using mate-default-applications-properties command. It allows one to set default applications for Internet, Multimedia, System, Office and Accessibility.

Setting Preferred Applications for Internet

Before proceeding one have to install at least two web browser and two mail reader applications.

Selecting default Web Browser

Steps to test:

1. Open Preferred Applications
2. Navigate to the Internet tab
3. Remember the name of current Web Browser
4. Press <Alt>+<F2> and open website by running mate-open https://ubuntu-mate.org command, remember the name of Web Browser opened
5. In the Preferred Applications window select other Web Browser and run mate-open https://ubuntu-mate.org command again, remember the name of Web Browser opened

Expected results:

• the web site was opened in two different web browsers - first (usually Firefox) and second (depends on user decision).

Selecting default Mail Reader

Steps to test:

1. Open Preferred Applications
2. Navigate to the Internet tab
3. Remember the name of current Mail Reader
4. Press <Alt>+<F2> and open mail reader by running mate-open mailto:some@body.org command, remember the name of Mail Reader opened
5. In the Preferred Applications window select other Mail Reader and run mate-open mailto:some@body.org command again, remember the name of Mail Reader opened

Expected results:

• the e-mail/account creation wizard was opened in two different mail readers - first (usually Thunderbird or Evolution) and second (depends on user decision).

Setting Preferred Applications for Multimedia

Before proceeding one have to install at least two image viewer, multimedia and video player applications.

Selecting default Image Viewer

Steps to test:

1. Open Preferred Applications
2. Navigate to the Multimedia tab
3. Remember the name of current Image Viewer
4. Press <Alt+F2> and open image viewer by running mate-open /usr/share/app-install/icons/mate.png command, remember the name of Image Viewer opened
5. In the Preferred Applications window select other Image Viewer and run mate-open /usr/share/app-install/icons/mate.png command again, remember the name of Image Viewer opened

Expected results:

• the image was opened in two different image viewers - first (usually Eye of MATE) and second (depends on user decision).

Selecting default Multimedia Player

Steps to test:

1. Open Preferred Applications
2. Navigate to the Multimedia tab
3. Remember the name of current Multimedia Player
4. Press <Alt+F2> and open multimedia player by running mate-open /usr/share/sounds/mate/default/alerts/glass.ogg command, remember the name of Multimedia Player opened
5. In the Preferred Applications window select other Multimedia Player and run mate-open /usr/share/sounds/mate/default/alerts/glass.ogg command again, remember the name of Multimedia Player opened

Expected results:

• the audio file was opened in two different multimedia players.

Selecting default Video Player

Steps to test:

1. Open Preferred Applications
2. Navigate to the Multimedia tab
3. Remember the name of current Video Player
4. Open Caja, navigate to the folder with video files, open video file, remember the name of Video Player opened
5. In the Preferred Applications window select other Video player and open video file using Caja again remembering the name of Video Player opened

Expected results:

• the video file was opened in two different video players.

Setting Preferred Applications for System

Before proceeding one have to install at least two text editor, terminal emulator and file manager applications.

Selecting default Text Editor

Steps to test:

1. Open Preferred Applications
2. Navigate to the System tab
3. Remember the name of current Text Editor
4. Press <Alt>+<F2> and open text file by running mate-open /etc/issue command, remember the name of Text Editor opened
5. In the Preferred Applications window select other Text Editor and run mate-open /etc/issue command again, remember the name of Text Editor opened

Expected results:

• the text file was opened in two different text editors - first (usually Pluma) and second (depends on user decision).

Selecting default Terminal Emulator

Steps to test:

1. Open Preferred Applications
2. Navigate to the System tab
3. Remember the name of current Terminal Emulator
4. Press <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<T> to open terminal emulator, remember its name
5. In the Preferred Applications window select other Terminal Emulator and press <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<T> again to open terminal and remember its name

Expected results:

• two terminal emulators were opened - first (usually MATE Terminal) and second (depends on user decision)

Selecting default File Manager

Steps to test:

1. Open Preferred Applications
2. Navigate to the System tab
3. Remember the name of current File Manager
4. Press <Alt>+<F2> and open file manager in home folder by running mate-open ~ command, remember the name of opened file manager
5. In the Preferred Applications window select other File Manager and run mate-open ~ command again, remember the name of opened file manager

Expected results:

• two file managers were opened - first (usually Caja) and second (depends on user decision)

Setting Preferred Applications for Office

Before proceeding one have to install at least two document viewer, word processor and spreadsheet editor applications.

Selecting default Document Viewer

Steps to test:

1. Open Preferred Applications
2. Navigate to the Office tab
3. Remember the name of current Document Viewer
4. Press <Alt>+<F2> and open PDF-document by running mate-open /usr/share/cups/data/default-testpage.pdf command, remember the name of opened document viewer
5. In the Preferred Applications window select other Document Viewer and run mate-open /usr/share/cups/data/default-testpage.pdf command again, remember the name of opened document viewer

Expected results:

• two document viewers were opened - first (usually Atril) and second (depends on user decision)

Selecting default Word Processor

Steps to test:

1. Open Preferred Applications
2. Navigate to the Office tab
3. Remember the name of current Word Processor
4. Open Caja, navigate to the folder with document files, open file, remember the name of Word Processor opened
5. In the Preferred Applications window select other Word Processor and open document file using Caja again remembering the name of Word Processor opened

Expected results:

• the document file was opened in two different word processors - first (usually LibreOffice Writer) and second (depend on user decision).

Selecting default Spreadsheet Editor

Steps to test:

1. Open Preferred Applications
2. Navigate to the Office tab
3. Remember the name of current Spreadsheet Editor
4. Open Caja, navigate to the folder with spreadsheet files, open file, remember the name of Spreadsheet Editor opened
5. In the Preferred Applications window select other Spreadsheet Editor and open spreadsheet file using Caja again remembering the name of Spreadsheet Editor opened

Expected results:

• the document file was opened in two different spreadsheet processors - first (usually LibreOffice Calc) and second (depend on user decision).

Setting Preferred Applications for Accessibility

Before proceeding one have to install at least two visual and mobility accessibility applications.

Steps to test:

1. Open Preferred Applications
2. Navigate to the Accessibility tab
3. Select needed Visual or Mobility tool
4. Check Run at startup checkmark
5. Logout and login back

Expected results:

• visual and mobility accessibility tools are started on next login.

Personal: Startup Applications

The Startup Applications (mate-session-properties) is covered in session.md.