Talk:Notifications/Testing

Welcome to our discussion page for testing the Echo notifications project!

We'd love to hear your feedback about this beta software. Please drop us a line below, with your questions, suggestions or issues.

For tips on how to test Echo, check our testing page. If you encounter a serious issue, please report it as a bug on Bugzilla. If you have any urgent questions, email us at e2@lists.wikimedia.org.

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Thanks!

Fabrice Florin (WMF) (talk) 23:58, 17 December 2012 (UTC)

We need more about purpose
Chris McMahon says that the testing page ought to have a little more about purpose -- that is, what kinds of activities we want to enable people to do using his software, and guidance re the nature of the messages people should receive. Please fix. :-) Sumana Harihareswara, Engineering Community Manager (talk) 17:41, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

Tiny little bug
I checked out Notifications and it works! I do have a minor quibble with the display in the French version. In Special:Notifications, today's messages title (in French) is shown as, the apostrophe showing in all its HTMLesque nakedidity :) Bouchecl (talk) 01:45, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
 * At least now it looks correct: "AUJOURD'HUI".--Qgil (talk) 05:33, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Not warning, unless...
Hi,

As an IP, I left a first message on my talk page. Echo warned me after I reloaded Echo_(Notifications)/Testing. I left a second message, but Echo did not display anything after I reloaded Echo_(Notifications)/Testing. However, after I switched to Talk:Echo (Notifications)/Testing (this page), Echo warned me there was a message.

Cantons-de-l&#39;Est (talk) 12:29, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I think the problem comes from the way that I reload a page. If I only request to view the page by clicking on the "Page" button, no warning. If I request a full reload (Atl-F5 for instance), Echo displays all the messages. Cantons-de-l&#39;Est (talk) 12:32, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I can reproduce this and yes it is funny. Then again in real cases this is basically not noticeable. Users just see the notifications whenever they land in a mediawiki.org page. Reloading a page waiting for a notification to show up is weird. What I wonder is, why can't Echo notifications be more push and show up even if you are not reloading the page, like social media tend to do?--Qgil (talk) 05:29, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Testing Tips content
Hi,

For testing the basics of the system, here is a way :

In English

 * 1) You need two Web browsers.
 * 2) Login if you're not.
 * 3) Go to your talk page. Copy the page address in your computer clipboard.
 * 4) Launch the second web browser.
 * 5) In the second browser, go to your talk page (paste the page adress in the address bar).
 * 6) Leave a comment on your talk page.
 * 7) Go back to the first web browser and reload the page (request a full reload : Ctrl-F5 or Ctrl-Shift-R). The notification count is at 1 (a red button). Click on the 1 and see what the system reports.
 * 8) In the second browser, undo the edit.
 * 9) In the first browser, reload the page. A new notification appears.
 * 10) There are other features available.

In French

 * 1) Vous devez utiliser deux navigateurs Web.
 * 2) Si vous n'êtes pas identifié, faites-le.
 * 3) Allez à votre page de discussion. Copiez l'adresse de cette page dans le presse-papier de votre ordinateur.
 * 4) Lancez un second navigateur Web.
 * 5) Dans ce second navigateur, allez à votre page de discussion là-bas (collez l'adresse du presse-papier).
 * 6) Laissez un message sur votre page de discussion.
 * 7) Retournez dans le premier navigateur et rechargez la page (forcez le rechargement complet : Ctrl-F5 ou Ctrl-Maj-R). Le nombre de notification est passé à 1 (bulle rouge). Cliquez sur ce 1 et observez ce que le système affiche.
 * 8) Dans le second navigateur Web, défaites la modification.
 * 9) Dans le premier navigateur, rechargez la page. Une nouvelle notification apparaît.
 * 10) Il y a d'autres fonctionalités.

Cantons-de-l&#39;Est (talk) 13:31, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

You are wasting my time
Hello,

I left two-three messages, but nobody from the staff took the time to respond. You want user input, but you act as if I was useless. So, I will not any further test anything.

Cantons-de-l&#39;Est (talk) 13:52, 17 March 2013 (UTC)