Sunday, May 24, 2009

[defect] the advert "flickers" when browsing pictures -- on going.com

Web site under test: newyork.going.com

Web pages under test: "A picture slide show of a given user" and "a picture slide show on the 'best of photobooth' page"

URL of web pages under test: http://bit.ly/oFxlR and http://bit.ly/jSeCg

Title: the advert "flickers" when browsing pictures

Date discovered: 5/22/09, 18:30hrs

Description:

A picture slide show of a given user:

The 2-5/8" x 2-1/4" advertisement on the right hand side of a set of photos will "flicker", each and every time a user manually browsers thru the set of pictures (Slideshow = Off) -- in all major browsers except Opera.

The 2-5/8" x 2-1/4" advertisement on the right hand side of a set of photos will "flicker", each and every time a Slideshow automatically browsers thru the set of pictures (Slideshow = "on") -- in all major browsers except Opera.

A picture slide show on the 'best of photobooth' page:

This happens with the 2-5/8" x 2-1/4" advertisement on the LEFT HAND SIDE of the set of photos

Summary of results:

Fail = A static advert "flickers" when browsing thru a set of pictures -- on each and every browse.

Fail = An animated gif advert "flickers" and "resets" when browsing thru a set of pictures -- on each and every browse.

Pass = A static advert does NOT "flicker" when browsing thru a set of pictures -- on each and every browse.

Pass = An animated gif advert does NOT "flicker" and does NOT "reset" when browsing thru a set of pictures -- on each and every browse.

Win XP SP2 / IE 7.0 -- fail

Win XP SP2 / FF 3.0.10 -- fail

Win XP SP2 / Google Chrome 2.0 -- fail

Win XP SP2 / Opera 9.64 -- pass

Win XP SP2 / Sarafi 3.2.1 -- fail

Mac 10.5.6 / FF 3.0.10 -- fail

Mac 10.5.6 / Sarafi 3.2.1 -- fail

Mac 10.5.6 / Opera 9.64 -- pass

Test details:

Summary: picture navigation and advert response

1) Navigate to a set of pictures

2) Turn off Slideshow

3) Browse thru the set of photos by clicking on Next and Previous. (Also, browse thru the set of photos by using the left and right arrow keys on your key board)

4) FAILED: => The 2-5/8" x 2-1/4" advertisement, that will be present on either the left hand side or the right hand side of the set of photos, shall NOT "flicker/reset" while browsing thru the set of photos.

Link to test case: http://bit.ly/qdWSy

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