The following test results are in a virtual machine running 3.2 GNOME (openSUSE) with a 1024x600 resolution and are only testing display problems that would be encountered on a netbook computer. Please remove any non-GNOME applications that may have been included.
Accessibility: All applications were tested under normal text size. It seems likely that even more applications would not fit on the screen if a larger size was selected.
Application |
Status |
Problem(s) |
Bug Report |
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Accerciser |
Good/Usable |
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Banshee |
Good/Usable |
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Brasero |
Good/Usable |
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Cheese |
Unknown |
1. Open Cheese 2. Unable to access menus Screenshot |
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Chess |
Good/Usable |
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Contacts |
Good/Usable |
(Not netbook related): 1. Open Contacts 2. Click on the + sign on the main screen 3. Program closes |
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Desktop Search |
Good/Usable |
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Desktop Sharing |
Good/Usable |
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Dictionary |
Good/Usable |
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Disk Usage Analyzer (Baobab) |
Good/Usable |
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Disk Utility |
Unusable |
1. Open Disk Utility 2. Select a hard disk or flash drive under Storage Devices to the left 3. The Volumes options are larger than the screen Screenshot |
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Empathy |
Usable |
1. Open Empathy 2. Welcome to Empathy window comes up 3. Check "Yes, I'll enter my details now" and click continue 4. Click the chat protocol dropdown and click a protocol at the bottom 5. Click the chat protocol dropdown again and try to scroll up 6. Scrolling breaks Screenshot 1 Screenshot 2 |
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Epiphany |
Unknown |
1. Open Epiphany 2. Epiphany doesn't start (Worked in the Live CD but not after installation) |
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Evolution |
Unusable |
1. Open Evolution 2. Evolution Setup Assistant pops up 3. Click continue (Note: the dialog on the Welcome window says to click "Forward") 3. Click continue on Restore from Backup 4. Enter information on Identity and click continue 5. Select any of the server types in the Server Type dropdown 6. Resulting content does not fit on screen Screenshot (After setup is bypassed using evolution --express command) 1. At the main Evolution screen that displays Inbox, click Edit --> Preferences 2. Navigate through the different types of preferences on the left and each tab within those categories 3. Each tab is too long for the display, although the only thing that ends up being hidden is the non-vital close button at the bottom. Screenshot 1 Screenshot 2 Screenshot 3 |
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File Roller/Archive Manager |
Good/Usable |
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Files/Nautilus |
Good/Usable |
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Five or More |
Good/Usable |
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Four-in-a-Row |
Good/Usable |
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F-Spot |
Good/Usable |
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Gbrainy |
Usable |
1. Open gbrainy 2. Font on startup screen is too small 3. Click Game --> New Game --> Logic Puzzles 4. Some puzzles are too long to display |
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Gedit |
Good/Usable |
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GIMP |
Unusable |
1. Open GIMP 2. Toolbox window is too long for display and cuts off Screenshot |
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GNOME Calculator |
Good/Usable |
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GNOME Character Map |
Good/Usable |
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GNOME Configuration Editor |
Good/Usable |
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GNOME Phone Manager |
Unknown |
1. Open GNOME Phone Manager 2. Application doesn't start |
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GNOME System Monitor |
Good/Usable |
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GNOME Terminal |
Good/Usable |
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Help |
Good/Usable |
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Iagno |
Good/Usable |
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Klotski |
Good/Usable |
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Lights Off |
Good/Usable |
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Log Viewer |
Good/Usable |
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Mahjongg |
Good/Usable |
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Main Menu (editor) |
Unknown |
1. Open Main Menu 2. Application doesn't start |
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Mines |
Good/Usable |
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Network Connections |
Good/Usable |
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Network Tools |
Good/Usable |
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Nibbles |
Unusable |
1. Open Nibbles 2. Menus do not display 3. Screenshot |
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Power Statistics |
Good/Usable |
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PulseAudio Preferences |
Good/Usable |
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Volume Control |
Good/Usable |
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Quadrapassel |
Good/Usable |
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Remote Desktop Viewer (vinagre) |
Good/Usable |
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Robots |
Good/Usable |
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Screenshot |
Good/Usable |
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Seahorse |
Good/Usable |
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Search and Indexing |
Unusable |
1. Open Search and Indexing 2. Navigate through the three tabs 3. Each tab has content that flows off the display Screenshot 1 Screenshot 2 Screenshot 3 |
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Software Settings |
Good/Usable |
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Software Update |
Good/Usable |
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Sound Recorder |
Good/Usable |
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Sudoku |
Good/Usable |
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Swell Foop |
Good/Usable |
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System Settings |
Unusable |
1. Open System Settings 2. Click on Accessibility 3. 4. Click on the Typing tab 5. Some content flows off the display Screenshot This is also where it came to my attention that even more of the tabs (and potentially other applications) were unusable if the larger font sizes were selected. |
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Tali |
Good/Usable |
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Tetravex |
Good/Usable |
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The Board |
Good/Usable |
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Tomboy Notes |
Good/Usable |
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Totem |
Unknown |
1. Open Totem 2. Dropdown menus do not work |
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XChat |
Good/Usable |
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1. Conclusion
GNOME Shell itself is very netbook resolution friendly and most apps work fine with the space provided. Most problems can be fixed by assuring that all applications have working scrollbars. This is especially true for users with larger than normal font sizes selected for accessibility.