Re: test writing guidelines regarding use of red

On Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 5:01:35 AM, Cameron wrote:

CM> Hi.

CM> I’m reviewing some of the Microsoft test submissions.  Take
CM> styling-pres-05-f as an example.  The test is good in that red is used
CM> to indicate test failure, but when the test succeeds the shapes (that
CM> would otherwise be red if the test failed) are set to fill:none. 

A totally blank slide tends to be startling. I tend to first assume something went wrong. 

So in a case like that I would put a green shape behind, that is obscured by red if the test fails.

CM>  The
CM> resulting test slide if the test passes is blank apart from the CVS
CM> revision.  Do we have test writing guidelines written down somewhere?
CM> I’m thinking we should be following rules like:

CM>   * If any red is showing, the test failed.
CM>   * If any green is showing and no red is showing, the test passed.
CM>   * Otherwise, you need to read the pass criteria.





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 Chris Lilley   Technical Director, Interaction Domain                 
 W3C Graphics Activity Lead, Fonts Activity Lead
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Received on Wednesday, 20 October 2010 09:11:11 UTC