J.B.C.Engelen@...1578... wrote:
Hi all,
Maybe there are people out here that have time to kill and want to help on Inkscape but don't want to or can't code C++. I'd like to remind you of this years 'Test Suite' GSoC project, which was imo very succesfull. We need artists that can provide SVG files and PNG renders of them; so no coding required!
I'd like to add that even certain classes of text related bugs can be tested, without relying on having the same fonts installed on all systems. This can be done by creating an SVG file that should look the same but *is* rendered correctly by Inkscape. For more information:
http://www.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/TestingInkscape
There is an example of this in the test suite (markers.svg, with markers-patch.svg being the "reference" SVG). Although this example doesn't actually use text (and could have used a PNG).
I'm happy to answer questions about the testsuite, but it's perhaps better to ask Jasper for details (cc'ed in this mail).
That would be absolutely fine, if there are any questions regarding the rendering test suite, feel free to ask me.
And just the mention another possible source for test images, the bug tracker also has some images that might be usable. It might be necessary to alter the images a bit to make them suitable for automated testing though, or you may have to generate a reference image.