Copyright 2004 Nokia
All rights reserved.


RELEASE NOTES


PROJECT RELEASE INFORMATION

Project:           Games Startup application
Version:           0.1.10 (gamma)
Baseline:          http://maemo.research.nokia.com/repository pre-integrated nokia
Date:              2004-12-22
Maintainer:        Qi Ouyang <ouyang.qi@nokia.com>


GENERAL INFORMATION

 This software package contains the general Games Start-up application. It 
 contains starting views for actual games (Chess, Mahjongg, LMarbles) and all
 the (D-BUS) communication needed for them. For more information please refer
 to Docman: 
 - Games SWR: DSR08582-EN
 - Games AS: DSA00967-EN


PACKAGES

 osso-games-startup 0.1.10 Nokia None NC
 

FEATURES

 D SR-GAMES-FS-SUPS-1    Game Start-up screen includes "start" 
 D SR-GAMES-FS-SUPS-2    Game Start-up screen includes "continue" option. 
                         This option is disabled if game is not paused.
 D SR-GAMES-FS-SUPS-3    Game Start-up screen includes "close" option.
 D SR-GAMES-FS-SUPS-4    Game Start-up screen includes "save" option. 
                         This behavior depends on the game.
 D SR-GAMES-FS-SUPS-5    Game Start-up screen includes "load" option. 
                         This behavior depends on the game.
 M SR-GAMES-FS-SUPS-6    Game Start-up screen shall include sound 
                         enable/disable settings if applicable to the game.
 M SR-GAMES-FS-SUPS-7    Game menu includes all game specific options.
 M SR-GAMES-FS-SUPS-8    Start-up screen includes high-scores list. 
                         This behavior depends on the game.
 M SR-GAMES-FS-SUPS-9    Games, which include high-scores list, must have 
                         field for player name. Name is inserted with 
                         text input methods.


LIMITATIONS

Missing features:
- Help (Help application not done yet)
- Start-up screen features specific to other games (Mahjongg, LMarbles)


OPEN BUGS

 -
 
 (Not listing the application bugs which will be fixed for Delta release)


RESOLVED BUGS

 -


SCRATCHBOX SMOKETEST INSTRUCTIONS

 These instructions are for week 47 rootstrap.

 1. Install the application package(s) inside scratchbox
    NOTE: For testing the Games Startup, you need also some game installed! (here Chess)

    dpkg -i osso-games-startup_<version>_i386.deb
    dpkg -i gnuchess_<version>_i386.deb
    dpkg -i osso-chess-ui_<version>_i386.deb
    dpkg -i osso-chess_<version>_i386.deb

 2. Start the platform with "run.sh"

    export DISPLAY=:2
    export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="unix:abstract=/home/common/.hildon-var/run/dbus/socket"
    /usr/bin/dbus-launch-systembus.sh start
    /usr/bin/run.sh --forward :2 &
 
 3. Start the "Games Startup" application from the Tasknavigator menu

 4. Test some basic functionality

    - Select "Easy" from Opponent combobox
    - Click "Play" button
    - Move one of your piece
    - Wait for computer to make it's move..


TARGET DEVICE SMOKETEST INSTRUCTIONS

 1. Install the application package(s) inside target device
    NOTE: For testing the Games Startup, you need also some game installed! (here Chess)

    dpkg -i osso-games-startup_<version>_arm.deb
    dpkg -i gnuchess_<version>_arm.deb
    dpkg -i osso-chess-ui_<version>_arm.deb
    dpkg -i osso-chess_<version>_arm.deb

 2. Restart the device so that desktop entry appears to Tasknavigator menu
 
 3. Start the "Games Startup" application from the Tasknavigator menu

 4. Test some basic functionality

    - Select "Easy" from Opponent combobox
    - Click "Play" button
    - Move one of your piece
    - Wait for computer to make it's move..


TEST REPORTS

 Test reports not yet available.


REFERENCES

 - Games SWR: DSR08582-EN
 - Games AS: DSA00967-EN

