Make solidify_wallpaper more universal to handle different desktops.

lib/utils.pm

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use Exporter;
 
 use lockapi;
 use testapi;
-our @EXPORT = qw/run_with_error_check type_safely type_very_safely desktop_vt boot_to_login_screen console_login console_switch_layout desktop_switch_layout console_loadkeys_us do_bootloader boot_decrypt check_release menu_launch_type repo_setup setup_workaround_repo cleanup_workaround_repo gnome_initial_setup anaconda_create_user check_desktop download_modularity_tests quit_firefox advisory_get_installed_packages advisory_check_nonmatching_packages start_with_launcher quit_with_shortcut lo_dismiss_tip disable_firefox_studies select_rescue_mode copy_devcdrom_as_isofile bypass_1691487 get_release_number check_left_bar check_top_bar check_prerelease check_version spell_version_number _assert_and_click is_branched rec_log click_unwanted_notifications repos_mirrorlist register_application get_registered_applications solidify_wallpaper_kde/;
+our @EXPORT = qw/run_with_error_check type_safely type_very_safely desktop_vt boot_to_login_screen console_login console_switch_layout desktop_switch_layout console_loadkeys_us do_bootloader boot_decrypt check_release menu_launch_type repo_setup setup_workaround_repo cleanup_workaround_repo gnome_initial_setup anaconda_create_user check_desktop download_modularity_tests quit_firefox advisory_get_installed_packages advisory_check_nonmatching_packages start_with_launcher quit_with_shortcut lo_dismiss_tip disable_firefox_studies select_rescue_mode copy_devcdrom_as_isofile bypass_1691487 get_release_number check_left_bar check_top_bar check_prerelease check_version spell_version_number _assert_and_click is_branched rec_log click_unwanted_notifications repos_mirrorlist register_application get_registered_applications solidify_wallpaper/;
 
 # We introduce this global variable to hold the list of applications that have
 # registered during the apps_startstop_test when they have sucessfully run.
@@ -1190,7 +1190,9 @@ sub register_application {
 # we will keep it that way. The following code has been taken from the
 # KDE startstop tests but it is good to have it here, because it will be
 # needed more often now, it seems.
-sub solidify_wallpaper_kde {
+sub solidify_wallpaper {
+    my $desktop = get_var("DESKTOP");
+    if ($desktop eq "KDE") {
     # Run the Desktop settings
         hold_key 'alt';
         send_key 'd';
@@ -1214,5 +1216,20 @@ sub solidify_wallpaper_kde {
         # Close the application
         assert_and_click "kde_ok";
     }
+    elsif ($desktop eq "gnome") {
+        # Start the terminal to set up backgrounds.
+        menu_launch_type "gnome-terminal";
+        # When the application opens, run command in it to set the background to black
+        type_very_safely "gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri ''";
+        send_key 'ret';
+        wait_still_screen 2;
+        type_very_safely "gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background primary-color '#000000'";
+        send_key 'ret';
+        wait_still_screen 2;
+        quit_with_shortcut();
+        # check that is has changed color
+        assert_screen 'apps_settings_screen_black';
+    }
+}
 
 1;

needles/gnome/locked_screen_switch_user.json

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 {
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 962,
+      "ypos": 707,
+      "width": 27,
+      "type": "match",
+      "height": 19
+    }
+  ],
   "properties": [],
   "tags": [
     "locked_screen_switch_user"
-  ],
-  "area": [
-    {
-      "xpos": 963,
-      "ypos": 708,
-      "width": 22,
-      "height": 21,
-      "type": "match"
-    }
   ]
 }

needles/gnome/system_menu_button.json

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 {
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "type": "match",
+      "width": 45,
+      "height": 25,
+      "xpos": 969,
+      "ypos": 2
+    }
+  ],
   "properties": [],
   "tags": [
     "system_menu_button"
-  ],
-  "area": [
-    {
-      "xpos": 969,
-      "ypos": 2,
-      "width": 45,
-      "height": 25,
-      "type": "match"
-    }
   ]
 }

tests/apps_gnome_preset.pm

@@ -8,25 +8,8 @@ use utils;
 
 sub run {
     my $self = shift;
-    # open the application, let use the method that does not require any needles, 
-    # because this way, the terminal will always start even if some needles
-    # might fail because of changing background in various releases.
-    send_key 'alt-f1';
-    wait_still_screen 2;
-    type_very_safely 'terminal';
-    send_key 'ret';  
-    wait_still_screen 5;
-
-    # When the application opens, run command in it to set the background to black
-    type_very_safely "gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri ''";
-    send_key 'ret';
-    wait_still_screen 2;
-    type_very_safely "gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background primary-color '#000000'";
-    send_key 'ret';
-    wait_still_screen 2;
-    quit_with_shortcut();
-    # check that is has changed color
-    assert_screen 'apps_settings_screen_black';
+    #  Change the background to black.
+    solidify_wallpaper;
 }
 
 # If this test fails, the others will probably start failing too, 

tests/apps_startstop/kde/aasetting.pm

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use utils;
 
 sub run {
     my $self = shift;
-    solidify_wallpaper_kde;
+    solidify_wallpaper;
     # get rid of unwanted notifications that interfere with tests
     click_unwanted_notifications;
 }

tests/desktop_login.pm

@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ sub run {
     our $desktop = get_var("DESKTOP");
     # Get rid of the KDE wallpaper and make background black.
     if ($desktop eq "kde") {
-        solidify_wallpaper_kde;
+        solidify_wallpaper;
         # also get rid of the wallpaper on SDDM screen. This is system
         # wide so we only need do it once
         menu_launch_type $term;
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ sub run {
 
     # Log in with the first user account.
     login_user(user=>"jack", password=>$jackpass);
-    if ($desktop eq "kde") {
-        solidify_wallpaper_kde;
-    }
+    # Because some of the desktop candiness is based on semi-transparent items that change colours
+    # with every background change, we want to get rid of the background and make it a solid color.
+    solidify_wallpaper;
     check_user_logged_in("jack");
     # Log out the user.
     logout_user();
@@ -258,8 +258,9 @@ sub run {
     else {
         # If not, we are in KDE and we will log in normally.
         login_user(user=>"jim", password=>$jimpass);
-        solidify_wallpaper_kde;
     }
+    # The backgrounds must be solid for both newly created users to take effect in the login session.
+    solidify_wallpaper;
     check_user_logged_in("jim");
     # And this time reboot the system using the menu.
     reboot_system();