Favorites powertoy for OneNote update, and developing a test matrix

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Two things are happening.  First, Shu responded to you and updated his Favorites addin.  In his words, here is the update:

 

I just implemented a new version (1.6.1) of the OneNote Favorites AddIn based on some of the valuable blog feedback.

 

The new updates are:

1. OneNote Favorites Center become modeless dialog, and you can switch multiple favorite pages very fast.

2. Accessibility improved. You can add favorites and access OneNote Favorites Center by keyboard. The shortcuts for Add OneNote Favorite is "CTRL + ALT + D"; and for OneNote Favorites Center is "CTRL + ALT + I". (but due to the add-in framework of OneNote, the add-in will delay load for 10-20 seconds. so those shortcuts won't be enabled until the add-in got loaded.)

3. UI improvement: XP/Vista theme.

4. Fixed the bug: some of the status (treeview/listview, expand/collapse, pin) cannot be saved automatically.

 

Excellent work!  Thanks, Shu.  I uploaded the new install files at

https://johnguin.members.winisp.net/Shared%20Documents/ON_Favorites_Page.zip

 

Update: the downloaded file will be at https://blogs.msdn.com/johnguin/archive/2008/09/11/onenote-favorites-updated-with-user-requested-feature.aspx.  Looks like the original file got lost when the server was upgraded.

 

Second, it "develop a test matrix" time again in OneNote.  We try to mirror real world usage of OneNote in our persona and dogfood testing.  One of the less glamorous tasks facing testers is to ensure we get all possible configurations in use covered.  For the specific task on my plate, I have to develop a spreadsheet to track where each team member will store her personal notebooks (unshared notebooks) for the future.  It's a relatively straightforward task once the list of places to store notebooks is created and prioritized.  Obviously, notebooks stored on a local drive are easy to test and represent the vast majority of use.  We can't stop there.  We will test with USB devices, NAS servers, SharePoint, LAMP, Windows Home Server (yes, we need to get that problem fixed) and so on.   Once that is done, I will develop the matrix and assign team members different configurations to use to store their notebooks.  This way, we will get a different type of testing completed when compared to automated testing.

 

We will also rotate the configurations on a schedule to fit new configurations into the mix.  Planning this far out, and trying to predict what new technologies will be available is a different side of testing than some people expect. 

 

So, what configurations do YOU use to store your notebooks? 

 

Questions, concerns, comments and criticism always welcome,

John