The first Test Workshop has concluded as a productive face-to-face meeting.

Work is now focusing on testing Widget Digital signature support in widget runtimes and further review. Your comments are very welcome.

Widget runtime implementors are encouraged to take a look at http://dev.w3.org/2006/waf/widgets/tests/test-suite.xml as it may help them implement an interoperable W3C widget runtime.

The test case creation meeting agenda & logistics now have a home at the Test Workshop 2009 wiki.

A list of test assertions should become the reference point for our face-to-face meeting in Germany.

Recently we have some created some scripts for generating Widget digital signatures. The meeting will be very "hands on", so please make sure you are comfortable using zip and editing the configuration document.

See you in two weeks!

In order to help ensure interoperable W3C Widget runtimes, Vodafone are kindly hosting the first ever W3C Widget test cases creation event. The dates are set for the 2009-09-21 (Monday) till 2009-09-23 (Wednesday) and the venue will be in Düsseldorf in Western Germany.

Interested in Web Widgets? Tired of fragmentation? Able to write some tests? Please join us by registering for the event.

The aim is to complete the Widget test suite. Once registering to prepare for the event, please review the test plan and existing tests. A contribution guide and event details will follow soon.

Whilst the W3C Widget Packaging and Configuration specification goes through the W3C process, the Mobile Web Test Suites Working Group have been investing some time and effort into a Widget Testing Framework (WTF).

There is currently a debug instance running at http://wtf.webvm.net. Though soon the project will be properly setup with sources for you to poke at and an opensource license to go with it.

So how does it work? Imagine you have a "Widget runtime" (UA), some software that allows you to run W3C widgets on your computer. You aim the UA to a test, for example: http://wtf.webvm.net/view//basic/true

Step 1

Clicking install should serve you a widget with the correct mimetype application/widget.

Step 2

This is the security prompt phase. You are likely to see this if your widget is not signed.

Step 3

The widget runs and if everything goes well you should see:

Behind the scenes, an AJAX request should be fired off that reports this particular test passed to a REPORTURI which collects this data.

Step 4

In Opera, you'll be asked whether you want to keep the widget after an initial run.

Remove the widget once testing it.

Want to know more?

A more detailed WTF wiki page might help you.

In England there are several shops on the high street which sell mobile devices such as:

• Handset manufacturers - Nokia, Sony, Apple
• Operators - Vodafone, O2, Orange, T-mobile
• Independent retailers like Carphone warehouse, Phones 4 U, Currys & like wise

Only recently I've noticed that some stores allow you to surf the Web on your devices, such as the Nokia flagship store in Regent street, London. Perhaps your local mobile shop now offers a similar service?

Where shops do not offer this facility, please take a moment to politely request Internet access in order to test the mobile's browser(s) on your favourite Web applications.

And what test could you use? Try the WCTMB test and please submit the results.

Be aware that some shops seem to operate odd policies when it comes to photographing the device.

There are many different mobile devices with many different features to choose from. Please make a good quality Web browser be one of them!