Texture Test

6/22/05 original test written by SteveLinden

7/6/05 added texture priority test - Steve

7/8/05 added full-screen test -Steve

TextureTest

Textures for the following test can be found here...

1. Uploading Textures

a. Single Texture Upload Test
- File->Upload Image
- Upload test_256_256.tga
- Verify that the upload succeeds and that the image looks correct (red arrow pointing up in a green box)
b. Batch Texture Upload Test
- File->Bulk Uplaod
- Upload test_256_512.tga, test_256_256_alpha.tga, test_512_16.tga
- Verify that the textures are the correct dimentions, and that the _alpha texture has transparancy
- Filter your inventory by Texture and verify that the uploaded textures all show up

2. Applying textures

a. Object Texture Test
- Create a box and scale it up so that its sides are easy to see
- Right-click and edit the box
- Click on More (if the tabs don't appear) and choose the Texture tab
- Click on the current (default wood) texture box
  - Verify that the Pick: Texture dialog comes up.
  - Verify that the Textures folder in your inventory appears to the right
- Select test_256_256 in the texture picker
  - Verify that the texture on all sides of the box changes
  - Verify that the arrows on all four sides point up
  - Verify that the arrows on the top and bottom point opposite directions
- Click Select to close the Pick: Texture dialog
- Click on the Color box
  - Verify that the Color Picker dialog comes up
- Choose a color and close the dialog
  - Verify that the color of all sides of the box change
- Change the Transparency spinner and verify that the transarency of the box changes
- Change the Color and Transparency back to White / 0
- Increase the Horizontal and Vertical Repeats per Face
  - Verify that the texture appears multiple times across each surface
- Decrease the Horizontal and Vertical Repeats per Face
  - Verify that a subset of the texture appears on the surface
- Change the Horizontal and Vertical Offset
  - Verify that the texture is offset on each face
- Enable Horizontal and Vertical Flip
  - Verify that the texture flips on each surface
- Change the Rotation value
  - Verify that the texture rotates correctly on each surface
- Change the Repeats Per Meter and click on Apply
  - Verify that the Repeats per Face values change accordingly
  - Change the Repeats per Face back to 1.0 and verify that the Repeats Per Meter value changes
b. Face Texture Test
- Open up the Inventory : My Inventory : Textures folder (or filter your inventory for textures)
- Drag test_256_256_alpha on to one of the faces on the box
  - Verify that the texture appears correctly and that you can see through it
- Drag test_256_512 on to a different face and verify that it appears correctly
- Drag test_512_16 on to the same face and verify that it appears correctly
  - The image should appear blurry since it is being stretched across the surface
- Resize the box to 2x2x2m and Set the Texture Mapping to Planar
  - Verify the texture repeats have increased on the box.
- Change the Texture Mapping back to Default
- Take the box created for the next test

3. Avatar Textures

a. Modifying Your Avatar Textures Test
- Right-click on your avatar, choose Appearance
- Select Jacket and change the Upper and/or Lower fabric texture
  - Verify that the jacket texture on your avatar changes
- Select Pants and change the fabric texture
  - Verify that the pants texture on your avatar changes
- Click on Save to save the changes
- Watch your avatar. The texture should go from crisp to (briefly) blurry then crisp again as the baked image loads.
  - Verify that the baked image looks correct
  - Have another avatar watch while you do this and verify that they see the change once you save and that it is correct.
b. Modifying Another Avatar Textures Test
- Watch while another avatar repeats the above test
  - Verify that you can see changes while the other avatar is changing their appearance (There may be some delay)
  - Verify that after the other avatar finishes making changes, the baked texture appears correctly

4. Parcel Overlay

Set View->Land Owners to enabled.
Verify that property colors are visible and their edges are crisp
Disable View->Land Owners

5. Media Textures

a. Applying Parcel Media Textures Test
- Buy a piece of land (see Buying Parcels Test) or go to a parcel of land you own
  - Make sure you are standing in the parcel
- Move the box created above on to the parcel
- Righ-click on the land and choose About Land
- Choose the Media tab
- Make sure that there is not currently anyting in the Media texture URL field
- Click on the box under Replace this texture:
  - Verify that the Pick dialog comes up with a list of your textures on the right
- Select the test_256_256 texture
- Verify that the image shows up under Replace this texture
- Close the Pick dialog
- Enter a valid streaming media url into the with content from this URL field and press 'Return'
  - For example http://lindens.lindenlab.com/dan-linden/texture_rotate_animation_loop.mov
  - Verify that the Movie control dialog appears on the bottom of the screen and press the play (triangle) button
  - Verify that the movie starts playing on the sides of the box with test_256_256 applied
- Close the About Land dialog
- Right-click the box and choose Edit
- Click on the Texture tab
- Click on the Align button
  - Verify that the move now plays across the entire surface of faces with test_256_256 applied
- Close the Edit dialog
- Right-click on the land and choose About Land again. The Media tab should already be selected.
- Click again on the box under Replace this texture: and verify that the Pick dialg comes up
- Select the test_256_256_alpha texture
  - Verify that the movie starts playing on the surface with test_256_256_alpha applied
  - Note: the texture may not be aligned on the new surface
  - Verify that the surface is not transparant
  - Verify that the other surfaces return to displaying test_256_256
- Select the test_256_16 texture
  - Verify that the movie starts playing on the surface with test_256_16 applied
  - Note: the texture may not be aligned on the new surface
  - Verify that the aspect ratio and transparancy are the same as when the movie played on the other surface
  - Verify that the other surface returns to displaying test_256_256_alpha
b. Media Parcel texture Test
- Move out of the parcel
  - Verify that the movie stops playing and that the previously applied texture appears on the surface
- Move back in to the parcel
  - Verify that the movie does not start playing and that the Movie control appears
- Press Play on the control
  - Verify that the movie starts playing again on the correct surface

6. Texture Priority

Locate an object in the distance with an unloaded or blurry texture.
- You may need to fly to a new area or log out / log in.
Zoom in on the object so that the blurry texture is large and centered in your view.
- The texture should quickly improve to the correct resolution, before other nearby textures do.

7. Full Res

Choose Edit->Preferences->Graphics
Change the Run in a window setting
- Click Apply
- Verify that all textures show up correctly after the resolution changes
Change the Run in a window setting back
- Click Apply
- Verify that all textures show up correctly after the resolution changes

8. Texture Memory management

Texture an object with a texture at 2 repeats per face.
Right-click on your avatar, choose Appearance
Use that same texture on every possible body part, tatoo, and clothing.
- Click save
- Verify the texture on the object still looks ok (not clamped).
- Verify your avatar appears the same to another person as it does to you.

Texture Test

Contents

TextureTest

1. Uploading Textures

2. Applying textures

3. Avatar Textures

4. Parcel Overlay

5. Media Textures

6. Texture Priority

7. Full Res

8. Texture Memory management

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