Visual testing of Graphical User Interfaces: An exploratory study towards systematic definitions and approaches

Ayman Issa; Jonathan Sillito; Vahid Garousi

doi:10.1109/WSE.2012.6320526

Visual testing of Graphical User Interfaces: An exploratory study towards systematic definitions and approaches

Ayman Issa^*, Jonathan Sillito, Vahid Garousi

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Abstract

Graphical User Interface (GUI) testing literature emphasizes testing a system's functionality through its GUI, rather than testing visual aspects of the GUI itself. In this paper we introduce the notion of visual testing as a subset of GUI testing. To explore visual testing, we have conducted a study of defects in four open source systems. We found that visual defects represent between 16% and 33% of reported defects in those systems. Two categories of visual defects are identified with six subcategories within each of them. Other findings are also reported that are aimed at motivating the importance and the need for systematically conducting visual testing among researchers and practitioners.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 14th IEEE International Symposium on Web Systems Evolution, WSE 2012
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	11-15
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9781467330558
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WSE.2012.6320526
Publication status	Published - 04 Oct 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	14th IEEE International Symposium on Web Systems Evolution, WSE 2012 - Riva del Garda, Trento, Italy Duration: 28 Sept 2012 → 28 Sept 2012

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Conference	14th IEEE International Symposium on Web Systems Evolution, WSE 2012
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Riva del Garda, Trento
Period	28/09/2012 → 28/09/2012

Keywords

graphical user interface
visual defect
visual testing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Hardware and Architecture
Human-Computer Interaction
Information Systems

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Issa, A, Sillito, J & Garousi, V 2012, Visual testing of Graphical User Interfaces: An exploratory study towards systematic definitions and approaches. in Proceedings - 14th IEEE International Symposium on Web Systems Evolution, WSE 2012., 6320526, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 11-15, 14th IEEE International Symposium on Web Systems Evolution, WSE 2012, Riva del Garda, Trento, Italy, 28/09/2012. https://doi.org/10.1109/WSE.2012.6320526

Visual testing of Graphical User Interfaces: An exploratory study towards systematic definitions and approaches. / Issa, Ayman; Sillito, Jonathan; Garousi, Vahid.
Proceedings - 14th IEEE International Symposium on Web Systems Evolution, WSE 2012. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2012. p. 11-15 6320526.

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