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Hello,

I want to discuss the test run overview, especially for text-mode tests.

Right now, we have two ways to check these tests in openQA:
1) Clicking through the small squares to figure out the commands and results. This is confusing, especially for new people.
2) Reading the serial_terminal.txt file, which is just a huge, unformatted text dump, making it hard to find what's important.

Compared to other automation tools, this is really hard to read.

I understand openQA started with GUI automation, and that's still important. But, I think we should have two overview tabs: one for GUI tests, and one for CLI tests.

I suggest a view with clearly separated commands, where the input and output are easily recognizable. Each test module could be foldable, allowing users to collapse sections as needed. While this view might be less compact than the current one, it would significantly enhance readability.

I also think that the backend internals (e.g. ; echo Gi8yV-$?- or cat > /tmp/scriptOSm16.sh << 'EOT_OSm16'; echo OSm16-$?-) should be hidden.

I've attached screenshots to show what I mean.

Happy hacking,

Pavel Dostál