Ethereal-dev: RE: [Ethereal-dev] What is "File->Save Highlighted" menu item for ?
Biot Olivier <Olivier.Biot@xxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb am 08.12.03 16:01:59:
>
> | From: Ulf Lamping
> |
> | Hmm, that sounds to me like the first export function, so we
> | should put this into a new submenu item? What about putting this into:
> |
> | File->Export->Raw Packet Data (Of Selected Area)
>
> I'd propose to use "File -> Export" as menu item, and then let the user pick
> an option from a list (radio button): selected frames, selected frame,
> selected data in frame (or something like that). You could even add an
> option having either the value "export to bytes in network-order" (default),
> "export as hex" or "export as (what we call the byte view)".
>
Well, the actual structure of the "File->Export" submenu has to be thought of. I'm currently unsure, how the actual functionality should be structured in there and how it should be called.
I just didn't like the place where this menu item is placed, as this *will* confuse the users IMHO.
> | Putting this into an export submenu makes it more obvious,
> | that this is a special function compared to the normal "Save"
> | or "Save As" functions.
>
> Do you see XML output as a Save option or as an Export option?
>
As I don't know much about the XML output, so I'm unsure on this topic also. If the file format will be a standardized well known way to transfer data (for in- and output), this would better reside in the "File->Save/Save As" menu item.
If it's an output only file format with several different DTD's, then it's maybe better to put it into the "File->Export" submenu.
Regards, ULFL
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