Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] Edit-->Preferences minor problems

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From: Richard Sharpe <rsharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 11:47:39 -0800 (PST)
On Fri, 2 Jan 2004, Ulf Lamping wrote:

> >When you click on Edit-->Preferences you are presented with the Ethereal: 
> >Preferences dialog box.
> >
> >On the LHS, this dialog box now contains:
> >
> > [+] User Interface
> >     Capture
> >     Printing
> >     Name Resolution
> > [+] Protocols
> >
> >However, I believe that there is a case to be made that they should be 
> >listed alphabetically:
> >
> >    Capture
> >    Name Resolution
> >    Printing
> >[+] Protocols
> >[+] User Interface
> >
> >The problem, of course, is that User Interface will be out of view if 
> >Protocols is expanded.
> >
> >Are there any preferences?
> >
> I would strongly disagree!
> 
> I can't see any benefit for the user, to have it listed alphabetically.
> 
> When changing the sequence of the preference topics, I was thinking 
> about what the user will like to change first.

OK, I can agree that the main one I change is protocols ...

Regards
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Richard Sharpe, rsharpe[at]ns.aus.com, rsharpe[at]samba.org, 
sharpe[at]ethereal.com, http://www.richardsharpe.com