Wireshark · Ethereal-dev: [Ethereal-dev] [Fwd: "Export as raw packet data" vs. "Save Highlighted Data"]

[Ulf Lamping <ulf.lamping@xxxxxx>]

Hi!

Now I recognized, what confused me all the time with this function namings!

Having a look at the context menu again, the function was called "Save 
Highlighted Data", but some other function is called "Match -> Selected",
although both meant the same amount of "selected" data.

For this reason, we should call it:

a) Highlighted
or
b) Selected

in both places!

As I got realized this, I tend to use "Selected" in both functions, even 
though it might not be 100% correct,
but the term is commonly used for this.

So might call it: "Export Selected Packet Data" then, and keeping the 
"Match -> Selected" as it is.

Regards, ULFL

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From: Ulf Lamping <ulf.lamping@xxxxxx>

Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 07:35:42 +0100

Hi List!

IMHO, both terms are currently used for the same function. I will try to summarize the things I've understand so far,

please correct me if I got something wrong here.


First of all, what is the expected behaviour of this function?

If the user selects something in the "Packet Details" or "Packet Bytes" view, this highlights that data in the "Packet Bytes" view. When this function is called now (by context menu in Details/Bytes or by menubar) it should save/export this raw binary data to a file. Correct?

Next, what is the correct term to be used for this function?

"Select" vs. "Highlight"

When I understand the GNOME HIG correct, the user *selects* something and then the program *highlights* that portion in reaction, or maybe the program might *highlight* something for some other reasons as well.

Is this correct so far?

"Save" vs. "Export"

When saving, the data can be loaded again. When exporting the data will be in some different format, so it might not be able to read again.

Is this correct as well?


If both term assumptions were ok, I would expect to call this function:

In the menubar:
"Export -> Highlighted Packet Data..."

I'm unsure, if we should use a keyboard shortcut "CTRL+H" for this, as this function can be easily accessed from the context menu?

In the context menus:
"Export Highlighted Packet Data..."

And in the dialog itself:
"Export Highlighted Packet Data"

Sorry for any confusion introduced by the menu changes I've made to the menu name of this function quite a while ago,

trying to fix it now :-)

Regards, ULFL

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