Ethereal development <ethereal-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb am 05.05.04 13:43:18:
>
> |From: Ulf Lamping
> |
> |
> |Hi List!
> |
> |I'm thinking about renaming these entries.
> |
> |Currently, we have the context menu items named "Match" and
> |"Prepare". This is a bit short and not easy to understand.
> |
> |I would tend to rename it:
> |
> |Match -> Apply as Filter
> |Prepare -> Prepare a Filter
> |
> |Explanation:
> |The term "Apply" is already used in the GUI, and better
> |explains what will be done (compared to "Match").
>
> Match does 2 things:
> A. Edit the display filter
> B. Apply the modified display filter
>
> Prepare does 1 thing:
> A. Edit the display filter
>
> Maybe we can choose between "Edit the filter" and "Edit and then run the
> filter" as options?
"run the filter"???
Sorry, I don't get the point.
>
> |Question: What's better: "Apply as Filter" or "Apply as
> |Display Filter"?
> |
> |
> |Selected -> Selected
> |Not Selected -> Not Selected
> |And Selected -> ... and Selected
> |Or Selected -> ... or Selected
> |And Not Selected -> ... and not Selected
> |Or Not Selected -> ... or not Selected
>
> I'd really want to have the "is present" test to be available too (as 1st
> item).
Agreed, "is present" would be nice (but not as the 1st element, because Selected is the most commonly used item, at least for me).
>
> Maybe we can expand the context menu by replacing "Selected" with the field
> name and value, if the selection is a field or protocol?
I'm currently looking exactly how to do this (didn't found an easy way until now), as this would "boost" intuitivity IMHO.
>
> |Explanation:
> |I want to distinguish "visually" between the subitems that
> |replaces the filter and the ones that will append to the
> |existing string in the filter text entry.
> |Question: Any better term for ...?
>
> You may replace "..." with "Current filter";
That's a bit too long, I think.
> if no filter is available yet,
> then the and/or options must be grayed out.
Yes, that's related to fill in the currently selected "thing" into the menuitems label (currently I just don't know how, but looking at it).
>
> |I've done some experiments in my personal source tree, and
> |it's looking much "easier" this way.
>
> I also believe we need to add clarity in this item.
>
Yes!
Regards, ULFL
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