Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 5945] New: Make Capture Filter field in Capture Options di
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Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 19:57:00 -0700 (PDT)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5945

           Summary: Make Capture Filter field in Capture Options dialog
                    box persistent
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: 1.7.x (Experimental)
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Windows Vista
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Enhancement
          Priority: Low
         Component: Wireshark
        AssignedTo: wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Build Information:
Version 1.7.0-SVN-37353 (SVN Rev 37353 from /trunk)

Copyright 1998-2011 Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> and contributors.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Compiled (32-bit) with GTK+ 2.22.1, with GLib 2.26.1, with WinPcap (version
unknown), with libz 1.2.5, without POSIX capabilities, without libpcre, with
SMI
0.4.8, with c-ares 1.7.1, with Lua 5.1, without Python, with GnuTLS 2.10.3,
with
Gcrypt 1.4.6, with MIT Kerberos, with GeoIP, with PortAudio V19-devel (built
May
22 2011), with AirPcap.

Running on 32-bit Windows Vista Service Pack 2, build 6002, with WinPcap
version
4.1.2 (packet.dll version 4.1.0.2001), based on libpcap version 1.0 branch
1_0_rel0b (20091008), GnuTLS 2.10.3, Gcrypt 1.4.6, without AirPcap.

Built using Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 build 21022
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In Wireshark 1.2.16, one could enter a capture filter in the Capture Filter
field of the Capture Options dialog, capture packets, then stop the capture and
go back to the Capture Options dialog. The capture filter would still be
displayed in the Capture Filter field. This was very handy in cases were you
wanted to go to the Capture Options dialog to change some other parameter, such
as a stop condition, and then resume capturing with the same capture filter in
place, or where you wanted to edit, but not completely replace, the capture
filter.

In 1.7.0, this behavior has changed. Now, every time you go to the Capture
Options dialog, the capture filter field is empty and the capture filter has
been lost. If you want to resume capturing with the same filter in place, you
have to re-enter it every time, either by manually rekeying the capture filter,
or by picking it from the capture filter pull-down history list.

It would be a nice enhancement if the Capture Filter field could be made
persistant again, as in 1.2.16, so that capture filters could be reused without
having to be typed in again every time.

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