Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Regarding bug 948 - capture vs preferences
From: "Stuart MacDonald" <stuartm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:48:21 -0500
From: On Behalf Of Ulf Lamping
> If you have a clue about usability, you'll guess that a 
> newbie user is 
> just lost in this case. Having two places to adjust settings (with a 
> different "scope") is just a bad usability idea which cries 
> to confuse a 
> user.

Counter-example: Opera 9 & its Site Manager.

> Question: Would it really be that annoying to change your habits 
> (changing habits can be annoying - I know) - or will it 
> *really* annoy 
> you in your everyday work in the long run?

I suppose not.

..Stu