Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Saving settings as "Profiles"

[Ulf Lamping <ulf.lamping@xxxxxx>]

Luis Ontanon wrote:
> Well I thought of something similar to this solution as well for some
> time. And yes it is somewhat complex but not *so much*.
>
> Having variuos directories like today's user_dir (from  now on a
> prefset) in a meta-user_dir (from now on the prefsets_dir) and being
> able to switch between them, by loading the prefset from these dirs at
> any given time.
>
> the functions to be implemented would be few:
> - Duplicate the current prefset (easy),
> - Save to disk the current prefset (easier),
> - Load a prefset (switching... this is the complex one)
>
> as per the use of this the interfaces would be two:
> a  -option prefset_name  for the command line (ws and ts),
> and a drop down menu in the top of the preferences dialog  with a
> "save as..." item and a listing the existing prefsets.
>
> other than the prefsets in the prefset_dir there would be a file
> containing a pointer to the "default" prefset.
>
> Implementing the switching operation would be the most complex part of
> this, most probably there are many caveats. But there's a simpler
> solution for this
>     save the current state (file open, marked packets, cureently
> selected packet, ...) to file.
>     fork(), exec() with the new prefset loading the saved state and exit()
>
> Overall it looks like a feasable project not something *very* complex
> to implement.
>   
You might miss the most work intensive point here: how to compare / 
merge two different sets in a GUI way?
> Luis
>
> PS. Don't count on me for implementing it I'm already over-threaded as
> it is right now.
>   
Yes, you might finish some projects (including documentation) still 
being marked experimental before starting new topics ;-)

Regards, ULFL