Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] ip.addr != 10.0.0.1 (Guy Harris)

[Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stephen Fisher wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 11:52:11AM -0800, Gerald Combs wrote:
> > Stig Bjørlykke wrote:
> > > 2008/1/30, Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > > <mailto:gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>:
> > >
> > >     The attached patch warns the user about "!=" and "ne" by coloring
> > >     the filter
> > >     entry yellow and adding a message to the status bar any time either
> > >     of those
> > >     tokens are present. It's a bit less obtrusive than popping up a dialog.
> > >
> > >
> > > Yes, this is very intuitive even when the user forget why != can give 
> > > wrong results.
> > It's been checked in.
>
> A few comments:
>
>  - The statusbar warning is not displayed while a live capture is in progress
>  - When you point to the filter entry field, there is no mention of what 
> yellow means
>  - The statusbar message should probably mention to check a certain 
> place in the user's guide for more explaination

I finally got around to fixing the first and third items. Stig fixed the second 
one a while back.