On Sun, Feb 17, 2008 at 10:31:24AM -0500, Maynard, Chris wrote:
> Nice feature. For me, the column naming convention wouldn't be a
> problem, but maybe it'd be nice to be able to name it something else,
> especially if the display filter name is long.
Good point about the long field names.
> I think it would also be better to not allow invalid display filter
> names to be entered. That way, simple typos, etc. are avoided and the
> user is not wondering why nothing is ever displayed in the column.
Yeah. Where does it make sense to add this though? When you choose the
custom column type, a field appears below it? Or a pop-up appears?
Either way, I agree that this new field should do syntax checking.
> BTW, I added a column called, "ip.ttl", then tried to sort on that
> column. It did not sort according to how I would expect. Rather than
> sorting 1, 57, 58, 60, 64, 107, 118, 127, 128, 193, 246, it sorted 1,
> 107, 118, 127, 128, 193, 246, 57, 58, 60, 64. So the sort seems to be
> operating on the field as if it's a string rather than a numeric
> value.
Ah, yes. I still need to figure out how to change the sort behavior for
the field type chosen. It shouldn't be too difficult.
> Another thing that might be improved upon is to alphabetize the
> drop-down list of available formats so they're a little easier to
> find. Since the drop-down list seems to be getting longer, another
> possible improvement might be to switch from a drop-down list to a
> toolbar-choice-style selection whereby all available columns are
> listed in alphabetical order on the left pane, and the right pane has
> the currently displayed columns in the order to be displayed. The two
> panes would each have a scroll-bar (if needed), and the long, somewhat
> cumbersome drop-down list would be eliminated. Buttons in between the
> panes would be used to "Add -->" or "<-- Remove" column choices. Just
> a few ideas.
That's a great idea. What does everyone else think? This could also
make a custom field type addition more intuitive with a pop-up box as
you're adding it to the column list.
Steve
