Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Deprecate some UI preferences?
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From: Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2013 10:11:55 -0800
On 1/19/13 6:02 AM, Bill Meier wrote:
>
> On a different note:
> 
> I sometimes think that it might be good to have a separate entry under
> Edit !  for the protocol prefs; i.e., Edit ! Protocol Preferences
> 
> More often than not I want to change a protocol pref and it's just a bit
> annoying to have to downarrow thru all the other prefs first to get to
> the protocol prefs.
> 
> It the protocol prefs are a separate entry under Edit ! then I think the
> protocol prefs should then always just start out as expanded.

I usually right-click on a protocol tree item any time I need to change
a protocol preference. It's a lot easier than going through the protocol
preference tree.

Some applications provide a search box in their preference windows which
lets you find preference using a free-form text search. I've added
something similar to the "Advanced" preference pane in the Qt port but
I'm thinking of moving it to the main preference window.