[Graeme Hewson <ghewson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ulf Lamping wrote:

> and some disadvantages:
>
> - some overhead of opening/loading the capture file content if the 
> capture info dialog is actually used (which is currently not needed, as 
> the required data is present in the capture loop).
> - slightly increasing complexity in main.c (however, will be similar to 
> the code used for "update list of packets ...", or probably even share 
> some code)

Would it be a problem, with machines in common use today, to make 
"update list of packets in real time" the default?  It's certainly *my* 
default, and I think it would be more friendly/useful for inexperienced 
Ethereal users.

In other words, I say go ahead with your proposal.

Graeme Hewson