Jeff Z
changed
bug 11836
Comment # 10
on bug 11836
from Jeff Z
(In reply to Guy Harris from comment #7)
> (In reply to Rebeccah from comment #2)
> > Interestingly, now that I have done my sniffing using the Legacy GUI, the
> > filter that I actually used *does* appear as a drop-down choice. But none
> > of the other onces that exist but haven't been used yet. And what shows up
> > in the dropdown is not the name of the filter, but the actual text of the
> > filtering command.
>
> If you just typed the filter in the text box, it doesn't have a name to show.
>
> And at least with the code on the tip of the master branch, the only filters
> that show up in the drop-down list, in both the Qt *and* GTK+ versions of
> Wireshark, are the ones I've actually typed in - none of the ones in my list
> of capture filters show up.
Rebeccah is trying to use a named filter from the list that is opened when you
select Capture -> Capture Filters. The label beside the text box implies you
can do this since it uses the term "Capture Filter", but this has never been
supported in previous releases. Instead, there was a button next to the text
box that would launch the dialog box from the Capture menu. You could then
apply a filter from the list, or create/apply a new one (as well as give it a
name).
The "Capture Filters" is no longer present, so the only way to launch the
dialog box is through the Capture menu. It would be useful to add back the
button next to the capture options textbox.
The only options in the Capture Filter dialog box are to create, edit, or copy
filters. There is no option to apply one. This the main issue to be resolved.
Not being able to use named filters is very inconvenient when you have a long
list of different MAC or IP addresses. It is much easier to assign a friendly
name for each.
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