Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 12450] New: Confusing "Apply a display filter <Command/>"

Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 14:42:03 +0000
Bug ID 12450
Summary Confusing "Apply a display filter <Command/>" keyboard shortcut
Product Wireshark
Version 2.0.3
Hardware x86
OS Mac OS X 10.11
Status UNCONFIRMED
Severity Major
Priority Low
Component Qt UI
Assignee [email protected]
Reporter [email protected]

Build Information:
Version 2.0.3 (v2.0.3-0-geed34f0 from master-2.0)

Copyright 1998-2016 Gerald Combs <[email protected]> and contributors.
License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Compiled (64-bit) with Qt 5.3.2, with libpcap, without POSIX capabilities, with
libz 1.2.5, with GLib 2.36.0, with SMI 0.4.8, with c-ares 1.10.0, with Lua 5.2,
with GnuTLS 2.12.19, with Gcrypt 1.5.0, with MIT Kerberos, with GeoIP, with
QtMultimedia, without AirPcap.

Running on Mac OS X 10.11.3, build 15D21 (Darwin 15.3.0), with locale C, with
libpcap version 1.5.3 - Apple version 54, with libz 1.2.5, with GnuTLS 2.12.19,
with Gcrypt 1.5.0.
      Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3720QM CPU @ 2.60GHz (with SSE4.2)

Built using llvm-gcc 4.2.1 (Based on Apple Inc. build 5658) (LLVM build
2336.9.00).

Wireshark is Open Source Software released under the GNU General Public
License.

Check the man page and http://www.wireshark.org for more information.
--
Empty display filter line shows hint "Apply a display filter <Command/>".

This is counter-intuitive, usual convention is <Enter> to apply a filter.
Works that way in zillions of apps.
Standard Mail, to name one.
WIRESHARK is the other, it does work as "apply a display filter" (2nd+ time,
separate bug #12449 about that).

Pressing Command/ actually brings "/" character up to display filter line. 
Applies nothing.


Possible actions:
1. just remove confusing hint, just put "Display filter" there
2. if needed some shortcut to move cursor to Display filter line and that
shortcut is <Command/>
2.1. say so in hint "Display filter (<Command/>)
2.2. make it work that way -- so pressing <Command/> would just move cursor up
there


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