May I suggest that a section is added to the Developers Guide and / or
Readme.developer that just points out that the documentation source _is_
part of the Wireshark source and can be found in /docbook and built
according to the instructions in the readme there. And that people are
expected to update it...
I didn't find the former obvious when I started working with Wireshark.
If this seems like a good idea I can do it myself, but it won't be until
next week.
-----Original Message-----
From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ulf Lamping
Sent: 25 January 2007 04:36
To: wireshark-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Wireshark-dev] What is "View/Display Filter Macros" in the
menu?!?
Hi List!
While working on a complete different topic, I noticed the new
"View/Display Filter Macros" menu item.
The functionality itself might be useful, however, the documentation is
not existing.
IN IT'S CURRENT FORM THERE'S NO INFORMATION HOW TO USE THIS FEATURE SO
IT'S CONFUSING (OR AT LEAST USELESS) FOR EVERY NORMAL USER!!!
Even as an experienced user (as I would call myself :-), I just don't
know what to do with it.
So what is this all about?!?
If this is experimental, it should be removed from the menu before the
0.99.5 release ...
Regards, ULFL
P.S: BTW: "Of course", it lacks basic GUI features like a "Close"
button, as some window managers don't provide the "X" to close a dialog
...
P.P.S: As I've spend *a lot of time* to keep the User's Guide up to
date, this is a bit discouraging - developers keep adding new features
without caring about the user documentation :-(
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