Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Saving settings as "Profiles"

From: "Michael Lum" <michael.lum@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 01:47:44 +0800

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> [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Guy Harris
> Sent: February 15, 2007 5:52 PM
> To: Developer support list for Wireshark
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Saving settings as "Profiles"
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> 
> On Feb 15, 2007, at 5:35 PM, Michael Lum wrote:
> 
> > It would also be nice to have filters associated to the saved 
> > settings.
> 
> "Associated" in the sense that a profile would include a set 
> of filters as well as a set of properties?
> 

Now that you mention it, that may be useful.

But I meant the ability to have a display filter used whenever
a file is loaded.  Even if I double-click on a capture file
I would like Wireshark to apply my default display
filter on the first pass/processing.

> 
> > I believe the capture file is loaded a second time after 
> the filter is 
> > applied?
> 
> The list of packets is reprocessed, to see which ones match 
> the filter, but the file isn't re-read.
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