Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Where to call Qt Extcap dialog
From: Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 12:06:31 -0700
On 4/27/15 7:09 AM, Roland Knall wrote: > Hi > > @Michal - I though of a adding a button there, but this would also break > usability. Also, changing the current behavior is not something I want to > do, with a lot of people (but mostly Graham) agreeing to it. What I though > of is adding a text on the far right side of the interface display, like > "Options" or something similar. But it would be a clickable text, not a button. I've gotten used to double-clicking on an interface from the main window. I'd also vote for a simple "settings" icon instead of text. Either way, adding the necessary plumbing should hopefully just be a matter of creating a slot for interfaceTree::itemClicked. > @Alexis - It is very likely, that an extcap interface needs to be > configured, before it may be used. This would lead to "Capture Options" -> > "Options" -> "Manage Interfaces" -> "Extcap Tab" -> "Select extcap > interface you want to configure somehow", and will need to an unnecessary > depth of clicking just to set a boolflag or similar. Setting the options > should be 1-2 clicks away at the most otherwise people will not use it > and/or may be getting results because of it. Should we provide a hint for unconfigured extcap interfaces, e.g. by drawing their names in italics? > regards, > Roland > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 4:01 PM, Alexis La Goutte > <alexis.lagoutte@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:alexis.lagoutte@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > Hi, > > it is no possible to Add a Tab on Manage Interfaces for the Extcap > configuration ? > > Regards, > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 3:51 PM, Michal Labedzki > <michal.labedzki@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:michal.labedzki@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > I have two ideas: > 1. Add "Option" button to each interface on welcome screen. > 2. Change behaviour to double-click to options and use Start button > from toolbar (and/or add big one on welcome screen). > > -- > > > Pozdrawiam / Best regards > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Michał Łabędzki, Software Engineer > Tieto Corporation > > Product Development Services > > http://www.tieto.com / http://www.tieto.pl > --- > ASCII: Michal Labedzki > location: Swobodna 1 Street, 50-088 Wrocław, Poland > room: 5.01 (desk next to 5.08) > --- > Please note: The information contained in this message may be > legally privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. > If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you > are hereby notified that any unauthorised use, distribution or > copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately > by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. > Thank You. > --- > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. > --- > Tieto Poland spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością z siedzibą w > Szczecinie, ul. Malczewskiego 26. Zarejestrowana w Sądzie Rejonowym > Szczecin-Centrum w Szczecinie, XIII Wydział Gospodarczy Krajowego > Rejestru Sądowego pod numerem 0000124858. NIP: 8542085557. REGON: > 812023656. Kapitał zakładowy: 4 271500 PLN > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Sent via: Wireshark-dev mailing list > <wireshark-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:wireshark-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > Archives: https://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev > Unsubscribe: https://wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev > mailto:wireshark-dev-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:wireshark-dev-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>?subject=unsubscribe > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Sent via: Wireshark-dev mailing list <wireshark-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:wireshark-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > Archives: https://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev > Unsubscribe: https://wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev > mailto:wireshark-dev-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:wireshark-dev-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>?subject=unsubscribe > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Sent via: Wireshark-dev mailing list <wireshark-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Archives: https://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev > Unsubscribe: https://wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev > mailto:wireshark-dev-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >
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