Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Adding Deltatime to default columns

From: John Sullivan <jsethdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2022 22:23:17 +0100
One thing that always irked me: it would be useful to have the option of a
delta time that is calculated post-display filter, not a delta to a packet you
can't see any more...

On Thursday, August 4, 2022, 8:12:50 PM, leutert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I would appreciate adding Delta Time as a default column, it's one of
> the first things I show to the students in all my Wireshark trainings.
> Thanks all for your great job improving Wireshark continuously.

>  

> Kind regards

> Rolf 

>  

> Leutert NetServices

> www.netsniffing.ch <http://www.netsniffing.ch/> 

>  

> Von: Wireshark-dev <wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Im Auftrag von Roland Knall
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 4. August 2022 17:38
> An: Developer support list for Wireshark <wireshark-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Betreff: [Wireshark-dev] Adding Deltatime to default columns

>  

> Hi

>  

> I want to address a question that popped up recently. With the upcoming
> version 4.0 we have the chance to alter a few defaults. We already
> changed one thing, the default layout now arranges the Packet Detail
> pane side-by-side with the Byte View, both underneath the PacketList (layout option 2).

>  

> But what came up was, that we add the "Delta time (displayed)" column
> as a default option after the "Time" column. The reason for that is,
> that a lot of people doing network analysis actually add that column as
> a first thing anyway when they start up the program and it makes
> therefore sense to have it as a default option. Before we do that, I
> just wanted to gather some opinions about that, therefore posting it here.

>  

> So, how would you like that? 

>  

> kind regards

> Roland





John
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