Ethereal-dev: Re: [ethereal-dev] "Save" and display filter field

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From: Aaron Hillegass <aaron@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 14:06:57 -0400
Guy Harris wrote:
> I'm inclined to have only a "Save As" item, which writes the current
> capture out to a specified file (at least until we offer an option to
> edit packets in a capture, if we ever do).
> Any comments?

I think that this is a good idea.

While we are discussing confusing UI:
I find the display filter field on the main window misleading.  When I
first tried Ethereal,  I typed a filter into the textfield,  and hit
enter.  I expected the filter to be applied to the displayed data. After
some experimentation,  I realized that the filter is only used when the
file is reloaded.  

I think there should be an "apply filter" button (either on the main
window or the filter window) that will reload the data with the filter
activated.  Or,  the filter should be applied when the user hits enter
in the display filter textfield.

Comments?

- Aaron