Wireshark · Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] Menu Usability Changes

[John McDermott <jjm@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Guy Harris wrote:
> > "Print" dialog
> >
> > Currently, the user can print the current frame (without any Ethereal 
> > specific dialogbox), or all (marked) frames in the capture file. This 
> > is confusing when using the toolbar icon, as you don't know what will 
> > be done before pressing the icon.
> >
> > IMHO it s better to build a dialog, where the user selects which 
> > frames he/she would like to print (using radio buttons):
>
>
> I don't personally have a problem with getting rid of "Print Packet", 
> and just leaving "Print".  I don't know whether others would, however.

I have never printed anything but a single packet. Its not that I don't 
see the need, I just haven't needed it personally. Some apps give a 
choice of all items (usually pages), selected item and current item.  I 
like that approach.  The current 'Print Packet' and 'Print' (using the 
"suppress unmarked frames" checkbox) seems to provide this coverage.  A 
single menu item with radio buttons in the dialog would too.

--john

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