Ethereal-users: Re: [ethereal-users] Re: [ethereal-dev] static vs dynamic column width

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From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 14:13:17 -0700 (PDT)
(OK, let's try this again, this time with "@zing.org" appended to
"ethereal-users"....

> > > For "Live" capture & display, if we start out with a static column
> > > size and don't resize, we won't be able to view all of the information
> > > should a longer line be written to the (for example) Info column.  The
> > > text storage area may be larger, but the horizontal scroll bar won't
> > > take you to the end of the text string unless the column size has been
> > > adjusted.
> > 
> > "Info" is probably typically the rightmost field, so resizing it won't
> > cause other fields to move; I think that was the main complaint the
> > other Guy had.  If so, making a special case for "Info" might be OK.
> 
> I'm not quite sure what you are saying.  Are you saying the horizontal
> scroll bar will change to allow more "hidden" space to the right to
> accomodate longer Info fields?

That's what you're saying, right, Phil?

> If so, I would expect it to do that.