Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 2315] New: Some time display formats are saved wrongly in
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Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:42:58 +0000 (GMT)
http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2315

           Summary: Some time display formats are saved wrongly in recent.
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: 0.99.8
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Minor
          Priority: Low
         Component: Wireshark
        AssignedTo: wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: jfielding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Build Information:
Version 0.99.8 (SVN Rev 24492)

Copyright 1998-2008 Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> and contributors.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Compiled with GTK+ 2.12.8, with GLib 2.14.6, with WinPcap (version unknown),
with libz 1.2.3, with libpcre 7.0, with SMI 0.4.5, with ADNS, with Lua 5.1,
with
GnuTLS 1.6.1, with Gcrypt 1.2.3, with MIT Kerberos, with PortAudio V19-devel,
with AirPcap.

Running on Windows XP Service Pack 2, build 2600, with WinPcap version 4.0.2
(packet.dll version 4.0.0.1040), based on libpcap version 0.9.5, without
AirPcap.

Built using Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 build 8804

Wireshark is Open Source Software released under the GNU General Public
License.

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The recent file needs an extra value for gui.time_format.
Presently allowed values are RELATIVE, ABSOLUTE, ABSOLUTE_WITH_DATE, DELTA,
EPOCH, but Wireshark now (since 0.99.6, I think) has two versions of delta.

The first three seem to be recorded correctly.
"Seconds Since Previous Captured Packet" is recorded as DELTA.
"Seconds Since Previous Displayed Packet" is recorded as EPOCH.
"Seconds Since Epoch" is recorded as (null).

On startup Wireshark interprets the non-null values the same as recorded (so
EPOCH gives "Seconds Since Previous Displayed Packet"). Null gives relative
time.

The obvious fix of adding a new value DELTA_DISPLAYED will cause a one-time
glitch for people who like "Seconds Since Previous Displayed Packet" - they'll
get "Seconds Since Epoch" until they change it. I don't think that's serious if
it's mentioned in the release notes.


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