Wireshark · Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 2421] New: TCP Graphs and Graph control windows can not be minimised independe

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           Summary: TCP Graphs and Graph control windows can not be
                    minimised independently of the main window.
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: 1.0.0
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows Vista
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: Medium
         Component: Wireshark
        AssignedTo: wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: bod43@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


Build Information:
Version 1.0.0

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, without POSIX capabilities, 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 Vista, build 6000, with WinPcap version 4.0.2 (packet.dll
version 4.0.0.1040), based on libpcap version 0.9.5, with AirPcap 3.2.1 build
1069.

Built using Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 build 8804

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

Check the man page and http://www.wireshark.org for more information.
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TCP Graphs and Graph control windows can not be minimised independently of the
main Wireshark window.

I have verified identical behaviour on Server 2003 SP1.
I am convinced that this affects Windows XP too but do not have facilities 
to re-test at present.

To reproduce:

Capture some TCP traffic and select the desired frame for the 
stream to graph then choose:-

Menu/Statistics/TCP stream graph/Time-sequene graph (tcptrace)


The Graphs can be moved independently however if for example:-
I have a Main window, Graph window and Graph Control window open and I 
minimise the any window all three windows are minimised. On top of this
(pun intended) the Graph and Graph control windows are Always-on-top
of the main window.

The old behaviour is to create a minimal sized window at the bottom 
left of the screen when any individual graph window is minimised. 
This is not 'normal standard' MS Windows behaviour but it is 
substantially preferable to the present behaviour. All three versions 
discussed have Graph windows Always-on-top.

It is the combination that is SO VERY undesirable.

To me this is very poor behaviour and to workaround it seems necessary
to slide the graph windows to the side such that a small piece of the 
graph window remains visible.

It is bad enough with just one graph up at a time but it will be very 
difficult indeed to work with additional graphs.

This is a fairly recently introduced behaviour, Ethereal 0.10.4, and
Ethereal 0.99.0 were not so afflicted. I have re-tested this today
on Vista.

Can we please have the old one back? - or something even better.


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