Wireshark · Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 6104] Typed characters in Edit -> Preferences -> Capture -> Edit -> "device se

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--- Comment #6 from Stuart MacDonald <stuart.macdonald@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 2011-07-07 13:46:11 PDT ---
(In reply to comment #5)
> OK, after another test, the search does work ... but the problem is that the
> cursor does not move forward fast enough to keep up with your typing, so if you
> type something like this:
> 
>     "\Device\NPF_{1..."

I do _not_ confirm the lag, and I'm pretty quick. Also, pasting keeps up for me
as well (type \, then paste the rest).

However.

That's an incredibly specific kind of searching. I don't think I would have
figured that out. I was expecting
- a keyword search, I type "Intel"
or
- a file-glob search, I type "*ntel*"
or
- a regex search, I type "[Ii]ntel"

Notice that all of those are in Description; I was expecting it to work on all
columns, but Description primarily.

What it actually appears to be is a case-insensitive exact jump-search in the
Device column. (Like what happens when you open Windows explorer and type.)

So I click the help button to learn more...  undocumented!

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