Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] [PATCH] Revised pop-up menus for Copy and Export

[Ulf Lamping <ulf.lamping@xxxxxx>]

Douglas Pratley wrote:
> Hi
>
>  
>
> Based on comments from Ulf 
> (http://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev/200701/msg02802.html), 
> have revised menu structure and labels for copying items, and updated 
> the documentation to match.
>
>  
>
> (a) All copying now under one sub-menu in each of packet list and 
> details panes
>
> (b) Revised names for copy items, now the same for both panes
>
> (c) Export Selected Packet Bytes item now in pop-up menu for packet 
> list and details panes
>
> (d) Removed Copy and Export from packet bytes pane; this leaves no 
> items in the pop-up menu.
>
>  
>
> This last is because the functionality in the bytes pane was odd and 
> inconsistent
>
> - right-clicking would often change the selection in unexpected ways
>
> - the export worked on the selected bytes, the copy on the whole packet
>
> - the documentation did not reflect the functionality correctly (at 
> least for Copy / Text Only).
>
>  
Checked in.

Regards, ULFL