Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: [Wireshark-dev] Packet display columns enhancement

[Frank Solensky <frank@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all.

I was using Wireshark while debugging a network problem at work
recently.  After using a number of capture and display filters to reduce
the display down to what I needed, I wanted to see how the values in a
particular field were changing from packet to packet.  As I moved from
one frame to the next, a potential enhancement came to mind.

What I'd like to do is to rework the code in the "Edit > Preferences >
User Interface > Columns" options so that the user could add or remove
packet list pane columns beyond those currently offered.  This would be
based off the same tree generated for the "Display Filter > Expression >
Field Name" dialog.

I haven't seen any mention of anything like this in bugzilla or in the
mailing list archives yet but my search has only been cursory so far.
Is this something that's already been though of?  If not, is it
something that others would fine useful as well?

I'll start working on it in my copious free time if there aren't any
objections.  Thanks in advance..