Wireshark · Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] Re: rev 14518: /trunk/epan/dissectors/: packet-ip.c

[Gilbert Ramirez <gilbertr@xxxxxxxxx>]

We need a preference which would make all hidden fields visible.

--gilbert

On 6/2/05, Ulf Lamping <ulf.lamping@xxxxxx> wrote:
> ronnie sahlberg <ronniesahlberg@xxxxxxxxx>, Ethereal development <ethereal-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb am 02.06.05 14:11:17:
> >
> > It is very difficult to find fields one can filter on unless they are
> > visible in the decode pane.
> > Most of my users "learn" about new useful fields by clicking on them
> > in the decode pane since the list of fields in the manual is just too
> > big to search through.
> 
> Full Ack
> >
> > These resolved hostnames, would it make sense to make
> > ip.src and ip.dst into expansions and put the resolved name ip.host
> > down there so they become visible?
> >
> 
> Sounds reasonable.
> 
> I was thinking about how to add this, and didn't get a good solution so I made the fields hidden. Making them visible was very ugly to look at.
> 
> So making the current "Source" and "Destination" fields tree parents, and put the host fields into it seems to be a good idea.
> 
> I will see what I can do, probably this evening ...
> 
> Regards, ULFL
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