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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] VoIP Calls and -Graph dialog behaviour

From: "RUOFF LARS" <Lars.Ruoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:04:13 +0200
Submitted as https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4151

Lars
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jaap Keuter
> Sent: jeudi 22 octobre 2009 07:40
> To: Developer support list for Wireshark
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] VoIP Calls and -Graph dialog behaviour
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Thanks Anders, for commenting on this. No worry that you 
> can't make it.
> I've read the report by Jim Young, who seems to confirm the 
> intended effect of Lars' patch.
> Even though more issues are apparent, this seems to alleviate 
> the most annoying problems.
> 
> Lars, can you file an enhancement bug with your patch, so that:
> 1. We have the proper patch,
> 2. Have a track record of this issue.
> 
> Thanx,
> Jaap
> 
> On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:57:30 +0200, "Anders Broman"
> <anders.broman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I'm currently on a buissiness trip and have little spare 
> time :( I can 
> > live with Lars'es solution but fear that there may be 
> deeper issues...
> > See 
> http://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev/200910/msg00194.html
> > I'm not sure my GTK knowledge
> > Is good enough to fix this.
> > 
> > Regards
> > Anders
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Jaap Keuter
> > Sent: den 22 oktober 2009 09:14
> > To: Developer support list for Wireshark
> > Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] VoIP Calls and -Graph dialog behaviour
> > 
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > Since Gerald is preping 1.2.3 it's time to get this 
> finished. Anders, 
> > as a Windows core developer, can you pick this up?
> > 
> > Thanx,
> > Jaap
> > 
> > 
> > Anders Broman wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >> Perhaps it only happens if you have the console window open?
> >> Regards
> >> Anders
> >> 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> RUOFF LARS
> >> Sent: den 14 oktober 2009 13:55
> >> To: Developer support list for Wireshark
> >> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] VoIP Calls and -Graph dialog behaviour
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Hi Anders,
> >> Hmm, I can't reproduce this.
> >> I compiled 1.3.0 with the line from gtk/dlg_utils.c 
> commented out and 
> >> it works just fine.
> >> When I close Wireshark, all child windows close nicely.
> >> Will try the same on trunk as soon as I have recompiled after 
> >> distclean
> >> :-)
> >> 
> >> Lars
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Anders 
> >>> Broman
> >>> Sent: mercredi 14 octobre 2009 12:04
> >>> To: Developer support list for Wireshark
> >>> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] VoIP Calls and -Graph dialog 
> behaviour
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>  Hi,
> >>> Written in a hurry :-)
> >>>> Is there any particular reason we need to have the windows
> >>> transient to
> >>> top level?
> >>>
> >>> If you do not use transent and leave the child window open then 
> >>> close
> > 
> >>> wirehark The child window will remain and show a portion 
> of the main 
> >>> window on Windows.
> >>> Anders
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> RUOFF LARS
> >>> Sent: den 14 oktober 2009 11:34
> >>> To: Developer support list for Wireshark
> >>> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] VoIP Calls and -Graph dialog 
> behaviour
> >>>
> >>> Coming back on this subject...
> >>>
> >>> @Jeff:
> >>> https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2421
> >>> => This ss definitevly the same issue.
> >>>
> >>> All child dialogs are affected because all use the same 
> function to
> >>> open:
> >>> The problem is the line in gtk/dlg_utils.c:
> >>>  In function dlg_window_new(const gchar *title):
> >>>     gtk_window_set_transient_for(GTK_WINDOW(win),
> >>> GTK_WINDOW(top_level));
> >>>
> >>> Here all dialogs are made transient to the main window.
> >>> The info on this function
> >>> (http://developer.gimp.org/api/2.0/gtk/GtkWindow.html#gtk-wind
> >>> ow-set-tra
> >>> nsient-for)
> >>> suggests that it is good practice to to so for all child dialogs, 
> >>> but
> > 
> >>> the behaviour on Windows is unbearable!
> >>> When *not* called, the behaviour on Windows is: All dialogs will 
> >>> have
> > 
> >>> their own taskbar tab (grouped/ungrouped depends on your Windows 
> >>> settings of course), and simple click on any open window space 
> >>> brings
> > 
> >>> the window to front. I'm unhappy with the fact that 
> taskbar space is 
> >>> cluttered up by child windows, but I still prefer this 
> behaviour to 
> >>> the current one, which is a pain for me.
> >>>
> >>> Is there any particular reason we need to have the 
> windows transient 
> >>> to top level?
> >>> What's the behaviour on Linux/Mac/...?
> >>> If no consensus can be achieved, may I suggest for a preference 
> >>> setting?
> >>>
> >>> Lars
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> >>> Jeff Morriss
> >>>> Sent: mercredi 16 septembre 2009 19:30
> >>>> To: Developer support list for Wireshark
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] VoIP Calls and -Graph 
> dialog behaviour
> >>>>
> >>>> RUOFF LARS wrote:
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> i don't know what has been changed exactly, but the VoIP
> >>> Calls and
> >>>>> -Graph dialog behaviour seems totally screwed up on 1.2.2
> >>>> on Windows.
> >>>>> Initial condition: Wireshark main window maximized.
> >>>>> Once the Voip Calls and -Graph dialogs are opened:
> >>>>> Click on a line in the Graph dialog.
> >>>>> Now try to navigate to the packet details in main window.
> >>>>> Clicking on the main window doesn't bring it to front.
> >>>>> So minimize the Graph window => minimizes ALL windows!
> >>>>> So it needs an additional step to maximize the main 
> window again.
> >>>>> Navigating back to the Graph dialog is a matter of luck:
> >>>>> Either you clicked on the right one of the two dialog
> >>>> handles that are
> >>>>> shown in minimized state ... or not. If you clicked on the
> >>>> wrong on,
> >>>>> you're back to Calls dialog and need first to click on the
> >>>> dialog to
> >>>>> focus it and then on the Graph dialog to bring it to front.
> >>>>> A nightmare!
> >>>>
> >>>> This bug sounds similar:
> >>>>
> >>>> https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2421
> > 
> > 
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