You might try checking Help->About Wireshark->Folders. Specific locations vary by platform and compile-time options.
Hal Lander wrote: > I did not realise there was a preference file. > > Now looking at http://www.wireshark.org/docs/man-pages/tshark.html I can > see there should be a global and a personal preference file. > The manual does not seem to give the actual names for these files, and I > don't have a 'preferences' directory. > > Do you know what the filenames and directory path should be? > > Thanks again > Hal > > >> From: skydiver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Developer support list for Wireshark >> <wireshark-dev@wireshark.org> >> To: Developer support list for Wireshark <wireshark-dev@wireshark.org> >> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] How do I initialise a boolean preference >> Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:39:49 +0100 (CET) >> >> Hi, >> >> Question: is our preference already in the preferences file? >> Then your default gets overwritten by this stored value. The default is >> default only when the preference is newly introduced. >> >> Thanx, >> Jaap >> >> On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Hal Lander wrote: >> >> > I start Wireshark (don't open a file or anything). >> > My dissector's proto_reg_handoff routine is called. >> > In the code that runs only once I initialise a variable >> > static gboolean prefTick >> > to TRUE, and register the preference. >> > Before returning the variable is printed out and it is TRUE. >> > >> > My dissector's proto_reg_handoff routine is called a second time (I >> have not >> > done anything in the Wireshark window yet). >> > Before returning the variable prefTick is printed out and it is FALSE. >> > >> > In Wireshark I edit the preferences for my protocol, I can see my >> tick box >> > and it is unticked. >> > I tick the box and apply it. >> > My dissector's proto_reg_handoff routine is called >> > Before returning the variable prefTick is printed out and it is TRUE. >> > >> > My question are; >> > 1. Why is my proto_reg_handoff routine being called twice initially? >> > 2. Why does the second call set my preference to FALSE? >> > 3. How do I get the tick box to default to TRUE initially (which is >> what i >> > was trying to do) ? >> > >> > It looks as though the code is working apart from not having the right >> > initial value. >> > >> > TIA >> > Hal >> > >> > _________________________________________________________________ >> > Valentine�s Day -- Shop for gifts that spell L-O-V-E at MSN Shopping >> > >> http://shopping.msn.com/content/shp/?ctId=8323,ptnrid=37,ptnrdata=24095&tcode=wlmtagline >> >> > >> > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ >> Wireshark-dev mailing list >> Wireshark-dev@wireshark.org >> http://www.wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-dev > > _________________________________________________________________ > Search for grocery stores. Find gratitude. Turn a simple search into > something more. > http://click4thecause.live.com/search/charity/default.aspx?source=hmemtagline_gratitude&FORM=WLMTAG > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Wireshark-dev mailing list > Wireshark-dev@wireshark.org > http://www.wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-dev _______________________________________________ Wireshark-dev mailing list Wireshark-dev@wireshark.org http://www.wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-dev