On Apr 19, 2008, at 11:27 AM, Ulf Lamping wrote: > Michael Tüxen schrieb: >> Dear all, >> >> actually I think that >> - all entries in 'Capture Help' should be moved to 'Online'. >> - 'Capture Help' can be removed. >> - 'Sample Captures' should be moved to 'Online'. >> >> This would result in three columns: >> * Capture >> * Files >> * Onine >> >> For me this would be easier to understand, especially, everything >> which is provided on the Internet is listed in 'Online'. >> >> What do you think? Ulf? >> > To be honest, I don't think it's a good idea ;-) > > Some general thoughts on the welcome page. > > What can you do after you've started Wireshark: > 1) Start a capture > 2) Open a capture file > 3) Tweak some settings > 4) Prepare for huge capture files by opening relevant Statistics, etc. > 5) Get some general information what this Wireshark is all about :-) > > Tasks 3 and 4 are obviously more related to advanced users - and > probably not really suitable for a welcome page. > > My idea for the welcome page was to have the related *tasks* grouped > in > the columns: > all that is capture related in one topic (including related help) > all that is file related in one topic (including often asked example > captures) > some general help to start working with Wireshark in one topic > > > I'm not sure what confuses you here. Maybe you think that: > > a) there should be a strict seperation between online and offline > stuff? > IMHO moving all online stuff into one column would end up in one of > these link lists that no one cares about to use - or even read. > If we really want to have a better seperation here, we should better > visualize the difference between online and offline stuff, e.g. using > different background colors. But I'm not a big fan of it. > > b) there's an Online column and also online stuff in other columns > as well? > I don't mind to change the name of the online column into something > like > "General Help", "Miscellaneous" or whatever fit's better here. Yes, that was the point confusing me... > > > Regards, ULFL > > > _______________________________________________ > Wireshark-dev mailing list > Wireshark-dev@wireshark.org > http://www.wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-dev
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