See https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/merge_requests/4178 for the functionality change
Am Mo., 13. Sept. 2021 um 11:37 Uhr schrieb Roland Knall <rkn...@gmail.com>: > Looks to me that we actually have an inconsistency in behavior. If you > click on a byte, the underlying field gets selected in the byteview as well > as packetdetail pane and stays selected, until you click someplace else. If > you do the same the other way around, it does not work, as the selection is > not locked in in the byteview. > > Bugfix inbound, and I don't think it needs to be configurable, as it > actually solves the underlying issue > > cheers > Roland > > Am Sa., 11. Sept. 2021 um 15:45 Uhr schrieb John Thacker < > johnthac...@gmail.com>: > >> On Sat, Sep 11, 2021 at 7:23 AM Jaap Keuter <jaap.keu...@xs4all.nl> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Often when working with captured data from some development setup I >>> wonder around the packet bytes with the mouse pointer to try and follow >>> where in the code under development certain parts of a packet contents is >>> being created. What happens now is that the highlighting of the field where >>> this particular bytes are from follows the mouse pointer. But I'm working >>> the other way around, by first selecting a field in the packet details, >>> then dive into the packet bytes, where I would like the selected field >>> highlighting to remain, so I can navigate around while keeping my bearings >>> in the packet. >>> >>> But I recon this will upset people. So putting it behind a preference >>> would a the way to go. The the question becomes where to put that? Anyone a >>> good idea? >>> >> >> I would appreciate that, I have wished for that behavior myself. While >> one option is just giving it a name so that people can only access it >> through Preferences->Advanced, I think the most natural place is in >> Appearance->Layout. There's already a section for Packet List settings >> there, that includes a preference for "Enable mouse-over colorization." ( >> https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/blob/master/epan/prefs.c#L3377-L3380) >> Perhaps add a "Packet Bytes settings" group and then the new preference. >> >> Cheers, >> John Thacker >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________ >> Sent via: Wireshark-dev mailing list <wireshark-dev@wireshark.org> >> Archives: https://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev >> Unsubscribe: https://www.wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev >> mailto:wireshark-dev-requ...@wireshark.org >> ?subject=unsubscribe >> >
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