Hiya
There are a few items in the Wishlist about being able to copy packet
data to the clipboard that I'm thinking of having a go at (partially)
implementing. I'm not going to look at actually being able to edit the
packet list, just being able to get data out of Wireshark.
I don't want to change the existing "Copy" in the details pane, so I'd
be looking at adding a new menu item (a submenu):
Copy Packet Data > As Text
As Hex
As Base64 (maybe)
As Binary (if possible)
As it would not be the standard "Copy" item, I don't think it should be
added to the "Edit" menu.
Judging from comments in the Wishlist, it may not be possible to do a
raw binary copy.
I think that the menu item should copy the data _only_ for the selected
part of the frame - effectively the bytes _highlighted_ in the bytes
pane (otherwise it risks being a duplication of functionality in the
bytes pane).
Similarly in the packet list pane:
Copy Summary Data > As Text
As CSV
This would copy the column data as chosen in the preferences. I can't
see that there is any meaning to copying the packet summary "as binary"
(or some text encoding of the binary).
There's also a suggestion that it might be nice to be able to select
multiple lines in the packet list and packet details panes. If this were
possible, then it might make sense to add the "Copy Packet Data" menu to
the packet list (as well as extending the standard "Copy" in the details
pane to copy the displayed text). However, I'm not confident that I've
understood the existing Select / Browse functionality - turning on
"Browse" seems to lead to wierd behaviour in Windows / GTK2, and the
code looks as if it inverts the Select / Browse setting. If anyone could
let me know what this _should_ do I'd be grateful; also for any hints
from anyone who has tried some of this before...
Cheers
Doug
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