Hi, Search for preferences, you'll find it.
Thanx, Jaap On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, 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 > ><[email protected]> > >To: Developer support list for Wireshark <[email protected]> > >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 > >[email protected] > >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 > >
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