Hi,

'Statistics' would be a start.

Thanx,
Jaap

Martin Mathieson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 7:20 AM, Jaap Keuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
> 
>     Hi,
> 
>     1) It would be nice to have a generalized concept.
>     2) I'm not really happy with the Taps/Statistics moniker on this
>     item. I mean,
>     as a user I don't know what a 'Tap' is. Neither that it's the
>     mechanism to get
>     RTP payloads to the player. So to find settings there for the RTP
>     player is
>     just not intuitive.
> 
> 
> I wasn't entirely happy with it.  My initial thought was to add this 
> preference to the top-level 'User Interface' pane, but its already 
> pretty crowded there and I wasn't sure if it really belonged there anyway.
> 
> I always thought the RTP player group with one item in it looked a bit 
> odd.  I don't know what other preferences may be added there - I suppose 
> options relating to codec plugins might belong there one day.
> 
> Taps that have options are currently configured using controls within 
> the windows themselves, e.g. 'Name Resolution' or 'Limit to Display 
> Filter' checkboxes.  I suppose 'Name Resolution' is common to several 
> different tap windows, and a common default for all taps could be added, 
> but the general 'Name Resolution' preference setting is likely to be a 
> good default.here (not sure if this is being done - I very seldom use 
> name resolution).
> 
> Would renaming 'Taps/Statistics' to 'Statistics' help?  At least this 
> matches the menu item under which all of the affected windows are 
> launched.  Or can someone think of a better organisation?
> 
> Regards,
> Martin
>  
> 
> 
>     I'm currently not aware of other features that could end up here with
>     settings, but this needs some attention.
> 
>     Thanx,
>     Jaap
> 
>     Guy Harris wrote:
>      > On Apr 21, 2008, at 2:56 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>     <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>      >
>      >>
>     http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=25143
>     <http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=25143>
>      >>
>      >> User: martinm
>      >> Date: 2008/04/21 02:56 PM
>      >>
>      >> Log:
>      >> Rename prefs_rtp_player files to prefs_taps.
>      >
>      > Should we
>      >
>      >       1) allow individual taps to register preferences, just as
>     dissectors
>      > can (rather than having the set of preferences for taps wired
>     into the
>      > preferences code)
>      >
>      > and possibly
>      >
>      >       2) have the "Taps/Statistics" preferences item have
>     subitems for each
>      > tap that has preferences?
> 

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