I prefer disable by default (to avoid a lot of interface) But add a advanced option/tab is also a good idea or add on list interface a button to enable extcap
After don't forget when a preference is enable, the setting is kept (only need to enable extcap for the first start...) Cheers On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 9:53 AM, Roland Knall <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 8:16 AM, Graham Bloice <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> >> >>> >> I vote for disable by default, I feel that the extcap interfaces are >> superfluous and confusing to most of the users I support as they are for >> "niche" purposes. >> >> I don't follow the argument that a user actually needing an extcap >> interface for their "niche" purpose will find enabling it at all >> difficult. If this is felt to be an issue, why not add a top-level menu >> for extcaps to make their control easier? >> > > > A lot of users on my end (around 100 people use the provided extcap at the > moment) use Wireshark for capturing and first-glance analysis. They expect > the interfaces just to be there, and would default to the built-in > interfaces, which would lead to wrong captures and results. I agree, that > we have now a lot of special extcap interfaces, but I would have to side > with Dario here, it should be the role of the utility to present > possibilities. Otherwise only guys specifically looking for some issues > will find it, and not everyone will use it. > > In my opinion it is more of a question on how to present interfaces to the > end-user. Would it not make more sense, to change the way interfaces are > shown, instead of hiding them as default? For instance, a "Recent" or > "Common" tab and an advanced tab in the interface list would make much more > sense. Also adding favorite interfaces to a short-list. > > If the major consensus is hiding extcap default interfaces, I'll > grudgingly commit to it ;-), but it will present some issues at my end and > there will be a lot of users, never using the feature in the first place. > > Roland > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > _______________ > Sent via: Wireshark-dev mailing list <[email protected]> > Archives: https://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev > Unsubscribe: https://wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev > mailto:[email protected]?subject= > unsubscribe >
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