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authorStig Bjørlykke <stig@bjorlykke.org>2008-06-22 22:50:27 +0000
committerStig Bjørlykke <stig@bjorlykke.org>2008-06-22 22:50:27 +0000
commit1c1da758bf4840b7f7dc5ae34a2bc1cb5807974d (patch)
tree040caeb41e740e8dabbed874b1d61c415d3656b3 /docbook/wsug_src
parent1689ec6a8d5db1a6d98c86098b09cd9e552a92ab (diff)
Updated the Configuration Profiles chapter in the User Guide.
svn path=/trunk/; revision=25527
Diffstat (limited to 'docbook/wsug_src')
-rw-r--r--docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_customize.xml53
1 files changed, 37 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_customize.xml b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_customize.xml
index 4508f250ff..8955a66742 100644
--- a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_customize.xml
+++ b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_customize.xml
@@ -987,33 +987,35 @@ standard libpcap format.
and configurations. Select the <command>Configuration Profiles...</command> menu item from
the <command>Edit</command> menu, or simply press Shift-Ctrl-A; and Wireshark will pop up the
Configuration Profiles dialog box as shown in <xref linkend="ChCustGUIConfigProfilesPage"/>.
+ It is also possible to click in the "Profile" part of the statusbar to popup a menu with
+ available Configuration Profiles (<xref linkend="ChUseWiresharkStatusbarProfile"/>).
</para>
<para>
Configuration files stored in the Profiles:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Preferences (preferences)
+ Preferences (preferences) (<xref linkend="ChCustPreferencesSection"/>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Capture Filters (cfilters)
+ Capture Filters (cfilters) (<xref linkend="ChWorkDefineFilterSection"/>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Display Filters (dfilters)
+ Display Filters (dfilters) (<xref linkend="ChWorkDefineFilterSection"/>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Coloring Rules (colorfilters)
+ Coloring Rules (colorfilters) (<xref linkend="ChCustColorizationSection"/>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Disabled Protocols (disabled_protos)
+ Disabled Protocols (disabled_protos) (<xref linkend="ChAdvEnabledProtocols"/>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -1022,34 +1024,43 @@ standard libpcap format.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Display Filter Macros (dfilter_macros)
+ Display Filter Macros (dfilter_macros) (<xref linkend="ChDisplayFilterMacrosSection"/>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- K12 Protocols (k12_protos)
+ K12 Protocols (k12_protos) (<xref linkend="ChK12ProtocolsSection"/>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- SCCP Users Table (sccp_users)
+ User DLTs Table (user_dlts) (<xref linkend="ChUserDLTsSection"/>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- SNMP Users (snmp_users)
+ SNMP Users (snmp_users) (<xref linkend="ChSNMPUsersSection"/>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- User DLTs Table (user_dlts)
+ SCCP Users Table (sccp_users) (<xref linkend="ChSccpUsers"/>)
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Some recent settings (recent), such as phane sizes in the Main window
+ (<xref linkend="ChUseMainWindowSection"/>), column widths in the packet list
+ (<xref linkend="ChUsePacketListPaneSection"/>), all selections in the "View" menu
+ (<xref linkend="ChUseViewMenuSection"/>) and the last directory navigated to in the
+ File Open dialog.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <note><title>Note!</title>
+ <note><title>Other configurations</title>
<para>
All other configurations are stored in the personal configuration folder,
and are common to all profiles.
@@ -1065,14 +1076,16 @@ standard libpcap format.
<varlistentry><term><command>New</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- This button adds a new profile to the profiles list.
+ This button adds a new profile to the profiles list. The name of the
+ created profile is "New profile" and can be changed in the Properties field.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><command>Delete</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- This button deletes the selected profile.
+ This button deletes the selected profile, including all configuration
+ files used in this profile.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -1089,14 +1102,14 @@ standard libpcap format.
<para>
You can change the name of the currently selected profile here.
</para>
- <note><title>Note!</title>
+ <note><title>Used as a folder name</title>
<para>
The profile name will be used as a folder name in the configured
"Personal configurations" folder. If adding multiple profiles with the
same name, only one profile will be created.
</para>
</note>
- <note><title>Note!</title>
+ <note><title>Illegal characters</title>
<para>
On Windows the profile name cannot start or end with a period (.), and cannot contain
any of the following characters: <command>\ / : * ? " &lt; &gt; |</command>
@@ -1124,7 +1137,15 @@ standard libpcap format.
<varlistentry><term><command>Cancel</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Close this dialog. This will discard unsaved settings.
+ Close this dialog. This will discard unsaved settings, new profiles will not be added
+ and deleted profiles will not be deleted.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry><term><command>Help</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Show this help page.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>