RE: [OID] Field Information

Hi,
 
my proposal would be to put such a preference into "Name Resolution" preference group.
It could be combo-box (similar to Defauul capture interface) with predefined values.
 
I have no opinion concerning URI as know about it nearly nothing.
 
Tomas

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From: Graeme Lunt [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 10:09 PM
To: Kukosa, Tomas; 'Ethereal development'
Subject: RE: [OID] Field Information


Tomas,
 
I have just checked the change in to provide the "Field Information" context menu item (18125). 
I've added the function to oid_resolv.[ch] rather than packet-ber.[ch] as you suggested.
However this means the URL template is not (currently) configurable as I didn't know where "OID" preferences should appear. Any suggestions?
For now the URL template is fixed to the www.alvestrand.no site (which contain links to the elibel site).
 
I have another change (which I haven't checked in) that introduces a new field type for URIs (FT_URI) . This allows the new "Field Information" menu item to then bring up the indicated location. My particular interest is the URI form of a GeneralName which is used in a number of X.509 certificate extensions.
 
But is a URI field type a sensible addition?
 
Graeme



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	From: Kukosa, Tomas [mailto:[email protected]] 
	Sent: 01 May 2006 13:05
	To: [email protected]; Ethereal development
	Subject: RE: [Ethereal-dev] OID Field Information
	
	
	Hi,
	 
	I would prefer to put OID related functions into e.g. oid_resolv.[ch] instead of packet-ber.[ch].
	I guess ber_get_oid_url() could be ranamed to get_oid_url() and located in oid_resolv.[ch] as it is not BER related.
	 
	Regards,
	 Tomas
	 

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	Od: [email protected] za uživatele Graeme Lunt
	Odesláno: po 1.5.2006 12:34
	Komu: 'Ethereal development'
	Předmět: [Ethereal-dev] OID Field Information
	
	

	Hi,
	
	I have developed a patch so that if the user chooses "Field Information" (a
	new context menu item) on a field type of FT_OID, a web page will be brought
	up with their preferred reference page. (e.g.
	http://www.alvestrand.no/objectid/2.5.18.5.html)
	
	I just wanted to check that this is an appropriate way to go about it before
	I check it in.
	Specifically:
	a) Is it architecturally correct to reference a dissector (packet-ber) from
	the gtk\ portion of the tree?
	b) Would a "link" style (like FT_FRAMENUM) be better than extending the
	context menu?
	
	There is a diff attached for the gtk/ files (packet-ber.[ch] patch not
	included).
	
	Comments?
	
	Graeme

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