[Ethereal-dev] RE: [OID] Field Information

["Graeme Lunt" <graeme.lunt@xxxxxxxxx>]

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:tomas.kukosa@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: 01 May 2006 13:05
To: graeme@xxxxxxxxxxx; 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: ethereal-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 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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