User Interface

3.6. The "Edit" menu

The Ethereal Edit menu contains the fields shown in Table 3.2, “Edit menu items”.

Figure 3.4. The "Edit" Menu

Table 3.2. Edit menu items

Menu Item

Accelerator

Description

 

 

 

Find Packet...

Ctrl+F

This menu item brings up a dialog box that allows you to find a packet by

 

 

 

 

many criteria. There is further information on finding packets in Sec-

 

 

tion 6.6, “Finding packets”.

 

 

 

Find Next

Ctrl+N

This menu item tries to find the next packet matching the settings from

 

 

 

 

"Find Packet...".

 

 

 

Find Previous

Ctrl+B

This menu item tries to find the previous packet matching the settings

 

 

 

 

from "Find Packet...".

 

 

 

------

 

 

 

 

 

Time Reference

Ctrl+T

This menu item set a time reference on the currently selected packet. See

> Set Time Ref-

 

erence (toggle)

 

Section 6.9.1, “Packet time referencing” for more information about the

 

 

time referenced packets.

 

 

 

Time Reference

 

This menu item tries to find the next time referenced packet.

> Find Next

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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