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3.13. The "Main" toolbar
The main toolbar provides quick access to frequently used items from the menu. This toolbar cannot
be customized by the user, but it can be hidden using the View menu, if the space on the screen is
needed to show even more packet data.
As in the menu, only the items useful in the current program state will be available. The others will
be greyed out (e.g. you cannot save a capture file if you haven't loaded one).
Figure 3.11. The "Main" toolbar
Table 3.9. Main toolbar items
Toolbar
Icon Toolbar Item Corresponding
Menu Item Description
Interfaces... Capture/Inter-
faces...
This item brings up the Capture Interfaces List dialog box
(discussed further in
Section 4.3, “Start Capturing” ).
Options... Capture/Options...
This item brings up the Capture Options dialog box
(discussed further in
Section 4.3, “Start Capturing” ) and al-
lows you to start capturing packets.
Start Capture/Start
This item starts capturing packets with the options form the
last time.
Stop Capture/Stop
This item stops the currently running live capture process
Section 4.3, “Start Capturing” ).
Restart Capture/Restart
This item stops the currently running live capture process and
restarts it again, for convenience.
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Open... File/Open...
This item brings up the file open dialog box that allows you
to load a capture file for viewing. It is discussed in more de-
tail in
Section 5.2.1, “The "Open Capture File" dialog box” .
Save As... File/Save As...
This item allows you to save the current capture file to
whatever file you would like. It pops up the Save Capture
File As dialog box (which is discussed further in
Sec-
tion 5.3.1, “The "Save Capture File As" dialog box” ).
Note!
If you currently have a temporary capture file,
the Save icon
will be shown instead.
Close File/Close
This item closes the current capture. If you have not saved
the capture, you will be asked to save it first.
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