Adding upstream version 4.2.2.upstream/4.2.2

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

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+/* recent.c
+ * Recent "preference" handling routines
+ * Copyright 2004, Ulf Lamping <ulf.lamping@web.de>
+ *
+ * Wireshark - Network traffic analyzer
+ * By Gerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org>
+ * Copyright 1998 Gerald Combs
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include <wireshark.h>
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PCAP_REMOTE
+#include <capture_opts.h>
+#endif
+#include <wsutil/filesystem.h>
+#include <epan/prefs.h>
+#include <epan/prefs-int.h>
+#include <epan/column.h>
+#include <epan/value_string.h>
+
+#include "ui/util.h"
+#include "ui/recent.h"
+#include "ui/recent_utils.h"
+#include "ui/packet_list_utils.h"
+#include "ui/simple_dialog.h"
+
+#include <wsutil/file_util.h>
+#include <wsutil/strtoi.h>
+
+#define RECENT_KEY_MAIN_TOOLBAR_SHOW            "gui.toolbar_main_show"
+#define RECENT_KEY_FILTER_TOOLBAR_SHOW          "gui.filter_toolbar_show"
+#define RECENT_KEY_WIRELESS_TOOLBAR_SHOW        "gui.wireless_toolbar_show"
+#define RECENT_KEY_PACKET_LIST_SHOW             "gui.packet_list_show"
+#define RECENT_KEY_TREE_VIEW_SHOW               "gui.tree_view_show"
+#define RECENT_KEY_BYTE_VIEW_SHOW               "gui.byte_view_show"
+#define RECENT_KEY_PACKET_DIAGRAM_SHOW          "gui.packet_diagram_show"
+#define RECENT_KEY_STATUSBAR_SHOW               "gui.statusbar_show"
+#define RECENT_KEY_PACKET_LIST_COLORIZE         "gui.packet_list_colorize"
+#define RECENT_KEY_CAPTURE_AUTO_SCROLL          "capture.auto_scroll"
+#define RECENT_GUI_TIME_FORMAT                  "gui.time_format"
+#define RECENT_GUI_TIME_PRECISION               "gui.time_precision"
+#define RECENT_GUI_SECONDS_FORMAT               "gui.seconds_format"
+#define RECENT_GUI_ZOOM_LEVEL                   "gui.zoom_level"
+#define RECENT_GUI_BYTES_VIEW                   "gui.bytes_view"
+#define RECENT_GUI_BYTES_ENCODING               "gui.bytes_encoding"
+#define RECENT_GUI_ALLOW_HOVER_SELECTION        "gui.allow_hover_selection"
+#define RECENT_GUI_PACKET_DIAGRAM_FIELD_VALUES  "gui.packet_diagram_field_values"
+#define RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_X              "gui.geometry_main_x"
+#define RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_Y              "gui.geometry_main_y"
+#define RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_WIDTH          "gui.geometry_main_width"
+#define RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_HEIGHT         "gui.geometry_main_height"
+#define RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_MAXIMIZED      "gui.geometry_main_maximized"
+#define RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_LEFTALIGN_ACTIONS   "gui.geometry_leftalign_actions"
+#define RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_UPPER_PANE     "gui.geometry_main_upper_pane"
+#define RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_LOWER_PANE     "gui.geometry_main_lower_pane"
+#define RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_WLAN_STATS_PANE     "gui.geometry_status_wlan_stats_pane"
+#define RECENT_LAST_USED_PROFILE                "gui.last_used_profile"
+#define RECENT_GUI_FILEOPEN_REMEMBERED_DIR      "gui.fileopen_remembered_dir"
+#define RECENT_GUI_CONVERSATION_TABS            "gui.conversation_tabs"
+#define RECENT_GUI_CONVERSATION_TABS_COLUMNS    "gui.conversation_tabs_columns"
+#define RECENT_GUI_ENDPOINT_TABS                "gui.endpoint_tabs"
+#define RECENT_GUI_ENDPOINT_TABS_COLUMNS        "gui.endpoint_tabs_columns"
+#define RECENT_GUI_RLC_PDUS_FROM_MAC_FRAMES     "gui.rlc_pdus_from_mac_frames"
+#define RECENT_GUI_CUSTOM_COLORS                "gui.custom_colors"
+#define RECENT_GUI_TOOLBAR_SHOW                 "gui.additional_toolbar_show"
+#define RECENT_GUI_INTERFACE_TOOLBAR_SHOW       "gui.interface_toolbar_show"
+#define RECENT_GUI_SEARCH_IN                    "gui.search_in"
+#define RECENT_GUI_SEARCH_CHAR_SET              "gui.search_char_set"
+#define RECENT_GUI_SEARCH_CASE_SENSITIVE        "gui.search_case_sensitive"
+#define RECENT_GUI_SEARCH_TYPE                  "gui.search_type"
+#define RECENT_GUI_FOLLOW_SHOW                  "gui.follow_show"
+#define RECENT_GUI_SHOW_BYTES_DECODE            "gui.show_bytes_decode"
+#define RECENT_GUI_SHOW_BYTES_SHOW              "gui.show_bytes_show"
+
+#define RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY                   "gui.geom."
+
+#define RECENT_KEY_PRIVS_WARN_IF_ELEVATED     "privs.warn_if_elevated"
+#define RECENT_KEY_SYS_WARN_IF_NO_CAPTURE     "sys.warn_if_no_capture"
+
+#define RECENT_FILE_NAME "recent"
+#define RECENT_COMMON_FILE_NAME "recent_common"
+
+recent_settings_t recent;
+
+static const value_string ts_type_values[] = {
+    { TS_RELATIVE,             "RELATIVE"           },
+    { TS_ABSOLUTE,             "ABSOLUTE"           },
+    { TS_ABSOLUTE_WITH_YMD,    "ABSOLUTE_WITH_YMD"  },
+    { TS_ABSOLUTE_WITH_YDOY,   "ABSOLUTE_WITH_YDOY" },
+    { TS_ABSOLUTE_WITH_YMD,    "ABSOLUTE_WITH_DATE" },  /* Backward compatibility */
+    { TS_DELTA,                "DELTA"              },
+    { TS_DELTA_DIS,            "DELTA_DIS"          },
+    { TS_EPOCH,                "EPOCH"              },
+    { TS_UTC,                  "UTC"                },
+    { TS_UTC_WITH_YMD,         "UTC_WITH_YMD"       },
+    { TS_UTC_WITH_YDOY,        "UTC_WITH_YDOY"      },
+    { TS_UTC_WITH_YMD,         "UTC_WITH_DATE"      },  /* Backward compatibility */
+    { 0, NULL }
+};
+
+/*
+ * NOTE: all values other than TS_PREC_AUTO are the number of digits
+ * of precision.
+ *
+ * We continue to use the old names for values where they may have
+ * been written to the recent file by previous releases.  For other
+ * values, we just write it out numerically.
+ */
+static const value_string ts_precision_values[] = {
+    { TS_PREC_AUTO,            "AUTO" },
+    { TS_PREC_FIXED_SEC,       "SEC"  },
+    { TS_PREC_FIXED_100_MSEC,  "DSEC" },
+    { TS_PREC_FIXED_10_MSEC,   "CSEC" },
+    { TS_PREC_FIXED_MSEC,      "MSEC" },
+    { TS_PREC_FIXED_USEC,      "USEC" },
+    { TS_PREC_FIXED_NSEC,      "NSEC" },
+    { 0, NULL }
+};
+
+static const value_string ts_seconds_values[] = {
+    { TS_SECONDS_DEFAULT,      "SECONDS"      },
+    { TS_SECONDS_HOUR_MIN_SEC, "HOUR_MIN_SEC" },
+    { 0, NULL }
+};
+
+static const value_string bytes_view_type_values[] = {
+    { BYTES_HEX,    "HEX"  },
+    { BYTES_BITS,   "BITS" },
+    { BYTES_DEC,    "DEC" },
+    { BYTES_OCT,    "OCT" },
+    { 0, NULL }
+};
+
+static const value_string bytes_encoding_type_values[] = {
+    { BYTES_ENC_FROM_PACKET,    "FROM_PACKET"  },
+    { BYTES_ENC_ASCII,          "ASCII"  },
+    { BYTES_ENC_EBCDIC,         "EBCDIC"  },
+    { 0, NULL }
+};
+
+static const value_string search_in_values[] = {
+    { SEARCH_IN_PACKET_LIST,    "PACKET_LIST" },
+    { SEARCH_IN_PACKET_DETAILS, "PACKET_DETAILS" },
+    { SEARCH_IN_PACKET_BYTES,   "PACKET_BYTES" },
+    { 0, NULL }
+};
+
+static const value_string search_char_set_values[] = {
+    { SEARCH_CHAR_SET_NARROW_AND_WIDE, "NARROW_AND_WIDE" },
+    { SEARCH_CHAR_SET_NARROW,          "NARROW" },
+    { SEARCH_CHAR_SET_WIDE,            "WIDE" },
+    { 0, NULL }
+};
+
+static const value_string search_type_values[] = {
+    { SEARCH_TYPE_DISPLAY_FILTER, "DISPLAY_FILTER" },
+    { SEARCH_TYPE_HEX_VALUE,      "HEX_VALUE" },
+    { SEARCH_TYPE_STRING,         "STRING" },
+    { SEARCH_TYPE_REGEX,          "REGEX" },
+    { 0, NULL }
+};
+
+static const value_string bytes_show_values[] = {
+    { SHOW_ASCII,         "ASCII" },
+    { SHOW_ASCII_CONTROL, "ASCII_CONTROL" },
+    { SHOW_CARRAY,        "C_ARRAYS" },
+    { SHOW_EBCDIC,        "EBCDIC" },
+    { SHOW_HEXDUMP,       "HEX_DUMP" },
+    { SHOW_HTML,          "HTML" },
+    { SHOW_IMAGE,         "IMAGE" },
+    { SHOW_JSON,          "JSON" },
+    { SHOW_RAW,           "RAW" },
+    { SHOW_RUSTARRAY,     "RUST_ARRAY" },
+    { SHOW_CODEC,         "UTF-8" },
+    // Other codecs are generated at runtime
+    { SHOW_YAML,          "YAML"},
+    { 0, NULL }
+};
+
+static const value_string show_bytes_decode_values[] = {
+    { DecodeAsNone,            "NONE" },
+    { DecodeAsBASE64,          "BASE64" },
+    { DecodeAsCompressed,      "COMPRESSED" },
+    { DecodeAsHexDigits,       "HEX_DIGITS" },
+    { DecodeAsPercentEncoding, "PERCENT_ENCODING" },
+    { DecodeAsQuotedPrintable, "QUOTED_PRINTABLE" },
+    { DecodeAsROT13,           "ROT13"},
+    { 0, NULL }
+};
+
+static void
+free_col_width_data(gpointer data, gpointer user_data _U_)
+{
+    col_width_data *cfmt = (col_width_data *)data;
+    g_free(cfmt->cfield);
+    g_free(cfmt);
+}
+
+static void
+free_col_width_info(recent_settings_t *rs)
+{
+    g_list_foreach(rs->col_width_list, free_col_width_data, NULL);
+    g_list_free(rs->col_width_list);
+    rs->col_width_list = NULL;
+}
+
+/** Write the geometry values of a single window to the recent file.
+ *
+ * @param key unused
+ * @param value the geometry values
+ * @param rfh recent file handle (FILE)
+ */
+static void
+write_recent_geom(gpointer key _U_, gpointer value, gpointer rfh)
+{
+    window_geometry_t *geom = (window_geometry_t *)value;
+    FILE *rf = (FILE *)rfh;
+
+    fprintf(rf, "\n# Geometry and maximized state of %s window.\n", geom->key);
+    fprintf(rf, "# Decimal integers.\n");
+    fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY "%s.x: %d\n", geom->key, geom->x);
+    fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY "%s.y: %d\n", geom->key, geom->y);
+    fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY "%s.width: %d\n", geom->key,
+            geom->width);
+    fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY "%s.height: %d\n", geom->key,
+            geom->height);
+
+    fprintf(rf, "# TRUE or FALSE (case-insensitive).\n");
+    fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY "%s.maximized: %s\n", geom->key,
+            geom->maximized == TRUE ? "TRUE" : "FALSE");
+
+}
+
+/* the geometry hashtable for all known window classes,
+ * the window name is the key, and the geometry struct is the value */
+static GHashTable *window_geom_hash = NULL;
+
+/* save the window and its current geometry into the geometry hashtable */
+void
+window_geom_save(const gchar *name, window_geometry_t *geom)
+{
+    gchar *key;
+    window_geometry_t *work;
+
+    /* init hashtable, if not already done */
+    if (!window_geom_hash) {
+        window_geom_hash = g_hash_table_new(g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
+    }
+    /* if we have an old one, remove and free it first */
+    work = (window_geometry_t *)g_hash_table_lookup(window_geom_hash, name);
+    if (work) {
+        g_hash_table_remove(window_geom_hash, name);
+        g_free(work->key);
+        g_free(work);
+    }
+
+    /* g_malloc and insert the new one */
+    work = g_new(window_geometry_t, 1);
+    *work = *geom;
+    key = g_strdup(name);
+    work->key = key;
+    g_hash_table_insert(window_geom_hash, key, work);
+}
+
+/* load the desired geometry for this window from the geometry hashtable */
+gboolean
+window_geom_load(const gchar       *name,
+                 window_geometry_t *geom)
+{
+    window_geometry_t *p;
+
+    /* init hashtable, if not already done */
+    if (!window_geom_hash) {
+        window_geom_hash = g_hash_table_new(g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
+    }
+
+    p = (window_geometry_t *)g_hash_table_lookup(window_geom_hash, name);
+    if (p) {
+        *geom = *p;
+        return TRUE;
+    } else {
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+}
+
+/* parse values of particular types */
+static void
+parse_recent_boolean(const gchar *val_str, gboolean *valuep)
+{
+    if (g_ascii_strcasecmp(val_str, "true") == 0) {
+        *valuep = TRUE;
+    }
+    else {
+        *valuep = FALSE;
+    }
+}
+
+/** Read in a single geometry key value pair from the recent file.
+ *
+ * @param name the geom_name of the window
+ * @param key the subkey of this pair (e.g. "x")
+ * @param value the new value (e.g. "123")
+ */
+static void
+window_geom_recent_read_pair(const char *name,
+                             const char *key,
+                             const char *value)
+{
+    window_geometry_t geom;
+
+    /* find window geometry maybe already in hashtable */
+    if (!window_geom_load(name, &geom)) {
+        /* not in table, init geom with "basic" values */
+        geom.key        = NULL;    /* Will be set in window_geom_save() */
+        geom.set_pos    = FALSE;
+        geom.x          = -1;
+        geom.y          = -1;
+        geom.set_size   = FALSE;
+        geom.width      = -1;
+        geom.height     = -1;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(key, "x") == 0) {
+        geom.x = (gint)strtol(value, NULL, 10);
+        geom.set_pos = TRUE;
+    } else if (strcmp(key, "y") == 0) {
+        geom.y = (gint)strtol(value, NULL, 10);
+        geom.set_pos = TRUE;
+    } else if (strcmp(key, "width") == 0) {
+        geom.width = (gint)strtol(value, NULL, 10);
+        geom.set_size = TRUE;
+    } else if (strcmp(key, "height") == 0) {
+        geom.height = (gint)strtol(value, NULL, 10);
+        geom.set_size = TRUE;
+    } else if (strcmp(key, "maximized") == 0) {
+        parse_recent_boolean(value, &geom.maximized);
+        geom.set_maximized = TRUE;
+    } else {
+        /*
+         * Silently ignore the bogus key.  We shouldn't abort here,
+         * as this could be due to a corrupt recent file.
+         *
+         * XXX - should we print a message about this?
+         */
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* save / replace geometry in hashtable */
+    window_geom_save(name, &geom);
+}
+
+/** Write all geometry values of all windows to the recent file.
+ * Will call write_recent_geom() for every existing window type.
+ *
+ * @param rf recent file handle from caller
+ */
+static void
+window_geom_recent_write_all(FILE *rf)
+{
+    /* init hashtable, if not already done */
+    if (!window_geom_hash) {
+        window_geom_hash = g_hash_table_new(g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
+    }
+
+    g_hash_table_foreach(window_geom_hash, write_recent_geom, rf);
+}
+
+/* Global list of recent capture filters. */
+static GList *recent_cfilter_list;
+
+/*
+ * Per-interface lists of recent capture filters; stored in a hash
+ * table indexed by interface name.
+ */
+static GHashTable *per_interface_cfilter_lists_hash;
+
+/* XXX: use a preference for this setting! */
+/* N.B.: If we use a pref, we will read the recent_common file
+ * before the pref, so don't truncate the list when reading
+ * (see the similar #16782 for the recent files.)
+ */
+static guint cfilter_combo_max_recent = 20;
+
+/**
+ * Returns a list of recent capture filters.
+ *
+ * @param ifname interface name; NULL refers to the global list.
+ */
+GList *
+recent_get_cfilter_list(const gchar *ifname)
+{
+    if (ifname == NULL)
+        return recent_cfilter_list;
+    if (per_interface_cfilter_lists_hash == NULL) {
+        /* No such lists exist. */
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return (GList *)g_hash_table_lookup(per_interface_cfilter_lists_hash, ifname);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Add a capture filter to the global recent capture filter list or
+ * the recent capture filter list for an interface.
+ *
+ * @param ifname interface name; NULL refers to the global list.
+ * @param s text of capture filter
+ */
+void
+recent_add_cfilter(const gchar *ifname, const gchar *s)
+{
+    GList     *cfilter_list;
+    GList     *li;
+    gchar     *li_filter, *newfilter = NULL;
+
+    /* Don't add empty filters to the list. */
+    if (s[0] == '\0')
+        return;
+
+    if (ifname == NULL)
+        cfilter_list = recent_cfilter_list;
+    else {
+        /* If we don't yet have a hash table for per-interface recent
+           capture filter lists, create one.  Have it free the new key
+           if we're updating an entry rather than creating it below. */
+        if (per_interface_cfilter_lists_hash == NULL)
+            per_interface_cfilter_lists_hash = g_hash_table_new_full(g_str_hash, g_str_equal, g_free, NULL);
+        cfilter_list = (GList *)g_hash_table_lookup(per_interface_cfilter_lists_hash, ifname);
+    }
+
+    li = g_list_first(cfilter_list);
+    while (li) {
+        /* If the filter is already in the list, remove the old one and
+         * append the new one at the latest position (at g_list_append() below) */
+        li_filter = (char *)li->data;
+        if (strcmp(s, li_filter) == 0) {
+            /* No need to copy the string, we're just moving it. */
+            newfilter = li_filter;
+            cfilter_list = g_list_remove(cfilter_list, li->data);
+            break;
+        }
+        li = li->next;
+    }
+    if (newfilter == NULL) {
+        /* The filter wasn't already in the list; make a copy to add. */
+        newfilter = g_strdup(s);
+    }
+    cfilter_list = g_list_prepend(cfilter_list, newfilter);
+
+    if (ifname == NULL)
+        recent_cfilter_list = cfilter_list;
+    else
+        g_hash_table_insert(per_interface_cfilter_lists_hash, g_strdup(ifname), cfilter_list);
+}
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PCAP_REMOTE
+static GHashTable *remote_host_list=NULL;
+
+int recent_get_remote_host_list_size(void)
+{
+    if (remote_host_list == NULL) {
+        /* No entries exist. */
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return g_hash_table_size (remote_host_list);
+}
+
+void recent_add_remote_host(gchar *host, struct remote_host *rh)
+{
+    if (remote_host_list == NULL) {
+        remote_host_list = g_hash_table_new (g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
+    }
+    g_hash_table_insert (remote_host_list, g_strdup(host), rh);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+free_remote_host (gpointer key _U_, gpointer value, gpointer user _U_)
+{
+    struct remote_host *rh = (struct remote_host *) value;
+
+    g_free (rh->r_host);
+    g_free (rh->remote_port);
+    g_free (rh->auth_username);
+    g_free (rh->auth_password);
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+void
+recent_remote_host_list_foreach(GHFunc func, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    if (remote_host_list != NULL) {
+        g_hash_table_foreach(remote_host_list, func, user_data);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+recent_print_remote_host (gpointer key _U_, gpointer value, gpointer user)
+{
+    FILE *rf = (FILE *)user;
+    struct remote_host_info *ri = (struct remote_host_info *)value;
+
+    fprintf (rf, RECENT_KEY_REMOTE_HOST ": %s,%s,%d\n", ri->remote_host, ri->remote_port, ri->auth_type);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Write the contents of the remote_host_list to the 'recent' file.
+ *
+ * @param rf File to write to.
+ */
+static void
+capture_remote_combo_recent_write_all(FILE *rf)
+{
+    if (remote_host_list && g_hash_table_size (remote_host_list) > 0) {
+        /* Write all remote interfaces to the recent file */
+        g_hash_table_foreach (remote_host_list, recent_print_remote_host, rf);
+    }
+}
+
+
+void recent_free_remote_host_list(void)
+{
+    g_hash_table_foreach_remove(remote_host_list, free_remote_host, NULL);
+}
+
+struct remote_host *
+recent_get_remote_host(const gchar *host)
+{
+    if (host == NULL)
+        return NULL;
+    if (remote_host_list == NULL) {
+        /* No such host exist. */
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return (struct remote_host *)g_hash_table_lookup(remote_host_list, host);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fill the remote_host_list with the entries stored in the 'recent' file.
+ *
+ * @param s String to be filled from the 'recent' file.
+ * @return True, if the list was written successfully, False otherwise.
+ */
+static gboolean
+capture_remote_combo_add_recent(const gchar *s)
+{
+    GList *vals = prefs_get_string_list (s);
+    GList *valp = vals;
+    capture_auth auth_type;
+    char  *p;
+    struct remote_host *rh;
+
+    if (valp == NULL)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    if (remote_host_list == NULL) {
+        remote_host_list = g_hash_table_new (g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
+    }
+
+    rh =(struct remote_host *) g_malloc (sizeof (*rh));
+
+    /* First value is the host */
+    rh->r_host = (gchar *)g_strdup ((const gchar *)valp->data);
+    if (strlen(rh->r_host) == 0) {
+        /* Empty remote host */
+        g_free(rh->r_host);
+        g_free(rh);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+    rh->auth_type = CAPTURE_AUTH_NULL;
+    valp = valp->next;
+
+    if (valp) {
+        /* Found value 2, this is the port number */
+        if (!strcmp((const char*)valp->data, "0")) {
+            /* Port 0 isn't valid, so leave port blank */
+            rh->remote_port = (gchar *)g_strdup ("");
+        } else {
+            rh->remote_port = (gchar *)g_strdup ((const gchar *)valp->data);
+        }
+        valp = valp->next;
+    } else {
+        /* Did not find a port number */
+        rh->remote_port = g_strdup ("");
+    }
+
+    if (valp) {
+        /* Found value 3, this is the authentication type */
+        auth_type = (capture_auth)strtol((const gchar *)valp->data, &p, 0);
+        if (p != valp->data && *p == '\0') {
+            rh->auth_type = auth_type;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Do not store username and password */
+    rh->auth_username = g_strdup ("");
+    rh->auth_password = g_strdup ("");
+
+    prefs_clear_string_list(vals);
+
+    g_hash_table_insert (remote_host_list, g_strdup(rh->r_host), rh);
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+#endif
+
+static void
+cfilter_recent_write_all_list(FILE *rf, const gchar *ifname, GList *cfilter_list)
+{
+    guint      max_count = 0;
+    GList     *li;
+
+    /* write all non empty capture filter strings to the recent file (until max count) */
+    li = g_list_first(cfilter_list);
+    while (li && (max_count++ <= cfilter_combo_max_recent) ) {
+        if (li->data && strlen((const char *)li->data)) {
+            if (ifname == NULL)
+                fprintf (rf, RECENT_KEY_CAPTURE_FILTER ": %s\n", (char *)li->data);
+            else
+                fprintf (rf, RECENT_KEY_CAPTURE_FILTER ".%s: %s\n", ifname, (char *)li->data);
+        }
+        li = li->next;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+cfilter_recent_write_all_hash_callback(gpointer key, gpointer value, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    cfilter_recent_write_all_list((FILE *)user_data, (const gchar *)key, (GList *)value);
+}
+
+/** Write all capture filter values to the recent file.
+ *
+ * @param rf recent file handle from caller
+ */
+static void
+cfilter_recent_write_all(FILE *rf)
+{
+    /* Write out the global list. */
+    cfilter_recent_write_all_list(rf, NULL, recent_cfilter_list);
+
+    /* Write out all the per-interface lists. */
+    if (per_interface_cfilter_lists_hash != NULL) {
+        g_hash_table_foreach(per_interface_cfilter_lists_hash, cfilter_recent_write_all_hash_callback, (gpointer)rf);
+    }
+}
+
+/** Reverse the order of all the capture filter lists after
+ *  reading recent_common (we want the latest first).
+ *  Note this is O(N), whereas appendng N items to a GList is O(N^2),
+ *  since it doesn't have a pointer to the end like a GQueue.
+ */
+static void
+cfilter_recent_reverse_all(void)
+{
+    recent_cfilter_list = g_list_reverse(recent_cfilter_list);
+
+    /* Reverse all the per-interface lists. */
+    if (per_interface_cfilter_lists_hash != NULL) {
+        GHashTableIter iter;
+        gpointer key, value;
+        g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, per_interface_cfilter_lists_hash);
+        GList *li;
+        while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, &key, &value)) {
+            li = (GList *)value;
+            li = g_list_reverse(li);
+            /* per_interface_cfilter_lists_hash was created without a
+             * value_destroy_func, so this is fine.
+             */
+            g_hash_table_iter_replace(&iter, li);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/* Write out recent settings of particular types. */
+static void
+write_recent_boolean(FILE *rf, const char *description, const char *name,
+                     gboolean value)
+{
+    fprintf(rf, "\n# %s.\n", description);
+    fprintf(rf, "# TRUE or FALSE (case-insensitive).\n");
+    fprintf(rf, "%s: %s\n", name, value == TRUE ? "TRUE" : "FALSE");
+}
+
+static void
+write_recent_enum(FILE *rf, const char *description, const char *name,
+                  const value_string *values, guint value)
+{
+    const char *if_invalid = NULL;
+    const value_string *valp;
+    const gchar *str_value;
+
+    fprintf(rf, "\n# %s.\n", description);
+    fprintf(rf, "# One of: ");
+    valp = values;
+    while (valp->strptr != NULL) {
+        if (if_invalid == NULL)
+            if_invalid = valp->strptr;
+        fprintf(rf, "%s", valp->strptr);
+        valp++;
+        if (valp->strptr != NULL)
+            fprintf(rf, ", ");
+    }
+    fprintf(rf, "\n");
+    str_value = try_val_to_str(value, values);
+    if (str_value != NULL)
+        fprintf(rf, "%s: %s\n", name, str_value);
+    else
+        fprintf(rf, "%s: %s\n", name, if_invalid != NULL ? if_invalid : "Unknown");
+}
+
+/* Attempt to write out "recent common" to the user's recent_common file.
+   If we got an error report it with a dialog box and return FALSE,
+   otherwise return TRUE. */
+gboolean
+write_recent(void)
+{
+    char        *pf_dir_path;
+    char        *rf_path;
+    FILE        *rf;
+    char        *string_list;
+
+    /* To do:
+     * - Split output lines longer than MAX_VAL_LEN
+     * - Create a function for the preference directory check/creation
+     *   so that duplication can be avoided with filter.c
+     */
+
+    /* Create the directory that holds personal configuration files, if
+       necessary.  */
+    if (create_persconffile_dir(&pf_dir_path) == -1) {
+        simple_dialog(ESD_TYPE_ERROR, ESD_BTN_OK,
+                "Can't create directory\n\"%s\"\nfor recent file: %s.", pf_dir_path,
+                g_strerror(errno));
+        g_free(pf_dir_path);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    rf_path = get_persconffile_path(RECENT_COMMON_FILE_NAME, FALSE);
+    if ((rf = ws_fopen(rf_path, "w")) == NULL) {
+        simple_dialog(ESD_TYPE_ERROR, ESD_BTN_OK,
+                "Can't open recent file\n\"%s\": %s.", rf_path,
+                g_strerror(errno));
+        g_free(rf_path);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+    g_free(rf_path);
+
+    fprintf(rf, "# Common recent settings file for %s " VERSION ".\n"
+            "#\n"
+            "# This file is regenerated each time %s is quit\n"
+            "# and when changing configuration profile.\n"
+            "# So be careful, if you want to make manual changes here.\n"
+            "\n"
+            "######## Recent capture files (latest last), cannot be altered through command line ########\n"
+            "\n",
+            get_configuration_namespace(), get_configuration_namespace());
+
+
+    menu_recent_file_write_all(rf);
+
+    fputs("\n"
+            "######## Recent capture filters (latest first), cannot be altered through command line ########\n"
+            "\n", rf);
+
+    cfilter_recent_write_all(rf);
+
+    fputs("\n"
+            "######## Recent display filters (latest last), cannot be altered through command line ########\n"
+            "\n", rf);
+
+    dfilter_recent_combo_write_all(rf);
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PCAP_REMOTE
+    fputs("\n"
+            "######## Recent remote hosts, cannot be altered through command line ########\n"
+            "\n", rf);
+
+    capture_remote_combo_recent_write_all(rf);
+#endif
+
+    fprintf(rf, "\n# Main window geometry.\n");
+    fprintf(rf, "# Decimal numbers.\n");
+    fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_X ": %d\n", recent.gui_geometry_main_x);
+    fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_Y ": %d\n", recent.gui_geometry_main_y);
+    fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_WIDTH ": %d\n",
+            recent.gui_geometry_main_width);
+    fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_HEIGHT ": %d\n",
+            recent.gui_geometry_main_height);
+
+    write_recent_boolean(rf, "Main window maximized",
+            RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_MAXIMIZED,
+            recent.gui_geometry_main_maximized);
+
+    write_recent_boolean(rf, "Leftalign Action Buttons",
+            RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_LEFTALIGN_ACTIONS,
+            recent.gui_geometry_leftalign_actions);
+
+    fprintf(rf, "\n# Last used Configuration Profile.\n");
+    fprintf(rf, RECENT_LAST_USED_PROFILE ": %s\n", get_profile_name());
+
+    fprintf(rf, "\n# WLAN statistics upper pane size.\n");
+    fprintf(rf, "# Decimal number.\n");
+    fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_WLAN_STATS_PANE ": %d\n",
+            recent.gui_geometry_wlan_stats_pane);
+
+    write_recent_boolean(rf, "Warn if running with elevated permissions (e.g. as root)",
+            RECENT_KEY_PRIVS_WARN_IF_ELEVATED,
+            recent.privs_warn_if_elevated);
+
+    write_recent_boolean(rf, "Warn if Wireshark is unable to capture",
+            RECENT_KEY_SYS_WARN_IF_NO_CAPTURE,
+            recent.sys_warn_if_no_capture);
+
+    write_recent_enum(rf, "Find packet search in", RECENT_GUI_SEARCH_IN, search_in_values,
+                      recent.gui_search_in);
+    write_recent_enum(rf, "Find packet character set", RECENT_GUI_SEARCH_CHAR_SET, search_char_set_values,
+                      recent.gui_search_char_set);
+    write_recent_boolean(rf, "Find packet case sensitive search",
+                         RECENT_GUI_SEARCH_CASE_SENSITIVE,
+                         recent.gui_search_case_sensitive);
+    write_recent_enum(rf, "Find packet search type", RECENT_GUI_SEARCH_TYPE, search_type_values,
+                      recent.gui_search_type);
+
+    window_geom_recent_write_all(rf);
+
+    fprintf(rf, "\n# Custom colors.\n");
+    fprintf(rf, "# List of custom colors selected in Qt color picker.\n");
+    string_list = join_string_list(recent.custom_colors);
+    fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_CUSTOM_COLORS ": %s\n", string_list);
+    g_free(string_list);
+
+    fclose(rf);
+
+    /* XXX - catch I/O errors (e.g. "ran out of disk space") and return
+       an error indication, or maybe write to a new recent file and
+       rename that file on top of the old one only if there are not I/O
+       errors. */
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+
+/* Attempt to Write out profile "recent" to the user's profile recent file.
+   If we got an error report it with a dialog box and return FALSE,
+   otherwise return TRUE. */
+gboolean
+write_profile_recent(void)
+{
+    char        *pf_dir_path;
+    char        *rf_path;
+    char        *string_list;
+    FILE        *rf;
+
+    /* To do:
+     * - Split output lines longer than MAX_VAL_LEN
+     * - Create a function for the preference directory check/creation
+     *   so that duplication can be avoided with filter.c
+     */
+
+    /* Create the directory that holds personal configuration files, if
+       necessary.  */
+    if (create_persconffile_dir(&pf_dir_path) == -1) {
+        simple_dialog(ESD_TYPE_ERROR, ESD_BTN_OK,
+                "Can't create directory\n\"%s\"\nfor recent file: %s.", pf_dir_path,
+                g_strerror(errno));
+        g_free(pf_dir_path);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    rf_path = get_persconffile_path(RECENT_FILE_NAME, TRUE);
+    if ((rf = ws_fopen(rf_path, "w")) == NULL) {
+        simple_dialog(ESD_TYPE_ERROR, ESD_BTN_OK,
+                "Can't open recent file\n\"%s\": %s.", rf_path,
+                g_strerror(errno));
+        g_free(rf_path);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+    g_free(rf_path);
+
+    fprintf(rf, "# Recent settings file for %s " VERSION ".\n"
+            "#\n"
+            "# This file is regenerated each time %s is quit\n"
+            "# and when changing configuration profile.\n"
+            "# So be careful, if you want to make manual changes here.\n"
+            "\n",
+            get_configuration_namespace(), get_configuration_namespace());
+
+    write_recent_boolean(rf, "Main Toolbar show (hide)",
+            RECENT_KEY_MAIN_TOOLBAR_SHOW,
+            recent.main_toolbar_show);
+
+    write_recent_boolean(rf, "Filter Toolbar show (hide)",
+            RECENT_KEY_FILTER_TOOLBAR_SHOW,
+            recent.filter_toolbar_show);
+
+    write_recent_boolean(rf, "Wireless Settings Toolbar show (hide)",
+            RECENT_KEY_WIRELESS_TOOLBAR_SHOW,
+            recent.wireless_toolbar_show);
+
+    write_recent_boolean(rf, "Packet list show (hide)",
+            RECENT_KEY_PACKET_LIST_SHOW,
+            recent.packet_list_show);
+
+    write_recent_boolean(rf, "Tree view show (hide)",
+            RECENT_KEY_TREE_VIEW_SHOW,
+            recent.tree_view_show);
+
+    write_recent_boolean(rf, "Byte view show (hide)",
+            RECENT_KEY_BYTE_VIEW_SHOW,
+            recent.byte_view_show);
+
+    write_recent_boolean(rf, "Packet diagram show (hide)",
+            RECENT_KEY_PACKET_DIAGRAM_SHOW,
+            recent.packet_diagram_show);
+
+    write_recent_boolean(rf, "Statusbar show (hide)",
+            RECENT_KEY_STATUSBAR_SHOW,
+            recent.statusbar_show);
+
+    write_recent_boolean(rf, "Packet list colorize (hide)",
+            RECENT_KEY_PACKET_LIST_COLORIZE,
+            recent.packet_list_colorize);
+
+    write_recent_boolean(rf, "Auto scroll packet list when capturing",
+            RECENT_KEY_CAPTURE_AUTO_SCROLL,
+            recent.capture_auto_scroll);
+
+    write_recent_enum(rf, "Timestamp display format",
+            RECENT_GUI_TIME_FORMAT, ts_type_values,
+            recent.gui_time_format);
+
+    /*
+     * The value of this item is either TS_PREC_AUTO, which is a
+     * negative number meaning "pick the display precision based
+     * on the time stamp precision of the packet", or is a numerical
+     * value giving the number of decimal places to display, from 0
+     * to WS_TSPREC_MAX.
+     *
+     * It used to be that not all values between 0 and 9 (the maximum
+     * precision back then) were supported, and that names were
+     * written out to the recent file.
+     *
+     * For backwards compatibility with those older versions of
+     * Wireshark, write out the names for those values, and the
+     * raw number for other values.
+     */
+    {
+        const char *if_invalid = NULL;
+        const value_string *valp;
+        const gchar *str_value;
+
+        fprintf(rf, "\n# %s.\n", "Timestamp display precision");
+        fprintf(rf, "# One of: ");
+        valp = ts_precision_values;
+        while (valp->strptr != NULL) {
+            if (if_invalid == NULL)
+                if_invalid = valp->strptr;
+            fprintf(rf, "%s", valp->strptr);
+            valp++;
+            if (valp->strptr != NULL)
+                fprintf(rf, ", ");
+        }
+        fprintf(rf, ", or a number between 0 and %d\n", WS_TSPREC_MAX);
+
+        str_value = try_val_to_str(recent.gui_time_precision, ts_precision_values);
+        if (str_value != NULL)
+            fprintf(rf, "%s: %s\n", RECENT_GUI_TIME_PRECISION, str_value);
+        else {
+            if (recent.gui_time_precision >= 0 && recent.gui_time_precision < WS_TSPREC_MAX)
+                fprintf(rf, "%s: %d\n", RECENT_GUI_TIME_PRECISION, recent.gui_time_precision);
+            else
+                fprintf(rf, "%s: %s\n", RECENT_GUI_TIME_PRECISION, if_invalid != NULL ? if_invalid : "Unknown");
+        }
+    }
+
+    write_recent_enum(rf, "Seconds display format",
+            RECENT_GUI_SECONDS_FORMAT, ts_seconds_values,
+            recent.gui_seconds_format);
+
+    fprintf(rf, "\n# Zoom level.\n");
+    fprintf(rf, "# A decimal number.\n");
+    fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_ZOOM_LEVEL ": %d\n",
+            recent.gui_zoom_level);
+
+    write_recent_enum(rf, "Bytes view display type",
+            RECENT_GUI_BYTES_VIEW, bytes_view_type_values,
+            recent.gui_bytes_view);
+
+    write_recent_enum(rf, "Bytes view text encoding",
+            RECENT_GUI_BYTES_ENCODING, bytes_encoding_type_values,
+            recent.gui_bytes_encoding);
+
+    write_recent_boolean(rf, "Packet diagram field values show (hide)",
+            RECENT_GUI_PACKET_DIAGRAM_FIELD_VALUES,
+            recent.gui_packet_diagram_field_values);
+
+    write_recent_boolean(rf, "Allow hover selection in byte view",
+            RECENT_GUI_ALLOW_HOVER_SELECTION,
+            recent.gui_allow_hover_selection);
+
+    write_recent_enum(rf, "Follow stream show as",
+            RECENT_GUI_FOLLOW_SHOW, bytes_show_values,
+            recent.gui_follow_show);
+
+    write_recent_enum(rf, "Show packet bytes decode as",
+            RECENT_GUI_SHOW_BYTES_DECODE, show_bytes_decode_values,
+            recent.gui_show_bytes_decode);
+
+    write_recent_enum(rf, "Show packet bytes show as",
+            RECENT_GUI_SHOW_BYTES_SHOW, bytes_show_values,
+            recent.gui_show_bytes_show);
+
+    fprintf(rf, "\n# Main window upper (or leftmost) pane size.\n");
+    fprintf(rf, "# Decimal number.\n");
+    if (recent.gui_geometry_main_upper_pane != 0) {
+        fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_UPPER_PANE ": %d\n",
+                recent.gui_geometry_main_upper_pane);
+    }
+    fprintf(rf, "\n# Main window middle pane size.\n");
+    fprintf(rf, "# Decimal number.\n");
+    if (recent.gui_geometry_main_lower_pane != 0) {
+        fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_LOWER_PANE ": %d\n",
+                recent.gui_geometry_main_lower_pane);
+    }
+
+    fprintf(rf, "\n# Packet list column pixel widths.\n");
+    fprintf(rf, "# Each pair of strings consists of a column format and its pixel width.\n");
+    packet_list_recent_write_all(rf);
+
+    fprintf(rf, "\n# Open conversation dialog tabs.\n");
+    fprintf(rf, "# List of conversation names, e.g. \"TCP\", \"IPv6\".\n");
+    string_list = join_string_list(recent.conversation_tabs);
+    fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_CONVERSATION_TABS ": %s\n", string_list);
+    g_free(string_list);
+
+    fprintf(rf, "\n# Conversation dialog tabs columns.\n");
+    fprintf(rf, "# List of conversation columns numbers.\n");
+    string_list = join_string_list(recent.conversation_tabs_columns);
+    fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_CONVERSATION_TABS_COLUMNS ": %s\n", string_list);
+    g_free(string_list);
+
+    fprintf(rf, "\n# Open endpoint dialog tabs.\n");
+    fprintf(rf, "# List of endpoint names, e.g. \"TCP\", \"IPv6\".\n");
+    string_list = join_string_list(recent.endpoint_tabs);
+    fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_ENDPOINT_TABS ": %s\n", string_list);
+    g_free(string_list);
+
+    fprintf(rf, "\n# Endpoint dialog tabs columns.\n");
+    fprintf(rf, "# List of endpoint columns numbers.\n");
+    string_list = join_string_list(recent.endpoint_tabs_columns);
+    fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_ENDPOINT_TABS_COLUMNS ": %s\n", string_list);
+    g_free(string_list);
+
+    write_recent_boolean(rf, "For RLC stats, whether to use RLC PDUs found inside MAC frames",
+            RECENT_GUI_RLC_PDUS_FROM_MAC_FRAMES,
+            recent.gui_rlc_use_pdus_from_mac);
+
+    if (get_last_open_dir() != NULL) {
+        fprintf(rf, "\n# Last directory navigated to in File Open dialog.\n");
+        fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_FILEOPEN_REMEMBERED_DIR ": %s\n", get_last_open_dir());
+    }
+
+    fprintf(rf, "\n# Additional Toolbars shown\n");
+    fprintf(rf, "# List of additional toolbars to show.\n");
+    string_list = join_string_list(recent.gui_additional_toolbars);
+    fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_TOOLBAR_SHOW ": %s\n", string_list);
+    g_free(string_list);
+
+    fprintf(rf, "\n# Interface Toolbars show.\n");
+    fprintf(rf, "# List of interface toolbars to show.\n");
+    string_list = join_string_list(recent.interface_toolbars);
+    fprintf(rf, RECENT_GUI_INTERFACE_TOOLBAR_SHOW ": %s\n", string_list);
+    g_free(string_list);
+
+    fclose(rf);
+
+    /* XXX - catch I/O errors (e.g. "ran out of disk space") and return
+       an error indication, or maybe write to a new recent file and
+       rename that file on top of the old one only if there are not I/O
+       errors. */
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* set one user's recent common file key/value pair */
+static prefs_set_pref_e
+read_set_recent_common_pair_static(gchar *key, const gchar *value,
+                                   void *private_data _U_,
+                                   gboolean return_range_errors _U_)
+{
+    long num;
+    char *p;
+
+    if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_MAXIMIZED) == 0) {
+        parse_recent_boolean(value, &recent.gui_geometry_main_maximized);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_LEFTALIGN_ACTIONS) == 0) {
+        parse_recent_boolean(value, &recent.gui_geometry_leftalign_actions);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_X) == 0) {
+        num = strtol(value, &p, 0);
+        if (p == value || *p != '\0')
+            return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;      /* number was bad */
+        recent.gui_geometry_main_x = (gint)num;
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_Y) == 0) {
+        num = strtol(value, &p, 0);
+        if (p == value || *p != '\0')
+            return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;      /* number was bad */
+        recent.gui_geometry_main_y = (gint)num;
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_WIDTH) == 0) {
+        num = strtol(value, &p, 0);
+        if (p == value || *p != '\0')
+            return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;      /* number was bad */
+        if (num <= 0)
+            return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;      /* number must be positive */
+        recent.gui_geometry_main_width = (gint)num;
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_HEIGHT) == 0) {
+        num = strtol(value, &p, 0);
+        if (p == value || *p != '\0')
+            return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;      /* number was bad */
+        if (num <= 0)
+            return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;      /* number must be positive */
+        recent.gui_geometry_main_height = (gint)num;
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_LAST_USED_PROFILE) == 0) {
+        if ((strcmp(value, DEFAULT_PROFILE) != 0) && profile_exists (value, FALSE)) {
+            set_profile_name (value);
+        }
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_WLAN_STATS_PANE) == 0) {
+        num = strtol(value, &p, 0);
+        if (p == value || *p != '\0')
+            return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;      /* number was bad */
+        if (num <= 0)
+            return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;      /* number must be positive */
+        recent.gui_geometry_wlan_stats_pane = (gint)num;
+    } else if (strncmp(key, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY, sizeof(RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY)-1) == 0) {
+        /* now have something like "gui.geom.main.x", split it into win and sub_key */
+        char *win = &key[sizeof(RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY)-1];
+        char *sub_key = strchr(win, '.');
+        if (sub_key) {
+            *sub_key = '\0';
+            sub_key++;
+            window_geom_recent_read_pair(win, sub_key, value);
+        }
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_KEY_PRIVS_WARN_IF_ELEVATED) == 0) {
+        parse_recent_boolean(value, &recent.privs_warn_if_elevated);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_KEY_SYS_WARN_IF_NO_CAPTURE) == 0) {
+        parse_recent_boolean(value, &recent.sys_warn_if_no_capture);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_SEARCH_IN) == 0) {
+        recent.gui_search_in = (search_in_type)str_to_val(value, search_in_values, SEARCH_IN_PACKET_LIST);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_SEARCH_CHAR_SET) == 0) {
+        recent.gui_search_char_set = (search_char_set_type)str_to_val(value, search_char_set_values, SEARCH_CHAR_SET_NARROW_AND_WIDE);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_SEARCH_CASE_SENSITIVE) == 0) {
+        parse_recent_boolean(value, &recent.gui_search_case_sensitive);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_SEARCH_TYPE) == 0) {
+        recent.gui_search_type = (search_type_type)str_to_val(value, search_type_values, SEARCH_TYPE_DISPLAY_FILTER);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_CUSTOM_COLORS) == 0) {
+        recent.custom_colors = prefs_get_string_list(value);
+    }
+
+    return PREFS_SET_OK;
+}
+
+/* set one user's recent file key/value pair */
+static prefs_set_pref_e
+read_set_recent_pair_static(gchar *key, const gchar *value,
+                            void *private_data _U_,
+                            gboolean return_range_errors _U_)
+{
+    long num;
+    gint32 num_int32;
+    char *p;
+    GList *col_l, *col_l_elt;
+    col_width_data *cfmt;
+    const gchar *cust_format = col_format_to_string(COL_CUSTOM);
+    int cust_format_len = (int) strlen(cust_format);
+
+    if (strcmp(key, RECENT_KEY_MAIN_TOOLBAR_SHOW) == 0) {
+        parse_recent_boolean(value, &recent.main_toolbar_show);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_KEY_FILTER_TOOLBAR_SHOW) == 0) {
+        parse_recent_boolean(value, &recent.filter_toolbar_show);
+        /* check both the old and the new keyword */
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_KEY_WIRELESS_TOOLBAR_SHOW) == 0 || (strcmp(key, "gui.airpcap_toolbar_show") == 0)) {
+        parse_recent_boolean(value, &recent.wireless_toolbar_show);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_KEY_PACKET_LIST_SHOW) == 0) {
+        parse_recent_boolean(value, &recent.packet_list_show);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_KEY_TREE_VIEW_SHOW) == 0) {
+        parse_recent_boolean(value, &recent.tree_view_show);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_KEY_BYTE_VIEW_SHOW) == 0) {
+        parse_recent_boolean(value, &recent.byte_view_show);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_KEY_PACKET_DIAGRAM_SHOW) == 0) {
+        parse_recent_boolean(value, &recent.packet_diagram_show);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_KEY_STATUSBAR_SHOW) == 0) {
+        parse_recent_boolean(value, &recent.statusbar_show);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_KEY_PACKET_LIST_COLORIZE) == 0) {
+        parse_recent_boolean(value, &recent.packet_list_colorize);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_KEY_CAPTURE_AUTO_SCROLL) == 0) {
+        parse_recent_boolean(value, &recent.capture_auto_scroll);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_TIME_FORMAT) == 0) {
+        recent.gui_time_format = (ts_type)str_to_val(value, ts_type_values,
+            is_packet_configuration_namespace() ? TS_RELATIVE : TS_ABSOLUTE);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_TIME_PRECISION) == 0) {
+        /*
+         * The value of this item is either TS_PREC_AUTO, which is a
+         * negative number meaning "pick the display precision based
+         * on the time stamp precision of the packet", or is a numerical
+         * value giving the number of decimal places to display, from 0
+         * to WS_TSPREC_MAX.
+         *
+         * It used to be that not all values between 0 and 9 (the maximum
+         * precision back then) were supported, and that names were
+         * written out to the recent file.
+         *
+         * If the string value is a valid number in that range, use
+         * that number, otherwise look it up in the table of names,
+         * and, if that fails, set it to TS_PREC_AUTO.
+         */
+        if (ws_strtoi32(value, NULL, &num_int32) && num_int32 >= 0 &&
+            num_int32 <= WS_TSPREC_MAX) {
+            recent.gui_time_precision = num_int32;
+        } else {
+            recent.gui_time_precision =
+                (ts_precision)str_to_val(value, ts_precision_values, TS_PREC_AUTO);
+        }
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_SECONDS_FORMAT) == 0) {
+        recent.gui_seconds_format =
+            (ts_seconds_type)str_to_val(value, ts_seconds_values, TS_SECONDS_DEFAULT);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_ZOOM_LEVEL) == 0) {
+        num = strtol(value, &p, 0);
+        if (p == value || *p != '\0')
+            return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;      /* number was bad */
+        recent.gui_zoom_level = (gint)num;
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_BYTES_VIEW) == 0) {
+        recent.gui_bytes_view =
+            (bytes_view_type)str_to_val(value, bytes_view_type_values, BYTES_HEX);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_BYTES_ENCODING) == 0) {
+        recent.gui_bytes_encoding =
+            (bytes_encoding_type)str_to_val(value, bytes_encoding_type_values, BYTES_ENC_FROM_PACKET);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_PACKET_DIAGRAM_FIELD_VALUES) == 0) {
+        parse_recent_boolean(value, &recent.gui_packet_diagram_field_values);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_ALLOW_HOVER_SELECTION) == 0) {
+        parse_recent_boolean(value, &recent.gui_allow_hover_selection);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_FOLLOW_SHOW) == 0) {
+        recent.gui_follow_show = (bytes_show_type)str_to_val(value, bytes_show_values, SHOW_ASCII);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_SHOW_BYTES_DECODE) == 0) {
+        recent.gui_show_bytes_decode = (bytes_decode_type)str_to_val(value, show_bytes_decode_values, DecodeAsNone);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_SHOW_BYTES_SHOW) == 0) {
+        recent.gui_show_bytes_show = (bytes_show_type)str_to_val(value, bytes_show_values, SHOW_ASCII);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_MAXIMIZED) == 0) {
+        parse_recent_boolean(value, &recent.gui_geometry_main_maximized);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_UPPER_PANE) == 0) {
+        num = strtol(value, &p, 0);
+        if (p == value || *p != '\0')
+            return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;      /* number was bad */
+        if (num <= 0)
+            return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;      /* number must be positive */
+        recent.gui_geometry_main_upper_pane = (gint)num;
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_GEOMETRY_MAIN_LOWER_PANE) == 0) {
+        num = strtol(value, &p, 0);
+        if (p == value || *p != '\0')
+            return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;      /* number was bad */
+        if (num <= 0)
+            return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;      /* number must be positive */
+        recent.gui_geometry_main_lower_pane = (gint)num;
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_CONVERSATION_TABS) == 0) {
+        recent.conversation_tabs = prefs_get_string_list(value);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_CONVERSATION_TABS_COLUMNS) == 0) {
+        recent.conversation_tabs_columns = prefs_get_string_list(value);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_ENDPOINT_TABS) == 0) {
+        recent.endpoint_tabs = prefs_get_string_list(value);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_ENDPOINT_TABS_COLUMNS) == 0) {
+        recent.endpoint_tabs_columns = prefs_get_string_list(value);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_RLC_PDUS_FROM_MAC_FRAMES) == 0) {
+        parse_recent_boolean(value, &recent.gui_rlc_use_pdus_from_mac);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_KEY_COL_WIDTH) == 0) {
+        col_l = prefs_get_string_list(value);
+        if (col_l == NULL)
+            return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;
+        if ((g_list_length(col_l) % 2) != 0) {
+            /* A title didn't have a matching width.  */
+            prefs_clear_string_list(col_l);
+            return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;
+        }
+        /* Check to make sure all column formats are valid.  */
+        col_l_elt = g_list_first(col_l);
+        while (col_l_elt) {
+            fmt_data cfmt_check;
+
+            /* Make sure the format isn't empty.  */
+            if (strcmp((const char *)col_l_elt->data, "") == 0) {
+                /* It is.  */
+                prefs_clear_string_list(col_l);
+                return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;
+            }
+
+            /* Some predefined columns have been migrated to use custom
+             * columns. We'll convert these silently here */
+            try_convert_to_custom_column((char **)&col_l_elt->data);
+
+            /* Check the format.  */
+            if (!parse_column_format(&cfmt_check, (char *)col_l_elt->data)) {
+                /* It's not a valid column format.  */
+                prefs_clear_string_list(col_l);
+                return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;
+            }
+            if (cfmt_check.fmt == COL_CUSTOM) {
+                /* We don't need the custom column field on this pass. */
+                g_free(cfmt_check.custom_fields);
+            }
+
+            /* Go past the format.  */
+            col_l_elt = col_l_elt->next;
+
+            /* Go past the width.  */
+            col_l_elt = col_l_elt->next;
+        }
+        free_col_width_info(&recent);
+        recent.col_width_list = NULL;
+        col_l_elt = g_list_first(col_l);
+        while (col_l_elt) {
+            gchar *fmt = g_strdup((const gchar *)col_l_elt->data);
+            cfmt = g_new(col_width_data, 1);
+            if (strncmp(fmt, cust_format, cust_format_len) != 0) {
+                cfmt->cfmt   = get_column_format_from_str(fmt);
+                cfmt->cfield = NULL;
+            } else {
+                cfmt->cfmt   = COL_CUSTOM;
+                cfmt->cfield = g_strdup(&fmt[cust_format_len+1]);  /* add 1 for ':' */
+            }
+            g_free (fmt);
+            if (cfmt->cfmt == -1) {
+                g_free(cfmt->cfield);
+                g_free(cfmt);
+                return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;   /* string was bad */
+            }
+
+            col_l_elt      = col_l_elt->next;
+            cfmt->width    = (gint)strtol((const char *)col_l_elt->data, &p, 0);
+            if (p == col_l_elt->data || (*p != '\0' && *p != ':')) {
+                g_free(cfmt->cfield);
+                g_free(cfmt);
+                return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;    /* number was bad */
+            }
+
+            if (*p == ':') {
+                cfmt->xalign = *(++p);
+            } else {
+                cfmt->xalign = COLUMN_XALIGN_DEFAULT;
+            }
+
+            col_l_elt      = col_l_elt->next;
+            recent.col_width_list = g_list_append(recent.col_width_list, cfmt);
+        }
+        prefs_clear_string_list(col_l);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_FILEOPEN_REMEMBERED_DIR) == 0) {
+        g_free(recent.gui_fileopen_remembered_dir);
+        recent.gui_fileopen_remembered_dir = g_strdup(value);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_TOOLBAR_SHOW) == 0) {
+        recent.gui_additional_toolbars = prefs_get_string_list(value);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_GUI_INTERFACE_TOOLBAR_SHOW) == 0) {
+        recent.interface_toolbars = prefs_get_string_list(value);
+    }
+
+    return PREFS_SET_OK;
+}
+
+
+/* set one user's recent file key/value pair */
+static prefs_set_pref_e
+read_set_recent_pair_dynamic(gchar *key, const gchar *value,
+                             void *private_data _U_,
+                             gboolean return_range_errors _U_)
+{
+    if (!g_utf8_validate(value, -1, NULL)) {
+        return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;
+    }
+    if (strcmp(key, RECENT_KEY_CAPTURE_FILE) == 0) {
+        add_menu_recent_capture_file(value);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_KEY_DISPLAY_FILTER) == 0) {
+        dfilter_combo_add_recent(value);
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_KEY_CAPTURE_FILTER) == 0) {
+        recent_add_cfilter(NULL, value);
+    } else if (g_str_has_prefix(key, RECENT_KEY_CAPTURE_FILTER ".")) {
+        /* strrchr() can't fail - string has a prefix that ends with a "." */
+        recent_add_cfilter(strrchr(key, '.') + 1, value);
+#ifdef HAVE_PCAP_REMOTE
+    } else if (strcmp(key, RECENT_KEY_REMOTE_HOST) == 0) {
+        capture_remote_combo_add_recent(value);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    return PREFS_SET_OK;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Given a string of the form "<recent name>:<recent value>", as might appear
+ * as an argument to a "-o" option, parse it and set the recent value in
+ * question.  Return an indication of whether it succeeded or failed
+ * in some fashion.
+ */
+int
+recent_set_arg(char *prefarg)
+{
+    gchar *p, *colonp;
+    int ret;
+
+    colonp = strchr(prefarg, ':');
+    if (colonp == NULL)
+        return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;
+
+    p = colonp;
+    *p++ = '\0';
+
+    /*
+     * Skip over any white space (there probably won't be any, but
+     * as we allow it in the preferences file, we might as well
+     * allow it here).
+     */
+    while (g_ascii_isspace(*p))
+        p++;
+    if (*p == '\0') {
+        /*
+         * Put the colon back, so if our caller uses, in an
+         * error message, the string they passed us, the message
+         * looks correct.
+         */
+        *colonp = ':';
+        return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;
+    }
+
+    ret = read_set_recent_pair_static(prefarg, p, NULL, TRUE);
+    *colonp = ':';     /* put the colon back */
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
+/* opens the user's recent common file and read the first part */
+gboolean
+recent_read_static(char **rf_path_return, int *rf_errno_return)
+{
+    char       *rf_path;
+    FILE       *rf;
+
+    /* set defaults */
+    recent.gui_geometry_main_x        =        20;
+    recent.gui_geometry_main_y        =        20;
+    recent.gui_geometry_main_width    = DEF_WIDTH;
+    recent.gui_geometry_main_height   = DEF_HEIGHT;
+    recent.gui_geometry_main_maximized=     FALSE;
+
+    recent.gui_geometry_leftalign_actions = FALSE;
+
+    recent.gui_geometry_wlan_stats_pane   = 200;
+
+    recent.privs_warn_if_elevated = TRUE;
+    recent.sys_warn_if_no_capture = TRUE;
+
+    recent.col_width_list = NULL;
+    recent.gui_fileopen_remembered_dir = NULL;
+
+    /* Construct the pathname of the user's recent common file. */
+    rf_path = get_persconffile_path(RECENT_COMMON_FILE_NAME, FALSE);
+
+    /* Read the user's recent common file, if it exists. */
+    *rf_path_return = NULL;
+    if ((rf = ws_fopen(rf_path, "r")) != NULL) {
+        /* We succeeded in opening it; read it. */
+        read_prefs_file(rf_path, rf, read_set_recent_common_pair_static, NULL);
+
+        fclose(rf);
+    } else {
+        /* We failed to open it.  If we failed for some reason other than
+           "it doesn't exist", return the errno and the pathname, so our
+           caller can report the error. */
+        if (errno != ENOENT) {
+            *rf_errno_return = errno;
+            *rf_path_return = rf_path;
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+    g_free(rf_path);
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+
+
+/* opens the user's recent file and read the first part */
+gboolean
+recent_read_profile_static(char **rf_path_return, int *rf_errno_return)
+{
+    char       *rf_path, *rf_common_path;
+    FILE       *rf;
+
+    /* set defaults */
+    recent.main_toolbar_show         = TRUE;
+    recent.filter_toolbar_show       = TRUE;
+    recent.wireless_toolbar_show     = FALSE;
+    recent.packet_list_show          = TRUE;
+    recent.tree_view_show            = TRUE;
+    recent.byte_view_show            = TRUE;
+    recent.packet_diagram_show       = TRUE;
+    recent.statusbar_show            = TRUE;
+    recent.packet_list_colorize      = TRUE;
+    recent.capture_auto_scroll       = TRUE;
+    recent.gui_time_format           = TS_RELATIVE;
+    recent.gui_time_precision        = TS_PREC_AUTO;
+    recent.gui_seconds_format        = TS_SECONDS_DEFAULT;
+    recent.gui_zoom_level            = 0;
+    recent.gui_bytes_view            = BYTES_HEX;
+    recent.gui_bytes_encoding        = BYTES_ENC_FROM_PACKET;
+    recent.gui_allow_hover_selection = TRUE;
+    recent.gui_follow_show           = SHOW_ASCII;
+    recent.gui_show_bytes_decode     = DecodeAsNone;
+    recent.gui_show_bytes_show       = SHOW_ASCII;
+
+    /* pane size of zero will autodetect */
+    recent.gui_geometry_main_upper_pane   = 0;
+    recent.gui_geometry_main_lower_pane   = 0;
+
+    if (recent.col_width_list) {
+        free_col_width_info(&recent);
+    }
+
+    if (recent.gui_fileopen_remembered_dir) {
+        g_free (recent.gui_fileopen_remembered_dir);
+        recent.gui_fileopen_remembered_dir = NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (recent.gui_additional_toolbars) {
+        g_list_free_full (recent.gui_additional_toolbars, g_free);
+        recent.gui_additional_toolbars = NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (recent.interface_toolbars) {
+        g_list_free_full (recent.interface_toolbars, g_free);
+        recent.interface_toolbars = NULL;
+    }
+
+    /* Construct the pathname of the user's profile recent file. */
+    rf_path = get_persconffile_path(RECENT_FILE_NAME, TRUE);
+
+    /* Read the user's recent file, if it exists. */
+    *rf_path_return = NULL;
+    if ((rf = ws_fopen(rf_path, "r")) != NULL) {
+        /* We succeeded in opening it; read it. */
+        read_prefs_file(rf_path, rf, read_set_recent_pair_static, NULL);
+        fclose(rf);
+
+        /* XXX: The following code doesn't actually do anything since
+         *  the "recent common file" always exists. Presumably the
+         *  "if (!file_exists())" should actually be "if (file_exists())".
+         *  However, I've left the code as is because this
+         *  behaviour has existed for quite some time and I don't
+         *  know what's supposed to happen at this point.
+         *  ToDo: Determine if the "recent common file" should be read at this point
+         */
+        rf_common_path = get_persconffile_path(RECENT_COMMON_FILE_NAME, FALSE);
+        if (!file_exists(rf_common_path)) {
+            /* Read older common settings from recent file */
+            rf = ws_fopen(rf_path, "r");
+            read_prefs_file(rf_path, rf, read_set_recent_common_pair_static, NULL);
+            fclose(rf);
+        }
+        g_free(rf_common_path);
+    } else {
+        /* We failed to open it.  If we failed for some reason other than
+           "it doesn't exist", return the errno and the pathname, so our
+           caller can report the error. */
+        if (errno != ENOENT) {
+            *rf_errno_return = errno;
+            *rf_path_return = rf_path;
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+    g_free(rf_path);
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* opens the user's recent file and read it out */
+gboolean
+recent_read_dynamic(char **rf_path_return, int *rf_errno_return)
+{
+    char       *rf_path;
+    FILE       *rf;
+
+
+    /* Construct the pathname of the user's recent common file. */
+    rf_path = get_persconffile_path(RECENT_COMMON_FILE_NAME, FALSE);
+    if (!file_exists (rf_path)) {
+        /* Recent common file does not exist, read from default recent */
+        g_free (rf_path);
+        rf_path = get_persconffile_path(RECENT_FILE_NAME, FALSE);
+    }
+
+    /* Read the user's recent file, if it exists. */
+    *rf_path_return = NULL;
+    if ((rf = ws_fopen(rf_path, "r")) != NULL) {
+        /* We succeeded in opening it; read it. */
+        read_prefs_file(rf_path, rf, read_set_recent_pair_dynamic, NULL);
+#if 0
+        /* set dfilter combobox to have an empty line */
+        dfilter_combo_add_empty();
+#endif
+        /* We prepend new capture filters, so reverse them after adding
+         * all to keep the latest first.
+         */
+        cfilter_recent_reverse_all();
+        fclose(rf);
+    } else {
+        /* We failed to open it.  If we failed for some reason other than
+           "it doesn't exist", return the errno and the pathname, so our
+           caller can report the error. */
+        if (errno != ENOENT) {
+            *rf_errno_return = errno;
+            *rf_path_return = rf_path;
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+    g_free(rf_path);
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+gint
+recent_get_column_width(gint col)
+{
+    GList *col_l;
+    col_width_data *col_w;
+    gint cfmt;
+    const gchar *cfield = NULL;
+
+    cfmt = get_column_format(col);
+    if (cfmt == COL_CUSTOM) {
+        cfield = get_column_custom_fields(col);
+    }
+
+    col_l = g_list_first(recent.col_width_list);
+    while (col_l) {
+        col_w = (col_width_data *) col_l->data;
+        if (col_w->cfmt == cfmt) {
+            if (cfmt != COL_CUSTOM) {
+                return col_w->width;
+            } else if (cfield && strcmp (cfield, col_w->cfield) == 0) {
+                return col_w->width;
+            }
+        }
+        col_l = col_l->next;
+    }
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
+void
+recent_set_column_width(gint col, gint width)
+{
+    GList *col_l;
+    col_width_data *col_w;
+    gint cfmt;
+    const gchar *cfield = NULL;
+    gboolean found = FALSE;
+
+    cfmt = get_column_format(col);
+    if (cfmt == COL_CUSTOM) {
+        cfield = get_column_custom_fields(col);
+    }
+
+    col_l = g_list_first(recent.col_width_list);
+    while (col_l) {
+        col_w = (col_width_data *) col_l->data;
+        if (col_w->cfmt == cfmt) {
+            if (cfmt != COL_CUSTOM || strcmp (cfield, col_w->cfield) == 0) {
+                col_w->width = width;
+                found = TRUE;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        col_l = col_l->next;
+    }
+
+    if (!found) {
+        col_w = g_new(col_width_data, 1);
+        col_w->cfmt = cfmt;
+        col_w->cfield = g_strdup(cfield);
+        col_w->width = width;
+        col_w->xalign = COLUMN_XALIGN_DEFAULT;
+        recent.col_width_list = g_list_append(recent.col_width_list, col_w);
+    }
+}
+
+gchar
+recent_get_column_xalign(gint col)
+{
+    GList *col_l;
+    col_width_data *col_w;
+    gint cfmt;
+    const gchar *cfield = NULL;
+
+    cfmt = get_column_format(col);
+    if (cfmt == COL_CUSTOM) {
+        cfield = get_column_custom_fields(col);
+    }
+
+    col_l = g_list_first(recent.col_width_list);
+    while (col_l) {
+        col_w = (col_width_data *) col_l->data;
+        if (col_w->cfmt == cfmt) {
+            if (cfmt != COL_CUSTOM) {
+                return col_w->xalign;
+            } else if (cfield && strcmp (cfield, col_w->cfield) == 0) {
+                return col_w->xalign;
+            }
+        }
+        col_l = col_l->next;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void
+recent_set_column_xalign(gint col, gchar xalign)
+{
+    GList *col_l;
+    col_width_data *col_w;
+    gint cfmt;
+    const gchar *cfield = NULL;
+    gboolean found = FALSE;
+
+    cfmt = get_column_format(col);
+    if (cfmt == COL_CUSTOM) {
+        cfield = get_column_custom_fields(col);
+    }
+
+    col_l = g_list_first(recent.col_width_list);
+    while (col_l) {
+        col_w = (col_width_data *) col_l->data;
+        if (col_w->cfmt == cfmt) {
+            if (cfmt != COL_CUSTOM || strcmp (cfield, col_w->cfield) == 0) {
+                col_w->xalign = xalign;
+                found = TRUE;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        col_l = col_l->next;
+    }
+
+    if (!found) {
+        col_w = g_new(col_width_data, 1);
+        col_w->cfmt = cfmt;
+        col_w->cfield = g_strdup(cfield);
+        col_w->width = 40;
+        col_w->xalign = xalign;
+        recent.col_width_list = g_list_append(recent.col_width_list, col_w);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+recent_init(void)
+{
+    memset(&recent, 0, sizeof(recent_settings_t));
+}
+
+void
+recent_cleanup(void)
+{
+    free_col_width_info(&recent);
+    g_free(recent.gui_fileopen_remembered_dir);
+    g_list_free_full(recent.gui_additional_toolbars, g_free);
+    g_list_free_full(recent.interface_toolbars, g_free);
+    prefs_clear_string_list(recent.conversation_tabs);
+    prefs_clear_string_list(recent.conversation_tabs_columns);
+    prefs_clear_string_list(recent.endpoint_tabs);
+    prefs_clear_string_list(recent.endpoint_tabs_columns);
+    prefs_clear_string_list(recent.custom_colors);
+}