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doc/userguide: fix within-distance pointer graphics in payload-keywords doc#14748

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Make sure these boxes are checked accordingly before submitting your Pull Request -- thank you.

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Link to ticket: https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8261

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  • This is the v2 PR follow up from [1]
  • According to the latest forum discussion [2], the within pointer (if combined with distance) includes the distance pointer, which is not clearly visible in the graphic "within_distance2.png" in userguide/rules/payload-keywords.
  • Fixed this in a new graphic by some GIMP arts.

[1] #14744
[2] https://forum.suricata.io/t/is-within-affected-by-distance/1688

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PS: Special thanks to one of our team members Annika C. for initially spotting this!

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Redmine ticket: OISF#8261

According to [1], the within pointer (if combined with distance)
includes the distance pointer, which is not clearly visible in the
graphic.

Fixed this in a new graphic by some GIMP arts.

PS: Special thanks to one of our team members Annika C. for initially
spotting this!

[1] https://forum.suricata.io/t/is-within-affected-by-distance/1688
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Merged in #14750, thanks!

@e-cite e-cite deleted the doc-fix-within-distance-v2 branch February 5, 2026 05:44
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